The sun., 1898-12-29

House ard all OF the aspirants are now
engaged in interviewing the respective
members-eect before laying back on
their oars to await the result.
1t is now practically conceded that the
only two candidates in the field for
Speaker of the Senate are Senator John
Pyle, of New Castle county, and Senator
Samuel NJ. Meredith, of Kent
The latter has the solid Democratic
delegation from Sussex and Kent and
the only hope Mr.. Pyle has is that OF
securing sufficient number of votes
from the Republican side of the State
Senate to secure his election.
For this support, in case he is success
full, it is said, the Republicans will re-
ceive recognition by being placed on i'm
portant committees and in one or Two
instances, be appointed chairnen.
These persons are looked upon as dark
horses providing it is found impossible
to elect either Mr.. Pyle or Mr.. Meredith:
George NJ. D. Hart and Charles Ii. Sal
mon, OF New Castle, and Stephen D.
Slaughter, of Kent.
State Senator Moore of Sussex county
says that he is lot after the Speakership
and will keep hands off, providing he is
allowed to name the next clerk of the
Senate. This person is believed to be
William A. Gumb OF Sussex.
Senator Robert Lewis of Kent county
is backing Alexander NJ. Daily of Dover
for the same position.
The other candidates for clerk of the
Senate are W. Lindsay McFarlane of
Smyrna; Woodburn Martin OF George
town, and c. W. Kenney of Laurel. Mr..
Mckenney was in the lead a week ago,
but it is now said that the chances of
Mr. Gumb are best at this writing.
The candidates for Speaker of the
House are James Robertson James D.
Kitchen, John Pllling of New Castle
county and William Tharp and Mark E.
Davis of Kent.
All the parties concerned are making
an excellent fight for the honor, but the
probabilities are that William Tharp will
capture the Speakership. If this proves
correct then the clerkship will come to
this county and W. Scott Vernon will be
the man.
,,,a other candidates for clerk of the
Honsa ,ore William T. Smithers, A. A.
Watson apo Frank J.. Davis of Dover.
The only pers..n in the field for coun,
sci is Waller II. Has,es Of Wilmington.
Two-seats are in jeopardy In the next
General Assembly, one in the Senate and
the other in the House.
DR.. Hiram r. Burton, Republican, will
protest the seat of State Senator-elect
Franklin C. Maull, Democrat, from the
Fifth Senatorial district, Sussex county.
1t is not thought that he will regain the
seat for the reason that he withdrew his
contest against Mr. Maull when the su-
perior Court was tabulating the vote.
In the House Elwood G. killen, Demo-
crat of the Eighth Representative dis.
trict, Kent county, will file protest
against Representative-elect George G..
Herring, Union Republican taking his
seat.
Mr. Herring was declared elected by a
plurality of five, and it is not probable
that Mr.. Killen's protest will be enter.
tanned.
Mr.. Killen's protest, it is said, is SC
badly "balled" up that even the mem
bers of the House will be unable to CLEAR
any idea as to what he is after.
One week from tomorr w the frs
Legislature of Delaware, elected unde
tile new Constitution, will meet in Dover
There will be no more sessions lasting
six and seven months, for under th'
new Constitution the Legislature canno
remain in session more than sixty days
and so much has been taken out of th'
hands OF the General Assembly bv th'
provisions OF the new Constitution tina
the session may even be less than sixt.
days. Judging from present indie atoms
the coming Legislature can probabl.
finish its work in from thirty to forty
five days, provided the members do no
waste too much time fighting over tn
United States Senatorship.
One bill considered almost absOlutel
necessary for the coming Legislature t.
pass is General Corporation law. Tn
new Constitution took ont of the hand
of the Legislature the authority to pas
charters for private corporations, an
provided that a General Corporation la,
should be passed. The last Legislature
after months of dilly-dallying, failed t
pass such bill; therefore, the respons
bility falls on the coming Assembly. Th
State has in the last year, it is estimated
lost something like SIS, 900, because ther
was no corporation law. Persons desirin
charters have gone to other States to &C
their certificates of corporation. The pla
talked of for a General Corporation la
is to have the Secretary of State grar
certificates after careful investigation {
the kind of business the company to
chartered is to transact.
Another bill the Legislature will ais
probably pass will be one to fix the sa
aries Of all county officers. The new COZ
stitrtion abolished the fee system fc
county officers, and provided they shoul
be paid salary. A new ballot law
meet the requirement Of the new const
tuition and the new election laws is ais
talked Of. The last Legislature passed
new ballot law, but Governor Tunne
pigeonholed it until the time had g,
pired and then it died in natural wa,
There is also talk of passing new cha
ter for the city of Wilmington and all
OF a bill to compel Wilmington to ps
for part Of the dredging expenses Of kee
ing the Christiana river clean. Bo'