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DOVER, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1901.
VOL. 42.
NO. 82
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Will the Republican Commandant Call off
and Aid the Gasman to Senate?
TELES OR. BALL DELAWARE MIST ELECT SENATORS.
But the Congressman-Elect Replies
That she Cannot Eleot any Until j
Addioks Gets Out of the Way.
-Democrats Vote Against
Changing From Their
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of oleomargarine or Imitation butter
except in its original color resembling
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repeals all other "iOleo" lewislauion in
eluding the law requiring all T 'oieo"
Packages to be ladled 'Cilomargar
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'The Grangers .of Delaware swept
down upon the State capita) yesterday
and their delegation was so largo/that
i/t had ito ibe accorded '.he hall of the
■House of Representatives for a hear
■tag.
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The farmers caim'e here to importune
the legislators to piss .he .bills now be
fore them ceasing lihe commutation of
State taxes to the various railroad
«»mpainteis during business through
the S.at'e, and fixing the annual tax
of the Delaware Rail read Ooim.pany at
$80,000, the P„ W. & B. Railroad Com
pany at $60,000, the W. & N. Railroad
Company at $3,000, and the .D., M. &
V. Company -at $3,200.
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The Grangers argued .hat either the
I railroad corporations or '.hie farmers
must be taxed to meet the increased
demand for State revenue. The general
incorporation law was looked to for the
increased demands for revenue, but it
had fallen far short of expectations.
A. 'N. 'Brown cf Wyoming, was t'he
spokesman tor the Grangers, and made
on exhaustive plea in their behalf.
Chandler's bill preventing the sale
iue."
Wilmington Gets 830,000 Present.'
The fight tor $30,000, or one-half the
jjguor Hcens© 1 revenue of the city of
Stete'to^the mayor^anToouncil^of Wi\ !
Statt*© too th'6 tmta'yiOT a.ntd OO'Uiiitcil of Will -
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mington came up m .he House and ;
proved a battle royal .between the rural
nimn ^n,, r r,,, Tk a « Kn nnn I
an (1 the edit y nucinilbf'rs. Thô ^60.000,
mow collected in Wilmington Is paid
into the State, treasury and goes te-|
ward .the school and other public ex- [
penses. This new bill was recently j
amended so that every Incorporated
city and .town .should receive half of its
liquor revenue returned ito lit by the
State treasurer. This was intended to
'interest all the legislators who are
residents of these cities and still to
give Wilmington the advantage. The
other towns outside would receive $20,
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000, reducing the State's receifrts $ron
$70,000 ito $20,000.
Representatives Monaghan and Rob
erttsion fought hard for the bill, but.
were opposed alb every advance by ]
Representative Clark, who declared
thait the State, after all, was the pro
iteotar and guardlam of all .law and all
public interests and money is required
to run the government amid the State
could not afford to .make a clear gift
Itlo the oitteis of $35,000. Dr. Mloore hlsb
fought upon ttihe same ground. ;
Representative Monaghan idieiclmirea
the receipts from .the toaarparatikm aßt
would far exceed the loss to the State
of Ithis license money.
The Monaghan bill passed the House
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Yea—Baynard, Dayeitt, Ewing, Har -
esity, Heilley, Hltehens, Hodgson, Hol
comb, Hutchinson, Layton, Monaghan,
Pepper, Ralph, Robertson, Shallcross
Sootteu, Warren, West, Fllnn—19.
■Nlay—Aron, Ohamdler, Clark, Clen
daniiel, Gloioden, Hr am, Hope, Long
Moore, Pilling, Shoalt, Vinyard, White,
Wright and Speaker McCommons-15.
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850 Fine f-r PWO.K Owl
The Allee slot machine bills making
it a imlsidieim'eiain'oir -too maiLiitajlTi, own. or
operate a slot machine to this State
under penalty of $50 fine for each
offense, or imprisonment for not less,
thirty days passed the House
Tike
by .this vote:
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Monday by unanimous vote,
bill was devised and drawn by Senator
Allee who thinks the operation' of,
these machines ini this State" a flagrant.
violation of the Constitution and have)
started many young men on a down
ward career.
