Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-10
ARRANGING FOR INAUGURATION.
Committee Meets to Make Arrangements
A Hitch Over the Appropriation fc


A Hitch Over the Appropriation for
Expenses,
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover. Jan. a.-The Inauguration of
Governor-elect HUM and Lieutentant-Gov-
ernor-elect Cannon will take place in the
Kent County Court House next Tuesday
afternoon. Gov. Tunnell's staff, the
National Guard of Delaware, the Delaware
College Cadets and the Wilmington Mill
tary Academy Cadets will be invited to par
ticipate in the inaugural parade. The in
augural ball will be given in the Hotel
Richardson, admission TO which will proba-
bly, be by cards of invitation, It is esti-
mated that the ceremonies incident to the
Inauguration will cost $500, which sum is
5000 IN excess of the expenses on the occa-
sion of Gov. Tunnsll's Inauguration.
The Inaugural committee met at the
Hotel Richardson yesterday Most of the
committeeman were present. They are
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., Horace Greeley
knowles, William Lawton, ]. Ernest Smith,
Wiley, George M. Fisher and james w.
Lattomus of Wilmington, james q. Shaw,
Jr., of New Castle, Frank Ewart of
Hockessin, james o. Parker OF Middletown,
ID. Ridgely Harrington, William d. Den
ney, John B. Wharton and d. Mifflin Will
son Of Dover, e. R. Sipple and John Bark
ley of Clayton, @, Layton Grier, Alfred
Archer and Theodore Townsend of Milford,
Dr. Paris 7. Carlisle of Frederica, Thomas
Curry of Greenwood, John q. Townsend,
Jr..of Selbyyille, d. Ode Moore OF LAUREL
DR.. L. NJ. Cahall and DR.. Joseph L. Cahall
of Bridgeyille, DR.. John Messick of George
town and DR.. Hiram X, Burton and Harry
Lyons of Lewes. The committee organized
by electing q. Layton Grier chairmnn and
II. Ridgely Harrington secretary. The fol-
lowing were elected chairmen Of sub-com-
mittees: Horace Greeley Knowles recep.
ton; William d. Denney, dance; DR..
Hiram r. Burton, invitations and printing;
George NJ. Fisher, transportation. Edmund
Mitchell, lr., was elected marshal of the
parade, After deciding to ask the General
Assembly for an appropriation of $500 for
expenses. the committee adjourned until
tomorrow.
In the afternoon. fight was precipitated
In the House by Representative Hope, who
introduced joint resolution providing for
the appropriation of $500 to defray the ex-
penses of the inaugural committee. Mr..
Grier, the chairman of the committee to
draft on the State treasurer for that amount.
Representative Hope moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted after Mr.. Knowles had been
heard on the subject. Representative Hol-
comb asked whether the motion required a
two-thirds vote, aud Speaker McCommons
replied that majority vote was sufficient.
Representative Holcomb made subsidiary
motion, that the resolution be referred to
bno COuiiiiibttb Uu To D6 nereuIIer
appointed, which motion was defeated by
partisan vote of 10 to IA. Representative
Baynurd moved that the resolution go over
until today, which motion prevailed. Rep
resentatiye Finn, after explaining that he
desired to secure for Mr.. Knowles the privi-
lege of making a statement, moved that
the vote by which Representative Baynard's
motion was adopted be reconsdered. which
motion was adopted. Before Mr.. Knowles
had an opportunity to speak, Representa-
tive Monaghan moved that the House ad-
1ourn until this morning, and the fight on
the flour of the House was suspended With
adjournment.
Earlier in the afternoon, the House, by
partisan vote of 20 to IA, killed a joint
resolution introduced by Representative
Holcurnb authorizing the Acknowledgment
to have printed so copies of his biennial
report, 800 copies to be bound in cloth and
200 copies in paper. Reprasehtative Rob-
ertson asked that the report be referred to I
the committee on printing, to be hereafter
appointed; but Representative Holcomb,
who said the Acknowledgement has hereto
fore awarded the contract for printing the
report, insisted that it go through the reQu-
lar, channel; Subsequently,, the Senate voted
to have 500 copies printed, the contract,
however, not to be awarded by the adiutant-
general.
After adjournment, members of the House
assembled on street corners and Republi-
cans volunteered to compromise ON the pub
lcation of the adjutant-general's report
provided Democrats compromised on the
proposed appropriation for Inaugural Day
expenses,
Last night, Walter Fl. Hayes discovered
that Inaugural Day expenses will have to be
provided for by an act of assembly. and
that three fouzths vote Of both branches
Of The Legislature will be necessary to pass
1t. Mr.. Hayes has prepared such an act,
and will attempt to haye It passed today
under suspension of the rules. The act pro-
vides that the sum OF 5000, or so much
thereof as is necessary, shall be appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated to defray the expenses of
the Inauguration of the governor select and
nt-governor-elect, and directs the
State treasurer to pay the snme to q. Jay
ton Grier. the chairman If the committee
on Inauguration, said chairman to present
and file with the State treasurer proper
vouchers for the expenditure of the same.