The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-03

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..4AEa n. Hliss, of 1al aye, and sAsgrge
\ M. H0xack, Of Aliegheny. The names
\ Of fy0 members were on the caucus roll
(, ana there were six absentees, The vote
On the eakership stood: Farr. -;
Hosack, 20; Bliss, 9. The candidates
( did mot vote, and, acting upon te'e-
4 graphic authority, the chairman cast
the vote of MT. Clark of washington.
on motion 81 MT. Bliss seconded py
Il Mr. Hosack, the nomination ofl MT Farr
WIS rnade unanimous. Mr. Farr made
b brief speech. expressing his thanks
for the honor, Chief Clerk Jere ~ Rex.
Of Huntington. ana Resident Clerk 4.
p. Fetteroif of Montgomery. were
unnrirnonsly re-elected, ana 2 siate.
X committee of " was named % seiect
\ the minor oiHc The HepNpliean
Y nominees were promptly elected on the
organization of the house today.
Mr. Bliss offered two resolutions qe-
signed to. expedite the work of tna leg
4 eislature. They were adopted unani-
ff1onsly. The nrst resolution Iavors
h Adjournment not Inter than Thursday.
a April ~ ard the second urges tnat .tne
apprcprint ntici oInmfttee 0fg the mouse
4 shall report the general approprfaAon!
plil to thats body on lor pero ore ~ arcnll
l6, ana that notice snaMs pe given. VI
& every Institution Soliciting STATE ato
I that the appropriation piils - tneir pe-
half must be presented 20 the iegisia7,
(, ture not later thansthe date named.
A caucus Of the Democratic memners
Of the house OF representatives was
y held last evening IN the supreme court
Il chamber. "A resolution was adopted
that the nominees for speaker, chief
clerk and resident clerk accept the
nominations with the understanding
that the same be subjected 70 any
\ changes or substitutions hereafter
4 made by the caucus In arranging .
fusion. William i. Greasy, Of Column
bia. was the unanimous choice Of the
caucus for speaker. Ralph p. Shaner.
Of Pottstown, was nominated for chief
clerk George Nj. Wambaugh, Of Har-
4 risburg, for resident clerk, and Peter y.
Hughes, Of Philadelphia, for reading
clerk. The chairman. MT. Dixon, 81
!. Elk was directed to confer with the.
chairman Of the senate Democratic
caucus with reference to selecting the
time and place OF holding q joint cau-
Gus Of the senate and house for the
nomination Of candidate for United
States senator
Mr.. Hasson. OF Venango. offered a
resolution, which was adopted, that 9
committee be appointed to confer with
O committee representing the inde-
pendent Republicans-should they ap-
point such a committee-to arrange
for fusion on the organization of the
house. Mr.. Skinner. OF Fulton, said the
4 Independent Republicans had not pro-
duced sufficient votes to make sue
cessful fusion and tfat ne was not In
favor Of the resolution.
Several other members urged the
adoption Of the resolution on the ground
that they owed flisIr elspat lsrgeiy;
10 the assistance they had received from
I the independent Republicans. Mr..
Z Skinner finally withdrew his opposition
and the resolution was adopted. Messrs.
( Skinner, Hasson, Foster, Greasy and
Dixon were appointed as the COM
dmittee. y
The conference of the Republican
members OF the senate Was also held
last evening. at which William P. sny-
I der. Of Chester, was unianlmouslynomi-
n-tsd for president pro tenn. Edward
I'M. Smiley. Of Venango.swas nominated
fer chief clerk; j. Allen Leeds, OF Phil
ade,phia, for reading clerk; John H.
1 Rhey. of Carlisle. for reading clerk, and
Samuel B. Cochrane, OF Kittanning, for
sergeant at arms.
The Democratic senators held their
caucus in a COMMITTEES room In the new
capitol. Harvey w. Haines. Of York,
was nominated for president pro tenn.
and on today's organisation receivedfh the
complimentary vote OF the Democratic
senators.
The fight for the United States sena-
torship depends largely upon the time
of holding the joint Republican caucus.
Senator Quay's friends have fixed the
meeting for this evening, and II q mas
jority of the Republican legislators at
tend his nomination Is assured. His
managers predict that the caucus viii
be held at the appointed time, and that
there is no question Of his success The
opposition are Just AZ confident that
\ there will be p0stponement until af-
ter the supreme court disposes Of the
\ criminal charges against Quay growing