Evening journal., 1899-03-11
FAILED TO ELECT.
Ninety-nine Inc ffectual Ballots
Taken for Senator.
wORKHOUsE BILL GOES THROUGH


HOUSE VOTED AGAINST 1T
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
BEING TRANSACTED TOWARD
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
Dover, March 1.-THE senatorial
situation remains the same, and there
viii be no United States senator. There
was a good deal of froth on the sur
face yesterday on account Of the ru-
mored deal of Democrats and Union
Republicans to pass the new city char
ter after parceling out the offices
among themselves, but by night it all
disappeared, leaving the situation just
the same-the Union Republicans solid
for Addicks; the Regular Republicans
for anybody but Addicls, and the
Democrats waiting in the vain hope
that the Regulars would decide to cut
the Gordian knot by voting with them
to elect a Democrat.
But there will be no senator If there
is anything in signs, and there are
p.enty OF them in and around the State
House.
Yesterday the Regulars gave it out
that if the Democrats made a deal with
the Union Republicans to take posses
sion OF the city of Wilmington by new
charter process they would meet the
emergency by making counter deal
which would elect Addicks, and at the
anne time leave the city in it's present
political state. Many prominent
Democrats were also opposed to any
such deal being made and finally it was
dropped by its projectors, and things
resumed their natural state.
Last night there were little confer
ences all over town, and the result is
made manifest by the vote to-day.
One of the amusing features is the
fight between the DUPONT men and the
Higgins men for the honor of being
in at the death. Frederick E. Bach en-
deavored yesterday to get the Regulars
to pledge themselves to vote for Hig-
gins to the end OF the session, but It
could not be worked. Bach's object
was to leave Higgins in a position to
enter the dual senatorial deal two years
hence; but the DUPONT men were too
sharp to permit It.
Most Of the Regular leaders and
members gathered at the Hotel Rich
ardson last night and talked over the
situation. Their chief conclusion was
to defeat Addiclls.
There was an immense crowd when
the joint ballot was taken to-day for
United States senator. Many Of those
who showed intense interest in the
outecme were women.
The ninety-eighth ballot was as fol-
lows: Adiioks, Is; Gray, 9; Higgins,
10; Willard Salisbury, 5; John F.
Salisbury, /; Hani1y, 4.
Senator Meredith moved that the
two houses separate. Senator Alice
called fer yeas and nays. The motion
was lost by a vote of 20 to p. The
Ninety-ninth baIct was then taken
with this resu9t: Addicks IS; Du-
Pont, A; Higgins. G; Gray, Z; Willard
Saulsbury, 7; Handy, A; John F. sauls
bury 1.
Senatof Slaughter moved that the
houses separate, saying that they had
much important business to transact
Mr. Alice again called for yeas and
nays. The motion was carried by a
vote Of "a to %. The houses then sep
arated.
The Senate passed the House bill
providing that ballots shall be marked
with ordinary black lead pencil.
The Senate concurred in the HOUSE
resolution authorizing the state librar-
ian to procure the revolutionary mus
ter roois.
Senator Blakely to-day introduced
a bill making appropriations to th'
State Board CT Eiucasion.
The House killed the bill appointing
Garrett ]. Hart and Andrew c. Graz
commissioners to collect the Spanisl
war claims.
The Senate to-day reuOnsidered tn
vote by which it killed the House bill
doing away with the school assessment
of the property of colored persons, an'
the bill was passed.
The House passed these measures
Providing noharies public for WalEing
ton and Hartley providing for cieauni
the roads Of New Caste county @
snow; changing the time for schoo
elections to the second Saturday i
April.
The House killed the bill to establis
state department Of printing.
WORlHOUSE BILL PASSES.
BY a vote Of 30 to the New Cast
county workhouse bill, passed II
House to-day Only Messrs. D0nah'
land lester voted against it.