Evening journal., 1899-01-07
ONE CENT.
CLARK A CAPABLE MAN.
Speaker of the House Knows
His Business.
HOUSE MAKES UP FOR LOST TIME

TEES. SHOWS COURTESlES TO
DEMOCRATS AND UNION REPUB.
LICANs AS WE'LL AS TO REGU.
LAR REPUBLICANS.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Jan. SPEAKER Clark, Of the
Houca. is going to make an excellent
presiding ondeer That is conceded on
all hands. Even the Union Republi-
cars members. who so strenuously op.
p.sed and 80 bitterly resent his e.ec.
tion no the chair, admit his capacity
He has a,rehdy c.everly demonstrated
MS knowledge Of parliamentary law
a-d procedure, and in The few hours
which he occupied the chair yesterday
ne made a most favorable impression
He he eerious man, and his serious
necls is accentuated by severe attack
Of bladder trouble and the additional
stain Of a weeks facional fight with
him as the bone OF contention. The ex-
traordinnry circumstances under which
ne came to the chair; the knowledge
that .he Union Republicans win watch
his every movement, will serve 20 make
him strive 20 acquit himself In such
| manner that even his most captious
critic cannot avail himself of the de-
sire 20 iniure MIN In the eye Of the
public
For week the sennte had been at
work. With a perfect organization II
hai forged ahead and disposed OF ae
many Of thcGe preliminary matters
which come with the fret days of the
eerslon as wGs possible with the House
in It's drsorganized condition.
For q week the House had been
wrangglng over It's organization, and
when. finally, 10 was effected, the rep
rcecrlatives awoke TO the fact that
they were week behind the Senate
on tilsCr joarrhl The thing TO do was
TO catch up. Under the guidance OF
Representative D0uQhce, an old hand
b at legislative work, it proceeded to do
E co. and Speaker Clark aIcee equal to
a the emergency.
The first item dlspoeed Of was the
Semitic joint resolution providing Tor
the appointment Of joint committee
e 10 wait upon the governor and inform
& him Of the organization Of the General
l. Assembly and its readiness 10 receive
y his biennial message and accompany
ing d9cumente. the full text Of which
D. w.a pub.tshed exclusively in the Even
q ing Journal yerterday afternoon. IL
s wis conruwed in and Speaker Clark
a showed his appreciation Of the work Of
4 Representative Donhhoe by appointing
him chairmhn Of the committee, giving
e him Representatives Robertson and
II Davis az his colleagues.
n Them the foiowing motions were
J. the Senate joint recolution authorizing
y, the epeaSers to appoint a joint com
mtttee to draft rules governing inter
= course between The two houses. In
< the appointment Of this committee
g Speaker Clark net only exhibited ap.
10 preclation of Representative Dona.
Y hoes good offices by making him
=. chhirmhn of the House committee. but
also his mnguantmity towards Repre-
'e tentative Jenkins, the Union Republi'
10 can temporary chairman, by appoint.
IA ing him and Representative John w
no Dennison as Representative Donnhoe'.
,y colleagues.
y Then thief Glowing motions were
ue mlde in THEIR order and in every in
II stance they prevailed:
n. BY Mr. Donhhoe. that the clerk fur
r. nlfh the members and reporters witt
~ stationery; that the Clerk furnish tn
members with daily newspapers: tha
rs the clerk hive printed 1000 copies D
ar the governors biennial message B.
nd Mr Kitchen. that the sergeant-at-arm
ms kc-D the tempeIAture Of the Hcus
IN, chamber as near sixty-five degrees a
Io-rible BY Mr.. Davis, that a copy @
ou the new Constitution be put on ia
desk Of each member BY Mr.. Burn.
e thlt a committee on rules be appoint
y, Cd McEs-r. DuTns, Tharp and Nj
-, NG'ny we're named.
'"N In naming this committee Speake
on Clark once more Demonstrated his d,
OF sire to act fairly arl impartially Z
sec wnu.G all Of the political interests req
llt rCeerle1 In the chamber. Represei
- tasive Buns Is a Regular Republican
u'' Reprmcrltlrve TnaIp is not only
Union FeputNcan. but also w
Gus Srrhker C.ark's rival for the honor
me crcnker: and Reproductive McNul
.,ss is a Democrat. cae OF the brightest
- the Houee. and a man who had stcs
ops tive Dcnahoe in his effort to have q
l)u- ErmcC-ats intervene 10 bring a co
i IN c.us.on TO the deadlock between q
ard R--u'ar Repubgcan and Union Repu
- ION representation.
After the governors message 81
stl- accomphnying documents had be
full rcad. the House adjourned until 10.
mo- o'clock cn Monday.
mod Speaker Clark is weii-known M
in New Castle county. He was 10
neA at Delaware City sixty years ago.
IS mhrr.ed and has one child. He "
ray eiu.lsed at Newark Academy q
ara Delaware College, graduating from
..i lae sr institution in 1851 He hes
Say vays been a farmer. This ie not
aoT 6ast experience in the Legislature.
ncy. h, was a member of the lower hoe
aAc ian 1873. For thir,y-hve years Mr.. Ga
a4s, has been an elder in the Pvesbyterl
- church at Delaware City, and has
u- yays been prominent in church ana'