Evening journal., 1895-04-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


Dover Fair Appropriation-Legisl
Notes.
stan Correspondence Evening journal
DOVER. April 5 Representative Mus
tard caused some amusement in the
House yesterday morning by offering a
resolution In relation to the act TO incor
porate the Business Mems Republican
Club, of Wilmington.
After enumersting the objects for
which the club sseks to be incorporated
the resolution is as follows:
Therefore be it resolved That the
members Of the Board OF Education Of
the city OF Wilmington be and they are
hereby earnestly requested In kinder
gartens and elsewhere TO inculcate into
the minds of the persons seeking incor-
poration as aforesaid by compulsory edu
cation that the legislation, Laws and
constitution of this state and Of the
United States. already give to all citizens
| thereof, regardless of party, equal
| opportunities for the exercise of the
elective franchise, and that the htate
OF Delaware Is entirely competent
through Its Legislature to enact
Gll laws necessary to secure
the same, and has already enacted and
| will enact such laws as shall bs necessary
to secure free, equal. fair and honest and
| peacsable elections and that on the pros
ecuting officers of this state rests the
duty OF the pros scution and bringing to
/ punishment Of all violators Of the elec
tion laws and that such prosecutors
have never yet been known to fall Ia the
performance of such duties that 1t is
| within the province of this Legislature
and subsequent Legislatures to defeat all
proposed legislation inimical to the
welfare and interests of the people, as
indeed 1t Is its duty, aud that so far as the
appointment and election of capable and
suitsble men to public Office is concerned
the legal appointing power in this state
is capable of making such appointments
and the voters of the state are entirely
able and capable of electing suitable men
10 public office
THAT therefore no necessity exists
for these modest men TO become incur
porated for such purposes that the
wheels of government have moved and
can still move without transferring the
power to them to produces all motion
and that the people OF the state eau
govern themselves in the future as they
have in the past, without delegating to
any corporation powers Disappointment OF
election or the right to pass laws or thg
power to defeat measures which are
proposed that the constitution secures tC
them as 1t does to all DeiawRreans, auC
has sinee it's adoption, the right OF arous
ing public sentimeut. not only With
respect TO the duties OF citizens to qualifl
them to vote aud TO exercise that right
II krsr uuff m nfh har a M
that this House. under the constitution
is always open to receive from tbeu
petitions and memorials as Is prov ded ID
section 16 of our bill OF rights being
article l. of the constitution OF thil
state, which we urge the Board Of Edu
cation to so impress upon the minds O
these modest aud retiring. yet igncran
. men that they may repeat the sam
back ward, and forward, and cross wise
commanding these men TO the said boar
| with our blessing and with the hope tha
compulsory education will 80 improv
their minds as to enable them to res
al d understand the constitution an
laws Of this state and to learn that the
may be generally spared TO attend to the
private and individual business, II
hereby resolved that the necessity {
Incorporating persons in such purposes /
hat set forth in the bill referred to, dos
not exist
On the objection of Rsprsssntativ
:, Burton, Republican, it went over for
day.
3 John f Salisbury accuses Mayo
q Shortlidge and s Rodmodd smith 0
framing the resolution and bringing
. here under the auspices of the Youn
2 Mems Republican Club.
= Work Ahead for the Senate.
The House has passed the House bi
repeating the delinquent assess nent al
collection laws nov in force In Kent al
Sussex counties. It was reported favo
ably by Chairman Walker, of the Con
a. mittee on Revised Statutes.
afr. Mustard called upon him for
: explanation
ss Mr.. Walker briefly stated its purpo
y and said, by way OF comment, thI
y there had probably never been statu
q on the books which had been mo
y generally criticised than the delinque
- law. 1t was repealed as to the who
y state In 1891 and had never been r
u enacted as to New Castle county.
" 1898, it was re-enacted as to Kent 81
sse Sussex counties, and gave polite
y demagogues opportunity to keep m
off the assessment and from voting
~ two years
~ Mr. Daily asked why the law WAS I
ay enacted in 1898
~ Mr.. Jolls replied, saying, that In IS
40 when the law was repealed, Suss
county had Republican levy court 81
es that was the reason for the repeal.
as 1898. the Democrats had regained co
'er troll of the levy court OF Sussex and b
retained control of the levy court
Kent and the law was put in force sgai
Mr.. Mustard expressed the opini
ne that the present law gave man ami
ais opportunity TO pay his tax, and II he did
es' do so. he ought to be returned
N delinquent.
'er Mr. Burton, referring to Mr. Days
'ep terrogatory. said that II the West Do'
AZ statesman lived long enough to see
me whole state Republican, aud this Law
u the statute books, he would not have
y, use spsctscles to see why 1t should
uu repealed.
Ior When the vote wss taken, the Den
Gratis, contrary TO expectation, made
show Of strength and the bill vi
through by a vive vooe vote
md 1t viii probably be killed in