Evening journal., 1889-02-07

trlctS. Inc total number OF delegates
being forty-fve, five are to come from
each county at large nine from the rural
hundreds Of Sussex and eight from the
rural hundreds in Kent and New Castle
counties. The hundreds of West Dover
and White Clay Creek and four in Sussex
are left without representative. VIII
uington Is 20 Lave Eve extra delegates
The election is decided TO be held on the
first Tuesday of November Of the present
year The idea in making the distribu.
ton Of delegates being to give represen-
tation as near as possible according to
population.
Mr. Bradford made strong argument
for the bin and he was followed by Sena-
torelect Higgins. n. 3. Smithers
attacked the measure severely. He con
tended that it was not within the pur-
view Of the constitution: that II the
members desired to respect the funda-
mental law Of the state they could not
pass the bill offered by Mr. Bradford.
"Of course, he said, ''if they did not
intend to follow the constitution they
could do as they pleased. He commented
TO some extent about the alleged 'inher-
emit right Of the people, and demon
strated the term as a mouthless and
meaningless expression. He admitted
the necessity Of change in the constitu-
tion but W lrned the members that an
attempt TO 60 outside the lines laid down
in that constitution would avail
them nothing. He contended that the
Legislature had no right to go outside
the document.
Mr. Bradford followed in defence Of
the bill and quoted from expressions Of
Clayton and other members Of the con
a. -. A.
exceptionable method presented by the
constitution was not the only one He
contended that Mr.. Smithers had gone
too far in the matter and drew parallel
case with a suppositious position that
would arise should the trainers Of the
constitution deci eed that the convention
should never have been held. Mr. Hig
gins also replied and claimed that the
people had at any time the right to
change their fundamental law Both he
and Mr.. Bradford took the ground that
the Republican party could not afford to
trihe with the question, and if the posi-
ton advocated by Mr. Smithers was
adopted the Republicans would have the
same charge Of insincerity made against
them as was made against the Democrats.
Mr.. Higgins believed that the Democrats
were beginning TO see light on
the matter, and he thought a
J determined position should be taken.
No conclusion was arrived at
in the matter and the next subject
taken up was combination high license
and local option bill prepared by w. S.
, Pickett of Wilmington. The bill was
presented by Mr.. Prickett, he reading
and commenting on many of its provisions.
The bill is certainly sweeping enough,
but is by no means as sweeping
as some Of the statements made by Mr.,
Prickett in presenting IL. The main pro
} visions of the act are that in
towns of 10000 inhabitants the license
shall be 1000, applying to Whining
ton alone), towns Of 5000 and not over
10000, 5000, and under 3, 900, $500 1t fors
bids the sale OF liquors on national holi.
days, Sundays and election days. In adj
dition to the license fee percentage is
TO be added in proportion to the size
4 of business done. Attached to
the bill are local option provisions.
The penalties for violation of the
law are not less than 5000 nor more than
$500 for the first oifense, and not less
than $500 nor more than 81 900 for the
second ofTense. Among other remarkable
things Mr.. Prickett declared that there
would be no trouble from the big brewers
! and big saloon keepers, that they wanted
the bill He also said that some of the
saloon keepers paid as high as 81 900 coun-
sci fees TO procure a license. The bill also
provides for two bondsmen, as the Phila-
delphia law. The members INDUCED In a
couple Of hours of talk after the bill had
been presented, but everybody was at sea
over the matter and both bills viii be
i considerably amended before final action
! is taken.
FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION.
The fruit growers Of the state will
hold a convention in the Court House
hall here on Wednesday, February 10,
1889, at I o'clock TO take into considera-
ton the expediency of obtaining legisla-
tion on the subject of the eradication of
the peach yellows. DR. A. 4. Neale of
Newark and Erwin Smith Of the Depart
ment ofAgriculture are expected to be
present
NOTES.
Mr. Whiteman gave the usual notice
to-day Of an act TO further extend the
time for recording deeds. This is an act
that gives parties who through ignorance
or neglect fail to have deeds recorded
within year as provided by law.
The House passed Mr. EcSles's bill yes
terday afternoon, in relation to the tax
on drummers, and as the bill will in all
probability pass the Senate, the CONNER
cial traveller will have free entrance into
the state
There win be some opposition to the
bill creating battery in the state, for
the reason that il legislates out Of exist
enee Captain Isaac Wooten's company at
Laurel. There is no objection to the
creating Of battery, but II should come
in as an addition and not in the place Of
one OF the troops Of cavalry
The invitations for the Legislative hop
will not be issued before Monday next.
They have been so fixed that each person
I attending. lady or gentleman, must have
an invitation. The reason of this is the
: limited accommodations of the dancing
/ ROOM
! Representative Lingo is opposed to the
act requiring an annual inspection of
: steam boilers on account Of the expense
involved.
Senator Donahoe has the championship
! Of the Legislature for several things.
among them the faculty Of telling good
story.
Among the visitors present tonight
were Henry w. Morrow of Wilmington
and w. Courteney Of New York. in the
interest of the VHlcanized Fibre bill
John p Donahoe Of Boston and George
A. Smith of Lynn, accompanying Mr..
Addicks, Daniel j. Layton of George
town, City Solicitor Turner and Willard
, | SaulShurv 1r If Wilmino fon