Congregation May Again Elect.
The Senate Monday passed the .bill
-/repealing Ithe peculiar tow passed iby
' v tost General Assembly whereby
the Mieilhodiat -tihiurohes o»f itihe State
j hjiva -been unable *tx> elect tihieir trus
i K,, i h„ „„ k„™ _i
j tats, but nave been compelled to acoep ;
trustees appointed by ,the .pastor or I
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I presiding elder. The law of two years
ago, '"An act in relation to religious
sooletUs," simply directs the various,
ch.urah societies to elect .'heir trustees
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Wilmington's New Govcr. ment. r
The Wilmington city charter bills,' f
providing for th!e eteo.ion of a mayor. '
whose duty it shall be to appoint the!
il,£ ada of the various dapar:nioius anu
which .heads of departments .hall eon
«Wtute his .cabins., and providing t.
making new .wards of the city, so that
«ach legislative «Metrict will constitute,
a ward, and tha. live members at large!
; and two members from each district : t
shall constitute the City Council, was
presented In the Senate by Senator j
' n accordance with their church laws
and as ' ld0 Methodist discipline calls j
îo,r uhe election of trustees by the,
paator or elder, Ln order mo avoid the j
failure of congregations in small places ■
bo eleot, .the bigger churches which
•hiave large dongregational meeting.' !
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'wore thus deprived of naming their,
trustees iby ballot.
Senator Abbot: introduced an act .to!
create a State Railroad Commission |
wh ich is in line with the legislation to j
get more revenue from thie railroad? !
after 'this year.
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Senator Groves presented a .measun |
for the improvement .of ecihooi houses!
for colored children in this State, and '
carrying with it an appropriation of
$6,000 to put .these ibuildings in good!
repair.
Senator Groves also .presented an 'to.
in relation to closing the county offleo !
of New Oastle county at noo i on Sir .
; urd'ays.
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! »^teM?wiüh aVlew ofhi.ving both
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eaimmlttees sit jointly in hearing and
; , di charter bill It is a :
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I revolutionizing of the cif.y goveoan-!
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«* W.lm.,ngton and would make
k ^ el - v U 0 Publican, but as the Demo
orats -must support the measure to pass.
it by a liwo-tlhirds vote, they Will prob- 1
aibly ibe allowed to amend it. One
amendment suggested is to allow the
minority party one-third of the depart
mental officers and the mayor's
cabinet.
Pillory, But no Slot Machines.
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tee ion Crimes and Punishments, in the.
Housie reported unfavorably and thus!
practically killed the Senate bill to
abolish '.'he pillory as a me.'hod of,
but. corporal punishment, and the old in
by ] strumeint of torture will probably stay.
yihe 'committee made a favorable report
Q. n too abolition from the Stale of
all gambling slot machines—the Allee bill
.Hutchinson 's bill providing that the
L evy Cqurt of each county Shall pay!
a rane , a , m f 0 r the extermination of
,j l , aiW j C|g( ain( j .placing 'the reward at 50.
; , a j le , ac i f or ©a.0h .hawk's scalp pre- j
se inted under affidavit that the bird ;
aßt of p re y was .j, n toe State, was!
p resan jtod Monday. j
.chairman Hope of the Committee
priva , |0 oor-piorations reported favor
, ably thie measure allowing the Ferris
- School $100 each, without!
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>«« ™ild ducks .and geese from thxs
State into other States. All of .these
t . 0 , othE ome fowls must now he killed
^ fj0nBumption
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Mr. Robertson Introduced his Boa^
of Trade bills substituting a tax of 50
less, cents on the capital stock .invested for.
fhe .present inquisitorial mannfactur
; ors' tax.
limit for boys committed there by the.
courts from each county to th* State.]
' Justices o-f the Peace may also com-!
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The House passed the Senate amend-!
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■ment to ithe bill .prohibiting the shdp
of,
on( ] grade certificates wil' ;be held to
! Dover on Saturday, 'February, 16 in the
public school building. Only those
■teachers whose certificates have ex
Teachers' Examination.
An exomtoiatiion for the first .and sec
.bill | pined wdil'l attend this examination.
