Evening journal., 1891-05-07

So as to Keep the Present City Audi
tor In once Untn 1s9s-Hsw 1t Was
Observation-Disclosures Representatives
order an Investigation-suspI Cir
oumssances Related by the clerks Of
Both Houses.
staff Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May 6-The political world
here is shaken TO its very centre by the
discovery that rider" has passed both
houses, been signed by both sp,aksrs,
and is Nesting in the office of the clerk
of the peace.
It Is "rider" which allows City Audi
tor Johm A. Mitchell to hold office until
August 1, 1898 The rider was dis
covered this morning by City Solicitor
Lyman while Ia the Office Of the secretary
Of state looking over the enrolled city
bills
There never was so much indignation
in the State Capitol, and it is the talk OF
the town.
The House Bal Tempered with.
1t is House bill No. 35s which carried
the rider through. The bill relates to
the city auditors Office and the full text
of the bill is as follows:
"An act to amend section IL, chapter
1888, volume 1S, OF the Laws of Delaware.
''Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State Of Della
ware ia the General Assembly met two
thirds of each branch herein concurring)
"Section That section IL, OF chap
ter 1S5, of volums is, Of the Laws Of
Delaware, be and the same is hereby
amended by addiNg to the end Of said
section il the words following, to wit;
1T shall be the duty of the city audi
tor during the first week OF every m NTH
to examine aud audit the accounts Of the
said Street ard Sewer Department for
the north last preceding, and he shall
make duplicate certificates showing the
result OF such examination and audit,
one Of which be shall deliver to the
said board Of directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department. and the other shall
be by him transmitted to The Council
what the House Calendar shows.
The Eouse Journal has the folio wing
entries in relation to the bill:
House bill s5s
introduced and read March %.
Read second time March 81 and re-
ferred to the Committee on Municipal
Corporations.
Reported by that committee April "a
| with amended title.
Passed April "a.
Enrolled copy signed May 4.
! Record on the Senate Calendar.
The Senate calendar was examined
this evening 1t read as follows
"House bill 1858.
"An act pertaining to the system OF
sewers for the city OF Wilmington.
introduced by Richardson, read first
time April "a.
Read second time and referred April
2S. and referred to Committee on Cities
aud Towns.
Read third time April 20 aud passed. -
The Amendment Removed,
This amendment to the title is still
attached to the bill, but it shows that il
was removed to have the rider" at
tsched, and afterwards stuck on il
another place.
This House amendment is written il
iRk and reads as follows:
Amended the bill by changing thu
title from an act pertaining TO system
of sewers for the city OF Wilmington, t,
an act to amend Section II, 0hapte
1873, Volume 16, Laws OF Delaware.
The ''RIdern Neatly Attached.
The attachments of the rider" is a neat
piece Of work In its line. The bill wa
written on legal cap paper by Reming
ton type writer. 1t only occupied abou
two thirds of the sheet and the last line
ended about the middle of the page. TIL
person who attached the 'rider" tore of
the title amendment above referred to
put the bill upon another type writer o
similar make, aud beginning tn
sentence where the other ended, finished
1t up with the following:
The Cause OF II All.
"Also amend chapter $50, volume is
Laws of Delaware, by adding the wori
three after the, word ninety in tn
second and last lines of Section 81 0
; said chapter; also amend said Section 3
by striking out the word one in line
and inserting In lieu thereof the wor
three"
Not Done on the Fame Machine.
The same machine that drew the bi
did not attach the rider" The ink /
Of the same color, but the type is newe
and makes a much clearer impression
In addition TO this there is marked diff
ference In the ''face" OF the type tha
any one, printer especially, would in
. stantly notice A hasty reading of th
bill would not cause suspicion, nor woul
careful perussl of it disclose the thin
unless suspicion prompted the search.
, what the "Rider" Does.
: The following is the full text Of sc.
! tion 81, chapter $50, volume IS, whic
the rider" affects:
r Section 81. At the third stated meet
/ ing In July, A. d.. eighteen hundred an
! ninety, Council shall elect person t
. discharge the duties Of city auditor, VIII
; shall hold Office until his successor
! duly elected and qualified, as hereinafte
] provided. The said Council shall at it
: third stated meeting in July, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and ninety. one, and a
: said third stated meeting bienniall
2 thereafter elect a person to discharge th
: duties of city auditor aforesaid Tn
: term Of said city auditor shall commenc
! on the first day OF August next ensuin
his election, and he shall continue to hol
Office until his successor be duly quail
fed. The present city auditor shal
| hold office until the FIRST day .of August
> A. D., eightesn hundred aud ninety.
This act was passed at Dover, Apr
10, 1883. If compared wish the rider