Evening journal., 1899-01-07
SENATOR SAID SCHEME
And 1t Brought Blakely to
His Feet.
COWS, MILK AND ADJOURNMENT

TION OF A NOMINATION FOR
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, BUT
SENATORIAL. DEBTBERATION
PREVAaGED-FTGGTT FOR ATTOR-
NEY NEXT WEEK
staff Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Jan. 7.-Senator Lewis, OF
Kent county, endeavored yesterday af-
ternoon, to have the Senate go into
executive session to consider the con.
frmatfon Of the appointment, by Cow
ernor Tunnel, Of John Hutton to be
Justice Of the peace and notary public
for East Dover hundred.
Senator 5ihkely who did not un
derstand the matter, asked that 1t be
laid over for one day.
Senator More slated that ne
had no objection to confirmation, but
that 1t had not been the custom Of the
Senate to take such speedy action on
the governors nominations.
Finally the matter went over until
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock on the
motion Of Senator Lewis.
PYLE AMI BDAKELY.
Il is evident that Senator Blakely
does not understand Senator Pyle.
Eight years ago, when the Evening
journal correspondent first met Sena
tor Pyle at Dover. or anywhere e,se.
for thar matter it was to his interest
to get on the better side Of the states
man from Wilmington, for no one
knows so welH as a legislative CORE
spondent that success or failure in the
work cf reporting the proceedings de-
pends upon the enjoyment Of the con.
hdence and esteem OF the members ol
the two houses. They do not want a
sycophant, but they do want a man
who will accord them just and fail
treatment in the columns Of his paper
and not misrepresent his official con
duct to the public, which very largely
guages a public man by the press es
innate of him. Amy man who deals
with men knows that it is better t.
study a man for few days before de
Gliding upon the line OF attack on hi
Friendship. The Evening Journal cor
respondent followed that rule. H
spent the first three days in studyinl
the only Wilmington etatesman in tn
upper house. Men walked into tn
Senate chamber out OF session hour
and the senator, in his gruff, menacinl
way. which is all OF the tongue an.
none Of the heart would hail thea
with: "Hellol What brings you dow
here? Some id scheme, III bet
dollar" Again it would be: cit
Councill City Council be hanged; wha
do l care for City CounciI? They'r
nothing but a set Of d--d thieves, any
way!" 1t simply paralyzed the CORE
spOndent, and he inquired Of himself
'Is this the man that ] have got {
, nestle close up to in order to e
news Of legislation, actual or prosper
r
tive, concerning the city OF Whining
tOn?" But in day or two this apprt
hensibn was dispelled. The correspond
ent noticed that the senator treated h
most intimate friends in the sam
manner and decided to beard the lio
in his den. He did SO, and found,
that and succeeding sessions, that
the entire General Assembly a new
- paper man could have no better frien
The crust of manner and speech VT
. rough, but beneath there lay a kin
;. warm and sympathetic heart.
= In the session Of yesterday alternoC
an incident occurred which leads Il
~ correspondent to say thAt Senat'
I, Blakely does not understand Senht'
I, Pyle. Shortly after Secretary Of Sta
Hughes had presented to the Sena
, the biennial message Of the governc
. with the accompanying document
Senator Knox offered a resolution a
/. thorzing the clerk to have print
500 cbpies CT the biennial report
Adjute mt General Garrett J. Hart. /
moved it's adoption. with Senat
IN BlakeIy as seconder. Senate Ply
who must have Thought that the a
jutant-general himself should have t
work done, opposed the resolution a
is alluded to 1t as "a scheme" He mea
r nothing. but Senator Blakely thoug
* he did. and jumped to his feet.
&c asked the senior senator to expla
y what he meant by the term scheme
in at the same time repudiating the 4
putation that there was anything
regular about the matter SO far as
was concerned. Now, Senator p
ae never makes a direct apology, and
en- is a master-hand in making ths
= which are indirect, They may not
en- ways satisfy. but, if they do not,
be the mind of the senator. that is
fault OF the other fellows. Instead
getting up and saying: - beg
, lpardon cf the senator from New G