Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-02

dupns vi tuo h1u5e Iof c0mmltte6 OF
conference on constitutional convention,
and the speaker appointed Messra. bona
hoe, Richardson aud DormAn conferrees.
The House and Senate conferrees and the
result 10 told in the following reports;
TIE MAJORITY REPORT.
The committee of conference appointed
to consider the differences between tbs two
houses In the matter OF the Senate amend.
ment TO the substitute propounded by the
House for Senate bill No. las, relating to a
constitutional convention, respectfully rep
resent that the undersigned, constituting a
majority of said conferrees, have agreed
and determined that the said amendment OF
the Senate to the said substitute bill should
be- sustained and that the Senate do not re-.
cede tharefrpm.
LSlgnedl JoHS p. DoNAnoE,
JouS B. DoaMAN,
A. Is. liIoHARDsoN,
GEORGE LODGE.
TEE MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, members Of the COM
mittee on the part OF the House on confer
ence on the bill entitled IAN act to provide
an unexceptionabls mode OF ascerraining
the sense OF the people upon the question
OF calling Constitutional convection" !"
have to report that they have met with the
COMMITTEES on the part OF the Senate and
that no agreement was reached, the Senate
membsrs OF the committee belng unwilling
TO the calling OF vote at any other time
than on the third Tuesday Of. May and then
under all the restrictions and pl DIVISIONS OF
the "unexceptionable mode" OF the 9th
article OF the CO.'S tuition. A proposition
was made to the senators for vote In No
vember next, under tne sams conditions
and provisions as tho vote taken on Tues
day. November LIST, 1887, as printed In chap.
!, Vol. XVIII. Laws OF Delaw ware, which
proposition was referred.
Since your committee bellevet that another
vote for the calling OF constitutional con-
vention skould be under the most favorable
circumstances for securing a full express
sion OF the Views OF the people on this i'm
portant question and believing that such
an expression cannot be secured on the
third Tuesday OF May, and moreover that
under tho Senate bill the delegates to a
convention could not be chosen before tha
general election In November 1899, even
though every voter IN the State should
favor calling convention, and then the
delegates must "be chosen IN the same
manner. at the same places, and at the
same time that representatives are,n by
which method the people are refused dis
trfet representation, and necessarily the
delegates from .he several counties would
all be of one political party. which In the
opinion Of your committee Is not desirable.
iour ooInin'tlee ate 81 lne oplnion tnat
nneso eSo. %s tt o'ssa NJ suy g.. uIeScsp.ionspls
of The OH art,cie ot the conssih,tloo ana
belieylug that the people viii send to tha
next General Assembly members who will
call for a vote under a mode other the
"unexceptionable mods" whereby con.
vention can be called as soon as under the
n ~ passeI w .nu Sna".' r.. u tha nos s1Oner, W.
haze Ia ia nosition as arnrsaseS IN aha
House substitute for the ssnate bill and
that 1t do not concur In the Senate amend.
ment.
loisueuI Moh. Do%shn1. a h
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ANoAN. -
SENATORS Donenoe nnd fergnson worked
nara 1ot tne tate Insane hospital Dill
ana tneir enofis were crowned with sue
cess az to-nights session OF the senate;
Tue Oil passing ~ vote OF = 70 =
speaker Lewis ana M. bacon casting tne
Degative votes. berore tnls mad been
accompanied an attempt was made, by
amendlnrnt, 70 cut the prise OF the same
down 10 $oo,uoO-and TINS IN the race OF
sne taot tnat new Castie county NOT only
ohered the building az S5o,UOO below
cost, put Will iurnisn over 9U per cent or
the revenue 10 pay Tor ana run tne ins,i.
tuition; however, tne Dill Is all fisht
nov; the state mas secured an asylum OF
whlch all three counties VIII DC proud IN
the years TO some, and the state insane
Will nave the advantages OF treatment ny
physicians who have made aspec'al study
OF mental disease and are up with the
great auVsnees OF mouern so,enee' 10
Edwin Il. Cochran and John W. Cau9ey
acknowledgment is especially due Tor the
unt'ring zea' and energy with which they
have worked to bring about this result.
d. p. RAILROAD TAXATION.
II was against the determined opposi-
tion of Senator Donaboe, on the other
hand. that the baltimore & Ph.Iadelphia
po;I.nad oor,annu ~, dav g.orrad . 20