Evening journal., 1899-01-10

their duties The statement THAT Clerk
lShepperd is a Union Republican is
lemphatica.iy denied. lie is a Regular
Republi~an. and secured the election
by the steadiast friendship OF Repre-
lsentatye Frizze8 a Regular Repubi-
can member. Not an. ohice was given
10 the Union Republicans
REPRESENTATIVE WEST I'LL.
AT the afternoon sers.on Of the
J. lIcuse Speaker Clark announced that
he had received leuer from Repre-
sentative West stating THAT en- ac
count Of illness, he was unable to be
preeenl
ClIAPIAqN'S INVOCATION
Chaplain OF The House Turner made
mis- first appearance in tne Hall OF
/ Representative yesterday Ills irvo
lcaN0n wae both earncsy and mpres
siye He referred to Messrs PnNns
land Conaway and prayed that they
might s,on be restored to heaith ia
the cculse Of his Invocation he exc
pressed the hope thas partisan fedina
should not enter in,o The deliberations
of the body.
DONAHOE's CONSIDERATION
Speaker CT the House Clark left the
chair fer white yesterday morning,
and in his absence Representative
Donahoe presided. During that perio0
two resolutions were adop.sd requiring
the appointment Of committees M.
Donahoe PUT the resolutions through
all right. but declined to appoin: The
commito,e. saying tha. that was a
Iprerogative OF the acmals speaker.
EXPLANATION 1r,CEpTED
In the House yesterday morning Mr
McNuliy gaining the flor, made ah
explanation q his remarks on lam
Thursday. On taat day the representa-
tive referred TO Regular Republicans
as the only decent Republicans Al.
l.hat time the Union Republicans were
voting for William Tharp for speaker.
| After making an apology TO the House
for his remarks. Mr. McNulty address
ed Mr. Tharp and expressed a desire
that Mr.. Tharp would accept the apoi-
. logy. The latter replied by accepting
q the explanation.
ROSS READY To GET OUT.
State Treasurer w. Nj. Ross, Of Sea-
ford. WAS in ;own yesterday RE Is
ready to turn over the office to Dir. L.
H. Ball as soon as the legislative com
miaee passes upon his books and tar
ance.
TO EXTEND THE LAW
when the act for the protectior o.
manufacturers and venders of mineral
waters, paIters. ales, beers and ether
= beverages sold in bottles wae passed.
it's operation was limited to a certail
number of years, which VIII expire IL
March. Il provides that a better o.
vender who has his name or other de-
1 vice blown in the bottles shall f.e q
certificate in the office cf the secretary
II state, and that Thereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person to use such
bottles. Representative Kitchen will
introduce a bill extending the opera
TONS Of the law for an indefinite
period.
GOVERNOR NOT BEDFAST
E Assistant Quarcrmater-Geaeral A.
E ID. Cl9ytor, Of Wilmington Was ia
town yesterday, and proceeded hence
J. to wes 20 secure TO mis- repos, the
e signature of Governor Tunnel. wh
is condaed TO the house with the grip
Rypor.s from Lewes yesterday after.
p lnrca vtrc to the effect tat the GOV.
r e-u1gs ccndlGon was somewAa; .n
q proved. Whi.e confined 10 the house
O he is not bedfast
q CASH INSTEAD OF CHECKS.
s There is bin in course of prepara-
Q ton for presentation to this Genera
q Assembly which win both ahecs ano
interest nrge corporations. il win
compel them TO pay off their enpl9yee
p ia cash in5sad Of 10y check aad 20 d.
!. it every two weeks instead Of monthly
l. Advocates of the measure cay that pay.
: ing eff By check aner bank hours is
s hardship "a the men, snI not only
hardship but exceedingly expensive
to them. Last session such a b.n PASS
Z cd the House, but was smotheroi H.
S committee in the Senate.
s C0UNClThlANIC VISITORS.
8 Yesterday the Law Committee Of
CITY Council OF Wilmington cam,
O down 10 take a survey of the field leg
Is,ativa These composing the delega
e tion were Councilman George O'Neill
e Dennis IS Lsary Henry r. smith, j 3
= Cberly, NJ. f. Cannon. Janice r. MOI
rs and Ra.aR john }. Ryan
= HE WAS OVER NINE.
VI "The c.glrette law is q dead letter,
y said a Wilmington attorney to tn.
d Evening Journa. correspondent on IN.
y train Yesterday. "But one arrest ha