Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

| work. of EVERY EVENING in support o.
that measure. Mr., Hutson replied, in sub
stance, that the bill in its present shapt
was the best that could be gotten and tina
the Democratic members were ready tt
shoulder the full responsibility for its pas
sage.
Mr.. Eisenbrcy was even less fit pnysi
cally than Mr., Higgins to be on duty, TOOK
the floor here and said in substance: "a
| do not pretend to say that this bill is abso
| lutely perfect, but do say that this bill is
| taking all things into consideration, emf
nently fair and Just. This is question
which has been before the General As
sembly for q long time and it is high time
we had disposed of it in some form; and
for fear that we might eventually defeat
this bill by adopting amendments, am
not willing to attempt to tamper with it
But wish to say few words in praise in
honor of the gentlemen who have framed
it, and more particularly in honor of the
gentlemen who have stood so long against
the entreaties, the threats and the
ridicule of those who had hitherto been
their party associates. The gentleman
who framed this bill was the esteemed
John r. Nicholson; and you are all aware
who are the gentlemen who withstood the
entreaty. the pleadings and the ridicule
that were heaped upon them in bringing
out this bill. Their names should be per-
petuated in the hearts of every true Della
warean and particularly in the hearts OF
every true Democrat. This bill proposes
to remove no man who has been elected
BY the voices of the people, but simply to
curtail their powers; and for fear that this
bill might eventually be defeated by adopt
ing amendments to it, l am unwilling to
vote for any of the amendments that have
been or will be presented by the members
of the opposite party"
It was a proud moment for sturdy John
NJ Eisenbrey. Just three months ago yes
terday he had stood up alone among the
Democratic members of the House and
dared to vote against the original, partisan
and unconsidered Five Commissioners bill
that the place hunters were railroading
through. Now his fellow members, who
had then been ready to read him out of
the party, had come over solidly to the
place where he stood, and where Senators
Hall and Williams had stood until they
had eliminated partisanship from the bill
and made ii a measure which they could
conscientiously vote for.
1t would be tedious to enumerate all the
amendments suggested by Mr.. Higgins to
the bill, as the reading proceeded. A few
amendments were proposed by other
members. Mr.. Walton moved to make the
salaries of the commissioners 800, instead
of $500. MIR. Cranston moved to amend
sCNblOil ny iiihhiiiB AZ al'llh w tllC iOAltN-
ton of school taxes. Mr.. Walton moved
to cut down the salary of the receiver of
taxes and county treasurer to 5000. The
vote on this amendment showed the only
break in party lines, Mr.. West voting with
the Republicans. Finally the enacting
clause was reached and the bill passed by
the following vote
Hutson, jackson, Marvel Richards,
Ridgely, Tindall, West, Speaker Sirman-
IL,
Noes Cranston, Day, Elkinton, Higgins,
Smith, Thomas, Walton-7.
Absent-Attix, l.. ]. Morris, R. r.
Norris
The bill will be enrolled tonight and
signed by the speakers of both houses to-
morrow.
THE REGISTRATION BILL.
Meanwhile the Senate was wrestling
with the State Registration bill. Only
three section of it had been considered
when Mr.. Williams took his leave to 60
home by the afternoon train, and the fur
ther consideration of the bill was there
upon postponed to tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Pilling made long speech against the
bill, attacking chiefly its constitutionality
THE woLcoTT BALLOT BILL.
This measure, introduced this morning,
meets with general commentator for its
fairness as well as conciseness and sim
plicity. II provides that every polling
place shall have a rallied space in front,
mot less than 8 feet in length, 5 feet in
width and feet in hight, in which there
shall be gate' Within this space stand
one challenger representing each of the two
principal political parties. When an APP
plicant to vote enters the gate, zone of the
challengers shall announce his name and
inquire of the inspector whether he is a
legal voter" in that district. If the an
swer be in the Affirmative, the applicant
shall be allowed TO enter the room; if it be
ascertained that he is not legal voter he
the railing. When the qualified
voter passes the challengers and
enters the voting room, the inspector shall
give him ticket of each political party
These tickets are official; printed under
the supervision of and distributed by the
clerks of the peace. They are to be uni
form in size and color and one inch longer
than the ballots now in use. This is to
make room for the party emblem at the
top of the ticket, which each ticket must
bear. All tickets are to be stamped, by
the clerk of the peace on the back of the
ticket, with the word '.otficialn in n style
of letters to be changed with every cleo
ton. The disclosure of the style of letters
to be used, in advance of the election, is
punishable by fine Of from $500 to
$1,000; and the same penalty is attached
to allowing any of the tickets to go into
the hands of or be seen by any un-
authorized person.
The voter, having received his tickets,
retires to voting booth within the room,
of which there is to be one for every 200
voters, and there selects his ticket and
makes, with pen and ink, any changes
therein he may wish but no name shall
ko t,l at,ba ~
that does not represent person who is
| qualified to vote or to hold the office for
which he is voted.n If a voter spoils a
ballot he may return IL and receive an
other. Having fixed up his ballot to his
notion, he folds it so that the stamped
word "official" shall be on the outside. He
also folds the unused ballots in the same
manner. He then comes out of the booth;
hands the ballot he has selected to the in
| spector, who drops the same into the ballot
box; and then hands the unused ballots to
| the inspector who deposits them in a sep
arate box. No ticket shall be received or
counted which does not bear the official
stamp. If the voter cannot read, or is
blind, or cannot write, or cannot distin-
| gllish one ticket from another, he ''shall
call to his assistance in the booth both
| judges of the election, who shall alter or
| change his ticket in accordance with his
/ suggestions or Desires The tickets shall
be delivered, in scaled packages, by the
| clerk Of the peace to the inspectors on the
day before the election; the seals not to be
! broken until the time of opening the cleo
ton. This act shall not apply to the con,
sttutional convention election of the third
| Tuesday of May next Provisions are
made for various "details and penalties pre-.
scribed for various nfractions Of the act
TO LEGALizE THE bonds.
City Solicitor Lyman brought down to-
day the long awaited bill to legai2e the
$4,000 bonds issued two years ago in pay
ment of New Castle county for the State
Insane Hospital at Farnhurst These
| bonds were rejected by their DIrehaspr hp