Evening journal., 1919-01-09
MAY TRY TO GUST
long IN senate;
CORBIT SPEAKER
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yer; bill clerk, Irving stetser, OF VIII
mingtoni reading clerk, Horace sudler,
OF Bridseville; chaplain, the Rev. Philip
w. Crosby, Of Dover; page. Irving Buck
son, OF Dover; attorney, Julian c. Wal
ker, of Richardson PARK telephone mes
senger, J. Albert sterreit, Negro, Of
Dover.
The ONCE OF the sergeant-ai arms
was left vacant This once goes TO
Representative clendaniel, of sussex
county. who was absent today. The
members desire to give Mr.. Clendaniel
opportunity 10 make his own selection
for the ONCE. In this slate Whining,
ton gets one Office, bill clerk, and rural
New Castle the attorney Up until to-
day Harry X. Hoch, OF Wilmington, was
supported by a majority Of the New
Castle county members in caucus, but
at the caucus this morning, Mr.. Walker
received six votes, Mr.. Hoch. 2, and
Percy w Green, T. Senator l.. Heisler
Bali Is reported to have gotten several
members TO change from Hoch TO
Walker, today.
The House convened this morning
shortly after A O'Clock. Mr.. Corbit i'm
mediately moved for a recess until i.3O
O'Clock. Representative McNabb. Demo-
orat, said speaking for the minority
members, he would ask the majority
not TO leave them in the same position
as they did yesterday when recess was
taken until o'clock and the majority
members did not come back 10 the
House until after O'Clock. He said
he did not consider IL fair 20 the mi !
nOrity.
III you want TO stay away longer
come back at the time specified and |
take another recess" suggested Mr.. Nc
Nabb.
Mr.. Corbit said he thought the point
was we'll taken. The Republican MEM
bers then went into caucus.
Although the Senate recessed until
10 O'Clock this morning the body did not
reconvene when the Senators arrived.
Nine OF the Republican Senator's. in
cluding Senators Walker and Handy.
went into conference which lasted until
after 4 o'clock. Senator's Long. Brown
and Pool were not in the conference.
None of-the Senators would make a
statement when they left the confer
snce 30 90 10 luncheon. but II was still
that an effort would be made
% oust Senator Long as president pro
em and elect Senator Short as presid-
ng officer in his stead
10 Confer with Governor.
Governor Townsend this morning re-
lewed his invitation Of yesterday. for
he Republican members TO meet him
n his office this afternoon, 10 discuss
organization plans. Yesterday. only the
senator's were invited. Today the invl-
alton was TO all Of the members of both
houses, and II was accepted i,3O O'Clock {
being the time set for the conference.
sftern0on OF Conferences.
The action OF the Democratic MEM
1ers OF the Senate In throwing their
i've votes to Senator Long at noon yes
ierday thereby electing him President
pro tenn. OF that body apparently tlgh-
tened the deadlock in the House for the
time being at least When a recess was
Iaken at 3i5 o'clock yesterday after
loon the entire situation seemed TO be
up in the air."
There is no doubt but that the Demo- j
ratio move greatly upset plans that
lad been laid by some Republican lead 7
RS for organizing the Senate. 10 was {
ully expected by many that Senator J
hort would eventually be landed for '
residing officer. Some Of the dry {
saders were accused OF having a hand :
D putting Long across and many Re {
ublicans refused TO believe anything S
ut that some sort OF deal was made 4
With The Democrats. Senators CORN v
~ and Murphy continued to sit tight I
nd repeat their original statement that