Evening journal., 1901-01-17
ELLISON WILL
PRESIDE IN FUTURE
Over All Joint Sessions Of
The Legislature
OF INTEREST TO SHIPBUILDERS
Bill Provides Vessels Repaired in
Delaware Shall Be Subject 10
Liens For Repairs
OF INTEREST TO SHIPBUILDERS

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Jan. fittings we're quiet
in the senatorial fight yesterday. Not
one Of the Regular Republican mem
fers signed the agreement formulated
by the AddiclSsites to elect Colonel
Henry A. DUPONT and J. Edward Ad-
dicks. and the paper went begging for
signatures. In fact the whole thing
fell so Fat that in few hours It was
regarded as driftwood that had gone
over the dam. and the Layton Cochran
agreement became the exciting topic
OF the day.
In the joint session Senator Alice,
Union Republican, solved the question
Of who should preside, by moving that
President pro tenn Ellison should do so
at all joint sessions. The motion pre-
vailed by unanimous vote.
In the proceedings of the Joint seS-
sion President pro tenn. Ellison han
died the parliamentary end with un-
usual intelligence, quickness and di-
rectness and received words OF COM
incubation from all sides
There We're no surprises In the bal
loting. The Democrats and Union Re
publicans were united, and the Regi-
lar Republicans cast their votes for
several men. and those tactics may be
persisted in for several days :, - ,,,-, r,
OLD SENATE RULES Apply. ~
The rules which governed the ses-
sions of the Senate two years ago, and
which were adopted primarily to gov
ern this session. were adopted in their
entirety by the Senate yesterday with
the words pro ten" stricken out
wherever they appeared in connection
with the name OF the Senates presid-
ing officer. Senator Abbott made the
report for the Committee on Rules.
WOULD VEST POWER IN COVER
NOR.
Senator McFarlin yesterday gave no
tiee Of a bill which will be Of peculiar
interest 10 fishermen In the neighbor-
hood OF Now Castle and Delaware
City lt takes out OF the hands of the
State fish commissioner the power to
appoint the man who patrols the river
during the shad season and vests his
appointment in the governor.
or INTEREST, TO SHIPBUiLDERs.
Senator McNulty will introduce a
bill OF peculiar interest to Wilmington
shippuilders- it provides that vessels
repaired i'm this State shall be subject
to liens for furnishings and repairs
LICENSE TAX FOR THE TOWNS.
Representative Monaghan introduced
the bin giving to Incorporated Cities
and towns two-thirds OF theaState
LIQUOR license taxes collected from
places doing business therein.
Representative Shallcross gave no
tice of an accextendlng to st. Georges
hundred the provision OF the Saturday
half-holiday law for banks. The origis
nal law covered all of New Castle
county but St. Georges hundred.
BOARD OF HEALTH BILLS.
Two bills backed by the State Board
OF health were given notice of by Rep-
resentativo Clark. One authorizes il
TO make such regulations and ADOPT
such measures as may be necessary TO
protect the public health. including
quarantine and vaccination. as they
may deem most efficient TO eradicate
Infectious diseases. The other au-
thorizes the printing Of 800 copies or
the boards biennial report. bound i'm
linen. for exchange and distribution.
and increases the boards appropriation
from $1,000 to $1,000.
HARDESTY WANTS NAMES pIlB-
LISHED
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OF an act to provide for the publication
OF the lists Of names 30 ,n,l;,a,.4. 80