The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-05
LAW MAKERS
IN SESSION.
Two Bodies-Regular and A
"Rump."
POLITICAL fysI1NsNs RUNS FlGE
John Pyle, the Wilmingtonian
Is Speaker of the Senate
Temporarily and i,
Succeeded by
Meredith,

DOVER DEL, Jan. 5-The political OK
element which attends the opening of {
session of the Delaware Legislature reach
ed its height this morning and contribut-
ell greatly toward making the morni ne
the greatest one in the history of this
ordinarily quiet town
One unaccustomed TO crowds would be.
lieve that every man iu Delaware is with
i'll the town limits, but such is far from
being tho case. If we would say that
every politician in the State was hore, it
would be truth.
And SO everything is full to OVERLOOKING
hotels with boarders, private houses
with guests and politicians with excite,
ment, but not that kind which threatens
an outbreak of bloody hostlities, which
has long been said would follow as soon
as Delaware's lawmakers get down to
business.
While trouble of any serious consequence
is not yet in sight there is no telling what
the near future will disclose However,
all is quiet and the initial minutes of the
session Of the Legislature were accom-.
panied by no more excitement than that
which has marked any previous session.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock when the
session beg an The Senate was first or
gained. John Pyle, of Wilmington, was
chosen temporary chairman and after
Samuel w. Meredith, the Democratic can
didate from Kent county was seated
Mr.. Harrington was elected permanent
speaker.
Meredith was seated because the deci-
sion of the court gave tho Democrats the
opportunity.
j. Frank Alice the Union Republican
candidate was present and after his Gre
dentials were refused he gathered his other
followers from Kent and Sussex counties
and organized the trump" body they so
long declared would result from his out
ing.
While little can come from the organic
alton, Republicans admit it to be the
proper course to pursue in this case.
But there was one man who refused to
accept seat in the trump" body. He is
Wilson of Kent County and Democrat.
He considered such an act dishonest, SO
he said
Simon P. Do,ughorty who is private
secretary to Chief of Police Dolan at
Wilmington, was chosen clerk OF the
regularly organized senate. George Hues
ton was chosen reading clerk; r. FL
CULLEN sergeant at arms aud Villa IN
Pnsons, page.
HOUSE ORGANIZATION.
The House organized by electing Emory
b. Rlggtn, speaker; Geo w Spicer, clerk
G. w. Kern, reading clerk; Rcv. Ii. 6.
Vincent chaplain; w Is Sagol, sergeant
at arms; Clarence Colt, page James r.
Marshall, enrolling clerk. This is pro-
nouuced defeat for the salisbury element
of the party and the advocates of free sill
YER
Tho Republicans from Kent I'd Sus-
sex ,nainsd officers at Il caucus held in the
Hotel Richardson last night. They namedr
Speaker, DIR, c. +. Moore; CIcrk, Edga.
T. Hastings Reading Clerk, Thomas Il.
Brown; Sergeant.at. Arms, Joshua Clay
ton; Chaplain, Roy. K II. Adams
The Democratic Senator's last night
made overturcs to George Fisher puurce,
one of the Republican 'hold over mem.
her@ Offering him the Reading Clerk and
Sergeant -at-arms If he would participate
i'll lho organization. PCurcr, however
wants the SpcalIorship or nothing. He
left the Republican caucus at IL . clock .,.
81 TIE MESSAGE READ.
The message Of Governor Watson was
read and was ttvOrably commented upon