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

cOmmltE6e reports TO tn6 memDers Wnen
they should be received.
Mr.. Ellegood opposed the motion
vigorously. He was In favor of hold
ing sessions next week. He expressed
the opinion that when the members go
to their homes but little is accom-
plished, and in his opinion the only
way to get committee work was to
have the membord all at Dover at one
time. He thought daily sessions OF
the convention the only way to get any
effective work done by the committees.
MIR. Richards thought the long adj
journment would be the proper thing,
as did also Capt. Dasey, who believed
that more could be accomplished by
temporarily abandoning the sessions of
the convention and deyuting the time
to committee work until matters were
in better shape.
MIR. Ellegood believed that full COM
mittees could not be gotten together if
the members were to separate. He said
1t was hard matter to get full com
mittees while the convention was in
session, and thought such thing
would be out of the question should
tbs convention adjourn.
Mr.. Martin favored long adjourn
ment, but in view of the fact that
some of the members were opposed TO
taking recess until after all Of the
holidays, he made the suggestion that
the convention adjourn until december
2Sth, which would be a week earlier
than had been proposed, and made
motion to that effect, which was in the
form of an amendment After some
discussion tho amendment was put
and lost, and the original motion, to
adjourn until January 18th, was adopted
with but few dissenting votes.
On motion of Capt. Dassy, the
chairmen of the several committees
were authorized to confer and select
times for the meeting of the several
committees, and the committees were
empowered to hold meetings during the
recess, at the call Of the chairman of
each and at the place designated by
him. The iDtimation having been
made that some Of the members might
not want to attend committee meetings,
Capt. Dasev expressed his Willingness
to be censuIed should he fail to attend
the meetings Of any of the quantities.
on which he had heen appointed.
On motion Of Mr.. Evans, il was
decided 10 continue THO arrangements
which bad been made with Stenos-
raphers liuyer anu tlarresty uutil the
end OF tho week commencing January
18th.
The secretary wa directed. on Mr..
Richards motion, 10 mail to each one
of the memhors u copies OF The printed
report Of the uoI..uittca on eactuns.
On motion OF Mr.. salisbury, the
following bills wpret approved and
orders were drawn fnr tho respective
amounts: Thomas NJ. Irood"n, most.
master, for supplies. So IS: tho Argus
Printing Co. Of Albany. \. T.. for 30
comics of American Constitutions,
$50; Guyer and llardesty, services as
stenographers, alda ~ bill from
the Adams Express Ca, amounting to
s.. 10, was referred TO the committee
on accounts.
On motion OF Mr., Supp. the con-
rention adjourned. 1t will meot again
at IL O'Clock Monday morning, j January
18th, 1897, by which time il is expected
the new rom will he ready for
OCCUPANCY.
The committee on furnishing tho
library parlor has awarded to j. e J.
N. Hartman the contract for TIE secre-
tary's desk and chairs and to NJ.
Megary u Son the contract for the
udskb anu WINDOW S0aueB.
Tho committee on education is still
wrangling with the subject presented to
it for consideration. The members are
DESTROYS of receiving suggestions from
the prominent educators of the State.
One of the. most difficult problems is
the matter of the education of colored
people. There is sentiment in favor
OF abolishing the present method of
collecting tax from colored men for
school purposes and the committee may
devise some other plan.
The striking resemblance between
Secretary Jones OF the CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention and President Cleveland
has been spoken of by several nom.
bers of the convention. The genial
secretary ia general favorite with
the members.