Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-05-06

TO our Democratic friends who failed
10 vote for calling a Constitutional Con-
yention in 1887 and again in 1891, the
State Of Delaware owes the present con-
dilion in which our courts find them
selves-and this condition has become
a matter of such serious import, that the
Governor, and those who opposed the
needed reforms through and by Con-
vention and a new Constitution, have
seriously considered the necessity Of call
ing an extra session of the Legislature to
pass some measure Of relief; but there
are legal reasons why this plan is not pos
sible because Of. the new election law.
Such lawyers as Edward Ridgeley, James
L. Walcott, and John B. Pennington re-
gard it as impracticable, and that the
situation is a grave one even the party
organs of Democracy admit. The ESe,y
E0eNiAg Of last Monday said I;
pert to an extraordinary session of
feaie i. stature to- relieve our disabled
judiciary system Is, IN thep opinion Of
Every EVeHfAg, for reasons already given
il these columns and recognized by good
lawyers, only at best a fOrlorn hope. But
in very desperation the members Of the
bar have turned to this as the only course
open and E9egy EgeHfng recognizes IN
the unanimity and strength of the move
ment a strong probability that Governor
Reynolds may be persuaded to convoke
the General Assembly in extraordinary
session. Aud Egeyy EVeNing also rec
ognizes as painfully as the members Of
the bar the urgency Of the calamity aud
how much hangs upon the slender hope
built on this prospective convocatiou.
The danger Of our courts being broken
10 for lack Of a quorum is made less i'm
minent BY the latest information from
Chief Justice Comegys' sick room. He is
reported improving and may yet be able
to come to Wilmington. In case Of alb
solute necessity the urgent civil and Grim
inal business of the approaching May
term iu this county may be transacted at
such times this side of September as a
quorum of judges can be obtained, the
only other session intervening being the
June term Of the court Of errors and ap
peais for which nothing is booked, we are
informed, that imperatively requires i'm
mediate attention.
The possible failure ola quorum is not,
as every one at all c0nvefsant with the |
situation knows, though every one nat
urally shrinks from puttiOg it in cold /
type, the real calamity which makes |
some measure of relief so urgent. There |
is in the situation that which makes alb
horent the thought that human life may
depend on the judgment Of portion Of
the over and terminer court as at present 4
constituted court without appeal And |
il is upon the demonstrable gravity Of
this condition that those who are urging
an extra session build their hope Of per
suading the House Of Representatives to
reverse It's action of year ago and pass a
Judiciary pension bill.
There is general recognition that such
a measure Of relief,if operative at all, will
be only for the emergency aud to bridge
over the time until we can get a COnsti-
tufional Convention; also that there is
nothing Of politics in 1t, because Republic
caDs and Democrats are working hand in
hand in this matter and the State Senate
has, BY the death OF Ex-Governor Hall,
been left equally divided. The side issue
of filling this vacancy has nothing to do
with the case; there IS no likelihood Of
the special election for that purpose being
called ubhl Noyember, when it can be
made concurrent with the general cleo
ton and will simply mean that the voters
Of Kent county will choose two State SEN
ators instead Of one.