The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-15

spselal oorrespandsnAe a ReptinlIcan

bVS1lh tofftHfofutnce OF AepuutiuaM
! Down. Jan. Is. The third Tuesday In
May In the year Of Our Lord 1892 Is the
date set down IN the constitutional
convention bill introduced by Senator
Williams yesterday afternoon when
the people shall vote upon the ques-
ton OF calling constitutional conven-
ton. And when you have the date set
down you can Just take the bill passed
= In 1887 or the one tossed around here
last session and reprint them, and you
have the old How not to call con-
/ ventionn farce over again. It's the old
Article TX which Clayton himself said
was not binding and which Biggs In
1853 said was not worth the paper IL
was written on as a controlling power
but which Blggs as Governor in 1880
and in 1891 thinks weighs ton-over
again.
THE majority of all the citizens en-.
titled to vote for Representative" says
the bill, shall be ascertained by refer
ence to the highest vote cast at any
one OF the three preceding general
elections That's what the ,S7 bill
said, and when Il, 600 citizens voted to
call that convention, and when the
Legislature of 49, met to canvass the
vote they found that there was no Off
clal record of the highest or lowest
WY ehnef lOT tHhb Ol tnb idSU pre-
ceding three general elections.
Now, of ali the obsolete and moth
eaten provisions of Article TX of the
old relic which does duty as Della
wares Constitution, this particular
point We canvassed thoroughly here
on the floor of the House two years
ago. 1t was plainly shown that there
was no Official" record OF the votes
cast at a general election, and no law
providing for the keeping OF that Off
cial vote in the manner necessary to
make CONSTITUTIONAL comparison,
nor is there vet.
So, il the Legislature passes this bill
with all its whereases and wherefores,
1t Will be necessary after tho vote IL
cast to begin all over again and first
pass bill providing for the keeping
of an official record. then hold three
general elections to make the official"
record and-well and then why-the
Legislature may pass another Article
TX bill. In the meantime why even
Judge Humphrey, who boasts that he's
the only widower in the House, may
have found some one to share his mis-
fortunes, but it's doubtful il Delaware
, VIII have new constitution.
rather peculiar oversight in the
Legislature is their failure thus far to
canvass the vote for Governor and Off
cially proclaim Robert j. Reynolds
Goyernor-elect.
This has not yet been done though
the Constitution says it shall he done
Immediately upon the appointment
OF speaker OF the Senate" How
ever. it will not be too late next Mon
day evening to remedy matters and
J Governor Bob can be then proclaimed
officially.
Mr. RidRely yesterday afternoon
gave notice of bill to provide for the
printing and distributing OF ballots
/ at public expense" 1t is the Graham
Australian ballot law OF last session,
; which Representative Clark SO faith
fully nursed, but 80 signally failed
/ to get through the Senate. II has n
! Few improvements over the old one
however, in specifying how the ballots
should he constructed.
MIR. Crnnston gave notice of bill to
: erect safety gates on the Newport pike
! where the B. Il 0. and the Wilmington
" Northern cross it,
. Senator Houston introduced bill to
S amend the peddlers' license law of last
I session, by eXempting fruits and meats
: from its provisions, The bill to incor-
: porate the Liberty Steam Fire Engine
; Company OF Wilmington had its iirst
/ reading in the Senate also.
, One OF what will be on the list OF i'm
portant bills OF the session was given
l notice Of by Nr. En- E. J. Morris yes
L terday afternoon. II is the same bill
q Representative Charley Maui wrcstled
with last session, and has FORTS object
+ the wiping out OF existence of the lie
Il hoboth Beach Association, and the in
q corporation Of this famous Delaware
/, seaside resort as n town. The bill will
. go through this session, you can bet @
/ copper on that. Ex-Governor Hall is
i'll the Senate, and his letter last session
to the Legislature on this subject
J places him squarely in favor of the
blll.
4 The stockholders OF the present as
ISOLATION will fight 1t bitterly, but the
Rehoboth of old will have to go.
Senator Hall offered the usual Legis
latlye Joint resolution urging people
|, TO bring along their buainessn SO thai
he Legislature could adjourn befor,
g the peach trees bloom, and the Hons,
n concnrred In it. All the same, mos
n people will hang hack until tho blue
/ birds begin TO MARBLE, and then they'll
u come in here with business that mus
e be legislated on, and then afterward,
y they'll cuss the Legislature for stayinL
e here so long.
= Lat night the New Castle members
q were tlme-stayed. That is. the lIous,
. adjourned Just about five minutes lat
Y Tor them to make the train, and the,
II had tho House to themselves las
:, night
70 Next Monday night the State Treas
q urBr and Auditor CAUCUS will be held
. and it promises to be lively.
II On Tuesday Gosernor-elect Reynold
u will be inaugurated, and then on Wed
- nesQay the session will omen In On ruast