Evening journal., 1899-01-12
TWO COMBINATIONS.
Senate Passed the First Bill
Yesterday.
EX-SENATOR HIGGINS MISTAKEN

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CARRIAGE RIDE-wuITBANK
AND FRAsHER CONFIRMED BY
THE sENATE-BRAsURE'S sE-
CRET SOCIETY BILL.
STAR Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Jan. IA short executive
session Of the Senate was held yester-
day afternoon. Prompt confirmation
WAS made Of the domination OF Frank
c. Wi.tbank to be justice of the peace
at Lewes, and Peter c. Frasher TO be
justice Oh the peace at Canterbury
It is not believed that Governor Tun-
nell viii send UP the appointment On
Roman Tammany as superintendent
OF Sussex county free schools until
late in the session, as Senator Moore
will, if possible, defeat confirmation.
BLAKEEJY TINE FIRST.
The first bill OF the session was
passed by the Senate yesterday aftei
noon. Is was the act TO authorize the
commissioners OF school district No.
42. at Willow Grove, Kent county, 70
borrow 5000 with which TO bui,d {
new schoolhouse. Senator Blskely was
the first man to vote for a passing
bin this session. The roll is called al
phabetically. Senators Abbott and Al.
lee were absent and Senator Bl6kely's
name followed theire. Senator Mere
dtth, clerk Of the school board, stated
that he was interested in the bill ano
refTained from voting. There was MOI
a dissenting vote.
BURTON CONTEST TOMORROW.
If present arrangements do not fal
through the Burton-Maull contest vii
be taken up and disposed of by tht
Senate tomorrow afternoon. The in
dications are that the work will b,
short, sharp and decisive. Enough o.
the senators have already expressed
themselves to give assurance that Sen
ator MauiFs title 10 the seat will b.
declared to be all that it should be
and that DR.. Hiram R. Burton will
find but Little consolation in the vote
II is astonishing how few Of the Regu
lar Republican and Union Republical
members express themselves favorabl
TO Dr. Burton's Claims. At least tw
p Of the Regulars and two Of the Unio
Republicans have declared that the
q think that DR.. Burton committed
a fatal b.under when he abandoned hi
= contest before the Superior Court {
Sussex county sitting as a board G
canvass. They do not hesitate to sa
Z that, in their opinion, he played doubl
+ for Representative Hazards benefit.
& Yesterday afternoon Chairman Lewis
Of the Senate Committee on Elections
S called his colleagues together in cor
3 sultation. Those present were Messr
II Lewis. Slaughter, Farlow and Penn,
= WILL. Mr.. Knox was absent. To-mol
j row afternoon at 1.3O o'c,Oc
}; was fixed as the tim
for hearing the contest. Chaii
'e man Lewis was instructed 10 motif
r Senator Maui and DR.. Burton cf n
j. fact, and also TO apprise Senator Kro
Of the action OF the committee. Sen,
J. tor Mhull Immediately notified his a
ID torneyl ex-Judge David T. Marvel, I
be here on Friday TO uphold his end
the controversy. All necessary papei
nave been filed and it only remain
" for the committee to so ahead and di
81 pose Of the contest, which must nece
u sarily prove favorable to senat
a. Mauil.
FARllOW AND NOT MAUII
1t was Senator Farlow and not Sc
ator Maulg who offered for adoption
. resolution providing dor the printiI
OF 500 copies Of the report Of the sta
librarian. In this connection it is b
J., Just to say that Senator Farlow 9
fered it in Difference 10 a request, an
4, when he saw what opposition
!. brought forth. discreeVly refrain
=. from speaking or voting in It's su
- Fort.
bs State Librarian jefferson feels ;h
=, # no Use is to be made Of the repC
the many weeks which he spent
the work .: compiling IL insight bsti
zoe have been devoted to other work.
ete has 10 particular interest in the pe.!
g's ing, which, under the resolution, Wog
=. have been done by the Senate cls
W. but he prdes himself that his work b
BEEN thoroughly and property do
'ai and tia. lis merit should enutle i
D some consideration at the hands Of {
ia, senator
- HIGGINS Is MISTAKEN.
a. Ex-senator Anthony Higgins ent
tains the idea that he will be elec
70 succeed Senator Gray" eaid prOl
J. nent Regular Republican yesterd
vbc 'but he was never more mistaken
on. his life. The expectation that the
al dicks men will vote for him will ne
ana be realized. I beMeve that the de