Evening journal., 1904-12-29
The PERMANENT
speelal 10 The Evenlng JOurnal.

Special to The Evening Journal
Dover. Dec. 29.-The Delaware Leg
islature met in extraordinary session
this morning in pursuance Of the proc
iamation Of Governor Hum, for the
purpose Of passing an important and
necessary amendment to the judgment
lien law Of Kent and Sussex counties
and thereby protect judgments to the
value of several hundred thousand
dollars in the two lower counties of
tfle state. The law passed by the last
Legislature makes them expire on
January 1, 1905, and the special session
will extend this time for year in or
der that the regular session, which will
begin next Monday, can pass further
legislation on the subject. Instead Of
1905, the original law should have read
1895"
As a result Of the failure of the Re
publican factions to reach an agree
ment on organization at the confer
ences last night. the special session
was unable to permanently organize.
After a temporary organization had
been effected the Senate at 11.3O o'clock
took a recess until 1 p. m. ana the
House ten minutes later took the same
action. While all efforts to get to-
gether" during the morning were
futile, it is believed that the Houses
will be able to organize this after
noon.
An Agreement Looked For.
There is a belief that the Union Re-
publicans and the Regulars will come
to an agreement. probably on the basis
Of the Regulars securing the President
pro tenn of the Senate. the clerk Of
thA House and three other minor off,
cesf The Unions. however, also enter
tain the hope that the Democrats will
Join with them in forming the organi-
zation, il the Republican efforts shall
continue fruitless, and thereby enable
the General Assembly to adopt the
much needed amendment. In such an
event the session could end this even
ing, but there is a disposition to con-
tinue it until tomorrow.
The Senate met at II o'clock while
the House assembled half an hour
earlier. Lieutenant Governor Philip
L. Cannon called the Senate to order
and George H. Baynum, clerk of the
Senate two years ago. read the Cover
nor's proclamation. Philip Q. Church.
man, of Wilmington. acted as reading
clerk. Judges Boyce OF Sussex county.
and Pennewill Of Kent and Prothono-
tary Speakman of New Castle then
presented the certificates of election of
the new Senators and the Lieutenant
Governor swOre i'm the following
Thomas NJ. Monaghan. John NJ Men
denhall, David c. Rose. of New Cas-
tie county; John w Houston, Remsen
c. Barnard, James T. Reed, Of Kent;
and Archileus B. Lingo and David
Harley Boyce, Of Sussex.
Moore Started Tug of War.
Senator Thomas c. Moore. of
Smyrna, a holding over Union Repub-
Ican member, started the tug of war
at this juncture by moving that the
Senate go into the election Of perma-
nent officers. The motion prevailed.
Senator Moore named Senator Alvan
p. Conner of FELTON,. (Union Republic
CAM for president pro tenn; Senator
Stirling named Senator George w.
Sparks. of Wilmington, Irregular Re-
publican) and Senator Monaghan
named Senator David c. Rose. Of New
ark (Democrat). Senators Pennewir
and Smith were appointed tellers and
two ballots were taken without re-
suit They were:
NConner, Z.
fparks, 3.
Rose, z.
on motion of Senator Pennewill
CUnion Republican, the recess was
then taken.
Ballots in the House.
Representative Charles d. Abbott