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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

At a session of the General Assembly of the State of Delaware, convened and held at Dover, on Tuesday, the fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and eleventh,

Messrs. Charles H. McWhorter, Calvin W. Crossan and Colin Ferguson, of New Castle County; and

Messrs. William H. Cooper, John E. Collins and Beniah L. Lewis, of Kent County; and

Messrs. Hugh Martin, Thomas Bacon and John B. Dorman, of Sussex County,

Appeared and took their seats.

The late Clerk, Charles W. McFee, called the Senate to order.

On motion of Mr. Martin, Mr. McWhorter was appointed Speaker pro tempore.

On motion of Mr. Martin, Mr. Dorman was appointed Secretary pro tempore.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the returns of the elections of the Senators of the several counties were read.

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By the returns of the officers of New Castle County, appointed by law Judges of Election, it appeared that on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November last, at the several and respective places appointed by law for holding the election in and for said county, Calvin W. Crossan and Colin Ferguson were duly chosen to represent the said county in the Senate of the State of Delaware for the ensuing term of four years.

By the returns of the officers of Kent County, appointed by law Judges of Election, it appeared that on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November last, at the several and respective places appointed by law for holding the election in and for said county, John E. Collins and Beniah L. Lewis were duly chosen to represent the said county in the Senate of the State of Delaware for the ensuing term of four years.

By the returns of the officers of Sussex County, appointed by law Judges of Election, it appeared that on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November last, at the several and respective places appointed by law for holding the election in and for said county, Thomas Bacon and John B. Dorman were duly chosen to represent the said county in the Senate of the State of Delaware for the ensuing term of four years.

On motion of Mr. Bacon, the Senate proceeded by ballot to elect a Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the Speaker pro tempore was directed to appoint two tellers.

Whereupon Mr. Lewis and Mr. Crossan were appointed said

tellers.

The votes being counted. it was found that John E. Collins had received seven (7) votes.

Whereupon John E. Collins, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the Senate.

The Speaker pro tempore appointed Mr. Bacon and Mr. Ferguson a committee to conduct the 'Speaker elect to the Chair.

Mr. Collins, Speaker elect, was conducted to the Chair by the committee appointed for that purpose.

The Speaker and members elect were then qualified, according to the Constitution of the State and the act of Congress entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," as appears by the following certificate, to wit:

I, Charles H. McWhorter, a member of the Senate of the State of Delaware, from the County of New Castle, do hereby certify that John E. Collins, a member of the Senate from Kent County, was, previous to taking his seat as Speaker, duly sworn by me to support the Constitution of the United States, to support the Constitution of the State of Delaware, and to perform his duties as Speaker of the Senate of the said State with fidelity.

And I, John E. Collins, Speaker of the Senate of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify that Calvin W. Crossan and Colin Ferguson, of New Castle County; Beniah L. Lewis, of Kent. County, and Thomas Bacon and John B. Dorman, of Sussex County, members elect, and present, of the Senate, were, previous to entering upon any other business, and previous to taking their seats, sworn by me, in due form of law, that they, and each of them, would respectively support the Constitution of the United States, support the Constitution of the State of Delaware, and perform their duties as members of the General Assembly of the said State with fidelity.

Witness our hands this fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

CHAS. H. McWHORTER.
JOHN E. COLLINS.

The Speaker then addressed the Senate as follows:

Gentlemen of the Senate:

In expressing my thanks for the honor which you have so generously conferred upon me by selecting me as your presiding officer, I have only to say, that I shall endeavor to perform the duties of the office with fairness and impartiality. To this end I most earnestly invoke the coöperation of each member of the Senate.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Senate proceeded to elect by ballot a Clerk.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Speaker was directed to appoint two tellers.

Whereupon Mr. McWhorter and Mr. Ferguson were appointed said tellers.

The votes being counted, it was found that Benjamin J. Moore had received eight (8) votes.

Mr. Moore, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Clerk.

Mr. Lewis moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon Mr. Moore and inform him of his election,

Which motion

Prevailed,

Whereupon the Speaker appointed Messrs. Lewis and Bacon said committee.

Mr. Moore, being introduced, was duly qualified and assumed the duties of his office.

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Senate proceeded to elect by ballot a Sergeant-at-Arms.

The same tellers were appointed, and, upon the votes being counted, it appeared that Sewell B. Scott had received nine (9)

votes.

Whereupon Sewell B. Scott, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Sergeant-at-Arms.

Mr. McWhorter moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon Mr. Scott and inform him of his election,

Which motion

Prevailed,

Whereupon the Speaker appointed Messrs. McWhorter and Cooper said committee.

Mr. Scott, being introduced, was duly qualified and assumed the duties of his office.

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