Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13
ELECTION OF SENATOR
Proceeding Was Duly Completed
in Joint Session Today.
COL. HENRY a. DU POINT CHOSEN
On a Joint Ballot He Re-
ceiVed IS Notes-House
Passes Local option
Bill for Kent.
sneclal nl.nateh to Erer Erenins.

Special Dispatch TO Every Evening
Dover, June l3 The election Of Col.
Henry A. du pont as United States
Senator for the constitutional term
which began March 3D. 1905, was con-
summated at noon today. But little
public interest was manifested in the
proceedings. Less than two hundred
spectators we're present, and many Of
these were women.
The Legislature met in joint assem-
bly, punctually at - O'Clock.
On molten of Senator Sparks, tenn
porary President Conner of the Senate
was elected to preside over the joint
assembly
Fourteen Senators and 33 Represen-
tatives responded TO their roll call.
The names OF Senators jefferson and
Reed and Representative Stevenson,
deceased, were not called. Announce
ment was made that Senator ID. O.
Moore and Representative Marshall,
Federal oificeholdera, were absent.
Such portions of yesterday s jour
mails of the Senate and House as re-
ferred to the election OF United States
Senator were read and approved.
Next, a joint ballot was taken,
resulting as follows: Col. H. A.
du Pont, 2S: j.. Edward Addicks, ] T;
blanks, IS; total vote, a. necessary
TO a choice, "a. Col. du Pont received
four votes more than the constitutional
majority.
APPLAUSE FOR ADDiCKs.
Senator Thomas G. Moore alone
voted for Addicks, and was applauded
by the clapping of hands all over the
hall of the House Of Representatives,
| in which the joint assembly sat.
President Conner formally declared
/ Col. du Points election, after anrounc-
/ ing that he had received a majority of
the vote Of each house and a majority
OF the vote OF the Joint assembly
The certificates of election were next
/ prepared and transmitted to Governor
Lea, after which the joint assembly
dissolved.
HOUSE PASSES LOCAL OPTION BILL.
Both branches Of the Legislature
reassembled Immediately after the
Joint assembly had risen.
The Senate adopted joint resolu-
| tion, offered by Mr.. Sparks, fixing Il
| O'Clock, noon, tomorrow as the time for
adjournment sine die.
The House passed the two House
| bills amending the Franchise Tax law
also, the House bill relative to loca
option in Kent county.
The passage of the Local Option bill
elected hand-clapping by a number oI
ministers and women. The applause
was interspersed with subdued Kisses.
The Franchise Tax law amendment.
we're passed by party vote, the Demo
Gratis voting in the negative.
On the local option bill the vot,
was:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Armstrong
Benson, Davis, Denney, Eastburn
Garrison, Jester, MessiclS, Murray
McGinnis. Stafford, Townsend anC
Wilson, Republicans; and Messrs
Bovce, Il. p. Ellis, Hart, j. G. Mere
dith and Prettyman, Democrats-l9.
NAYS - Messrs. Bennum, Lingo
Lyons and Miller, Republicans anS
Messrs. Cooper, ID. ". Ellis, Ma
honey, W. S. Meredith, Pennington
Sewer, Smith and Wright, Demo
crats-l2.
Mr.. Handy, Democrat, and Mr.
Vandenburg, Republican. did not vote.
The pending bill differs from tn,
hill passed at the regular session. il
that Il provides that the question O
local option shall be voted upon at tn
same time and place as the genera
! election.
The Senate took a recess until
b o'clock and the House until 2.30
lust before the Joint assembly wa
dissolved Senator Sparks announce
that Senator Jeiferson's funeral wil
take rlace at Milton at 1 O'Clock Fri
10 dav afternoon and invited the Hous
to ioin the Senate in attending. tn
party will 60 to Milton on the trai
leaving Wilmington at % a. m an
p, in returning will journey from Milto
to Ellendale by special train.