Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02


rlagton and Pyle and Speaker Pro TEN
Reeords--5.
No-Senators Handy, Moore and Pierce
IS.
The committee on elections reported the
bill without recommendation because
Senator Hanby, a member of the commit.
tee; was opposed to IL.
When it was called up for final action
Senators Harrington and Pyle made brief
speeches in advocacy Of its passage.
senator Handy said the provisions of the
Dill, like many other laws, will not be
executed. If theyare executed he asserted,
the Emile circle will have to be extended
TO make room for prison large enough to
contain the people who will violate them.
lie declared that the measure is nothing
more than a piece of braggadocia bun
combe and bombast crying reform. He
rldlculed the following paragraph of sec
tlnn y, which, lie claimed, "let the cat out
of the bag"
Tho expression ''polltical party" shall be
construed TO mean an organization OF cns
hundred or more bona nde ctlzpns and voters
of any county In this state. which shall by
means OF convention. primary election, or
otherRi5e, nrmlnHte Candidates for any Of the
public onlres within Ibis section enumerated.
u LED by the people at any general or special
election within this State.
Ninety-nine men could organize, he con-
tended, and the provisions of the bill could
not touch them.
THE DUKE OF YORK DEED
The following report, presented by
Speaker Pro Tenn Records on behalf of
Attorney General Nicholson, was adopted
by the Senate:
10 the Snats and House Of Representatives. Of
the Stae o. D-taioare ~ Gfn.rat Asssntbiy nlst:
On the Goth day OF March last the following
Joint resolution was adopted by the General
Az 'mbly;
WHEREAS, It appears from report of the
dttorney-general this day made in obedience
u jrint resolution adopted March 2Gth, 1895.
that the state OF Delaware has, prima iacio,
. lawful claim TO a certain deed OF feoff-
ment of tho Duke of YORK 10 william Penn
ana divers other pubic pspers soon to be sold
IN the city Of Philadelphia ns the property OF
j. Henry Rogers, of New Castle county, in this
state; therefore, be it
R'sDiptd, IS tho senate and House of Repre-
aentatives OF the Stale OF Delaware IN General
Assembly met:
That tho attorney general be and he is
hereby authorized, empowered and directed to
Institute and conduct such proceedings at law
or Ia equity as, Iii his Judgment, may be neces-
snry ana proper Tor the protection Of any right
the state OF Delaware may have in said
properly and for the legal ascertainment and
enforcement of any title the State may have
thereto, and further may employ counsel In
me- state oil Delaware and elsewhere 10 assist
him.
nave now tho honor to report that in obedi-
ence 10 the suid Joint resolution, and having
Edward RdEcly, Esq., wo together immedi-
atoly prepared bill in equity against the
snid j. Henry Rogers, praying for an iniunc-
ton to restrain him from disposlng Of any OF
sad papers and for other appropriate relief:
Which said bill In equity was on the said 2yih
day Of March presented 10 the Chancellor,
who, after reading and considering the same,
awarded rule against the SAID j. Henry hog
urs 10 show cause why preliminary lniuuc-
ton should not he granted, returnahle on The
9Th day OF April then next ensuing, and at
4 NHaaa a ma .t.at., -.
against the said d. Henry Rogers, restraining
him from selling or disposiEg OF any Of said
| papers by mselt or through his agents or
auctloneets until tho further order oil tho
| Chancellor.
said rule to show cause and restraining
order were duly served upon the said j. Henry
| Rogers.
Having afterwards ascertnined upon inyes-
| tlgation that the said papers wore not actually
| in the possession OF Mr.. Rogers, but were in
| the possession of Thomas birch's sons, auc-
| tloueets In the city of Philadelphia, and were
| advertised to be cold, made preparations for
| instituting the proper legal proceedings In the
| United StuteS court In the city OF Philadelphia
u restrain the said auctiOneurs from dispDsing
| Of any OF said papers until the suit in Della
| ware should be determined; but upon an in
| terview with MIR. Edwin Jaquett Sellers, the
| attorney iOr Mr.. Rogers and nISo the attorney
! for the said auctioneers, | received his assur-
ance, as counsel, that no disposition would be
made Of any of said papers until after the ad-
| Indication or settlement OF the suit pending
before the Chancellor of the state Of Delaware,
and was thereby enabled to dispense with
nncillNry proceedings In the courts OF Penn
/ sylvania.
| j. Henry Roger' and his solicitor, the said
| Edwin Jaquett SELLERS, together with the said
| Edward itidgely, ESD. and myself appeared
III "ath ri citnr fIed an ansre,. 10 the biIl IN
na,,i,,, S niraady tied IN hehaiT of Inc state ni
| Delaware.
S answe. ,he ,hoi s',e M D. h a;y s a.
nave pnsse,slon OF the said deed OF teotfment
| Of The Duke OF York or OF anr other deed Of
iconneht ol inc puSs ol hork, ai,u @ utsciaiiiea
ag nsg ,harnot and r,te Sanied mn,aI on,h
muse n ~ ". .yar Aid hava NV ,nnSta,
I'M MI. np I.n,,tis Inn sidia,s or nv ,,hrIr
a,'t .o'ia ~. r anc,,,nants hcIonginp now nf thai
W.. Ala heloni. Io me stale Of Delaware.
eEsr ~ a9,ar srnss;on heforc the than,eIor
NAV aiter ',H .t9 l., IN i
" 'nn ,ei Inen thro,"h Ma mi snii,itnr axs
,'r,osaJ tis ,,yitiinwneas IN submit fnr in n,.
lion 10 any three persons whom the Leet4la.
.uIe lit'stt ~ ~ IL sp, a "a i, ~,
toilsat , .in 10 hsd i'ed III ths handa M
h o,,,,inna,.ra far the nntnosa Of snie
Mr.. Ridgeiy rhereupon suggested that his
Honor, Judge Leonard Z. Wales, and his
hoor' Snst ouStea I'M bnson b anu o,e ~
ha threa: sHttablo and apnronriate uersons Ia
MAXI sleh insnectton. io which slch sueses $
tion Mr. Rogers Asseuted.
This Understanding having been arrived al
the Chancellor granted the apPlieation Of th the
ruie mi rcstrainins order nntil Friday. the Id
day OF NAV next.
| in view az thp foregoing fa,ts I would mos
respectfully recommend the adoption of a ioin
resp,ution nv mis- General Assembly apuoint
ing mo three persons above named 10 inspec
t,S anId nnnprs and mike n rrnnrt Ia Tho Gem
erni Assembly with such reconlmen endations n,
tSev nav deem nrop.r prior 10 the SAID hi da,
~ Nav next. ATTORNEY -GENERAL.
nnvpR, 1EI. April 9th, 1895,
Tbe senate adonted the following ioin
lne neha.J ~. ffo.,d ~, ~ -.
| resolution, Wnlch was oHeTeu py SellaIol