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QUESTION RIGHT
Of BILL CLERKS
TO HOLD OFFICE
Unless Elected According 10
Law Legislation May be
InyaIIdated.
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Dover. Jan. 4-The House ~ Rep
rasantativea had very brief session
Yesterday afternoon. Speaker Culver
called tho members 90 order ~ 2fb
o'clock and afteeu minutes Inter al
journrnent was taken FOR tho day Tho
nrrt huelncsa 90 ~ considered v-aa
the rules under which the iolnt ees-
alons ~ the House and senata will l,e
conducted Thay were read AMI refer
red 20 the riios committee which win
report fayorahy on them. probably
! today.
Sergeant a. Arms Thomas sperr-y
announced n messenger from The Sen
ate and C1ilef Clerk Ralph n Winga,o
/ ~ that body presented tae House con
rurrent resolution which nxes Monday.
/ February =, 80 the last dav on which
new legislation will be accepted Tho
/ senate had concurrol tu THE resolu-
/ lion and u - nov effective ~ both
/ branches.
/ Ona Of the vexailoua proA,ie-ne ~
organizing tho Tlnuea wac eglvnd dur
| ing The afternoon when Loo Truit'.
| 81 Milford was sworn On by Speaker
Culver as blll clerk fpr tho House. He
| was the choice ~ 'hn majority mnfu-
bers at ihelr ru.t'a soreraI weeks
ago and no was named ln tho POINT
resolution adopted hy tha House re
the session on TUESDAY IIowever
when this ioint resolution got 90 fhs
senate ~ was amended
Juat what tho amsndmnnt really
meant eome ~ tho members Thorn
aelyee al not eae1n tn know but 'y'her
he amendment v-as referred bark 'r
IN HOUSE 'ho latter body co7~urrrd
in 81. ] was Tho general understand.
Ing that tho Senate amendment h7J
made the Joint resolution concur
rent resolution. although mn tho mem
hers did not agree ON THE point
Joint resolution would hpvo p,
60 GO tho governor for h.s signature
\ concurrent resolution dOea not have
Coo Dee signed Do. tho chief executive
IEpwever it is claimed by ail tho moru
hers the hill clerks in both house
have 20 be appointed through ~
medium ~ r. joint resolution. in fs~i
norned IN law. for joint resolution
, ls. ln effect tho same ~ Jaw pareo.
- tho Legislature
THE naming 81 tho iiu clerk IN
/ 'TfN'NfINni FNfNiNilNN mas fflsNfi IN
question 81 their leTal right 20 serv,
. y - tho contention that II they are 2
hold orica tw virtue - oou-urreu
resolution only then any lsglalati"
that might ha parsod and handled %
. them could rlghnullv ha attacked 20
20 its conStltutlonalitv This e 90
grave question % lot pes@ withou
serious consideration by both house
, ana ~ i~ "a IA ssttled. probably tOdal
after legal advice has hon sough,
However. tho ffou~e was advise
that - could swear In thu bill clsr
II and no could serve and that the qu~s
a ton 81 his legal appointment by joir
. resolution could 10 settled 81 any tin
10 during tho secession. The. therefore.
10 what was done and Mr. Truitt VI
. assume charge ~ tho Office at one
o The question ~ how n legally ~
r. point him viii Ia settled later
. The House adjourned ~ c30 uni
o - o'clock noon today The rules wei
n not suspended 20 inset az 30 30 o'cloc
this morning as waa the cass yeate
n day morning. The Senate. hOwevs
!. will convene ut 1890 o'clock today