Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

Tusnel Win W llmlngtDn business. from
serving on this committee, and his place
will probably be filled by Mr.. Crangton.
The Delaware Construction Com
pany's charter, of which Mr.. Cranston
has given notice, names Alvin R. Morri-
son, John NJ. Solomon and Charles W.
Talley as corporators, with power 10
build bridges, wharyes, docks. &C., to
construct buildings, sluices, dams and
embankments, and 10 do general con-
tracing Of every nature. The capital
stock is TO be in shares Of 800, with
minimum Of $4,000 and maximum Of
$500,000.
CLERK Dunn this afternoon named
William T. Parvis Of Milford for read
ing clerk, and the House confirmed the
appointment.
Representative Smiths bill, to amend
one Of the laws Of the last session, con
templates authorizing the Ferris Indus
trial School 10 add six ladies 10 its board
of managers.
Senator Moore will shortly bring here
a charter for new railroad, TO run from
Laurel to Tyaskin, Nd, a distance of
about 20 miles. He says that there is
capital behind the charter and that the
projectors mean business. At Tyaskin
connection is 10 be made with the new
Eastern Shore railroad, and legislation
from Maryland for the portion Of the
branch lying in that state may be asked
for.
Representative At,ix, who has been
laid up for some weeks with lame leg,
is reported better and expecting 10 be in
| his seat next week. Governor Biggs is
likewise improving and is now able 70
leave his room
The citizens and legislative commit
tees on preparation for the Inauguration
OF Goyernor-elec Reynolds met together
in the state House parlors this evening,
but did little beyond the appointment
Of a subcommittee on music.
DOVER, Jan. 13-Another short legis-
lative week closed this afternoon and
the down-country neutrality-suspicious.
nent came rather late FOR the others to
catch a train-are getting ready u
/ speed homeward. But, if the week was
short, il saw the launching Of important
4 business. In the Senate. as the wires
have informed EVERY EVENING, Hon.
Z James Williams introduced the first bill
i Of the session, and perhaps the most
4 vital one, providing a. il does for resub-
mission e the voters Of the great ques-
1 ton Of constitutional convention.
TIL FIRST CONVENTION BILL.
This bill is essentially identical with
the Senate bill Of 1889, whose author.
/. ship was attributed 70 Judge Grub. II
4 provides for the calling Of a special cleo
lion on the third Tuesday of May, 1892
70 be held at the same time, in the same
places, in the same manner, &c, follow
/ ing the familiar phraseology Of article
TX. The return 81 the vote is 10 be made
70 the next session (thereafter) of the
General Assembly, and this provision
reopens the discussion as 10 whether (
special session called by the governor t
expedite matters would be the anex
session within the meaning Of the con
stitution. The indications are that i
will not be, in the opinion Of the legis
lators.
THE GRAHAM BALLOT BILL.
The Australian Ballot bill which
John w. Graham, Jr., as the successo
Of his talented and lamented brother
brought 70 Dover this afternoon, con
tains 80 sections. II follows closely tn
general tenor Of the original bill whicl
the Republicans turned down two year
ago, with such amendments as Mi
) Graham study and observation Of til
workings Of ballot reform laws in othe
) states have since suggested. One 0
these amendments aims at checkmatin
what is known as the Tasmanian trick
making it practically impossible TO Dc
post bogus ballot and take the renuin
, outside to be marked by vote buyer
This has been accomplished in Ney
: York and Mr.. Graham has awaited him
: self of q similar method. Another i'm
proyement is a change in the make-u
Of the ballots, grouping the candidate
Of each party in parallel columns, wit
an emblem at the head Of each colum
for the better guidance Of the illitcratt
REHoBoTH TO he 4 TOWN
This is the outlook now. Every Gen
! cral Assembly for the past 10 years, d
thereabout, has regularly grapped wit
the charter of the Rehoooth Beach AZ
I ISOLATION. As far back as 1881 John
Marshall, whose personal grievance wa
the prohibition Of the Rehoboth diret
tory against his building a stable wher
he wanted it, tackled the charter an
would in all probability have ovei
: thrown il had not the management con
eeded the stable site Two years az
, the old charter came still near bein
wiped out, This time the signs are thu
it will 90 and that Rchoboth will be in
corporated as town. Ex-Governc
. Hall, who wrote 50 vel1ementlv i
advocacy Of town charter in 1sS!
: is a power in the Senate Of 1889
and SO Is Mr.. +. j. STorri
the legislative father Of the bill, i
the House. So far as the members hay
! talked on the subject they have unite
in the opinion that RehOboth never wi
amount TO much until there comes
change in its mode Of government.
is familiar story that lots will not fin
= buyers and seaside cottages will not 9
up where their owners are not Statistic
with the existing conditions, and tn,
its joint stock company charter has thu
paralysed progress and improvement /
Dclaware's superbly located seaside ri
! sort. Ex-Governor Hall Is one Of thos
who will build there undcra town cha
> ter--but not otherwise. And he woul
like 70 build more than one cottage.
THE SUSSEX HUNDREDS.
/ There was meeting held at Laur
last week, at which plan to divic
. Little Creek into two hundreds ",
fayorably considered, and the Lit
l, Creek bill will be up here some Of the
days Whether this or the Cedar Cree
4, bill, or both, will get through no ma
cares to prophecy. The effect of tt
). passage Of both would be to add is
Democratic levy courtmen, to be a
e pointed by the governor and 10 no
n Office till the next election, and Thu
d overcome the present Republican m
jority. The chief grievance against ii
Republican levy court is not lis failu