The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-26

OUR DOVER
LETTER.
Quite a Surprise in The
Voting For The Short
Term Senator.

Dover, Feb. 25.--Their remains but
nine days before the Legislature ad-
jonrns SIN die and the of bills
number over two hundred upon which
the House has not yet acted upon.
The cigarette bill or substitute
to II is now in the hands of the COM
mittec on miscellaneous business and
it will probably be reported on to-day.
William f. Smalley, Jr., attorney for
the American Tobacco Company APP
pcared yesterday before the commit
tee and explained the features Of the
bill which he advocated would be
better bill and he was in favor of its
adoption and passage by the Legls la
ture. lie thinks the substitute bill
| is a great deal better one than the
one which passed in the Senate and
the House and was recalled by Repre-
sentative Moore and rccommitted to
the committee in the House. Quite
a delegation of physicians were down
yesterday and circulated quite freely
among the members. They are oppos.
ed to a bill which has been introduced
in the Senate by Senator j, Frank AL
lee giving two down State physicians
the right to practice medicine with
out having to stand an examination
before the State Medical Board.
A delegation of Pilots were also on
hand looking after the bill which has
been introduced in the Senate increaS-
ing the Pilot Board of Commissioners.
They we're successful in knocking out
| the bill introduced in the Senate by
| Senator Frank j. McNulty and they
mean if they can to knock the propos'
ed increase of the Pilot COmmiSslon-
ers out.
The Union Republicans held a eau
Gus in the parlor of the State House
| yesterday on the Senatorial question,
but nothing has as yet come out OF 1t.
The vote yesterday showed that
there was no change in the Leading
candidates for the Senatorship. The
only change was in the voting for the
short term which was as follows:
Addicks, 20: salisbury, %; Daniel
J. Fooks, l, Knox); Philip L. Can
non, l, (Ellison); Harry A. Richard
son, /, (Chandler): Benjamin Nields,
| /, Clark; DR.. Joseph II. Chandler, /,
| (Flinn); Henry B. Thompson, !,
| (IIitchcW; William II. Head. ?, Qlod.
son and Pilling); II. ii. Bil!any,l,
(Robertson); James ii. Hughes, J.,
| (Farlow): Kitchen his vote from
Thompson to Billany, making his
vote two.
Henry G. Thompson and General
James II. Wilson were down looking
around among the members but fail
ed to make any impression on the
Senatorial question.
| Patrick Ncary, W. T. Coursey, Chas
W. McFee w. w. Knowles and sew
era! other Democrats have been try
ing to persuade the Democratic men,
bers who have been voting for Will
lard salisbury and II. Il. kenney to
break away from these gentlemen and
cast their votes for some other Demo-
Gratis for Senator but have met with
no success nor are they likely to.
| Willard Salisbury gave the Demo-
| cratic members splendid set out last
evening at the Continental hotel in
Philadelphia, which nearly all of them
attended.
There was big crowd present yes
terday to witness the baloting for
Senators. The Interest appears to be
growing more pronounced every day
as the session draws to close and
considerable speculation is indulgcd
in as to who will get the two coveted
positions at Washington.
The arrangements OF the membels
of the Lcgi stature to attend the in
augural ceremonies of President Nc
Kinley are completed. The members
and State officers will leave Dover on
the 3. SO train on Saturday afternoon
in three coaches attached to the Nor
folk Express.
At Wilmington they will take a
special train on the BIS Q. railroad,
made up of two Pullman coaches. The
train will leave Water and Market
Streets at O'Clock. The Legislature
will be entertained at the Lawrence
hotel at Washington, Thirteenth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
They will return to Dover on Tues
day morning by special train. The
National Guards will go by the way
of the Pennsylvania. They will leave
Bridgevillc On Saturday afternoon on
a special at Al p. M, when they will
be Joined in this city by the emilitia.
| The Legislature promptly adjourn
cd cstcrday afternoon at 3.l5, 50 as
to allow the Democratic members time
to take the Norfolk express for Phila-
dclphia.
| About two hours and half were
spent in regular session yesterday and
very little business transacted.
| Senator McNulty yesterday moved
that action on the liquor license
fee bill he rc.considered. 1t Is thought
that the required two thirds vote can
be had to pass it in the Senate after
which it will remain to be signed by
the Governor, after being enrolled and
signed by the Speaker Of the House
and the Speaker Of the Senate.
| Senator Knox's bill to abolish the
office of State detectives is now in the
hands of Governor Hum who will
J sign it If he has not already done So.
The new bill will be so amended
that it will provide for three State
detectives, one for Kent, and Sussex
| counties. one in rural New Castle and
one in the city of Wilmington.
| Governor Hum will name the two
Commissioners in the Department of
City Elections as soon as the bill, pass
es the House and becomes law. 1t
means three Republican Election com.