Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

| by the commissioners. The commits
sioners shall also appoint an alderman
and constable The alderman shall
receive fee of so cents for every case
he tries, and the constable so cents for
each arrest he makes.
| NEW CASTLE COUNTY FINANCES.
Representative Robertson will intro
duce an act providing for the auditing
Of the books and accounts of certain
county officers of New Castle county,
In substance, it Is as follows
In the month of December in each
year hereafter, 1T shall be the duty Of
the resident associate judge of New
! Castle county to appoint committee
| of two qualified voters of said county,
/ one from each of the two principal
political parties, who shall examine,
audit and inspect oil the books,
vouchers and accounts of the county
comptroller, receiver of taxes and
county treasurer, of the Levy Court
| commissioners and of the clerk of the
| Levy Court of said county, respect
lively, and make an itemized report Of
1 the receipts and disbursement of the
foregoing officers, respectively. in
writing, under oath or affirmation, to
the said Judge. Each of said auditors
SO appointed by said judge, including
| those appointed in the year 1898. shall
receive for his services the sum of S150,
which the Levy Court Commissioners
\ are directed to pay.
Representative Buell. will introduce
an act providing that the clerk to the
school commissioners of each school
district shall receive an annual salary
Of s..
Dover, Jan. &c. The thirteenth ballot
showing no special changes along any
Of the lines, except that Col. III. 4.
| du Pont received two more votes. The
ballot resulted:
| THIRTEENTH BALLOT.
| For George Gray, Dem. Senators
Farlow, Hart, Maui, Meredith, Moore.
Slaughter and Speaker Salmon, and
Representatives Cottingham, Donahoe,
Donovan, King, McNulty, Rose, Shall
cross and Taylor ID.
Ford. Edward Addicks, Union Rep.
Senators Abbott. Alice, Brasure and
Pennewill aud Representatives Buell.,
Davis, FAIRIES, Frazier, Herring, Hunter,
Hushebeck, Jenkins, Satter6eld, Short
and Tharp--15.
/ OF J1GuTN n. uu IOnbt INtDs
Senators Blakely, Knox, McFarlin
| Burns, Dennison, Ewing, Frizzell,
| Hazard, Kitchen, Lattomus, Robert.
son, West and Speaker Clark-14.
| For l.. Irving Handy, Dem. --Sena-
| tors Lewis and Pyle, and Representa-
tives J. B. Clark, Jester and O'Day 5.
Absent--Messrs. Conoway, Pilling
4 and Waoamon-3
Total vote, 49,; necessary to choice,
%.
No election.
WHERE THE COLONEL GAINED.
The increase of Col. Henry A. du
| POINTS vote from u to Ia was due to
the fact that Senator Blakely, who had
been voting for Francis G. du Pont,
| and Senator McFarlin, who had been
| voting for William S. Hilles, left these
two and voted for Col. Henry A. du
Pont.
| FOURTEENTH BALLoT--No CHANGE.
The fourteenth ballot was then taken,
but it resulted precisely the same as
| the thirteenth.
Senator Farlow moved that the joint
assembly separate, but the motion was
defeated.
FIFTEENTH BALLoT--No CHANGE.
The 18th ballot was taken, but it was
precisely the same as the two proceed
ing ballots. ,,.
Then, OH motion of Senator Meredith,
the joint assembly separated until noon
tomorrow.
| WHY THEY CHANGED.
Senator Blakely says that he and
| Senator McFarlin, in going to Col.
| du Points support, are attempting to
elect United States Senator and en-
deavoring to swing the Union Repub.
licans into line.
Dover, Jan. 25.-The House, this
tmorning, by a vote Of II to 10, recon-
sidered and recommitted to committee
the House bill providing for the draw
ing Of State court juries by commits
sioners.
The House passed the Senate bill re-
pewing the charter of the Perpetual
Savings and Loan Association of Will
mington; also, the Senate bill relating
to the election of trustees by religious
societies.
Representative McNulty gave notice
of a bill prohibiting the establishment
of new cemeteries within the limits OF
the city Of Wilmington.
| The Senate adopted Senate joint
resolution denouncing polygamy and
i protesting against the seating of Con-
gresham elect Roberts of Utah, who
has three wives.
DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.
| III Senate.
Dover. Jan. 1S.-The Senate met at Ii a.
IL. All present.
Reconsideration motion of Mr.. Knox,