Evening journal., 1893-01-20
TO DEFEND REGISTRARS
Senator Pyle's Bill Employing
Counsel for Election Officers.
JAUsEs a SPLIT IN THE SENATE.

Other Opponents Say That the Party
Lawyers who Promised Should Now
stand by Accused Election omcers.
Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 2O.-The General As
sembly begins to bear an aspect of busi-
ness. This week viii be signalized by
the passage of two very important meas
ures. One is the pensioning and retir-
ing Of Chief Justice Comegys and Asso-
ciate Justice Houston. The other is the
bill TO ratify the proposed amendment
to Article TX Of the state constitution,
making the vote for and against CON
vention come upon the day OF the gem
eral election.
The irst-named Of these measures has
already been passed by both houses: the
last named has passed the House and Is
In committee in the Senate
The program now is to have II reported
favorably in the upper House to day.
II It is it will be passed without opposi-
tion.
q one to Inform the Judge.
Clerk of the House Layton went to
Georgetown this evening to acquaint
Judge Houston with the resolution
offering TO retire him upon salary of
$4,000. He will return tomorrow morn
ing. 10 is not believed that the resigna-
tions of the jurists will be placed in the
hands of the governor for several days
Tho Lines Tightly Drawn.
The lines were tightly drawn in the SEN
ate last night. The undue tension is due
to party measure, but is not due to
hearty party support Of the measure-on
the contrary want Of party support is what
causes the excitement.
Yes erday afternoon Senator Pyle offered
the following resolutions, applicable to
the cases of registration offered now
under indictment In the United States
court:
BE It Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of the state Of Della
ware in General Assembly met That the
governor may. In his discretion, employ
counsel TO defend any person or persons,
who, at or prior 20 the last general cleo
tion served as the election or registration
officers now under Indictment or who
may hereafter be indicted in the District
Court Of the United States for the dis.
trict Of Delaware charged with interfer-
ing with the United States Marshals,
or supervisors or with the violation of
any election law of the United States,
and he Is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to draw upon the State Treasurer
for a reasonable compensation for any
services rendered under his direction
The resolution went through like streak
Of creased lightning the Republican SEN
ator not even voting against 1t.
Amended by the House.
It was taken over TO the House and
WAS returned In short time with an
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$50 In each case.
Senator Williams was at home sick /;
Senator Pilling was in the state treas
urer's Office examining Mr.. Burnite's ac-
counts; and Senator Ross was absent on
business. Senator McMullin, the only
Republican member present, either did
not understand the purport Of the reso-
luton or did not care TO enter into de-
bate single-handed and the resolution
went into a pigeon-hole in Clerk Hard
castles desk and for time, the matter
rested.
Ross on the war-Path.
About this time Senator Ross got wind
of the resolution and the young Sussex
county Democrat was loud in his denun-
citation of the resolution. His friends
demonstrated with him, but without
avail He was even more pronounced
that Senator Pilling would have been.
To the EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
he said;
Il must say that am opposed to
placing the state in the position in which
that resolution will place it.
IF these election OF registration
officers we're so worthy, why do not the
men who pledged themselves to their de-
fense fulfill the pledges given before and
after the electionl / do not think that
the state at large should be called upon
TO do It, There are many lawyers in
ew Castle county who signified their
willingness free Of charge then. Why
don't they do it2
, 81 do not countenance the Federal
interference In our internal affairs, and
the men who suffered at the hands of
t the Republican zealots in Wilmington
o have my sympathy and individual sup
port. Such a resolution as that is prac-
tically bottomless, and we should not
place the state in such hole II places
e the state treasury at the mercy Of few
men. The Democratic lawyers should
have enough party zeal to rush to the
defense of the men whom they were SO
, anxious to defend before the election
Il do not think that it is proper
matter for action on the part of this
General Assembly.
Unlawful Federal Advantage.
The friends Of the resolution assert
: that the Federal government has unlaw.
fully invaded Delaware, and that the
state should show its resentment. As q
matter of precedent they refer to chapter
r 500, volume xvi, Laws of Delaware II
is joint resolution passed on January
27, 1881, and in practically the same
words as the resolution offered by Mr.
Y Pyle.
{ It VIII Be Defeated.
g That the resolution will be inde6nitel,
0 postponed is a foregone conclusion
= Speaker Houston, Senators Ross, Wat
a son, Pilling and McMullin viii certainl,
+ vote against it and it is thought lilzell
I that Senator Williams will act with then
if he is able to be present. The Demo
Gratis who op Jose it are actuated by tn
same motive which prompts Mr. Ross
q They thin that New Castle LAWYERS an,
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