Daily Republican., 1889-04-10

expected the Senate defeated the Down
ham Constitutional Convention bill to-
DAY, anu all hope for a convention this
year grows dim. The bill tenderly goes
into the grave by an indefinite postpone
ment, and not single weak nay was
said against 1t. The first step In the pro-
gram took place this morning by the pre-
sentation of IN elaborate report against
the Dow nham bill, evidently prel ared
with great care and signed by Gen ,tors
Collins and Donahoe. The report con
talned the arguments one hears so fre-
quently. The most interesting thing
about the report Ia stated as follows: In
the fret place no well Informed and we'll
balanced man eau reasonably feel that
our grievances under the existing consti-
tuition are so intOlerable as TO warrant an
immediate resort to revolution for their
redress.
Secondly, no citizen can justly believe
that such a resort Is necessary when by
another SPECIAL election, which can be
provided for by the present Legislature,
the people may baye the needed oppor-
tunity to cast the needed vote In favor of
a convention In case they really want one.
The report sets forth as chief among the
achievements OF q convention the reor-
ganizatlon OF our Legislative department
and the adoption of satisfactory basis
of representation therein for the city of
Wilmington In the future. tNH
In addition to this changes are called
for In the qualification OF voters In the
organization of the Judiciary; In the
mode OF appointing County and State
officers, in regard to the manufacture
and faie OF intoxicating liquors, etc.
In the afternoon Senator Donahoe In
troduced bill calling for another vote
proyid ng for an election to be held the
third Tuesday in May next to ascertain
the ser sc OF the people In calling the
convention.
The usual forms are following In re-
gard to the canvassing OF the vote cast.
Should the Governor desire he can call
an extra session of the General Assem-
bly, to ascertain the vote cast
The Republican members of the Cen
eral Assembly look upon the bill as
trap, aud while they consider haifa one
better than none they Will not accept this
one; and IL ia not unlikely that they will
provide = substitute calling Tor an elec.
tiOn to be held two years from now.
Representative w. Il. Davis introduced
au act to-day In re alton 10 licenses. 1t
provides that the Grand Jury shall pro-
! vide for all applicants for licenses. The
same license fees that are IN the Down
ham bill, viz, $500 $500 and 5000; aud
last that all bars shall be open in public.
Lewis Sasse, Anton HauUer, James b.
| Hasson, appeared before tho JOIN. Com
mittee OH Temperance Tonight, in adyo-
cacy Of Representative GrAy's bin, In re-
lstion to minors, etc.
Senator Dorman introduced a very
stringent bill to- day to prevent bribery at
elections.
Ex-Governor Hall in very bitter letter
advocated the repeal Of the charter ol the
Rehoboth Beach Association.
Governor Biggs to-day re-appolnted
Herman Bessey as superintendent fol
New Castle county, l.. hamilton for Kent
and Janvier II. Ward for Sussex.
The regular proci cdiDgs arc as fol
lows;
SENATE.
Passed: Hou bills 10 Incorporate tic
LEIPZIG Creamery Company; tor Lew
road IN Nsnticoke ard Northwest Fork
hundreds; to incorporate the colortd
schools of Kenton hundred; Senate bill
to amend chapter iS3, volume XIV; Hou.C
bills to divorce Mary NJ. and james j.
Baird; Emma Z and Arthur s. Handy.
Mr.. Donahoe presented tho adverse re
port of a majority of the committee on
constitutional reform on the House con-
ventlon bill. Adopted.
Pass,d Senate bills to incorporate
Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. F.; to author
ize school comm issioneIs of No. 1O0,
Kent, 10 erect school house; House bill
10 incorporate Corlbthian Lodge, Order
OF Sons OF s.. George; Senate bill to ap-
point plumbing inspector for Whining
ton.
Introduced: By Senator Donahoe,
House b II TO amend chapter 1888, vol. 49,
to provide for an unexceptionable mode
for calling a copstitut oEAl convention;
to incorporate the Catholic Hall Com
pany.
Indefinitely postponed: House bill
calling a constitutional convention (read
by titie).
Adjourned until II q. IN. tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Introduced: By Mr.. Lodge, for relief
OF district O, New Castle county; Senate
bill for employment OF conyicts Ia re-
pairing roads.
Read and passed.; House bill to incor-
porate Lafay ette Lodge, X. Of p; to pro-
vide for uniform and lower poll tax;
Senate bill amendatory of the charter OF
Wilmington; House bill supplementary
to the liquor laws.
Passed: House bill to amend chapter
12l, volume xviii; Senate bills to prevent
the Disagreement OF public AMI private
property; TO divorce Margaret j. and
Edwin Humphries; Tor the appointment
OF an additional constable for New Castle
County.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow.
MAX.