Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-24

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work.
Owing to the long separation of the
members, the committees were unable
TO report, and as result but little was
done at the morning session.
Chairman Cooper of the committee
on rules made motion that the report,
which had been previously submitted,
be taken from the table. BY per-
mission OF the convention, the COM
mittee was permitted to 80 alter rule
10 in the report to read as follows:
Especial notice of action on any re-
port Of committee or other matter per-
tanning to the special ultimate work OF
the convention, i. o., the framing of
new Constitution. shall be given the
day preceding that ON which said
action is taken." The change was
made by striking from the end of the
rule the words "and a vote of two
thirds OF the members present shall be
) necessary to its adoption.
DR.. Cooper stated that the committee
had endeayored to cover such general
points as would be applicable and USE
full to the convention, and he maze a
motion that the rules as reported by
the committee be considered one by
one.
Mr.. Spruan;e objected. He was in
favor of referring the rules back to
the committee. He said he had ascer-
tanned that the rules of the convention
OF 1881 were adopted by the convention
of 1862, and what had been tried at
two conventions should receive tho
consideration OF the committee. He
remarked that he would feel safer to
adopt the rules Of 1881 unless tine
report was reconsidered by the COM
mittee and he was assured that the
committee had consulted the rules of
the convention of 1881.
DR.. Cooper confessed that the rules of
any preceding convention had not been
considered.
Mr.. Bradford was opposed to recon.
hitting the report. He thought il
should be taken up and the rules con-
sidered one by one. He wanted to see
the convention 60 ahead and do some
thing.
DR.. Pratt made a motion that the
report be recommitted to the COM
mittee. with instructions to examine
the rules of former conventions. The
motion was adopted and the convention
adjourned until O'Clock in the after
noon.
MIs opEuduCdt WIN Indu6 pQb HlOLlOl
to adjourn, said that the late meetings
in the afternoons were advantageous in
two ways, as they served to get good
work out of the Committees and to
hold the members in town at nights.
The time between the morning and
afternoon sessions was consumed mainly
by committee work. Since the ad-
journment last week, at which time
the several committees had formulated
plans of action, the individual mem
bers have given the matters under
their supervision considerable study,
4 and all came to Dover prepared with
definite views, the exchange of which
enabled the committees to formulate
their reporta
At the afternoon session the fol-
lowing was presented as a partial re-
port:
The committee on the Governor and
other executive officers recommend the
the following amendments to the Con.
stitution: Strike out all Of section 9 of
article 8, and substitute in lieu thereof
the following:
4 "Sec. 8. He shall have the power to
remit fines and forfeitures, to grant
reprieves, combinations of sentence
and pardons, except in cases of impeach-
ment; but no pardon shall be granted,
nor sentence committed, except upon
the recommendation in writing Of the
Chancellor, Speaker of the Senate,
Encouragement and Secretary of State,
or any three of them, after full hearing,
and such recommendation, with the
reasons therefor at length, shall be
filed and recorded in the office of the
Secretary of State, who shall forthwith
notify the Governor thereof. "
Strike out the word second" in
the last line of section 3 of article 3, and
insert in lieu thereof the word third. {"
Insert next after the end of section
ID of article 3, the following:
"Sec. IA. Every bill which shall
have been passed by both houses of the
General Assembly shall before it be-
comes law be presented to the Cover
nor; If he approve it he shall sign II,
but il he shall not approve he shall
return it with his objections to the
house in which il shall have originated,
which house shall enter the objections
at large on the journal and proceed to
reconsider it. II after such recon
sideration, two-thirds OF all the mem
bers elected to that house shall agree
to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
together with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise
be reconsidered and if approved by two
thirds OF all the members elected to
that house, 1t shall become a law. But
In all such cases the votes of both
houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names of the mem
bers voting for and against the bill
shall be entered on the journal of each
house, respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
10 days Sundays eXcepred) after it
shall have been presented to him. the
same shall be law, in like manner az
if he had signed it, unless the General
Assembly shall by their adjournment,
prevent its return, in which case it
shall not become law without the
approval of the Governor Nc bill
shall become law after the final adj
journment of the General Assembly,
unless approved by the Governor
within 30 days after such adjournment.
The Governor shall have power to dis
APPROVE of any item or items of any
bill. making appropriations of money,
embracing distinct items, and the part
or parts of the bill approved shall be
the law, and the item or items of
appropriation diHapproved, shall be
void, unless repasaed according to the
rules and limitations prescribed for the
passage of other bills over the executive
veto. Every order, resolution, or vote
to which the concurrence Of both
houses of the General Assembly may be
necessary Except on a question OF
a1 inurnn.ntl lhn1l ha pr.enp tod tn Tho