Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09

bsaf Correspondence OF Gazette and JolfnaLl |
DOVER, May 1-Gov. Watson has taken |
commendable stand respecting pardons.
He Informed THE GAzErTEs correspon-
dent this afternoon than he will not grant |
any pardOns that are not recommended ny
the judiciary or the attorney general, UNI
less in very exceptional cases.
The Governor has postponed until June
Sth the corporal punishment imposed by
the sentence passed on Walter Primrose
colored, at the receEt session OF the Kent
county court. Primrose was convicted OF
larceny and sentenced to receive 10 lashes
stand in the pillory an hour and be inn
prisnned slX months. He is unwell and
the jail physician says he is not i'll
physical condition to be whipped next
Saturday, the day selected for admlnister-
ing the corporal punishment. Hence the
postponement Ii the prisoners physical
condition does not improve during his
term of imprisonment the corporal pun
ishment will be remitted.
Legislation is frequently delayed by the
temporary absence Of members of the
House. Speaker McMullen, to-day re-
proved the trnants and announced that
hereafter when the quorum is broken he
will ediourn the House. The announce
ment preciptated q spirited controversy
respecting the Speakers right to adjourn
the body at pleasure.
To.day's legislative business included the
passage of Is bills, ~ OF which were
passed by the Senate and eight by the
House,
The House killed the Senate bill to
repeal the merger clause i'll the charter oil
the Dover 4 Milford Electric Railway Co.
The vote ON the passage of the bill was as
follows;
No-RepresentatiYes Ball, Brown Davis
Money, Moore, Pyle, Reybnld. Robbins,
Sypberd. Walker and Watson--ll.
Yes-Representatives Jolls, Killen, Mus
lard, Townsend and Wilson and Speaker
McMullen-6.
acknowledgement Fleming-,l.
Acknowledgements Burton, DAILY
and Morgan-3.
Representative Moore said it is ar open
secret that the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Is trying to defeat merger clauses and con-
troll railroad legislation i'll this State by
paid attorneys. He contended that the
electric railway companies want TO develop
the State and declared that the defeat of
merger clauses will defeat this object.
The Senate killed the House bill to
amend the charter of the Queen Anne's
Railroad Co. The bill extended for ont
year the time for completing the Delaware
branch of the Queen Anne's railroad and
extended for nine months the time for
making the first expenditure of S30,uO1
The Senate considered the attempted delay
an indication of bad faith.
The following resolution, offered b,
4 v
WHEREAS, Tho people OF the aever II coun
ties of the State are heavily taxed by the arres
nf tTnmps who trespass upon the several rail
roads of the state:
WueREAs The railroads OF the State ar
especially exempt from taxation for count
purposes, which is unjust to the Taxpayers
therefore, be 1t
R,Sjitsd, That the Judiciary committee of tn
Senate be authorized to bring IN for the actlo
OF the General Assembly bill rectlfJ ing tn
wrong imposed upon the ta1payersot OF the seN
eral counties.
Representative Mustard introduced
under the fanciful title of "An act /
relation to ancient lights in this state"
bill providing that in divorce proceeding
/, the divorce shall be granted the responder
when the plaintiff charges adultery an
fails to prove the allegation.
The bill is suspected of being an act
grant j. Edward Addicks divorce.
Representative Mustard says he does nj
know anything about the bill, that 1t WI
not handed to him until lew minute
before he introduced II.
A Senate substitute for the Senate bl
regulating the compensation of count
officers was reported to the Senate. III
members were not prepared to vote on
and it was recommitted.
1t applies to New Castle county only al
fixes the COMPENSATION OF the otfic
named as follows Clerk of the peaC
recorder of deeds, prothonotary and re
lister of wills, 81, SOY each per annum Gle
OF the orphans tourt and register
chancery, $3.50 each. 1t provides furthe
That the Levy Court shall compensate t
CLERK of the peace for writing the asse
ment lists as at present; that the clerk
the peace and the recorder of deeds sh
each appoint one deputy; that the bonds
the principals shall be responsible for
deputies; that the annual salary OF
deputies shal! be $1,000 eachi that the lie
Court shall provide clerical assistants
the clerk of the peace and the recorder
deeds; that the Levy Court shall have pow
toremoye any clerk appointed by it; tnat
fees received by the county officers sh
he paid to the county and deposited III I
Farmers Bank; that no officer snail ke
lees longer than month"; that he sh
settle with the county treasurer on
first day of each month; that any otll
who fails to make n monthly settlemt
shall forfeit months salary; that
Levy Court shall furnish books, reco
II and stationery, that the officers accou
shall be audited at stated times By
I county comptroller; that the officers !
aries shall be paid quarterly; that the q
GERS shall collect the fees before perfoi
Y ing the work for which fees are allow
that violation of the law respecting
I shall be punishable by ilhe Q! slo,oON
imprisonment not exceeding hve years
both; that the bill shall not Affect
| present officers!
| The House bill toamend chapter 5S,
XIX, Laws of Delaware, relating to
| registration of voters, was reported to
House amended. The amendment
practically substitute. 1t strikes oul
after the enacting clause in said bill
adds TO the end OF section 10 OF SAID cl
ter the following IAN appeal TO
superior court shall be III every case
tefmined either by the registrar sit
alone or by the board OF resistration
such appeal shall be by petition. veritie
the affidavit either of the person ref
registration or of any qualified electo
the county in cases OF improper and Ill
registration. Such appeal shall be 5
marily heard and disposed of in
MANNER us shall determine the ques
presented thereby before the day OF
then next general or special election.
on such hearing the said court sha
nnire into the case de novo and deter
Inc question OF the legal and cons
Honai qualification of the person an
N rioht 10 register as fully as ii
nther inquiry thereunto or determine
thereof had been inade. In case
sunerior court shall not be then in Sc
The appeal may at once be present'
ihe petitioner to the Chief Justice
thereupon the provisions of chapter
Vol. XIX, Laws OF Delaware, shall
nicable to the case. Amy order ma
aid court in any such appeal shall DE
sInsiye and shall be forthwith ceT
nnder the seal OF said court TO the S
nf the county and q like certificate
he forthwith delivered to each
whose right to register is feterI
hereby. The sheriff shall immea