Evening journal., 1903-01-13
CONTESTS WILL
BE ABANDONED
CONTINUED on Second Page)

of Magistrate f. F. Wood
of Dover-was acted upon fayorably.
further consideration OF the appoint
ments was postponed.
Inc new sergeant-at-ar James l.. |
Hawkins, and the enrolling clerk, Asa !
Bennett, were sworn In. the oath being |
administered by President Pro TEN. |
Ellison.
Mr.. Aliee gave notice Of an act to APP /
Point an additional notary public for
Dover. Mr.. Sparks gave notice of an
act rerealing chapter 60, volume p,
Laws Of Delaware, being an act Great |
ing the Office of voters assistants and
prescribing the duties thereof. Mr..
Smith gave notice of an act to create
and permanently improve State road.
Mr. Harrington gave notice Of an act
proposing an amendment to section A,
article 8. Constitution OF Delaware. and
providing for a permanent registration
OF voters.
Superintendent James r. Carroll, OF
the Kent county free schools, was given
the privilege of the floor in the Senate
yesterday morning, and he read the
report of the State Board OF Education.
The Senate ordered that 1000 copies OF
the report be printed and distributed
Throughout the State. The report WAS
referred 10 the Committee on Educa-
ton.
The contest which will be waged be-
tween Captain George e. Magee, Union
Republican, and Thomas w. jefferson,
Democrat, for the senatorial Tepresen-
tatiye's seat from the Fifth senatorial
district Of Sussex county, was COM
menced by the complaint presented by
Captain Magee. The report stated that
the returns showed 1.013 votes for JEFF
ferson. and 1.00S for Magee, aud this
majority Of five, Magee claims. was due
to frauds, Irregularities and mistakes
His reason for contesting the seat are
set forth as follows:
/. That in the election in the Fifth
senatorial district there were In each
of said election districts official ballots
duly signed which were rejected. These
were lawfully marked and should have
been counted among the votes cast for
Nagee.
2. A number Of ballots counted for
Jefferson, upon which his name was
voted for senator. not marked with an
indellible black pencil or indellible
black crayon.
3. Ballots counted for Jefferson upon
(which the clerks had not written their
initials in ink.
4. Twenty-seven ballots were re-
jected and not counted because mark
in square of Union Republican ticket
was made with two parallel lines, ow.
ing to the breaking of the point of the
crayon. These would have elected Ma
gee.
5. Six ballots were rejected becauss
| accidentally touched by electors
, crayons after devise had been law
l fully marked.
[ 6. Five hundred and ifty-two bal
, lots were deposited by the electors af
, ter marking with an ordinary leaC
, pencil, which should have been re
jected because the law requires the us'
Of an indellible black crayon.
Mr. Magee asks that the hallot-boxe
be reopened and only lawfully marked
ballots be counted.
> Afternoon Proceedings in House
In the House notices OF bills wer
presented as follows:
= by Mr.. Jones, an act requiring bank
/ and other corporations to give motto
! lof unclaimed dividends. deposits AM
/, balances in certain cases; an act pro
, viding for the support of the Independ
: lence Fire Company, of Wilmington.
By Mr.. Tyre, an act re-enacting am
Extending the act for the building an
improvement of schools for colore
children and making an appropriation
!. therefor.
Mr.. Jones introduced a joint reso
luton authorizing the purchase of
: national flag for the state House. Thi
was adopted with an amendment OF
, fered by Mr.. Holcomb. also authoriz
Q ing the purchase of a State flag.
4 Mr. Rose offered a resolution tina
{ the clerk obtain for each member
e copy of volumes 21 and %, Laws G
Delaware. a copy of the Revised Cod,
n bound in sheep.
!, After the reading of the papers
\ the Hurlock VS.. Jones contested eleC
d ticn case. Mr.. Tyre moved that tn
case be referred to the Committee o
Elections. Mr. HOlcOmb amended b
moving that the House, with tn
speaker presiding, assemble in con
mittee Of the whole at 1890 o'cloc
on Wednesday morning, January IA, fc
the purpose of hearing and adjudgin
N the case. Il was finally decided, o
II motion of Mr.. Finn. to defer action o
Mr.. Holcomb's amendment till tomoi
row morning.
The papers in the Lyons VS.. ThomI
/, son case were then read and the cas-
was disposed OF in the same manner G
the HurlOck-Jones case.
Mr.. Townsend gave notice of an a,
concerning the inspection of oils, p,
troieums and burning fluids in tn
State, and an act regulating their sal
~ Mr.. Jones gave notice of an act layin
n out. extending and widening Twelft
an St.,Wilmington, from Shellpot creek (
a. the Delaware. and an act amending II
-. act relating TO the Department of Ele,