'J. E. CARROLL,
Ruptt. Schools Kent Oo.
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Ninth Annual Session of the
Delaware Jurisdiction.
ADOPTED NEW STEP-RATE PLAN.
Grand Recorder's Report Shows
That $98,000 has Been Paid to
Stricken Homes in This State
Since Last February's Ses
sion in Dover.-Supreme
Officers Present.
The ndauth •ammual meefciimg of the
Grain'd 'Dodge of Delaware, Ancient Or
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I dler of u ™' t,od Workmen .began to
I Smyrna yesterday,
! Workman George .M.
Grand Master
Steveinaon of
^niyrna, presiding. This will prolbably
pa :>nr ! ^ le mo ' 81 important meetings
j of thie Grand .Lodge ever held, as the
matter of changing 'the assessment
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f - ,J 'm the level to the graded plan will
' cwn ® lbefo ' 116 members. There are
flf[ y- flve repreaentx,lives from the
'fhtrty-.two lodges in the State, besides
»rand officers in attendance. Wil
m 1,11 S' 1 '™' I-odgc, No 1, has fifteen
repreeeni.a.ives, a.nd Industry Lodge,
No ' 2 ' ,lwt,h of Wilmington, has nine,
Diamond Lodge, No. 9, of 'Dover, Is|
: t ' h ' ; l3,nly tod «® out ofWilimlngton which; a
two representatives, having over
j 200 >n®nxbers.
The cession of a large slice of the
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Stat ' s of Pennsylvania to Delaware is
* >a 'mnit iiGr of crG.a!' i , n | toP'rrßit' 40 tiho 'XVimric
a mu.i.er ox grea. mi*re« to tne •worK
: men of the State. Through the efforts
, of Grand Master Stevenson the Grand
U1 «nositr anevemson, tne urama
I/hIcg O'f Pf' , ninsvlv3 , nii'fi fY'fNT > iî , fl Pi$l tn
fo^e^elalare^^urL ictlon
S.ve over Delaware jurisdiction,
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that section of Chester county lying
i south and west of the line of the Wil
mington & Northern Railroad, com
mencing a't the Delaware State line
! and extending northwestwardly to
! Coatesville and then south of the line
j of the Pleminsyilvaniia railroad which
. extends westwardly from Ooatesville
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, to the line of Lancaster county. This
j j ä |, n consideration that the Delaware
d Lodge ©hall place an organizer
., n t , lle Chester.and add fifty new
members to the Lodge already there,
of, xyj.iin.out cost
G rain 4 Lodge,
to the Pennsylvania
Almosit all of the required number
0 f members have been secured, S. L.
pg.^jg .and Charles M. Muroh of Wil
ming on, having been actively engaged
in bringing In additional members to
.the Chester lodge,
of in hits annual report Grand Master
50. Stevenson reoomimen'da the appaint
j ment of a .permanent organizer for
; this jurisdiction, especially for the aid
of weak lodges in the rural districts
j He suggests this as more .beneficial
on;'thou allowing each lodge $3.50 for
every member taken in. "In my opin
lion," the Grand Master 'Workman says,
"the man who .pays to get in this or
as follows:
Geungie M. 'Steveimsiom, Smyrna; Past
Gra p, a Master Workman,
50 Ija>elkiey> .■vp.iimtagtom; Grand .Foreman,
for. T ^ Deimar; Grand Overseer
BenJam1n A GtovÆ8i Marohallton;
Grand Redorder, Charles E. Woods,
Wilmtogton; Grand Receiver, Edgar
A. Finley; Grand. Guide, Dr. H. W.
Grand Inside Watchman,
the. any other organization is the one who
s ays to and is not suspended month
after month for non-payment of as
; seasmeuts."
The report also congratulates the
I members of the Finance Committee of
the Order, Who have done such excel
lent work during the year..
The officers of the Grand Lodge are
Grand .Master Workman,
Frank P.
