Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-26
LNIINGTON, DELAWARE,
slow day in the House, while the Senate
has lost the day altogether.
THE FULTON AMENDMENT.


slow dav in the TIo,,eo while flo Senote
| has lost the ,lnv aito~etLor
,,,,. .'asNt...'
,'iH roLi"' ANfNpAENr'
irobaDiy very lew people knew that
| ahOlher constitutional amendment was
awaiting ratification until Mr.. salisbury
mentioned the matter this morning. The
fllltoh amendment originated IN the TAIL
Nrc OF the Myers voting machine to com
mend itseli' two years ago, tothe Judgment
OF Chltl Justice Iomcgys rs coming
within the constitlltinnal requirement Of
Voting hY ballot. lhls objection was fatal
to the chances OF the Myers lnnchinc, il it
ever hat any, or to any other de-
wee mol using paper ballot. For
TINS reason, ). Alexander FnItOn drafted
thls amendment, the Legislature of lsll
adopted 1t, the governor has approved it
ana there Is no reason to doubt that it will
receive the requisite tlirce-tourths vote i'll
TINS General Assembly. The amendment
VIII aad TO me ilrst section q Article ! he
iolloWlhS:, iiut the Legislature may by
law prescribe the means, methods and in
! Strumeits Ol NOtlnE, 50 as to best secure
the secrecy and the Independence of the
Vhler, preserve the freedom and purity Of
eleGtions, and prevent fraud, corruption
and intimidation thereat."
ADAMS EXPRESS
The resolution. Offered nv Mr. SauIsbury
and ndonted bv thn Honsa ren,,ests tita
altOrurv.peneral Ia inform th" fI,ulo
whether inc hdAns t,vnrnsI Common, Las
disrrininaioi or ID j., rat
to the disnd-nntoTe ,,r ,rni,,,iiro ~ tLn
pcople Of this SIate. 'rhe atfnrney.. .t,n,,nrai
x further requested il inforn, thah Ii",isn
ybntI,nr tba roi,,s ~, ,r,,s, I,,',, -
such discr,minntinn haa violatoI ti,cS ~, ~
visions Of ihn Interstate Commprre act.
also whether the comnnnv bas camniini
witt, tho requirement Of that net, IN most
ing or keeping open to. public inspection
scheuules ol rates hhd charges the
i,spteS pl.elal siiail my tll'tt the Adails
EAl,Fesa t"i'iPaily mas 70 the uisaaVahtaSe
T.. luf p,oIlt' Nl4lisiea the requirements oi
INV, ~ = ie.l lHcsteu 10 report What aGtlon
auo;iit :it Dc 'iNell to ProtecV the people
aAn'lsl sueh utscrllhInallol.
II 2iiuriI'b lIlis resolution Mr. Tatlsbllry
iulu I lilat grtat Geal ol complaint mad
,l pccii Iiuuc @ ~ tAorptahI charges hy inns
tolnp1li|' rouf years ago thc Legislature
I ,"7'Su i ~ IVY tAAiiH, t"l'Itss colll ll"llts'
aliu ,,i'i lru.ilpll liig, Utter penalty, thc ad-
. N"ilI.liiti1t " lhlGS ~ ucG0mht ot Such
tsaSalioh. Just before tnat oiil passed the
.f'il'lla fil'lla EAlrCSs 'uih FallS raised ~ rates,
". ..uS cSaulliS thc lettcr ul me prohibition.
