Smyrna times., 1907-01-09
LEGISLATURE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS
Organization Completed, Committees Named,
and Attorney Selected-SenatoriaI Talk.


The Delaware Legislature which or
ganized last week is now under full
sway. The committees as constituted
by the new presiding officers caused
general stir. In the House labor
union leader is chairman of the cor
poration committee which will handle
railroad legislation; and yet railroad
man is speaker. In the House the
temperance committee consists of tenn.
perance men from beginning to end,
while in the Senate there are only two
temperance men fortunate enough to
be on, although all are said to be fav-
orable to a repeal of the bottle law.
The committees ON public buildings
have been made up of men not of Kent
county, and this is taken as an unfav-
orable indication for the erection of
new State House or new State library.
The Democrats were kindly remem-
bered on several of the committees,
for which they were handed champion
ships. They were thanking their stars
last night that they were none of them
chairman of enrolled bills.
Herbert H. Ward Esq.,, Advisory COUNSEL.
Herbert H. Ward, of Wilmington,
has been chosen advisory counsel, and
James M. Satterfeld of Kent county
and Charles L.. Moore of Sussex county
as counsel for the Legislature. The
Democratic members will ask that a
lawyer of their party be appointed,
they having selected Willard 7. Smith
of New Castle county, a former Rep
resentative for that position. Miss
Estella Rash and Miss Margaret Horn
were selected as typewritists for the
House, and Miss Bice of Dover was
chosen as one of the Senate type
writists. 1t may be necessary to en-
gage her assistant in Wilmington.
Local Option Bill Presented
A number of notices were given.
BY Mr.. Donoway, an act giving the
people of the State right to vote on
Local Option. By Mr.. Richardson, an
act increasing the fire test of petroleum
coal oils and burning fluids. Similar
bill introduced in and killed by pas
Legislatures were regarded as ''big
sticks" designed to intimidate the
Standard Oil Co. and to make bust.
ness for the lobby. By Mr.. Conwell,
| on oct to oyira fbo oontrol of DaIa uo y q
College to the State by gradual reor-
ganization of the Board of Trustees
By Mr.. Messick, an act amendin :
the Sussex county Good Roads bill
The session of the Senate also wa:
brief. Mr.. Sparks introduced three
bills. One relates to assessments fol
2 street paving in the city of Whining
ton, and another refers to corporation
occupying the streets of that city. Th
third bill provides for the appoint
ment, by the governor, of commits
y sion of nine Delawareans TO represent
e this State at the Jamestown Exposition
: and appropriates $25, 900 to defray tn
expense of exhibition of Delaware pre-
ducts. The treasurer of the commits
sion is to bond in the sum of $50, 900.
/ Senatorial Discussion Warming Up.
y The senatorial positionis still up j
it the air. 1t was reported last nigt
i that Judge James PennewilI, of Dovel
may acquiesce under certain cond
tions to the use of his name as cal
. didate for United States Senator. S
IS far as the public is concerned the iude g
Il has been non-committal as to his att
p tude, but he has been besieged wit
- letters by his admirers who urge hi
to consent to the consideration of hi
name in connection with the Senator
o1 ship. 1t is known that while in Wi
ut mington on Tuesday Judge Penn
ct will had several friends to urge him |
of say that he would accept the honor
elected. In the meantime J. Frar
Alice is making strong fight for r
~ election with hopeful signs. 9th
Id names are being brought into the di
re cussion as dark horses. They are d
,r Marshall, Sim Pennewill, brother
q. the Judge, and ex-Congressman w.
~ ter o. Hoffecker. 1t is likely that
We conference of some of the Republics
S, Assemblymen may be held in Dov
er on Friday, when the Senatorial stru
re gle may assume some tangible shap
It. Coleman DUPONT is expected to VII
Dover on Friday to confer with son
II of the members about the situatio
is when there may be a lining up of t
OF Assemblymen in informal meeting
ne Simeon s. Pennewill and Alden
:; Benson were in Wilmington last eve
: ing and had conference with T. Co
man DUPONT about the situation so I
as the members from the lower count
he are concerned.
10 Death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Chadwick LeipsI
leS Mrs. Elizabeth Chadwick, wife