The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-24

I. pusey Wickersham, for adjutant gen
pral of this State. Governor Hunh
granted the delegation an audience put
what action he will take is only mat
| ter Of conjecture as he will not divulge
the name of any particular one for this
Office. There are number of applicants
after the position, prominent among
them being several well known Whining
II ton citizens, and as Governor Hum mas
stated positively that the next adJutant
general would come from that point,
quite rivalry exists.
The first proclamation issued by Dela-
wares new chief executive was present.
ID this morning. 1t was in reference to
the proclaimed death of Queen Victoria.
Delaware's Governor comes to the fore
rs he is perhaps the first official in the
United States to take official notice OF
the death of the dead Queen.
The Governor today appointed Cornell
ms Il. Freas, State librarian. Mr. Freas
has been making an active canvass
lamong the members and party leaders all
over the State.
II. Ridgely Harrington, Mr.. Freas'
only opponent, was also strongly endors-
IA by members Of the bar and prominent
Republicans.
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tofore, the only change being caused by
Messrs. Farlow, Long and Warren being
absent.
Addicks received Is votes, Kenney 20,
Hilles 2 on the first ballot and ! on the
/, second, du pont received 8, Richards IL,
Nieds /, Higgins 1, Spruance and
salisbury 20.
There is no change looked for till about
,hc first of the month and then some
showing ones say you can expect to
hollcr" for two Republican Senators
md one of them will be j. Edward Ad
ticks.
Prothonotary ID. NIifiln Wilson pre-
,cnted the members with n fine basket
Q " apples this morning and the way
, wonderful. Mr.. Blakely weighs triht
l ,ver 100 pounds and the one for yon anc
$ wo for me motion which he had caught
he crowd.
Nothing was done this morning by thu
g Senate except the passing Of the Phoe
e nix free ambulance bill by n unanimous
vote. Mr.. McNulty fathered the bill
J. ii the Senate and made an eloquent ap
l. zeal on behalf of the Phoenix Fire Com
II pany.
Routine of morning session:
Adopted-Joint resolution, offered b.
Mr.. Abbott, authorizing the retiring
State Treasurer, DIR. i. III. Ball, to hav
=, printed 500 copies of his bienial report
$50 to be bound in cloth.
!, Introduced-By Mr.. Alice, an act au
IL horizing the Governor to appoint an nc
i ltional notary public for Kent Count
- 10 be resided in Dover (referred), b
On Mr.. Abbott, an act authorizing the Coy
10 rnor to appoint an additional notar
-, oublc for Kent county, to be resider
os II Milford (refcrred.
GO Passed-House bill providing for
free ambulance service in the city {
Wilmington Phoenix bilD; Senate bi
authorizing the Governor to appoint a
bv additional notary public in Wilmington
;s Immediately on reassembing this a
nd ernoon the Senate went into executiV
in session to consider the appointment
mi Jesse w. Robinson as Justice Of Il
nm Peace of Seaford, made by Gov. Tu
IN nell. This appointment was turned dow
in 4 few days ago but was brought up f
reconsideration on motion of Mr.. Penn
will The Senate today confirmed Ro
:nson by unanimous vote.
LITTLE BUSINESS BEFORE TIL
ter HOUSE.
'u, Very little business was done in t
M ias House this morning. Among the me
.eA sea-. important business was the bill providi
rls that nonresident children attend t
'oh Wilmington high school. This bill ,
fords children from adjacent towns
obtain preparatory education free.
Routine business before the House W
pis- ms follows:
ton Read and referred-House bill concel
The ing the attachment of wages; House
,ree to change the game season dates; Hot
to bill to appropriate $500 to pay the ov
and due accounts of indignent deaf, dun
.kly blind and idiotic children of Delaw,
in institutions outside of the Sta