Argument in Opposition to Henry A. Du Pont's Claim to the Office of United States Senator for the State of Delaware (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Argument in Opposition to Henry A. Du Pont's Claim to the Office of United States Senator for the State of Delaware

In accordance with this provision William T. Wat son, the speaker of the senate, on the 9th of April took the usual oath and he has since exercised the office of governor.

Among other duties with which the general assembly of the State of Delaware, which met on the first Tuesday in J annary, 1895, was charged, was the election of a United States senator for the term of six years beginning on the 4th of the ensuing March. On the 16th of January the general assembly, having failed on the preceding day, which was the second Tuesday after its meeting and organization, to elect a senator, convened in joint assembly, and proceeded, under the act of Congress eu titled, An act to regulate the times and mannerof hold ing elections for senators in Congress, approved July 25, to vote for a senator. The voting on that day having been without result, the balloting was continued from day to day till the close of the session, on the 9th of May, without the election of a senator. On that day the proceedings of the joint assembly were as follows.

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