Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-19
Legislative Proceedings.
HIGH LICENSE AND LOCAL OPTION BILLS
PASSES THE HOUSE,.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEAD.
THE PEACH YELLows LINE.

This bill as it was introduced aud came
from the committee provides that in addition
to the requirements Of the act of 1873 it shall
be the duty of the clerk of the peace in each
county on the second day of each regular
term of the court to deliver to the foreman Of
the grand jury all applications for license to
sell intoxicating liquors, which shall have
been fled prior to said term. The grand
jury are to examine all application and pass
upon them and then endorse or disapprove of
them and the court is to be guided by the
recommendation Of the grand jury.
Section ? takes up the drug store trade and
provides that the druggist to sell must first
written prescription of a regular physician,
and one prescription shall be only good fer
one order Violation of this section subjects
the druggist to penalty Of SIoo
Section fixes the license fee at $500 for
Wilmington; towns of less than 10000 and
more that 1000 are to pay $500, and in all
other places the license shall be $500, drug
gists are to pay $40, aud retailers of goods,
wares and merchandise shall pay $500 if
they want a liquor license On all licenses
pending when this act is passed, the appli-
cant may pay up the difference between the
present fee and the new one.
Section 4 requires that one half the signers
to a liquor application shall be freeholders.
Section provides that bar-rooms shall have
no screens or frosted windows, but shall be
open to the public view of passers-by. Any
violation of this section will forfeit license.
MI Davis moved that section of the bill
(the grand jury recommendation clause be
stricken out altogher This was adopted.
Then Mr. Sackett moved that 1000 inhabi-
tants shall be increased to 5000. This was
adopted and the bill now reads $500 license
for all towns under 10000 and over 5000.
In this shape the bill passed. with but one
dissenting vote, that ofMr Cray Mr.. White
man was the only other Democrat voting, and
he voted for the bill
An amendment is being prepared for Mr..
Sackett's Peach Fellows bill in the Senate,
which will extend the line where it shall be
operative, so as to include the whole of North
and South Murderkill hundreds. 1t is said
that nearly every peach grower in these two
hundreds has signed petition asking for this
amendment, and the Senate committee held a
meeting at noon to-day when a delegation in
favor of the extension was heard.
The wholesalers bill ito sell by the quartz
went through on a close vote but on motion
of Mr.. Hynson it was reconsidered on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Maulrs bill in relation to the Levy
Court of Sussex county provides for the cleo
ton of the members ofthe law Levy Court in
these two counties by hundreds. It is in fact
a member for district representation as far as
the Levy Court of these two counties are
Voters of the two lower counties
are in favor of the measure.
Up to April II (this morning) two years
ago there had been introduced in the House
$40 bills The record this morning of this
session shows that there are now 4I3 bills in
a difference in favor of this session of nearly
100 bills. At the close of last session, on
April %, there were passed sos House bills
and joint resolution, and I26 Senate bills and
joint resolutions. The entire number of bills
in the House during the entire
session two years ago was 375. The differ
ence in faYer Of this House up to date, as
shown above, is 100 bills, yet there are those
who say they are doing nothiog. When the
calibre of the bills are sized up it will be
found that this session will size up with the
best of its predecessors in a way that need
cause no shame to the present membership.
A comparison ofthe work of the two sessions
at the close of this one need alarm no Repub-
lican for the work of the Republican major
ity of this House. Measures of vital inter
est to the whole people have been engen-
dered here, and if killed by the Senate it is
no fault of the majority in the House,
On Wednesday of last week the Local OPP
lion bill was introduced in the House by
VIM. E, Davis. The Senate on the same day
enacted the bill making Decoration Day a
egal holiday. The Senate also indefinitely |
the House Constitutional Conven-
ion bill without much ceremony, and Sena-
.or Donahoe followed this action by intro
iucing another act ito ascertain the sense
IF the people on the question of calling a
convention"
The bill is in strict accord with the IXth
lrticle. It starts off with whereas, which
-ecites that the General Assembly deems it
light and proper to afford an opportunity to
he people to make their sense known re-
'pecting the calling of a constitutional con-
'ention, and the section provides that on the
bird Tuesday in May, 1880, a special cleo.
ion shall be held for the purpose of ascer-
aiming by ballot the sense of the people at
aid election. All citizens entitled to vote
or representatives may deposit written or
printed ballots, with the words "for" or
against" a convention on them.
Section provides that the same judges
nd inspectors who held the last general
Election shall serve in like capacity at this
pecial election.
Section that the election shall be held
t the same places and according to the
anne regulations as the last general cleo
ion, and provides for the meeting of the
GARD Of Canvass; and section provides
hat the ballots shall be delivered after being
ounted to the officers entitled to receive
1em.
Section S says that the General Assembly
hall at the next session thereof after said
pecial election and ON the second We'd
esdaY after its organization meet in joint
sssion in the hall of the House of Repre-
sntatives to be present at the opening and
Of the said returns Of such cleo
on.
Section says thst if thereupon it shall
ppear that majority of all the citizens in
lie state having a right to vote have voted
II a convention the General Assembly shall
make provision for the calling
i'd election Of a convention to consist of at
asst as many members as there are men,
srs Of the Legislature, to be chosen in the
me manner, at the same places and at the
me time as members of the Legislature are