The daily gazette., 1883-02-16
FROM DOVER.
The Bill TO Punish Bribery at Elections
Under Observation-Disclosures Proceed
iuga.
Especial correspondence of the Gazett

III. NTaWlOFu SUPPORTS anu Wn1cn provides
that any man who sells his vote shall be dis
fianchised, and shall be disqualified to serve
on jury for four yearg and shall upon 8
repetition OF the offense, be disqualified as q
Juror for eight years and so on.
| The discussion was very interesting one
There was general desire to do away with
this disreputable work of buying mems
votes, and Mr.. Bates, who, as usual, led
the discussion, offered an amendment to the
bill.
Personal addresses were made on the sub
ject, and Mr.. Bates was particularly earnest
when he came to speak. He offered an
amendment to the bill which provided that
the vote of an elector may be challenged at
the polls II he shall have received or agreed
TO receive any consideration for it. When
challenged the inspector might require the
elector to make oath that he has not re-
ceived or agreed to receive any considera-
ton for his vote and false oath in such
circumstance should be punishable
as perjury. Mr.. Frasher thought the
amendment should go still further
and provide that the eleetor should swear
that he did not expect to receive any con-
sideration, and Mr.. Bates, acting on the
| suggestion, put clauee in his amendment
| providing that the elector should swear that
be would not accept any consideration. Mr..
Cooch called attention to the impossibility
Of procuring convictions under section IL,
which provides that half Of the penalty of
5000 should be paid to the informer, and
DR.. Lewis moved to strike out of section IL
the clause providing that one half of the
| penalty for buying votes should go to the
informer. DR.. Crawford opposed the amend
ment and Mr.. Comegys announced himself
as In favor of the most stringent means that
| could be devised to make Republicans, Dem
ocrats and colored people conduct an cleo
| ton on honest principles. After some fur
ther discussion the amendments of Mr..
Bates and Mr.. Lewis were adopted, and the
committee rose TO sit again on Wednesday
next.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House the following bills were in
troduced By Mr.. Justice, to amend Sec
tion z, Chapter 10, Revised Code (referrlng
to alphabetical list of voters); TO amend
Section 81, Chapter 20, Revised Code (same
provisions as last bill); by Mr.. Lowe, an
act for the relief ofJohn v. Marshall and
others to authorize the erections of barns
and outbuildings within the limits of the
property of the Rehoboth Beach AssOcia
tion). BY Mr.. Oomegys, to revive and ex-
tend the time for recording acts.
Mr.. Comegys gave notice of an act 10 in
corporate the International Lumber Com
Sany. Bill read second time To incor-
porate the Newark Exchange Building Asso-
clation; to incorporate the Repaunoa Chemi-
cal Company; TO incorporate the Hercules
Power Company; to incorporate the Della
ware S@ngerbund live stock law for dis
trict 9s, Sussex county the act in relation
tooysters; live stock laws for districts IS and
81, Sussex county. The bill providing for
a stock law for district 81, Sussex county,
passed. Petitions were presented asking
for stock law for districts 40 and 25%,
Sussex county, and for new road in Mis-
pillion hundred.
At the afternoon session the petition for
the enactment of law for the better pro-
lection of terraplns, presented some days
since, was reported upon unfavorably and
the committee relieved from further consid-
Grafton of the subject. Bills were passed as
follows: The act regulating pllotage on the
Delaware; the act to incorporate the Enoch
Moore, Jr., Ship and Car Building Com
pany; the act TO incorporate the Guardian
Loan and Saving Associations; the Senate
bill to amend the charter of the Laurel
Grange; In relation to the public schools of
Harrington; regulating the sale of oleomar-
garine; to allow court discretion la the pun
ishment of young criminals.
Notice of bills was given as follows: BY
Mr. Sutton, providing that property owners
shall not be granted more than one license
each; by Mr.. Perry, to incorporate the Mil
ton Library Society.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate a petition was presented
from the Grand Jury of New Castle county
asking that the law in reference to weights
and measures be so amended as to make the
Office self-sustainlng. Nj. Cooper presented
documentary evidence against the husband
OF louisa Cummins, who was convicted of
bigamy, to be used as evidence in favor of
granting a divorce to the said Louisa
Cummins. Both petitions were referred
Mr.. Cayender presented a remonstrance
from number of merchants of Smyrna
against the passage of the bill regulating
weights and measures. Also a similar docu-
ment from William F. Riggs and 100 other
residents of Smyrna against the passage of
the bill authorizing Thomas w. Wilson to
straighten public road leading from
Smyrna to Dover. The following bills were
introduced By Mr.. Roe, to prevent live
stock from running at large in District 80,
Sussex county; by Mr.. Belts, to extend the
time of recording the act Incorporating the
Delaware Avenue Club Stables; iorbiddine
the publication of lottery advertisements in
newspapers under penalty of $50 for each
Insertion thereof; by Mr.. Cavender, to lay
out new public road in Duck Creek
hundred, Kent county, House bills author
izing the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to con-
struet their road through the town of
Newark, and granting a further ex-
tention OF time; extending the Will
mington q Northern railroad. Bills were
passed as follows: Senate bill incorporat-
ing the Seidell u Hastings Company; House
billsi supplement to the act Incorporating
the Delaware Steam Fire Engine Company;
incorporating the Young Mems Republican
club of Wilmington. The bills establishing
ferry across the Nanticoke river and to es-
tablish State Library were read a second |
time. Notice was given of the following
bills: By Mr.. Cooper, requiring seire .fdcids |
on mortgages to be entered of record to in- |
corporate the Delaware River Dry Dock and |
Construction Company and TO incorporate |
New Castle Lodge, No. 3, American Protes- |
tant Association of Delaware.
In the afternoon Mr.. Belts introduced |
bill to incorporate Delaware Lodge, No. $40 |
German Order of Harugari of Wilmington, |
Del. By Mr.. Houston, to amend Chapter |
3S7, Volume 10, Laws of Delaware, extend |
ing the time for dredging for oysters. Mr.. |
Houston gave notice of a bill to amend |
Chapter 4S, Section 2, relating to Trustees |
OF the Poor (giving any qualified member |
the power to swear members
On motion of Mr.. CaVender the House |
amendments to Senate bill relating to immi- |
grafton were read, but the amendments
were non-concurred in. The Marriage
License bill was reported and laid on the
table. Notice was given by Mr.. Mustard of
bills changing the place of residence of the
Justice Of the Peace of Indian River hun
dred and amending the charter of the town
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