Evening journal., 1911-01-10
SENATE YET
in DEADLOCK
Three Ballots To-Day Fail to
Show Change in DrexIer'S
Position
HOUSE GETS NOTICE
OF The FIRST BILL

Special to THE EVENING JoDhNAl''
DOVER, Del, Jan i0.-1hree bal
lots we're taken by the State Senate
this morning without any yielding by
Senator Drexler. deadlocker of that
body and with this result:
Finn, q; Monaghan, o; Drexler, a.
Sholdrake, j.
The Senate then recessed until z
o'clock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men
dinhall was absent and Senator Cor
bit. who was unanimously selected to
preside for today. was in the chair.
Senator Monaghan. who nominated
Mr.. Corbit, was careful TO state For
tomorrow only
There are some who contend that
Mr.. Corbit's selection gives the Sen
ate a President pro tempore, but II
this should be insisted on by eight
Republican Senators the ruling could
: be oyerthrown by a combination OF
Senator DreXlor and the Democrats
inst as they combined yesterday at
ternoon to prevent a committee be.
ing named to frame temporary
rules.
No Change, Says nrexler.
' There As no change so Tar as
am concerned said Senator DreMer
this morning.
The Democratic Senators had a
whispering conference and decided
. to follow their usual program today
They did not discuss democratic
Drexler combination. they said
Senators Ewing and Dutton were
absent again today because Of illness
House In Session.
The House convened at noon
Speaker Campbell swore In Readinl
Clerk Cunning, Enrolling Clerk Rod
4 way, aud Sergeant-at-Arms Camp
- bell. ........
A resolution giving the privilege q
r. the floor 10 State officers, lawyers
F. ex-members of the Legislature, an
e women was adopted. but giving foi
A. mer assemblymcn and women the
at privilege back OF the last row
IA desks.
8. This was done. IL Is said, 20 bi
n- fdrmcr leelalalOre from sufTtlE aDol
~ AS lobbyists
D. Representative Gormley offered O
first notice, u being OF bill 70 chani
e. the name OF Drury Hinton Dogge'
a. Leroy Benjamin Doggett and Edwai
ct Martin Doggett, SO that the last nan
n. twill be Hinton instead Of Doggett.
n Representative Conwell read
10 newspaper statement that the Sta
ma has million. dollars IN the treasul
for the Legislature to spend.
a. State Funds Low.
~ Mr.. Conwel read fOm the Stai
a Auditors report of 1910. and declare
Oh that the Legislature hasn't dolls
to spend unless IL goes into debt f'
-. it. He said the school fund couldn
-, be touched. the sinking fund is in d
~ infancy and the general fund show
10 the State in debt.
e Representative Marvel offered
'ei joint resolution empowering the Go
~. ernor to appoint a State ioui
w watchman. Representative Conwe
ne showed there is a statute on the bool
Us to that effect and Mr.. Marvel wit
.ol drew his resolution. Mr.. Conwell
ne his remarks declared the Legislatu
M two years ago was the most cXpe
ne slve tho State ever had.
he DR. Cooper asked Mr. Conwell b
me basis for this statement, and Nh Co
lat well said there was nothing polite
'en meant as the House was Democrai
lal and the Senate Republican then.
me Representative r. o. Cooper desir
on to know whether Representati
his Gormley's notice was IN order withC
nt- the Senate being organized, "a
eat Speaker Campbell ruled that it W
unless the House should rule oth'
wise.
May Confer With Drexler.
rst 1t was reported early this afternc
ing that a conference of the Republic
rt- Senators. including Mr.. Drexler, mil
ter be held this afternoon to try to res
am an agreement
Senator Drexler said he did
know OF such a conference
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