Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
LOWER HOUSE Of
LEGISLATURE IS
QUICKLY ORGANIZED
Members Ready for Business in
Record Time and Without
q Hitch.
WILL MEET DAILY At 1880
Special p,spstch Prom Every Evenings
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NJ William J MeVcy.
Dover. Jan. When thc House Of j
Representatives rcconvened yesterday I
afternoon following the recess at
nuon for lunch. tho m.mhsrs pro-
coded. without delay. 10 organization /
hN N. election az tho various Candi- /
dates Tor the several Offices at the
disposal ~ this branch OF tho terisla- /
turs Tho caucus several weeks ago
hnd made all nominations. with the
exception ~ attorney and all the
kinks incident Co the selection of
men 90 fiii political offices had been
irvnea cut So that there was smooth
sailing from start TO finish and the
business 20 tho House In this respect
moved sions Hike So much well oiled
machinery. IN. slat. a. nominated
az tho caucus ~ tho pcmo ratic
majority meine.rr went through with
uut change The Republican minor
40 members had arranged their slate
ana while all 10 the Republican niom-
h.r, were cosnizant 90 the fact that
ther. WAS No possibility % any ~ their
candidates. being eicCted they gave
hom what might b. termed com
plimen'ar, vote just tho same and
stood soiidly hack ~ every ono Of their
nominees
1hs sev-ral candidates elected wor,
published IN Every Evening yesterday.
uN csrh ballot tho vc,a stood 20 for
thu pomocratic candidate and II for
thr Republican candidate Tho mi
uouty was short On. member. Rep
rvventatiy. George n. short, ~
'i'nretusn. who was unable 90 at
tend be suse ~ illness.
When this matter had heon disposed
uf Representative J. Rogers Nolcomb.
~ New Castle. thu majority whip or
uuur leader IN the Mouse. offered and
he HOUSE adopted resolution To ad-
wise tho senate the House Of Repre-
ssn'stlN~- had organized and was
ready o. rr~,c.d 20 business Rep
rss~utstiv- Nclccrh then offered a
rssolution authorizing the speaker 10
npuolnt -four members 90 thu House
whu. ~ith the speaker. shall constitute
Committee ON rules for the House
The sam. resolution further providcs
hat the rules 81 the psth session 90
thr General Assembly. the last session
%" the tcnporar, rules untn the said
,ummittee On rules shall have PRIV
l'ared and presented their report and
permanent rules shall have been
odopied
spesker samuel y Culver. ~ Del
mar appointed the following 10 serve
N ne rules COMMITTEES: representa-
Two J. RoGers Holcomh. OF New
Castle, ]. W. n. Cooper. ~ Wyoming.
10th p~mo'rAia. Who. with the
speaker viii constitute ,h. majority OF
-. a -
lienefonte. IN. minority floor leader
and George n short 81 Georgetown
Representative nolcornb NEXT offered
md the House adopted resolution
authorizing the speaker, the chairman
&C the COMMITTEES on revised statutes
WIS 10 Representative HolcOu,h. and
the chairman ~ thu committee on
pessed hills. who L. Representative
Ew,ssi y Nelson. ~ Frankford. ~
'unsutute a committee 20 arrange for
ne employment Of stenographsT~
Hnd typirts FOR The hous. This
,ummrtce In 90 have supervision over
s.'h employees during the present scs.
son. III. same resolution also directed
goo state Librarian 20 furnish the said
Dmployes. upon order from this com.
mlttse. from the state supplies now In
hand. such supple. e. may be neces.
sary for the Performance ~ their du.
tics
speaker Culver announced his ap.
puintmsrt 81 the twenty eight com
mittces 80 the ncuee. In making ihos,
ssle,tions he orsnrises hts best judg
ulont ss 20 tho CIVILIZATIONS 81 ever,
man te named or a particular com
uliitee O. handle the business that VII
D. assigned 90 that committee and IN.
result - hts Efforts VAS generally ap
piaudod after the list had becom'
known. The minority members ar,
siton liberal representation on ever,
committee. Al 90 them consist 81 sew
on members % which four are Demo
Gratis and tire. Republicans
Representative Bolcomb suhrnitte,
tho following Joint resolution: BE /
rrsolNed b. the House o. Representa-
ives The senate concurring therein
that lfv Truitt be and IL hereby az
pointed and authorized 10 act and q
surNs a. ban clerk % ne House q
Representatives and Walter 4. Done
van be- and L. hereby selected. appcin,
81 and authorized 90 act and 20 sew
80 hin clerk az the Senate.
This was .avcn thr-. readings ~
referred Co the Senate for concur
r.nc,. 10 vac found the selection o: IN
hil slerk 10 both branches 81 the Les
Islatur. has 20 be done BY law a Join
resolution hs.nE b. effect. tho sam
n- passing r. law. and the rcsolutio
fnf tn Dc sirned by tho governor Tn.
s The only office either branch has (
M that has to he Allied On th.s nanne'