The sun., 1901-03-09
REGULARS PREVENT
SENATOR'S ELECTION
In Last Hours Of the Session They Voted With
Democrats.
SENATOR KNOX KEPT UP HIS RECORD

ages acts fixing State appropriations Tor
1901 and 1902; authorizing the Mayor
and Council to appropriate $6OOOO or less
for the improvement Of the Christiana
river: act authorizing Sussex county
Levy Court to fund the floating debt Of
the county; act authorizing the Cover
nor to appoint Il justice of the peace at
Woodside; act requiring road commission
prs in New Castle county to keep item
izeu accounts of expenditures; act to pay
$50 to Miranda Adams; House bill to
crorganize the Levy Court of New Cas-
tie county.
Mr.. Healy managed to have the bill
repeating the Adams tax law resurrected
this afternoon but the Republican side
,of the House dealt it solar plexus
blow that laid it out.
| The Senate passed resolution to
hold il reunion ut the Pan-American Ex-
position and President protein Abbott
uppointed Senators Slaughter and Penne-
will on the committee.
| Mr.. Hardcsty asked for Il question of
privilege and speaking in behalf of the
| Democratic side of the House thanked
Speaker McCommons for his courtesy
land forbcarancc which was greeted with
| tremendous applause.
Mr. Robertson replied to Mr. Hard
lrsty's eloquent address in Il manner that
elected fully as much applause as was
accorded the Democratic member.
Messrs Baynard Finn, Healy. Layton,
unarn. Pillng, Hope, Chandler, Hutch
nson, Goodcn, Holcomb, Warren. Moore
Short. Clark. Shallcross, Scotten, Pretty
man also delivered Il few remarks of APP
Iplecaton and when Speaker McCom-
lnons thanked the members the applause
was deafning.
MIR. Chandler became enthusiastic and
pointing toward Speaker McCommons,
said: III you were Il candidate for
limited States Senator you would get
my vote"
Passed-(under suspension Of rules
three House bills dividing the Fifth
Representative distdict of Sussex county
iuto two election districts, designating
the voting places and providing for
election officers for the same: act author
izing the satisfaction of mortgages by
the duly accredited attorneys of corpor-
ations.
Clock was set back half an hour by
order of the president protein.
Mr.. Hart offered n resolution express
ling the thanks of the Senate to the
railroads for their Kindness during the
session. Adopted.
, Adopted-I,esolution of sympathy foi
I.ieutenant-G Cannon. utisinl
votc) offered by Mr.. Knox.
3 Adopted-Resolution offered by Mr.
IIolcomb appropratng $500 to deflay the
> cost Of the Layton-IIearn bribery investi
cation; resolution offere. by Mr.. Shall
cross expressing thanks TO the speaker
land other officers; resolution offered b.
9 Mr.. Moore approprating $25 additiona
10 the chaplain for extra services; reso
.ution offered by Mr.. Robertson appro
d Irritating money to compensate person
who assisted in enrolling bills.
. passpd-IIouse bills making approprin
S tions for the next two fiscal years; Hous
, bll appropriating money to cover certai
payments made by the State Treasurer
e, Senate bill concerning tax collections i
Sussex county: Senate bill authorizin
10 the recorder of deeds for Kent count
j. to make new mortgages indices; Senat
bil fixing q years as the minimum ae
qualification for voting for churc
a. trustees: Senate bill fixing the salary
the sheriff of New Castle county
~ 81, 900 Il year; Senate bill requiring I'll
81 Secretary of State to settle with ii
., State Treasurer quarterly; Senate b
= 10 amend the charter Of Clayton; Sena
hill Incorporating the commissions
uf Rehoboth; Senate bill authorizing Il
appointment of an additional notary pu
I'd lie for Wilmington for Harry Whit
ht mans officc) Senate bill enabling app
ants for liquor licenses to make at
duvit out of court: Senate bill increaSil
~ he official bond of the Secretary
ck State; Senate substitute concerning ia
u. ways on West Ninth street, in the ci
OF Of Wilmington; Senate bill requiring q
~ porters of oysters to pay State llcens
OH Senate bill regulating the business
IS BARRIERS in the city of Wilmington; st
is ate bill concerning the embezzlement
we trust funds.
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