Evening journal., 1903-02-11
WILL VOTE FOR
DU PONT AND BALL
Regulars Reach This Deci-
sion at5Conference Held
in Dover Today
PRACTICALLY NO CHANGE IN VOTE
Rose Causes FURRY in House Over
His Voters Assistant Repeater.
Other Matters Brought Before Both
Branches of General Assembly
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. 1.-THE Regular Re-
publicans. ten in number, went into
conference over the situation in the
auditors office at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. There was much counciling to-
gether, but no poll was made of the
delegation concerning any change.
Common consent was given by the
eight men now supporting Congress-
man Ball and Colonel DUPONT to con-
tinue them as their nominees.
Notwithstanding the weather. there
was a large attendance at the joint
session.
Frightened Law makers.
A new York photographer frighten-
ed the joint session by exploding a
flash-light TO get a good photograph OF
the deadlocked Delaware Legislature.
No Change in Vote.
The vote today follows:
Long terms
Addicks-20.
Rodney-19.
Balls
Higgins.
Absent-Groves, Paradee and Buck
master.
Short Term.
Addicks-1S.
NichOlson-15.
T. c. DuPont-1.
II. A. DuPont-S.
Richardson-2.
In the Senate Mr.. Wright offered a
resolution appointing a committee 10
meet the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton Committee next Monday. Senators
Wright and PenneWiil were appointed
as a committee
Mr.. Sparks gave notice Of an act to
exempt certain bonds from taxation
for county purposes. He also gave no-
tice of the following bills: Act to ex-
empt from taxation certain land; act to
prevent the procuring of deposits OF
money in this State without lawful
authority. MIR. Smith gave notice OF
an act granting additional powers to
the collectors Of taxes in the ity OF
New Castle. He also gave notice of an
act Incorporating the city of New Cas-
tie, and authorizing the taxation OF
certain polls within said city.
Lecture on tuberculosis.
Mr.. HOlccndb offered q resolution
inviting DR.. Theodore Hoskins. a Uni
versity of Pennsylvania veterinary
surgeon to lecture before the General
Assembly on tuberculosis"
Mr. Purnell introduced bill author
izing the school commissioner OF
Georgetown to borrow $4,000 for the
! erection of an annex to the school
building in school districts Nos. LOG and
107, Sussex county.
Objected to Delay.
i Quite a little furry was caused in the
House this morning. when Represents
tive Rose offered a resolution author
u izing Speaker Anthony to take The
Ross voters assistant repeater out O
the hands Of the Committee of Revised
Statutes and appoint the House as a
committee of the whole, to report Oh
, the bill
Mr.. Rose said that his bill had beer
in Chairman Films possession since
january 80, and thought that some sor
of a report should be made. Mr. FlinI
u said, as chairman of the committee
that all bills referred to that commit
J tee were being carefully considered.
The first report of a bill, either ia
l vorably or unfavOrably," he said. ''wa
: only made by the Revised Statutes
> Committee yesterday afternoon" Mr.
= Finn said that this committee wa
. discussing this particular bill. and hal
4 lawyer explain the merits of it yes
terday Mr.. HOlcomib said in replv Il
t this, that every member OF the Hous
e. knew the merits of the voters assist
ant law. and more so since last Novem
!. Der. The resolution was defeated by
d vote of p to 13. The Regulars vote