= ms, ne salu, was NOTORIOUS TACT lie
I Ilau eilueayofeu 10 prepare q measure to
MIN. .IS Il. I. '',ts A'N'i'' - 'A't,iio e,p
.,i,'l llle illlersthle commerce aGt Already
apPareitilS covers the ground 1t seemed
" N? MN th;lt tLese eNorbltaEt charges are a
C.ntain hasa, cn,,ct,rn,,,t t., ~. l
said he was vrrv alud tnnt tbe ottn,n,t ~
remedy this infilstice to the neo,,le III nel.
aware is about tn he made ITe had nh-
served that the rate ON small nockogea md
been raised frnnl " tn .ltrents AMI II i'm
proportion penerally. lie considered thr
resolution move in fhc ripht direction
THE dumiEslllP'
Little to record has developed here to-
day regarding the judiciary, situation
Neither the Governor nor Secretary Marvel
has appeared here to-day. The governor
went up to Wilmington and returned by
afternoon train, going OH, il is reported, to
his home. He is expected to he in Dover
tomorrow. The information comes pretty
ror5ro II. Eii StSg alnSaol Pr"Iosea 10
forward il tn the gnver,,ar to.nHyrn,,, S,,"
Chief Jusiice Corle@vis lntfnr nf resi,no'
tinn winch ng urrvinrsiv rannrtod ,,.as
sent to the STATE Itnmsc fnr Getiyn ~, to
Governor RcynoId4 on Fridov ,nor;Si,,,, y"
last las not reached the Legislatmrc +
comes At second hand that In Cbinf Ina
tico hus written 4 yerv conrtco,s rl ma .,c ne.
ceptnblc letter. berinriup tho same viii,
an ACKNOWLEDGMENT ~ his indehtn,l,,nIl
~. M ~, - W iiideptealtesS
49,; :" ". '~'u'i'I"l ~ -N9'eHhutl t"E tle GENEROUS
provisions hluue Tor Judge Houston and
myself"
rn ,pytsr, ,rI,r IrrrgI,r,rr
I'll. cmnIov.rort ~ aa,n.ai ~ ~, a,,ss;s, :,
ibn nrerrration If ISsisinti,.o b,,s;,,o.n ~,
na, M ~. nr.,, ~ W
cealed kfrican in tbn nri.ia,iye aSoS,i Xxi,
and ~ be nvailahin rhr cni's,,ltation GVV'd'G
advice is al innmvatinn w,Iici ,,rI,,,,isog ~.
tn s'nI},v thn ,rovT.i;'I In,Ir pto,'191s ms,
Nh innb oTcrcl y ,o.t,,,itih -, ietI "pgi .,ii
ta-lav and H wns aiH,taJ ,i,, ~ t,n,,',. ".
nnnr4vni Thc ci,inS i. ,n,o ,'t ,,.;,t,
nt,,aremt reason hat ttn 'S anr,nns nnS' " ~
rerllIur coilnsni whocan hn m m,ds NH III, ay.ilabi,
AT any time Viii mnf "ost tIc Stcre an.
previous Tegi,Iatures fnr iMho M drnt,i%s t' If !,
few special measures. Victor Il. WoolIey,
of Wilmington. will be tia man.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTES,
The NcCOmb divorce hii hns arrival
nn1 wiIl sLnrtly n intrntI,,pad ponrnsa,t
tati,o n,,. ,,,, H.,
~ ~ bs''S i'vtlIe " ~ tiHs 9lleIilOoil,
alulhE; upn Know that can say any
thing about tins blll by way of eSplani-
ton, but you'll learn more about ii later
ON a remark which brnuuht down Tho
ttnnsr tThn hilI ifsoIr r,,,s X, rg,ii,,,r -
D'+1 49, i"'l9 80 'Vl'oN9'
B' 2 enqes,4, 90, That James &. McCnmb
ahi Mhly h' MtIGhip pc, ana thoy are hereby
MN MNlY9Ftfeu = E'Htuio halr,npnil, ana mat the
and cnnt~nl Of his chiIdren, Eiilabeth il,
Nc WcC"rib ", Hior'i's0 - SlcSohiO ana hvhfy D
M, iP,oi, ,,., E. g, f,...,..
.n. ny iaioVa ,,isI -, i.o'ire IT. 9ohs company
t.,,, 1it1,tv, 19sI,t ~ ilo.aoe t2u4S; le ~
- 'l'i i'iY'S ~ '"t"ou Nc @ Ll1th hoofc'
yti55'a t,',,, I,,a W. I'auch Moufe, 'r