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Howell;
Curtis Kirk; Grand Outside Watch
Caleb S. Watson ; Grand Medical
man,
Examiner, Dr. Lewis W. Flton, all or
Wiilmtaglllon»
Grand Trustees— Dr. J, W. M ^ck
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THE THREE COUNTY
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
Governor Hunn Chooses Professors
Jones, Carroll and Davis, Rospeo
lively, and Senate Confirms.
•Goveraor Humm yesterday lappainKied
th;e itiiiree «uper.Lnuiiiidiemlts of public
actooioLa for ;th*e Sbaiae of Deliawiane for
t'he term of two years, each.
They
are:
Daniel B. Jones of Townsend, for
New Castle county; Jaunies E. Carroll
of Dower, {or Ren;, county ; Leon H.
Duvûs of Greenwood, for Sussex county.
Cornelius B. Freair was also
pclni.ed State Librarian.
The Senate met to executive. session
aind confirmed all four appointments.
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JOHN W. CLARK BORN
HERE DIES NEAR DENTON.
One of Thirteen Children he Started
Out Poor But Acquired 1,000
Acres of Fine Farm Land.
A special i.o 'the Morning News of
y.st.rday from Denton Md. saiys:
J-hn Wesley Clark, Sr., a prominent
and wealthy citizen of this county, died
at bis home in Tuckahoe. Neck on Fr,i
day evening last at 6 .o'clock, .after a
short Illness from a severe ab.iaok of '
grip, aged 76 years, lit is estimated '
■that he leaves an estate of at least
$50,000, being the owner of 1,000 acres
of excellent farm land .and valuable
mill proper.y, and stock in the Denton
Natlomai Bank valued .at $8,000. Mr.
(Hark assisted in the organization of
that institution in 1881, und his excel
tent business qualifications 'have con
tribu.ed much to its success, he' having
retained a dlrectomlhlp there until his
The deceased was born mar Dover. !
Delaware, and was one of a family of; 1
thirteen children of John and Mary!
Clark, his father and mother attaining 1
the ages of 84 and 90 years, respective- j
ly. On .December 24, 1846, Mr. Clark!
married Mary E. Smith, of near Dover,'
and 'to them six 'children were born: !
Robert. Mary M.. Laura. John W„ Jr..;
.Sarah M. and Anna, -all of .whom are
still living. He was .a conslatent and.
earnest member of the Methodist!
Pro,testaUt Church and strictly temper- ;
a te in his habits. Always ,a 'Democrat 1
he never sought or held public office.
His pro.speri.ty shows him .to have been |
a man of energy 'and intelligence, and
his farm property is laimoug the finest
-in the county.
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SO SAY THE FARîŸlERS.
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Caunery Reverse» and Low Prices
Offered Discourageing Those who
Grew Tons Last Year.
Bowers iDel., February 13. ;
The -grip, which prevailed in this
surrounding neighborhood for 'the past
three weeks, is on .the decrease, and
the .majority of those who were con
fined to their rooms with it, are now
'convalescent.
During the presen. cold wave .the
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■bay contains acres of floating
which is a great 'bother to maviga.ion I
■Should the wilnd blow a stiff breeze
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tor twelve hours from the northeast/
now
for Messrs. Stevenson and Johnson
to become proprietors .the .present year
of .the Beach Hotel here, noiw conduct
ed by G. W. Flaeh. Should the above
named young business mem ibe success
ful in their efforts, .we wish them much
future success, and lilhialt they will give
bo their guests and the public at large
as good satisfaction as Mr. F. M— did ;
during his proprietorship in .the year!
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The public school here that was !
closed the pas. week owing to the ill- j
ness of the teacher, Mis3 Lydia Martin, !
The few wlho anticipate
this shore would be .blocked mountains
high with drifted ice.
The outlook is favorable
of 1896.
lopEoed! on .Monday last with a full at
tendance.
Thie outlook at present is .that but
few tomato canneries iwill be run in
this county the present year, owing to
the vast amount of canned; tomatoes
now on -the market and the low prices
offered.
running the present year .will not pay
over $5 .per ton to thie growers, «■;•»*. the
growers say that it will not pay to
grow them at the named figures . and
many of the farmers have come to the
conclusion that ft 'Will pay 'better to
continue raising 40c. corn, $6 hogs and
$7 beef and make 25c. ibultitler than to
go half bent picking tomatoes on a 'hot
September day to the mldelt of the
mosquitoes, averaging item tons to the
acre.
