Middletown transcript., 1909-01-16
THE E.ElIIlI EINE REQ
Bfisf ShnElaly ot the Doiugs IF ite
General Assembly During
pnEf Week.

lese Farm end 20 Wilmington 90 attend 9
session Of the Peninsula Horticultural So
cisty They will resume work at Dover
next Monday.
The Honse elected John B. Hutton, Of
Dover, to be It's attorney. The Senate
elected Philip L. Garrett, Of Wilmington.
Misses EstelIe Rash and Margaret Horn
have been appointed stenographers ior
the Legislators.
| Governor Lea Monday cent 10 The
Senate a Iist Of an Of his appointments
since 1907 which wers confirmed at once.
Speaker Cooper Of the House appointed
B. B. Allen. Wilmington, to be his clerk
during the session.
Presidential Electors Meet.
Henry 7. Scott, George II. Sacksts and
Jacob e. Kirk, the presidential electors,
met Monday at the home Of Nj. Kirk,
who is confined to his bed, canvassed the
vote for TAFT. and selected Mr.. KRk 20
represent tlls electors in the electoral Coll
Iegp.
Tie canvass showed the highest ma
jority for the Taft presidential electors to
be 2, $50; the majority for Simeon 8. Pene.
will for governor to be 2,lll, the majority
for John H. Mendinhalt for lieutenant
governor to be 2, 4S6 and the msiprity for
William II. Heald for members Of Con-
gress to be LIE. These figures are iden.
tical With the official returns ascertaired
BY the Judgesin the Superior Court in
the three counties.
Important House Bill.
Among the important measures given
notice Of 10 tie House was one by Repre-
sentative Bradford, Of Wilmington, pro-
viding fora live stock commission. The
measure will provide for state Yeteri-
marian with an annual salary OF 1000,
and it gives the State Board Of Agricnl.
,ture authority TO establish aud enforce
quarantine. It fixes the allowances for
any animal killed in the enforcement Of
Quarantine regulations at 800.
Appropriation Bills
Representative Janvier, of New Castle,
gave notice OF three bills providing for
appropriations for the Board Of Trustees
Of the State Hospital for the Insane. One
Of these fixes the biennial appropriations
AZ SlS5, 600; another provides an appro-
priation Of IS, 1851. "a to make up deficit
in last years appropriation, while third
provides an appropriation of S4.050 70
build q laundry for the institution.
Representative Connolly gave notice OF
bill repeating the voters assistant law
and also one creating state revenue and
taxation commission, which is virtually
to continue the work Of the present com.
miseion during the next tKo years.
Messrs. Hopkins and Hazel we're ap.
pointed a committee to provide the House
with daily calendar. They will attend
70 the work at the close OF each day for
the following day. and win have printed
copy for each member. The clerk Of the
Senate will attend p this detail in the
later body.
The report Of the Rehoboth commission
appointed two years ago, was read in the
Senate, but no action was taken. The
report set forth that some Of the land is
held BY persons who, il its opinion, can
ue t show clear title. The land is along
the line Of she Junction and Breakwatsr
Railroad, which appears to have a clear
title.
Each House has authorised the COM
mi.tee on enrolled bills to appoint two
additional clerks 10 compare the bills,
4 bill to abolish the Delaware Game
Protective Association and to provide q
game commissioner instead, with salary
Of about s., 200 year, payable out Of
license receipts, is proposed by Repre-.
sentative Bradford, Of Wilmington.
Preparations have been completed for
the inauguration Of Governor Simeon s..
PenneWiIl, Tuesday next, January 19th,
The Organized Militia Of Delaware aud
the Delaware College Cadets will be 10
attendance. The oath Of office will be
administered to the govsrnor-elect by his
brother, JpdEs James Psnuewill. Ferris
Giles, Wilmington has been awarded
the contract to decorate the public build.
ines.
The committee wishes Il Understood
that the inaugural ceremonies and the
inaugural ball at the Hotel Richardson
that night will be free to the public and
that no invitations viii be issued. The
reception to be given by Governor and
Mrs. Preston Lea to the goyernor-elect on
Monday evening will be a private affair,
however, and only those having cards Of
ofinsitation win be admitted.