Smyrna times., 1899-01-11
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
House Not Organized Until Friday.

~ Inc Senate met at 20 o'clock O,
tuesday the Srd inst.
Mr.. Pyle was made TEMPORARY chair
man. and DIR. Farlow temporary sec
retary. 'o
Judges Boyce and Pennewill pre
sented the certificates of the member,
elect. They were read, Sussex first
Aent second and New Castle last
For Speaker the vote stood: Sal
mons, 8; Blakely, 7. All senator,
sworn in by Salmons.
Mr.. Moore nominated c. w Kor.
ney for clerk. Mr.. Blakelv nomino.
ted Frank NJ. Davis. The vote was
henney 8; Davis s.
For reading clerk, Mr.. Meredith
nominated Thomas II. Baxter. and
Mr. Brasure nominated E. C. John
son. The vote stood: Baxter 9: John
son 8.
For sergeant-at arms, Mr.. Hart
nominated StOckley Daniels, and Mr..
Alice nominated John Montague.
vote: Daniels, 8; Montague 8.
William Walls was made page bv
unanimous vote, and the Rev. Mr.
Randall was elected chaplain bv accla-
nation.
Mr. Maull nominated A. F. Polk
Tor attorney, and Mr.. Abbott nomina-
ted William Z. Smithers. Mr.. Lewis
(Dem.) asked to have the matter held
up for further consideration. Car
ried.
MI Brasure presented the petition.
copy OF notice and specifications in be-
half of DIR. Burton for Franklin G.
Maulls seat. On motion of Mr.. Pvle
1t was referred to the committee ON
elections when adopted.
The chair appointed a committee of
rules. Committee, Messrs. Farlow.
Hart, Pyle, Knox and Pennewill.
HOUSE.
Tuesday.-The House convened ot
L. % p. m, and was called to order bv
representative Davis.
On motion of Representative Rob-
ertsOn, Representative Jabez Jenkins
of Kent county, was elected temporary
speaker for the day.
On motion of Representative Davis.
representative Burns, of New Castle
was elected temporary clerk.
On motion of Representative Davis.
Representive Burns, of New Castle
county, was elected as temporary
clerk.
On motion of Representative Hitch.
'ns, the certificates of the Representa-
lves-elect were read.
Adjourned to 10 a. M, Wednes-
lay.
Flfty-fOur ballots were taken for
peaker during the day without result
The Democrats voted three several
lines for Clark, the Regular Republi-
an candidate, and gave him majority
'ut the Republicans refused the aid
hough nothing was asked in return
nd by changing their votes prevented
N election.
ORGANIZED BY DEMOCRATIC AID.
The Democratic members of the
iouse Friday forced the election Of
peaker, as they should Lave done in
ne interest of the people. The decis-
'e ballot, the 91st, was the first cast
londay morning and was:
For Theodore f. Clark. 1S.
For William Tharp, 10.
Representative O'Day and ]. 3. Clark
Democrats, refused to vote.
Representatives Frizzel and West de-
erted the Regulars and voted for
harp.
The vote for clerk was:
Benz. F. Shepherd, of Rising Sun.
ew Castle county, 20.
Andrew j. Lynch, of GEORGETOWN.
}.
William L. Smithers, of Dover. /.
Six ballots were then taken for Ser
eant-at arms, the final ballots result
g:
Andrew Ishman, 16.
Joshua Spanish, 13.
The able pastor of the Dover Presbv-
rian church was elected chaplain on
Ie fOul th ballot
The Rev. Joseph Brown Turner. II:
ie Rev. W. F. Talbot, 12; the Rev.
'hn p. Du Hamel, 4.
Eight ballots were required to elect
page. The result of the last ballot
as Harvey Palmatory, Dem, II;
owland johnson 1G.
Gov. Tunncll's message was then !
adj.
The Union Republicans stood ont to
e last for their man, holding that
lder the rules of the majority, they :
ID the right to name the speaker.
ley claimed that every ballot had q
own them to have a majority of the
embers on the Republican side, and !
us they had the right to the speaker. l