Evening journal., 1901-01-01
LEGISLATURE MEMBERS
CAUCUS FOR OFFICERS
special to the nvenIns gournal.

the entire eleven being present AM
effort was made by the Addicksites tol
force Senator Groves into the Regular
Republican conference but he was bar
red out. much to Groves chagrin
The conference lasted an hour. ltl
was decided that the Regulars should
organize the Senate. and the Aadicks-
IT'S the House The Regulars to name
the president Of the Senate. the Adj
dieksites the clerk Of the Senate the
Regulars the clerk Of the House
Knox, ii is thought, will be president
Of the Senate. He and Representative
Finn were appointed a committee to
inform the Addicks Conference Com
mittee Of the Regular Republicans ac-
ton.
A conference Of the Union Republic
cans viii be held at once to consider
the proposition, and if it is accepted,
caucuses will follow
The committees decided that the di-
vision of the offices should be as fol-
lows:
ate, clerk of House. reading clerk Of
Senate. enrolling clerk of House. SER
. geant-at-arms Of Senate. chaplain Of
House. page Of Senate.
Union Republicans Speaker of
: Touse, clerk Of Senate. reading clerk
Of House, enrolling clerk Of Senate. ser
, egant-at-arms Of House. chaplain of
Senate, page Of House.
Both houses organized according TO
: agreement after the new members had
d been sworn in.
Howard ID. Ross is here to contest
for McNulty's seat in the Senate, while
7 Learned will contest Sections seat in
the House.
/ The Union Republicans went into
+ caucus in the Hotel Richardson al
J l1.3O O'clock. Messrs. Groves and Bay
+ lnard remained out Farlow. Democrat
VI went in, but afterwards came out. Dr
l. r. G. Moore and J. b. McComas pre-
J. sided
These caucus nominations were
made as per agreement; Speaker OF the
h House. James v. McComas. Kent coun-
J. ty clerk Of the Senate Harry e. Kane
T of Kent; reading clerk of the House
?, John w. Green, Sussex; enrolling
! clerk of the Senate. Edgar T. Hastings
j. Sussex; sergsant-at-arms of tn,
h House. John s. Spanish. Sussex; chap
= lain Of the Senate, the Rev. j. M
Mitchell Sussex; page of the House
johnson Kent Rawlins
s The Regular Republican senators
e caucussed, and up to this time have
it made these selections: President. Harry
{ G. Ellison, Of New Castle; reading
y clerk, r. j. Mears. Of Sussex; sergeant
alarms, William Leach, Of New Cas-
S tie
p The Regular Republican HOUSE
o members caucussed on the third foot
of the Hotel Richardson at l2.3l
O'Clock. These nominations were
e made: Clerk Of the House. William Day
{ ton, Of New Castle; enrolling clerk o.
\ the House, w. Scott Vernon, New Cas-
! tie; chaplain of the House the Rev
i Frederick Spencer. Kent The Regular
p Republican senators held up the mat
ter Of selecting a page.
HOUSE CALLED TO ORDER.
The House was called to order at 1.0i
r o'clock this afternoon by Forme
"A Speaker James H. Clark, of New Cas-
L tie county.
" James Kitchens nominated for tenn
n porary chairman James w. Robertson
4 Representative Haley nominated jane
= +. Shallcross. of New Castle county
4 C p. Holcomb and James II. Hitch
re- ems were appointed tellers.
The result of the ballot was as fol
10 lows Robertson. 10; Shallcross. 15
le Chairman Clark declared Robertson tn
at temporary chairman
Mr.. Robertson thanked the member
Dr. fer the honor.
IA For temporary clerk the Republican,
s. named w. r. Finn, and the Democrat
named John /. Scotten. Finn received
IN nineteen votes and Scotten receives
q fifteen Finn was declared tempcrar.
d clerk blythe temporary chairman.
SENATE TAKES A RECESS.
l. Mr.. Abbott was made temporary
ig chairman of the Senate and Mr.. Bra
IN sure temporary secretary.
y The certificates of the newly-electet
y members were read and they werl
y sworn IN by Mr. Abbott
y Dr. Fa,slow voted blank when th'
u party lines were drawn on temporar!
n officers He sits on the Republican
n side.
8 The RekIar Republican senators Sc
r lected wi Packard Of Dover fo
l. page of t senate.
" The Ser took a recess until
Of o'clock TIL nted forms of the oath
I'd Of the me having been mlsla.d.
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