The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-18
B5ISLA7IVE ] !
PROCEEDINGS.
a Dull Session. Nothing
Yet Done Worth Talk
ing About.
BY W. GUMrREE.

The show will now begin,
It's 5 10 that Addicks.
Tho race will never win.
McFarlin's in the saddle,
And Blakely /, the groom,
Hillcs looks ringer,
And there Ia Jim Me- omb.
There's mixed schools L. l. Handy,
And Higgins on the ways,
Don't strike u match Dear powder
Any'color 30 Its Gray % ia
Thing smell little flshy,
Surs ''SalMon" Is on top,
The DnPcnt iads ore sticky,
Oh will they ever 1ops
So lett now be Kitchen,
And do The job outright
Well vote for Republican,
SO now get out and fight
The fact that the first ballot would be
taken for U. S. Senator on Tuesday,
brought great many visitors to the capt.
til. Everybody was anxious tc learn how
the meiubors stood on the Senatorial ques-
ton and when Representative Robel tson
arose at II. 30 O clock yesterday nnd moved
sAns - ooiAou suOuiu INV 10 VhhcA lOT ".
s. Senator, there was craning Of nccks
nnd justling OF elbows to get places in
the lobby Of the House to hear the ballot
taken
At first some Of the members did not
know just how to proceed to take tho bal
lot The first name called being Union
Republican, he answered J. Edward Ad-
dicks. Representative Rose said that the
roll Of the House, should he called first,
while Representative Robertson insisted
that the call was for IN aye and nay for
Senator
The reading Clerk Park appealed to the
Speaker who told him to proceed with the
roll call when the result was announced:
Col. DUPONT O.; J. Edward Addicks II;
Senator Gray s; John G. Gray and Con-
sressman Handy ?.
The first j>int ballot will take place to-
day at - o'clock J. II. Salmon, Speak er
pro tenn Of tho Senate, will, preside with
Speaker Clark, which ballot and balloting
will DO found In another column of the
REPUBLICAN.
There wore numerous visitors present
today anu among them the we'll known
faces of George c. Elliott, Chief Justice
Lore, Wn. Michael Byrne, Postmaster
Brown, Horace Greeley Knowles, L. Irv-
ing Handy, Messrs. Miller and Stirling of
DuPonts banks, Lcvy Courtman John
Lynn, Councilmcn Obsrly. Neill, Lcary,
Smith. Cannon, quito n delegation from
tho Eighth Ward Republican Club, Dam
icl Stewart, W. $. Quigley and others.
The Governor sent back the joint reso-
luton appointing two at orneys for the
House ana ono for the Senate with his
veto. 1t Is probable the veto may be with
drawn. If not,.it will b. passed over his
head
Representative Kitchen gavs notcs OF q
bill to reduce he legal rats OF interest in
Delaware to 5 per cent
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Hart gave notice of bill relat-
ing to notary public for Appoquinimink
Hundred; Senator Knox III relation to
tie collection of taxes in New Castle coun-
ty; Senator Abbott, in relation to peddle.s
In Wilmington. Senator Farlcw to amend
Tho charter Of Laurel.
Tho House passed tho bill authorizing
the appointment Of notary public for The
Office OF George c. Marls, in this city.
Representative Dpnohoe' introduced the
Jurisdiction of justices of the peace in
Wilmington. Five hundred copies were
ordered to be printed.
Representative Horring introduced bill
to amend the Constitution by repeating
the dollar registration fee. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Representative o Day gave notice of a
Oil in relation to the protection of oysters
and oyster licenses
Representative Sha1cross gave notice of
bill to allow mileage in addition to COM
per sation to road iuries, appointed by the
d'neral Sessions Court also u bill to reg
ulaIc the sale of poisons
The House was in session yesterday inst
two hours and a half, when they adjourn.
oil until Wednesday, morning at 10 30
oclock.
Tw" of tho Regulars have expressed
Inc rs ''r'i That they would not leava Dow.
or IN II Y. 5. Senator is elected. James
A. Oliver and WIN r. Cooley wero down
looking after the good roads bill which
Mr. Sat'cr.hwnite has in hand. The bill
will havc to b. considerably altered before
h' III get anything like a kind treatment.
Ia TOO radical for the rural members.
Irustce Il. Hopkins of tho Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane paid tho
members Of tho Legisl vsi. ycster-
day lie wants an increased appropriation
Tor that lnstitl ion rs it was short or
IundS owing 20 tho increased number Of
Inmates.
The now city charter viii not have a
ghost Of show Of passing at this session
OF tho Legislature. The members SPOKEN
to about it said they vera heartily opposed
to it ana would not vote Tor it,
Nhion Republican approached Reg.
u'nr Yesterday and said "Yuu men IN in
New tnstle county do not know how ike
good Samaritan this man Addicks has
b on tous Republicans in Kent and Sussr,
count'a. He made it possible for the Re-
pabilrnn party to carry these two counties
by plttlng money into the canvas So that
organizations could be made perfect and
mems taxes rnid whom tho Democratic tax
assessors and collectors had made IL n
point for years to disfrauchiss them. All
this has been changed, made possible
through the generosity of Mr.. Addicks.
Without, his aid We could never have been
successful and overthrown the tyrannical
y'se Of oppression known rs Democracy
New that Is the reason why VIC Union Ra.
publlcans have stuck to Mr.. Addicks for
U. 8. Senator. With Addicks for Senator
the Kent and Sussex Republicans hope To
be placed in auch position that the Fed.
sral patronage shall come TO them when
che plum tres shall bo shakon."
Senator Blakely was suffering from n
severe attack of indigestion on Monday
and came homo Tuesday evening.
81 Representative Kitchens wife Is i'll and
s' recei-cd message Monday afternoon
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