Evening journal., 1917-01-08
SENATE FAILS TO
BALLOT: No BREAK
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4 getting the signals

and getting the signals
He arrived in Dover at midnight.
Senator wharton made an apology to
the Senate for his absence at the SEN
ate session today. He said:
"I desire to apologize for my alb
sence during the past week. AS some
of you might know, I am very much
interested in the physical development
and fitness of the youth OF our country,
and especially our State. ] have been
10 the coast on business of that kind
and desire to apologize for my alb
sence"
Tive Of THE EVENING JOURNAL, /
Senator Wharton said he greatly en-
loved the trip to the coast and met
fine body of young men. He said the
Penn team did its best but was not
in good condition physically or men
tally, owing to the long lay-om after
the Thanksgiving day game.
Lieutenant Governor Ferguson, VINO
persided over the Senate this morning
, annouced that he would open and
; nublish the election returns for COVER
nor and lieutenant governor tomorrow.
Governor-elect John G. Townsend,
5 was a passenger on a train that
brought the upstate legislators to
Dover this morning He was on his
= wav home from Philadelphia. Many
r persons on the train shook hands with
g and congratulated the governor-elect.
I Governor Miller also was on the
a train and he and Colonel Townsend
n had a short talk before the train
reached Dover. Colonel Townsend Is
evidently keeping out of the Senate
y fght over organization, as he has
not stopped in Dover this year.
D., Senator Newton. chairman OF the
ll Senate committee on inauguration,
ID went to Philadelphia yesterday and
re held a conference with Governor-elect
'e Townsend over plans for the inaugur,
ns alton Tuesday of next week. The JOINT
H. committee of the Senate and House
is holding a meeting today 10 COIL
Us, plete the inaugural plans.
III Sneaker Henry P. Hall, OF Smyrna
on stated this morning that he would not
@' he ready TO anounce the House com
/, mittees until tomorrow. Mr.. HAN eA,
u planned that he desired to consult
I. m with the minority members or lhe
~ ~ House relative to their commiItee as
signments. .s ..,a
Speaker Hall also announced ina
he would not name his clerk tooay
There has been no decision yet asel'
iI attorney for the House
Saw Iannan VIII Refuse ClerkShip.
III lanes NJ. Tunnel. of Georgetown
who has been mentioned in this con
:. nection with the House attorneyshiI
~ was a visitor today
Mt II was learned today that II. J
N. Lannan. Jr, of Wilmington, would re
TO fuse the appointment of speaker
ot clerk and that the Tenth Ward Demo
Ie- cratic Club, Of which he is presiden
at a meeting last Friday night az
on proved OF Mr.. Lannan's action IN r'
ad fusing the Office. Mr. Lannan wa
Representative Connelly's candidat
for chief clerk OF the House, an
y. when the four hold-out House men
he bers agreed to assist in organizin
an the House last Thursday, one Of u
terms was that Lannan should \
'eu named speakers clerk. There wei
III reports that some of the Tenth war
s.s ers thought that Representative Col
81. nelly had been insincere in his ehor
to land Lannan as chief clerk. Wh'
a, asked about this Connolly denied Il
in' report, and remarked, IF ! was i
'oaI sincere, / must Dt eoou dNtoA-
E. c. Pierce. Of Milford, chief Gle
- of the House two years ago. car
civ to Dover today to assist Clerk Po
IN. in getting his work Strengthened OF
o House Has Brief Session.
- Representatives ID. c. Hall and N
90 Nabb we're the only absentees VIII
osd the House convened at 1910 o'clo'
Bill Clerk Jesse NJ. Wainwright a
Sergeant at Arms T. Roseby Mem
- len were sworn in by the speaker.
NJ motion of Representative Connel
Speaker Hall named the followi
committee on rules.
A. Speaker Hall, Messrs. Connel
Culver, Downward and Messick.
non, The rules governing the last S
st1a sion we're adopted temporarily vi
new rules can be submitted.
+ho The House, after a ten-minute sess
IL took recess until o'clock Spea
mon Hall has appointed Miss Margs
Lynch of Georgetown, who is emplo
NO IN the office of Andrew !. Lynch, att
wing ney, chief stenographer for the Hous'
The rules committee held q meet
vant during the recess and adopted the n
otclv of the ninety fifth session.
state lhe Democratic senators heia
n. ference this morning following the 81
law. Senate session. II was reported
some overture had been made by
have three hold-out Republicans 20 the De
Gratis, but this was denied by SEM