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Will Consist of Three Members at $1,800
Annually and be Non-Partisan.
TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM EXCESSIVE TARIFE RATES.
Other Matters of Importance Which
Have Passed the Houses.-Wife
Beating Bill Becomes a Law
After Some Objection in
the House for Fear it
Would Disgrace Wives
and Child ren.-The
Pillory tj ho
Continued.
lAJI ' t ' hipe ' e factions engaged in the
triangular fight tor two United States
8MBto » ** tor six
3,114 "" oUtop lf » r tour y 0 -'^, have 'held ,
d:at,ta,et concusses this week.
The u, nion or Addicks Republicans !
' met i,a ' thia S;ate Higusc .parlor to for-1 ^
' malI T COILSldOT caurae on future
^"ation and incidentally to hear the j
re l >011: °f State Senator Allee who
we ' n,t - 'With other pnomtoemit Union Re
publicans of the State, as a committee 1
to Washington on .Saturday and be d ! f
conferences with .National Chairman!
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'"'"T, ^ ' 0 " h ' ers of ,th ' 9 'Naironal J
°°" tae ' At ^ ! ^ e ,f ey went Jt
Wa * glV T
were only af.er the apponniment of
OjUunel D P Sarnard as collector of;
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wmicwce, and .that .the Republican ;
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H n Comeresoman elect I ouis
TJ, who waTto W^hin^
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his geat^as Delaware's lone represen
ta;£i , ve , alKl bo Dr BjH ^ ohairman U
;aVtege J 1 w have £a:M . ' .
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"The Republicans 'have carried the
State (meaning Delaware), and n oW
you must: get together. You could not
lllav ^ carried it withicnrt the aiaais tance
of eacih other, aind there is «no reason
Why you should noit now take the same
harmoinious action. You MUST elect ,
two United States Senators, be they
; Addicks and 'DuPont or Addicks and
j anybody else. 'WJe have no quarrel
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j tio Washington, and the outcome of
this week's conference remains a se- 1
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with Addicks."
cret, as all were .pledged to reveal
nothing. Senator Allee, who is also
their State chairman, simply said :
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"There Is no change in the situation,
and we do ulot expect any change from
I *'he other side until something drops
\ in a few days. Tuen there will be two
by Republican
I Republicans elxcted
! voltes."
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In the Regular Republican confer
; eue« they simply decided to accept the
reply of the Unions ..'hat no proposi
tion, no matter if it included two of
the best Union Republicans, could be
accepted by them unless it included '
Addicks, and to go on voting for the;
men of their original choice. Repr:
sentative Baynard, who was supposed
'to be a close friend of Mr. Addicks,
but Who has been invited to the Regu
lar conferences lately, announced to
the conference that he. Intended to
change hie vote to leave no stone un
; turned and to leave no sacrifice undon .
that would stand in the way of elect ;
i :!ng two United S ates Senators. Ther ,
! was .much speculation as to what Mr j
j Baynard intended to do, and when, to j
! joint session the Wilmingtonian voted,
for DuPont and Richards the Regulars
manifested much surprise., as he has!
been supporting independent candi- j
dates. Notwithstanding that he Is get-;
ting farther and farther away fröm|
ithem, 'the Union iRcpublicans are I
counting solidly on Mr. Baynard's vote j
to the final round-up next month.
The Democrats held a conference ln I
the third story of the .State House, j
Senialtor .Slaugh'ter, their permanent j
chairman, presiding. .Steveral Of the
friends Of Formier Attorney-General
John Biggs wanted to change from the
caucus nominees, and throw "bou
quets" among other dlstnngulghied,
Democrats, especially Biggs and For
mer Governor Tumnell, but there was ;
1'itltle support for this idee, that they !
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öbanKi tjogietiher for <t;h.e
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caucus nomii
T!he Democrats are watching every
possible development in «he BepubM-f,
can lines, and should «here 'be any ait
ite'mp; to elect Ad dicks by absenteeism,
they will see bo It that enough Regu
lars are induced to act with them—(the
Democrats—-to walk ouit and break the
quorum.
