Evening journal., 1905-03-22
They Tried Without Sue
cess, to Force Through
a Resolution Recalling
Sussex Local Option
Bill From Senate
Claimed That Speaker
Denney Had Illegally
Declared 1t Passed.
EndeavOring to Hold Up
Local Option Legislation
special to The evening Journal.


Dover, March o. This was the last
day en- which the Legislature could act
on bills and both Houses presented an
animated SCENE.
An active fight was started IN inc
House by the liquor interests In an enort
TO hold up all legislation on this subject,
and 10 rescind the Sussex county local
option bill which passed the House yes
terday. The liquor advocates also wanted
TO rule Sneaker Denney out Of his seat
for deciding yesterday that the Sussex
measure had passed.
HOUSE IN AN UPRoAR.
l The House was in an uproar. The
speaker manifested wonderful nerve ana
supported by Representatives Armstrong
and Benson. won on every point.
Representative Mahoney first started
tactics of a dilatory nature by urging
that the journal of yesterday be read in
its entirety and two roll calls were neces-
sary to conquer him.
Mr.. Vandenburg, who acted with the
liquor men refused TO yield the floor ur-
til he had been recognized.
He and Mr.. Mahoney then presented a
sensational resolution which was finally
hid on the table after two roll calls. II
provided for the return Of the Sussex bill
from the Senate upon the allegation that
it had not legally passed the House.
SENSATIONAL RESOLUTION.
The resolution was as follows:
whereas on March 20 Senate bill No.
sei was made a special order for the day
following March 2D at BIS p. m. and
whereas. on the said date and at the
said time the said Senate bill No. S2l was
taken up for final consideration and on
roll call as TO whether the bill should or
not pass the House there were 16 ayes
and IS nays. The result OF which vote
showed that the bill had failed TO re-
ceive the required constitutional majority
and was therefore rejected by the House.
That thereafter and after business mad
intervened the Speaker permitted mem
her who was absent at the time said bill
was on final passage to have his vote re-
corded yea and also permitted member
who had failed or refused to vote on
rol call when said bill was on It's final
passage 10 record his vote as voting yea
for said bill ano
Whereas. the action of the Speaker
aforesaid was Illegal and contrary to all
parliamentary laws and usages and that
his declaration that the said bill had
passed the House was in fact, not true
and for the reasons above stated. there
fore be. It
Resolved, That the Senate be and it is
hereby requested 70 return to the House
said Senate bill No. 321 for the reason
that the said bill had wrongfully been de-
livercd 20 the Senate by the Clerk of the
House. the same not having passed the
House."
EDUCATION CHARTER PASSED.
The first business before the House to-
day was the consideration Of the new
wilmington Board OF Education charter
bill 1t provides for a member from each
ward with a president to be elected at
large. The measure was favorably re
ported and was then passed.
The measure was then transmitted tC
the Senate and was at once taken up II
committee Of the whole. with president
Pro Tempore Conner as chairman.
Senator Monaghan explained the bill
He and Senator Sparks stated that all
factions have agreed that this is the
best measure that could be agreed upon
(The bill Twas reported favorably. just Il
minutes after It came into the Senate)
The bill was then passed by the Senate
An extra force will be employed TO enrol
the measure as n must be signed before
final adjournment tomorrow.
Under a suspension Of the rules, the
House bill amending the general corpor
alton law as desired by the lawyers o.
sthe State. was reported favorably and
passed 1t was explained by ex-Attorney
General II. II. Ward.
The Senate received a communication
from Governor appointing William II
Belts as justice Of peace at Minsboro.
SENATE TAKES A RECESS.
On motion OF Senator T. c. Moore,
Joint resolution was adopted by a part!