Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Jan. 1.-THE Senate, assem-
bled 10 executive session yesterday
afternoon, refused, by a strict party
vote OF Q to 8, to confirm former Gov
einor Tunnell's appointment of Edwin
X. Cochran, Jr., to be judge OF the
Municipal Court Of Wilmington, for
the term of u years, from October
ed, 1900.
Judge Cochran claims that the
iudgeship being municipal Office. the
Senate was not authorized to act on the
appointment, and says he will retain
possession Of the office.
Gov. Hum will appoint a Municipal
Court judge, which appointee will have
to bring quo warranto proceedings 10
the Superior Court for New Castle
county to Gust Judge Cochran. and the
fight will probably be carried from the
Superior Court to the Supreme Court.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
By vote OF 9 TO G, the Senate con-
filmed Gov. Hunn's appointment OF DR..
Caleb X. Layton to be secretary Of
State for the term Of four years from
January 18th, 1901. The vote was as
follows:
Ayes-President pro tenn Ellison and
Senator McFarlin, Regular Republi-
cans, Senators Abbott, A lice, Blakely,
Brasure, Groves and Pennewill, Union
Republicans. And Senator Farlow, Ad-
dicks Democrat-9
Noes SenFtors Clements, Hart, Maui,
McNultty, Slaughter and Wright, Demo.
Refused/to vote Senator Knox, Repu-
lar Republican,.
walkA out - Senator Harrington,
Demootat-1.
The /strained relations existing be-
twee9 Senator Knox and DR.. Layton
probably explain the formers refusal
TO Hbte.
bnator Harrington, who walked out,
AID Or. Layton are brothers in law.
Ater the confirmation of DIR. Layton q
fppointment, Senator Harrington re-
furned TO the Senate chamber.
APPOINTMENTS REJECTED.
Tho Senate, by a strict party vote.
refused to confirm the following an.
pointments made by former Governor
Tunnel.
Jesse W. Robinson, to be justice OF
the peace for Sussex county, for the
term of four years. from A pr il 10Th, 1899
William p. Allen. TO be a Justice of
the peace Tor Kent county, for the
terin Of four years, from November
10th, 1900.
Thomas o, Culbreth, to be a Justice
of the peace for Kent county, for the
term of four years, from November 22d,
1900. H--t
0. s. Hamblin to be a justice of the
peace for Sussex county for the term of
four years from November Goth, 1900.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
BY unanimous vote the Senate con.
trmed the following appointments made
by former Governor Tnnnell:
Frank e. Maloney. to be collector of
oyster revenue, for the term OF two
yeats, from June nth, 1899.
Abrsm Vandegrift, to be Justice of
the peace for New Castle county, for
the term of four years. from December
'3lst, 1899
Thomas Bratton, to be justice of
the peace for New Castle cour ty, for the
term of four years, from May lth, 1899.
James Tyre, to be a justice Of the
peace for Sussex county for the term of
our years, from May 18th, 1899.
Elsbury b. Slaughter, to be a Justice
OF the peace for Sussex county, for the
term OF four years, from June LIST, 1899.
Rilons II. Evans, TO be Justice OF
the peacs for Sussex county, for the
term of four years, from July Goth, 1899.
James Vanarsdalep, to be a Justice
Of the peace for New Castle county,
for the term of four years, from De-
cember l4th, 1899.
Samuel Brady Cooper, to be Justice
of the peace for Kent county, for the
term of four years, from May 4tb, 1899
John W. Gibson. to he a justice Of
the peace for Sussex county, for the
term of four years, from September 9th,
1900.
James T. Richardson, to be a Justice
II the peace for New Castle county, for
he term Of four years, from November
18th, 1900.
William 3. Thsrr. to be a justice of
the peace for Kent county, for the term
Of four years, from January lst, 1901.