Evening journal., 1897-01-15
NO SENATORIAL CAUCUS
The Dickey-Cheairs Contest
Must Be Settled First.
so DECLARE ANTI-DIoKEY MEN


CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.
SHERIFF TLINN ORDERED TO
OPEN THE NEW CASTLE couN-
TY BALLOT-BOXEs.
Special Despatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. l5.-The Addicks
rum House met this morning at .
o'clock and adjourned until o'clock
Monday. II will then meet and a Sen
ate consisting of Handy, Alice and
Currey will be formed.
1t Is understood that Handy will en-
deayor to continue to sit in the old
Senate after the rump Legislature
meets on Tuesday, and elects Addicks
senator
WILL REFUSE TO CAUCUS.
Every Democratic member of the
Senate and several of the anti-Dickey
members Of the House have pledged
themselves never to go into
snatorial caucus until the Dickey-
CheairB contest is settled.
When this will be is difficult to de-
termine. The war is being more hotly
waged than ever, and neither side will
give in. The anti-Dickey men will re-
sort to every means in their power to
retrieve their blunder Of yesterday. and
the Dickey men are equally determined
to win the fight.
Shortly after noon in the House to-
day, Mr.. HAZEL offered a resolution IN
instruct the speaker to issue a sum-
mons for Sheriff Finn and ex-sherif
ellis, with instructions to produce the
ballot-boxes, and when received. to
turn them over TO the Committee on
Elections. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Adams voting against It.
Sheriff Finn delivered the KEYS 10
Speaker Riggin. After adjournment
Mr.. Riggin gave them to Representa-
tive HAZEL. The boxes were delivered
later but not until John f. SALISBURY
John 7. Dickey and Charles II. Kittin-
ger, who claimed that the delivery
should have been made in the omen
House. had objected and endeavors TO
get the sheriff to refuse to give them
up.
He refused to accede to their wishes
II is said that Representatives J. II.
Hopkins and Leander Hopkins have
gone over, with Mccoy, to the anti
Dicksy men, giving them the majority
OF the House. Both houses have ad-
journed until Monday. Meanwhile the
count goes on.
The House this morning passed a
bill providing for the silyerbrool
sewer, from Third and Webb streets.
to the Christiana river. This is the
matter over which there was such a
controversy at the last General Assem-
bly,.
HOUSE RECONsIDERs THE VOTE.
The House to-day reconsidered the
vote on the bill authorizing the COVER
nor to appoint a woman notary public.
1t was reconsidered on the ground of
unconstitutionality. The Constitution
OF the State of Delaware provides that
the governor shall not appoint any one
to office not qualified to vote for rep
resentatives.
LIFE INSURANCE FOR CHILDREN.
Representative Mccullough intro
duced a bill in the House to-day to
prevent life insurance being placed on
any child under the age Of 16 years.
under penalty Of $500 to $4,000 fine. or
two years Imprisonment in default.
The convicted person is also liable to
forfeit twice the amount of insurance.
if sued for.
Representative Donaldson offered a
resolution to adjourn the House until
Monday at o'clock. The motion was
lost by a tie vote He then offered
resolution making it o'clock, which
was declared out Of order.
On motion of Mr. HAZEL. after the
delivery of the keys in the open House.
he General Assembly adjourned till IL
o'clock Monday
The count of the New Castle county
Dallots began at 1.SO O'Clock.
The Elections Committee refused to
give the Dickey men representatives in
he Levy Court room during gthenoonre-
'ess to watch the ballot-boxes, and ap-
pointed two anti-Dickey men.