The daily gazette., 1883-04-17
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS.
Work at Dover Yesterday-A Bill 10 Pre-.
vent Fraud at Primaries.


Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
DOVER, April 17.-In the House yesterday
Mr.. Bates introduced bill to prevent
fraudulent party primaries. 1t provides
that officers of primary elections in New
Castle county for the nomination of candi-
dates for city, hundred and county officers
and for the election Of delegates to State or
county conventions shall be sworn in each
cther's presence. If nyelection officer acts
without taking oath he is to be fined 500.
If any judge, inspector or clerk shall
disregard the rules OF his party, or If a
Judge or inspector shall knowingly re-
ject the vote Of any person entitled to
vote under the rules of his party, or
receive the vote of any person not entitled
to a vote, or if he discharge his duties fraud
ulently he shall be fined not exceeding 500
and be imprisoned six months or both. If
any person shall vote Illegally or vote more
than once, or induce anyone else to vote
Illegally, he or they shall be fined 500 or be
imprs oned three months or both. The act
makes candidate who uses bribery either
in the way of money or promises of Office to
secure illegal voting liable to 5000 fine or be
imprisoned three months or both. Any
person who accepts such bribe is to be fined
S100 or be imprisoned or both. No expense
of any primary election shall entail any TX.
pense upon the State or any city or hundred
in the county.
Bills introduced In relation to railroads
(vacating part of Sixteenth street from
Scott to DUPONT streets, Wilmington, for
the new Baltimore and Philadelphia rail-
road depoD.
This bill iivorcing Rene j. and Sarah F.
Fougeray was passed by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Comegys, Denny, Dukes,
| Fraser, Jacobs, Justis, Rawlins and Watson,
D d. -ln 7 I
| Messick, Risler and Temple, 6
Mr.. Justis reported a substitute for the
House bill providing certain compensation
for the Trustees of the Poor, which was
read. The Senate bill regulating the prac-
tice of pharmacy was passed by vote of
| to z, as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Comegys,
Justis, Lewis, Lowe, Messick ,Rsler, Temple
aud Speaker Bates; nays-Messrs. Barlow,
Dukes, Frasher, Jacobs, Rawlins, Watson
and Denney.
Mr.. Justis offered a resolution granting a
hearing 10 parties interested in the Port
Wardens' bill Adopted. Bills were passed
| authorizing the Mayor and Council of Will
mington to sell the city sand lot, and for a
new public road in Mispillon hundred.
Under a suspension of the rules bills intro
| duced during the afternoon were read by
| their title and referred.
IN THE SENATE.
| Mr.. Horsey, from the Committee on Ju.
dietary, reported the House bill for a Con.
| stitutional amendment to article 2, giving
| the Governor the veto power, with al
| amendment striking out all of the original
bill and providing for an increase Of pay o
the members OF the Legislature to $5 pei
day and limiting the pay for the session tC
go days. DR.. Chandler moved to inde6
nitely postpone, saying he was opposed botf
to giving the Governor veto power and tt
increasing the pay of members of the Legts'
lature. He subsequently withdrew his
motion and the bill was laid on the table
The vote by which the House bill in rela
tion to the collection of road taxes in New
Castle county was passed was reconsideret
and the bill laid on the table.
Bills were passed as follows Divorcine
Annie J. Wilson, Hannah Lizzie Donley ant
Charlotte A. Burton, aud amending the
charter of Smyrna.
Mr.. Cooper introduced an act amending
Section 81 Chapter IS, Revised Code, keep
ing the polls at the general election opel
until O'clock p, m.
The Fougeray divorce bill and the Hous
bill to repeal chapter 357, Revised Code
were read first time. Bills read secon'
time: House bill In relation to free schools
and House bill for the maintenance o
colored schools.
The Judiciary Committee reported favora
bly, on the Constitutional amendment reform
ing the Judiciary, with an amendment mad
necessary by the Municipal Court in vii
mington. The bill was laid upon the yabl
and will be considered in Committee of tn
| Whole.