Daily Republican., 1883-01-27
INCREASED DIFFERENTIATION.
Mr.. Hates Introduces the Rtii-1ts
Effect on X cnt aud sussex Mem.

hers.
DOVER, Del, Jan. ri. When Speak
nr Bate. vacated the chair, every
member present AT once thought ilia'
something Vas aloa', ana when II" III
troduccl the representation bill and
pass,.i 1t over 10 the reading clerk, III"
members were all attention, anxious 10
learn Of its contents, hut during ih"
progress Of its reading smile Was
noticed to fiji over the count"nances 81
the members from Kent and Sussex,
while iu an undcriouc The" exclaimed
".h- asks too much" The bill, as in
,roiuccd by Mr., Bates is AS follows
An act Ia increase the number Of
members in the General Assembly oi
this State and la appor'lon the same.
Whereas: 1t is Judged necessary
that the number Of Senators and Repre-
.cntatiscs in the General Assembly oi
this State shall be increased and in or
der to provide for such increase and for
the just appor'ionnlent thereof, there
fore,
Be IL enacted by the Senate and
HUus. of Representatives Of the STATE ct
Delaware in General Assembly met
two thirds Of each branch thereof con-
curing therein,
SECTION |. The House of R"prcsen-
tativcs in the General Asscmhly shall
be and the same is hereby increased
ru the number uithir'y representatives,
Of which number there shall b" seven
Representatives chosen III SUSSEX
County, seven In Kent County and SiN-
teen in New Castle County. OF The
Representative chosen in New Cast,
County aforesaid, nine shall be elected
| hy III" qualified electors Of tn" city o!
Wilmiust and seven shall be- elected
! hv the qualified electors al III" remain
| ing part Of New Castle County.
SECTION .. The Senate IN the Gen
rrnl Assembly shall be- and ia. same l.
| hereby increased Ia the number "i thir
teen Senators, or which number there
| shall hc four Senators chosen IN SUSSEX
County, four in Kent County and five
in New caStlt County,
SECTION 3, That the General Assem-
| hly now In session and ia" Offices ui th'
pncscnt Senators and Representatives
| shall not br affected in any way by the
provisions Of this art II being intend
cd that the first election Ui Senators AM
! Representative AS increased ana ap
/ pointed by this act shall be- held on tn
| Tuesday next after the first Monday II
| the month Of November \. -. "lEht"ri
hundred and cighty-ionr. AT th" genera
election Of that year.
In support Of III" bill, and acting az
| ruriiug Ia the rules, MIR. Bates, aitr
/ the reading had been c"nclud'd sp"k
AZ considerable length on the subject "
! increased representation.
This j. the first gnu fired III AID OF ~
creased representation, and thrr" i n
doubt but that this will be- ''thr night
Of the session, and pending Its tina. pas
sac 'hr fan will hrgiu. II is "A wei.
KNOW, fact that Kent and Sussex w"r
mad over the division Of the pubic ~
flee, ii ia" beginning of III" session
when Kent then and there promisr'. Il
help Nrw Castle III til" matter :" IN
creased representation, but Ar" 10Th Il
abide by their promises I" tn" "Nt"I'
desired by the New 'H-iI" members
OTHER MATTERS.
The Diyorr" Committee Of ho'I
Houses consisting OF VI '-~r- houston
kur and Cooper Of the Senate an'
Mr>>r,, Lewis, Dukes, Jacobs t"m"-'
land Frazier Of TIA" HOUSE, met t"Erilr
Yesterday and decided to meet ever
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 4
l.iI n'rlock, for the purpose 81 h"aIinl
, statements If petitioner, amt "Hil"N'
to be- submitted to them by parties ap
r,Ninp fora divorce. This action 81