Evening journal., 1901-01-10
QUESTION WHO
WILL PRESIDE
Over The Joint Sessions Of
the Legislature
PRECEDENT TO BIZ ESTABLISHED
Important Matters Discussed by Sen
aiOrS and ReDreSeniatileS--AO Op-
position to Ambulance Bill
PRECEDENT TO Be ESTABLISHED

stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. 10. II is snll am open Ques-
tiau whether Lieutenant Governor Can
non or President pro tenn of the Senate
Ellison viii preside % thc joint sessions
of the Legislature iu ballot for the two
tnited States Senators. 10 guide him in
his action Mr. cannon has requested AT
iurnoy- General Ward to prepare an orin-
ION on the question. II IS admitted on all
sidos that the licutenant- governor will
| have mo- vote. even In case OF a tie in such
sessions, and there is great conflict of
opinion as 90 whether he even has the
right to act as presiding officer. IL is un-
derstood that. on first thought Attorney
/ General Ward is of the opinion that he /
should preside but that opinion was de- /
liycred on-hand and is subject 90 change. |
Whichever way &c is decided it will es-
tablish "A precedent that win bee followed |
in future joint sessions.
Mr.. Cannon will he sworn in in the scn-
ate chamber on Tuesday morning. and
accompany the senators over 10 the court
house 10 participate ia the ceremonies at
tending the Inauguration OF Governor
elect Hum and himself. He will not de-
liver an inaugural address, hut content
himself with making q few remarks when
. hc assumes the chair in the Senate.
CHEMISTS REPORT ~.
Governor Tunnel transmitted TO the
d Legislature yesterday the biennial report
of State Chemist Wolf 1t is voluminous
b document, made up largely of tabular
- work. showing the result of his analyses,
lpnrticularly of fertilizers.
lCHAIRMANSHIp GOES BEGGING.
~ Senator Abbott, Union Republican.
- does not think that President pro tenn
- Ellison. Regular Republican. treated him
N fairly in making up the senate commit
toes. ne Is ON several, but they are NOT
the ones which he desired. On the day
tltcv were announced Dee showed his re-
sentiment requesting that some -uui
else Boz made chairman OF ihe commliie'
nn enrolment. which really does carry
n with ID a vast amount of work, especially
III towards the end of the session. president
y Ellison iook no action ON the request, and
Yesterday afternoon Senator Abbott
brought the matter 10 q climax hy posi-
=, tivcly declining To serve. The post thei
n was offered TO Senator Brasure another
Union Republican member well fitted fo
IL. but he. too. declined 10 have Do. Nov
the position goes begging. and there D.
some tall, OF advancing Senator Hart
Democrat. TO the Craftsmanship, he hein'
second man on the committee.
EVERYBODY FOR APPROPRlA
Sd. lion.
g. Bv unanimous vote the house and sen
NC ate Yesterday passed the house bin ap
an propriating $500 10 defray the expenses o
The inauguration of Goyernor-elect Hum
in In the Senate Mr. Slaughter said he IN
il tended TO offer an amendment reducin
the amount TO $500, but that his knowl
NV edge of the plans of the inaugural com
ed mittee convinced him that 5000 would b
en- needed TO carry them out. The bill wa
ch So amended that the joint legislative com
ZEN mifiee and not the citizens commitie
,m will have charge OF the disbursement
ase the funds.
we The senate concurred ia the house ioiI
ZEN resolution appointing joint commit.
ere on inauguration. Messrs. Alice. Slaugl
Sed ter and pennewill were appointed TO rel
resent the senate The house membe
ion were announced the day before.
f Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr.. Hora
G.. Knowles and other Wilmingtonia
bv were down yesterday attending the mee
OBJ ing of the committee on arrangement
the which was held in the Hotel Richards
Dry. SENATOR ENOX'S BUSY DAY
hey Several notices OF important bills We
ing sent to Senator Knox yesterday "a
of made part of the senate journal.
hey One bin will provide that indelible le
ling pencils shall be used to mark official b.
'sed lots mt future elections instead Of
the common black pencils now prescribed
law.
es- Another will amend the law in relat
and TO the Levy Court OF New Castle coul
not that the tax collectors for each humid
tied. win be done away with, and the recei
Dom OF taxes will collect all the taxes and
ewes maid in proportion for his work.
here Still another viii repeal the act Great
the offices of state detective. now held
ian's Bernard J. McNey and Walter WA
sew Democrats.
rs T. A fourth will make radical changes
&c of the law governing the New Castle cou
Levy Court and change two of the
sher, ricts in such manner as TO destroy
end- effect of the Democratic gerryman
# his made I'm the Five Commissioners bill
Two of the proposed bills have
tn ia here before. One provides for the 50
It ten faction OF mortgages in certain cases.
ago. fbe other provides for the commencen
about of actions ex delcto by foreign att
RIVE ment process.
ed to TOUR or INSPECTION.
Ie Is -. ,i,., MONITORS of the
that nls '''.'' .,'7.,5 - IN. Delaware 5
led TO t tsorrb,,rsf and dined viii
, who .....ss ll...,s''' -' o,a snnerintendent Han
Tney left on a special train this after
for Middletown 10 attend the an
on meeting Of the Peninsula Horiieul
Society.
cura lo-moffo" nioiiiiNs 'n'
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