Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17


special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Jan. 10,-The House yesterday
afternoon discontinued the Learned Scotch,
contest by instructing the clerk to return
TO Hervey Dexter Learned his petition and
the accompanying documents with the ex-
PLANTATION that he had failed TO comply with
the legal requirements. In throwing OUT
the contest the Democrats were assisted by
six Republicans The assistance vi theye
Republicans was obtained after the DEMO-
Gratis had stopped their arbitrary TACTICS
The Democratic club, the holding up OF the
inaugural Appropriation bill, was loyered
In the morning, when the bill was PASSED
by the unanimous vote of the HIouse,
and the act was rushed through thy Senate
in the afternoon under SUSPENSION OF the
rules. Thus the committee on inaugural
arrangements was given 5000 to 5defray the
expenses of the inauguration OF the COVER
nor-elect and lieutenant-govern9r-e Mr..
Learned being Union Republican, the
failure of his attempt to secuye Representa-
tive Scotten's seat was a severe blow to the
Addickites, whu fought hardl in his behalf.
Early in the afternoonf Representative
i MONAGHAN requested that Some member Of
of the vote by which the petition OF contest
and the accompanying documents were re
ferred to committee. \
Representative BaynErd said no benefit
would be derived ir6m this. Mr.. Scotch
was exercising all thfe rights and privileges
of member; and ut anybody were suffer.
Ing, 1t was the Contestant. The majority
was not reedy to Yccede TO the request.
REPRESENTATIVES. itchen gleefully said thu
committee 90 elections, which is composed
OF three UnioY Republicans, one Regual
kepuolican ana one Democrat, would oper
the ballot boYes and count the votes.
Representative Holcombs introduced |
resolution III take from committee and con
sider the Petition OF contest and the accom-
Represent Baynard and Kitchen con
tended Ynat the resolution was not in order
Before speaker McCommons could rule o.
the QUESTION Of order, Representative Film
be r9ad.
Representative Holcomb read section a G
ch&pter % of the Revised Code, as follows
YJopies of said notice (of contest) an
sTjecihcations, verified as aforesaid (by aft
fiav ID, shall be delivered to the speaker {
the house having coRniZance of the matter
II the contestant TO deliver his notice an
r specifications with his petition on the fir
day of the session, and the sitting membt
SO to deliver a copy OF his specifications Q
the said speaker when he delivers them
the contestant Representative Holcom
claimed that the contestant, having delaye
the filing of his. petition until January I'll
the third day of the session, had raileu
comply with the legal requirements
The resolution to take the documents frol
committee was adopted by vote OF 10
15, as follows:
Ayes Representative Car6 (Reguli
Republican.) Finn Regular Republican
Gooden, Hardeety, Hearn, Heuly, Hodgsc
Irregular Republican, Holcomb, HutchiI
son, Monaghan, Pepper, Pilling (Reguli
Republican, Prettyman Union Republ
can, Ralph, Shallcross, Vineyard, Ware
West and Wright.
Noes Representatives Aron, Baynar
Chandler, Regular Republican,, Ole
daniel, Dayett Regular Republican, Ewin
Kitchen Irregular Republican,, Hope, La
ton, Long, Moore, Robertson Irregular
publican Short and White and Speak
McCommons.
Representative Holcomb followed this
by introducing resolution instructing {
clerk to return the petition of contest Al
the accompanying documents to N
Learned with the explanation that they We
not filed in compliance with the legal ]
quirements.
Representative Baynard said such acti
would be unwise without proper legal a
vice.
The latter resolution was adopted by
vote of 20 to IA. The vote on the seco
resolution was the same as on the first {
cept that Representative Dayett, who vol
in the negative on the first resolution, vol
in the affirmative on the second.
Representative Scotch could not vote
either resolution.
The rejection of the contest greatly 81
prised the Union Republicans; and af
the adjournment of the House, they gathel
in corner Of the Hall of Representa-
and discussed the matter for long time