Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19

petition and specifications oil SAID con-
testant show sufficient grounds to
justify the opening Of the ballot boxes
in tho Representative districts referred
to in said contestants petition and
specifications, and the counting of the
ballots in said petition and specifica-
tons alleged to have been wrongfuliy
refused to be, counted by the election
officers Of said respective districts; and
it is our opinion that it is necessary for
such opening Of the ballot boxes and
counting of said votes to ascertain cor
rectly the state Of elections in said dis
tricts, and to determine who is right
fully entitled to the seat in this body
from the said Senatorial district. -
After the reading Of the reports, Sen
ator KNOX moved that the minority re.
port be adopted. The motion was de-
fcated by the following vote:
No Senators Farlow, Hart, Lewis,
Meredith, Moore, Pyle and Slaughter
Yes Senators Abbott, Alice, Blakely,
Brasure and Knox--5.
Paired Senators Maul and MoFar-
linz.
Absent Senators Pennewill and
Shakespeare and President Pro Tenn
pore Salmon g.
Next, Senator Knox moved that the
matter be laid on the table until next
Monday afternoon. This motion was
defeated by similar vote.
After these dilatory tactics, the
majority report was adopted, by vote
of seven to five.
To prevent the contest being brought
up again at this legislative session,
Senator Farlow moved that the motion
to adopt the majority report be recon
sidered and laid on tho table, which
course was pursued. Republicans claim
that the Democrats thereby, instead Of
| finally disposing of the case, as they
| desired, reopened it.
Republican members OF the House
say the Killen- Herring contest is off.
They assert that the contestant has dis
| obeyed the law by failing TO hand the
requisite papers to the Speaker Of the
| House.
| ATT RSEYs TO THE LEGISLATURE.
After a lively fight in the House, the
Legislature has, by joint resolution,
elected A. +. Polk tDemocrat) Of
| Georgetown and Walter II. Hayes and
Philip Q. Churobman iRepublicans)
Of Wilmington attorneys to prepare
such laws as may be necessary to meet
the requirements of the Constitution,
and also to prepare such other laws as
the Legislature may request, the com,
pensation Of the attorneys to be fixed
by the joint committee on claims. The
resolution originated in the Senate,
and was offered by Senator Knox.
The resolution went through the Senate
yesterday morning without. comment.
The House considered it during the
afternoon,
Representative Donahoe ridiculed
the idea of having three attorneys for
session of 60 days, and expressed the
opinion that one lawyer would be sufii.
cient for both branches of the General
Assembly.
Representative Burns said the pro-
J posed corporation bill will require the
J attention of one attorney nearly all the
J session. and thought two other lawyers
will be needed for other matters.
Representative Robertson argued thai
the limit OF 60 days was sufficient PROOF
that the Legislature would need three
attorneys.
Representative McNulty opposed thu
resolution on the ground that three at
torneys would not be needed. Il
} Representative Donahoe moved 'tt
: amend the resolution by striking GU
, the names OF Messrs. Hayes ant
: Churchman, which motion was defeated
by strict party vote.
: Next, Representative Donahoe, re
3 marking that the Republicans desire,
!, to distribute official plums, moved t
] amend by adding the naIno Of John q
. Gray, which motion was similarly dc
feated.
! Not disheartoned by the knockouts
| Representative Donahoe moved to non
concur, which motion met the sam
fate.
, Finally, Representative Robertson
ended the contention by calling for tn
. original question, when the resolution
: was concurred in by vote of 20 to Ii
i Dover, Jan. 1.-THE State Sen
q ate, yesterday, by refusing to con
q eur in the House resolution in
q structing tho joint committee on print
: inr 70 advertise for bids for doing tn
4 legislative printing, defeated schem
. TO put the Republicans in n positio
y to monorolize tho said printing.
n the scheme had not been blocked, til
: printing would have been put in tn
4 hands of a committee composed of 81
@ Republicans and four Democrats. TIL
a Senate defeated the resolution by
4 vote of 10 to 6. Messrs Blakely, Fai
n low, Hart, Lewis, Maul, Meredith
4 Moore, Pyle and Slaughter and Pres
a dent Salmon voted against it, an
y Messrs. Abbott, Alice, Brasure, Knos
i McFarlin and Pennewill voted in fave
4 OF it. Mr.. Shakespeare was absent
by the same vote, the Senate adopte
a resolution offered, by Senator Lewis
giving the Senate committee on prin
r ing control of the Senate printing.
- ESRoLLiNa CLERKS.
II The Senate members of the ioir
10 committee authorized to employ a
!. enrolling clerk have reported to ii
~ Senate IN favor of each house emplo,
N ing an enrolling clerk. Senator Mm'
l.. dith will introduce bill amendir
! the law so that each house can emplo
n such clerk. The bill will provit
4 that each clerk shall be paid 5000 e
N his services. II one clerk had bee
A. elected to serve both houses, he wou
IN have received $500. Herman L. Fir
l. is mentioned for Senate enrollir
rs clerk, and w. Scott Vernon for Houi
enrolling clerk.
To PROPOSED BILLS.
G. Senator Brasure will introduce u hi
It to enable the Selbyville schools to OIL
rt tain more funds. The schools, orig
I'd nally, We're in two districts, Nos.
ne and los, and each district was entitls
n 10 dividend. When the districts we
of united, they could obtain one dividen,
o.: hut, TO secure two dividends for IL
he united districts, law was passt
pn dividing the united districts and thu
he consolidating them, 1t is claimed tn
y, dividends aggregatine between 81