Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12
CONVENTION BILL
Provides for the Election in
May of This Year.
MIR. EIsENBREY ON DIVORCE.

Rshoboth Beach Bnl-mAryland and
Delaware ship Canal United Labor
Demands Railroad Mortgages Ballot
Bill Discussion.
stan Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
BovHR. March 11.-This has been a
comparatively quiet day in the State
House TIE distinguishing lures of the
day have been the Rehoboth Beach Asso-
citation bill E hit; the passage Of the
Constitutional Convention bill by the
House, and committee work on the
ballot bills
For Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Hutson called up the Constitu
tional Convention bill in the House to-
day. Not the Williams Senate bill.
There is one point in it that does not
suit the House, and that is that ii pro-
vides that the election shall be held In
1892. The House bill was introduced
early in the session by Mr. Rldgely The
only point of difference is that the
Ridgely bill provides that the election
shall he held the third Tuesday Ia May,
1891. Instead OF 1892
The debate on the bill was rather
begsn i He said
II thiak this bill better than the other
IL VIC defer The election until 1892. IL
woalc not be possible TO get out the
necessary number to vote for q conven
tion. IN view OF the fact that the gen
tlsmen who have offered this bill will
give II 20 us at once, ! will vote for il.
At the same time ] will say that every
member IN this house should get people
70 come out and vote at that election
We need reforms. and IL the bill is
passed should Immediately begin cam
paign Of education. Onr statutes are All
mis- mp There is hardly anything that
Is not a needy Of law. The provisions
are such that they sre like an old coat.
Delaware IL e progressive state and her
ideAs are folly abreast 20 those OF greater /
area The earnest cndeavors Of this |
Legislature should be used to bring |
about this result, and bring before this /
people the necessity Of getting the PEP /
pie q he polls when the election is held
Nj Norris &c J)--"That suits nv
idea believe Il to be the better plan 10
call The election this May Ny idea wss
that The people were IN favor Of il two
years eao but hey did not 80 to the
polln. am convinced that our people
are atx'pns for convention. We will
give big majority for calling consti
tutioaai convention favor this nill 10
the one in the other House. which gives
Il ia another wsy. shall support the
bill and do al. can at the polls when the
vote Is taken We did nothing on the
other did not 20 10 the polls, but If
] am living will do so this time
Mr. Hntton-sI this morning called
D hN a 81. al
have talked with Senator williams who
offered the bill; and think the minds Of
scme 81 the senators have undergone
change siaca they passed The bin makieg
the election TO be held hi 1892 Senator
Nilhsms told me there would 81 ~
troMoie Il we amended the bill or pushed
our own OH through. am willing TO
vote for the bill nor only here but Al
the cleo lon, 10 do what can 10 Get
Others 70 come ont know the
bill TWO years ago called an election in
November The weather was cold and
Indictment, and Il was also an
of year There Is a difference OF opinion
as "a when this election should 81
held The bill provides for an inexcap-
iionshle mod and that the election shall
BE- held the third Tuesday In Nav /
0on think there could DC any quibbliuR
II we oave II on that day The third |
Tuesday In May, which is specified In the
cannot be very far wrong
/ think there will be more persons 10
voce next May than in May 1892 re
people are interested and hey are awake.
and therefore ! think, 81 is the best
time
The House bill was then passed unsni
mously, and will be sent to the Senate as
a substitute for the Senate bill
TINS Anti Divorce Fever
The Senate anti-divorce fever is catch
ing II has spread to the House and Mr.
Eisenhrey has II in malignant form. Ii
attscsed the Nudge Divorce bill this
Afternoon, and that measure succumbed
TO ite ravaRes In ten minutes after
frightful struggle for life.
This bill was 10 divorce Melrose from
Annie i Mndge. Melrose is a farmer In
the northern part OF Kent county. He
married pretty schooimarm from New
York After she got here she did not
like her surrounding and went back 10
ma in York state From there she wrote
to Aelrose telling him she loved him ard
that u be would come to her there she
would gladly live with him. Melrose
respectfully declined TO live with his
mother IN law.
Melrose hearing accidentally that the
Delaware General Assembly did on rare
occasions sever he marriage tie, applied
for divorce on the ground OF desertion
The Dill WAS called up for passage this
afternoon by Mr. Hickman chairman Of
the Divorce Committee
Mr.. hisenbsey, taking Mr.. Plllings
Senatorial cue. said
Mr. SPEAKER; / cane here AZ Vi
beginning Of the session with frm
determination 10 antagonizs this kind OF
legislation. l very much dislike to place
myself IN opposition to the actions 81 our
committee. But the indiscriminate pas
sage OF these divorce bills Is endanqering
our most sacred institutions and / shall
DO al IL my power to put a check to il
And yet Mr. Speaker. while am pos
sessed with all OF those sympathies which
are Inherent to man, also recognize the
danger Of allowing those sympathies to
run away with our Judgment ANY law
that completely ignores the teachings Of
divine inspiration, is a bad law | win
say that this kind Of legislation is be
coming very obnoxious to large class Of
our people. and l think 1t high time
this foul blot should be wiped out
know that some advocate legislation Of
this kind on the ground that II mitieates
the miseries Of those unhsppily married
butsH reply TO this l will say that our
laxity 10 this respect makes many come
here for divorce on the most trihing pre-.
- .t..s.