A Laugh on Mr. MonaghdiC'"'
,Tbe 11110,31 am)U ^ li K incident of the
pZlTXn C^Sa^oÏ
, gtott (Dem. .Wilmington)
arise and vote on the long lerm prouo
®ition, he was busy in conversation
^ llth ,panmer 0i,t y Soliioitor Robert G.
iwömingto^SOOOO ^ *** reSt ° re
«cense revenue'annually, Which had
jus: passed the House as a result of
his hard and effectual work. Several
^Presenta/tMes on the other side ure
f e ' die M,an| a®Wan with the response:
Bd, T? A ' dd " :ks -" ® n(1 W»
' n ' amie was «ailed yesterday, Mr. Mon
aghan jumped to his feet and .shouted:
®^ard Addicks," and every
thing was still as death.
Then in urn ins.amt, Mr Monaghan
with uplifted hand and flushed face!
advanced to th
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n ? y ''. The whole -assembly forgot its
^''sni.y and became convulsed in an
uproar. President Ellison tapped with
' hlS to re ' st0 ' re ord ' er ' but lih< " m ~
' arilty l0 ' nly » Pew * Mr - Monaghan taking
»le in good spirits. Final,,,
Chairman Ellison arose and gave his
***'* ^ th " mp WhJeh sm ' a,ähed th «
"T,*"? 1 tot ° ,TOrteen spM,ntera and
,lh ®' aus '' 1 wa3 lturn ' ed t:> th,e c,h:ailTra:an -
xnla T ^ SE f' 3 ' : '° P ' j? e Democrats
trl€d 10 con ® 3 e Mr ' M^n^hx.n, who
.was called to
'Of t'he liquor
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— it, I imlean Richard R. Ken
■w.as then feeling sore about this mis
take, and one said: '"Well, you see how
who
th'ëy'll
tiranade the first
1 fsel so.rry for him."
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gws over.
"Yos," replied th,e Wilmintgitoniian, "I ^
feel^orry foir :ihe mam whio wen't over
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lio-day. "
.Senator Brasure presented a bill yes
, ter day afternoon requiring all trans
portation companies 'doing business in
this State to provide free transporta
tlon to members oif the judiciary and
all S.iate officials and members of the
-General Assembly While they hold
their respective offices,
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The Democrats fought for the main
tennnee of the State .detective service
ami fo , r t , he Democratic officials
now
! enjoying chose offices, but the Knox
q>ill abolishing them passed by a strict
party vote, a minority repor: intend'"
{.> save the detectives being voted
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Knox's bill providing tor sanitary
barber shops and a barber's commis
sion was .introduced in the Senate.
Mr. Gooden's bill -.o have "incom
patabili.y of temper" inserted in .the
grounds far divorce was killed by an
unfavorable report,
' The Oregon 'Legislature's resolution
favoring she election of Senators by
the people, was road to the Senate,
The Senate joint resolution, appointe
tog Hiram R. Burton, John D. Town
send, Jr., and Emory B. Biggin direc
tors on the part of the State of the
Farmers' Bank at Georgetown, pissed
the House yesterday afternoon.. For
. the Farmers' Bank .a': Dover, Thomas
; c. Roe, George H. Murray .and 'Charles
, W. Lord were appointed rtireciors. fo? "
j toe State. r
j The House/also passed the Senate
joint resolution, appointing a caromlt
tee of flvS to anrange for :he legislators
.attending the inaugural ceremonies at
j Washington on the foiurth of March.
The bill introduced by Mr. Flton, do
.ing away with the .hundred tax col
I lectors and restoring the full duties
j in collecting to the couhty treasurer
I House yesterday lafbernOon. The bill,
j jf passed, will save Nieiw Castle county
j $15,000 annually,
In joint session to-dlay Fariow,
Maull and Hordetity were absent,
The Regular Republicans voted for
DuPont, lie usual, om the first ballot
; and 'the three Independent Republican«
! continued their support of Higgins.
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and receiver of taxes, came up to the
■Rird Supported by Regulars.
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