Smyrna times., 1927-01-12
CREATE TWO NEW JOBS To END
DEADLOCK IN STATE SENATE
w. f. ALLEN ELECTED PRESI-
DENT AND SENATE ORGANIZES
House Notified and Appoints Commit
tee Jointly With Senate to Tell Gov
ernOr and Legislature Adjourned

moved the barrier which prevented the
Organization Of the upper body of the
General Assembly during the early
part of last week. The new Jobs are
that of assistant to the secretary to
the president pro TEN and an assist
ant to the sergeant-at-arms and when
the dissenting members were permit
ted to make the choice for these plac-
es objection to Senator Jester, of Har-
rington, naming the page We're with
drawn. The Senate was called to or
der shortly before o'clock Thursday
and the new slate agreed upon by the
Democratic members was elected by
a strict party vote of 9 to z, Senator
Simonton, Of Wilmington, Republican,
being the only absent member. Sen
Eator William F. Allen, of Seaford,
about whose candidacy for president
pro tenn bitter fight has been waged
with Senators Latchum and Willard
F. and Harry M. Deputy leading the
opposition, was elected. Other offic-
ers elected were: E. Frank Locates,
former Representative, of Laurel, sec
retary Of the Senate; Fireman Bennett
Of Milford, assistant to the secretary
Of the Senate; Charles w. Jones, of
Townsend, bill clerk; Rev. Charles w.
Spry, Of Magnolia, chaplain; James
J.. Wolcott, of Dover, attorney; John
Q. Spicer, Of Georgetown, sergeant
alarms; Joshua Bennett, Milford, as
sistant sergeant-at-arlns; Amos Min
ner, page; Clifford Jones, Smyrna,
document clerk; John Galloway, of
telephone messenger, and
John E. Mayhem, of Milford, reading
clerk. John w. Arthurs, of Kenton,
was appointed secretary of the Senate
BY President Pro Tenn. Allen, and his
was confirmed. The Of
fees Of assistant to the secretary of
the Senate and assistant sergeant-at-
arms are new positions created under
the Constitutional rights of the Sen
ate to elect a president pro TEN. and
such other officials as the body may
ieem necessary" The slate was
agreed upon in a conference of Demo |
cratic State Senators earlier in the af- |
,ernoon. The Senate convened at 2.40 |
o'clock, and the Democratic majority |
proceeded to elect their slate of of |
icers. The Republicans supported |
Senator Frank Pool for president pro
en-, and also placed in nomination
opposing candidates for the other Of
icers on the Democratic slate.
Senator Allen Accepts Responsibilities
Senator Allen, in accepting the po-
;ition Of president protein, made a
,rief speech in which he said "words
all me to fully express my apprecia-
ion of having been selected as presid-
ng officer of the Senate. | realize the
responsibilities that rest upon me and
shall endeavor to do my full duty
s presiding officer. want both Re
tublican and Democratic members Of
he Senate to feel that | am here to
erve the best interests Of the State
Without regard to thir political affilia-
ion" As soon as organization Of the
enate was completed, the House was
otified, and two House resolutions
5ere concurred in by the Senate.
One of these concurrent resolutions
allied for the appointment of a joint
to wait upon Governor
johnson and inform him that both
ranches of the Legislature were or
anized and ready to receive his an
ual message. The committee, com
rising Representative Virden, Curry
nd Carrow, and Senators David Lat
hum and Pool, reported back to their
espective bodies that they had CON
erred with the Governor over the tel
phone at Wilmington and the Cover
or had informed them he would be
eady to read his message at IL
clock noon, Monday. s
Another House resolution was then
oncurred in by the Senate, that both 1
odies adjourn until IL o'clock Mon
ay morning.
The Senate convened at 12.45 o'clock '
thursday, and after being in session /,
bout three minutes, recessed, on mo !
on Of Senator Hall, Democrat, until ]
30 o'clock in the afternoon. K
Jester Names Page for Democrats
The Democratic Senators had been '
l conference for nearly two hours
revious to the short session, but fail
d to reach an agreement on organi- l
alton at that time. The early after
oon conference which preceded the
Dnvening Of the Senate, however, was {
roductive Of better results. The ques- [
on of naming a page by Senator les /
sr, Of Harrington, which resulted in j
ne deadlock was surmounted in the !
aucus BY permitting Jester to name {
ne page, and Senator Latchum to {
anne an assistant sergeant-at-arms in '
ddition to the sergeant-at-arms, pre- {
iously allotted to him. /
When the Senate convened Thurs
ay morning Lieutenant Governor An i
erson was in the chair and the invo- i