Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-21
O[R LAW MAKERS.

OUR LAW MAKERS.
,oruER RAILROAD DILa-IN.
rREASED REPRED1uTAT1ON-
I1CAL OPTION QUESTION.
,sc,al correspondence Of the kEPuBLrcAI
MOVER, Del, March 20, 1S83.-Con
;i.rablr business was transacted 81
nismorning's session Of the Legislature
1 nJ II the members keep this spirit OF
",;vi,y up the business on hand will
Nm be- disposed of and they will be
.,Iy for q final Adjournment about
Senator Mustard gave notice this
,orninp Of bill to incorporate the At
sntic and Maryland Railroad Company.
he bill has not yet arrived, but IL IL
nJers,oud nd that 1t will be constructed in
,irpina, run across Maryland to Ken
.land, cross the Chesapeake Bay by
means Of a ferry, run through Eastern
Maryland, enter Delaware near Farm
k,nyn and cross Sussex County through
IL
Milton 70 Lewrs.
rhi, is the road that was to be consoli-
,,rd with the Sussex Midland, but as
he latter was not permitted to reach
.,rs it is designed to run the former
| Ipwr, and then consolidate the two
IaJs |, is evident that this is Jerome
r,IIry', scheme, who was the prime
nyrr in ia, sussex Midland, to estab-
,h An air line from I.ewcs 70 the South.
MIR, loves bill to ascertain the senti-
emf Of voter, ON the local option qnes-
ion was introduced in the House this
morning. !, provides that at the gen
rol election in 1884 voters may mark
aIIo,, for or against Il local option law,
,at inspectors thall certify to the num-
rr q, ballots cast for each and that the
,oycrnur shall certify the result in IL
rr,iaI message to the Legislature.
The sentiment expressed by such GER
,rai, shall have Il lawful effect as Il
tiIiou 'u the General Assembly from
trs a> an expression of their will on
~ subject ii i, also evident, from
Il, bII thai til" present Legislature do
II uropoSr tu pass The bill recently
taulwI by the Delaware State Temper
nee Alliance, IN relation to this 4ucs-
On. and which has not, rs yet, been
. .u'rolUccd.
INtNIAsip REPRESENTATIONS.
4, announced by telegraph this
morning, The Grubb substitute to Mr..
ia,r,' representation bill was read in
Mr. House, and on suspension Of the
/ |up, was read second time and 200
pies ordered printed. Below will be
ttIrd he fail text of the bill as sub
blttrd,
Aa act proposing amendments to the
(ons,ltu,iou tor the purpose of in
frra>iug h" nunber OF Senators and
representative. in the General AS
),nhy.
Be il enacted hy the Senate and
)Iousr Of Representatives of the State
III Drmwar, IN General Assembly
bet (two-thlr,i, of each house decming
| necessary and conrurring, and by
nd with the appreciation of the Cover
t"r):
Section !. That the following
SmcndmcutS be and the same are here
b. proposed Ia the second and third
|rrtionS of the second article of the Con-
It'uiion Of this State
First. Strike out the third clause of
Ic said second section, ending thus ::
There shall be- seven representatives
hoscn III each county until a greater
)umbcr Of Representatives shall by the
General Assembly be judged necessary;
(nl then, two-third OF each branch con-
(uTrng, they may by law make provi-
|lon for increasing their number and
b lieu thereof substitute and adopt the
)oIIowing, viz "rhc House of Repre-
|enta'il"s Shall consist OF twenty-five
Pcnlrrs, eleven of whom shall be
(hoStn from New Castle County, seven
From Kent '0alty, and seven from
lsarX County, provided that OF the
"ych representatives, from New Castle
pun'y tour SHAH be- chosen by the citi-
("ls residing "a The city Of Wilmington
fnd seven by the citizens residing in
r Residue -! said County. At each |
Prnnial session Of 'hr House of Repre-
|rnta'ivco III" person who was Speaker
h the House %! Representatives at the
|lnc of its next preceding adjournment
Pine die shall preside, or if absent or
disqualified the person who was Speaker
pro lrlnpor" a til" time Of said adjourn
'rl', and giv' casting vote if the
representatives hr equally divided until
Is Speaker and other officers shall be-
i',S chosen and qualified.
Nrr' nd. S'rikruut the third clause |
u The said third section, ending thus:
here NlIa. b' three Senators chosen in
ra'I' County, When Il greater number Of
shall 10y the General Assembly |
'rJrdg"d necessary, two thirds of each |
ranch O. mourning, they may by law
make provision for increasing their
I0ln'cr but III" number Of Senators
mall never he greater than onc-half nor
'NS Than WI"-third Of the number of
IL representatives., and in lieu thereof
NI"'',l'r and adopt the following, viz:
lN"T" shall br tour Senators chosen
rom each County; provided, that of
ne tour Senators from New Castle
.onl'y NV" shall be- chosen by the Citi-
ems residing in the city of Wilmington
hd Nv" by the citizens residing in the
"'l'l'l' of said County. AT each bien-
la session "i the Senate the person
'ho was Speaker Of the Senate at the
'lI" Of its next preceding adjournment
me die shall preside, or Of absent or
SliaIiii"d the person who was Speaker
10 'clIpore AT the time of said adjourn
'hf, and give Il casting vote if the
ena,"rs b." equally divided until its
Peaker and other officers shall be duly |
Nos'h and qualified.
SECTION =. That the offices Of such
may hr Senators and Representa-
'"H at the time of the ratification Of
w. foregoing amendments to the Con
'''utIon shall not be vacated by any of
W provisions Of said amendments nor
'h.rWiar affected. The first election
VI representatives under the Constitn-
WI a. amended by said provisions
l''I D" held AZ tn" general election on
'HN'ay nest after he first Monday in
,N"inhr" il HE year of our Lord one
Illl nj AZ, | ii, |