The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-17
DsIaware's Constitution.

DOVER, Dec. 16-The Union Republi.
GINS of Kent county still assert that
either ten or none were elected and there.
fore Mr.. Murray Is the only Republican
from Kent at tho convention. 1t Is prob
able that the other seats will be declared
vacant and Democrats selected to fill tho
vacancies.
Tho first contest in tho convention was
over the adoption of the report Of the com
mittee on rules. 1t was decided to strike
out the clause requiring two-thirds vote
to pass all propositions pertaining to the
amendment of the constitution. Then,
after vigorous debate, the remainder OF
tho rules were referred back to the COM
nittee.
The committee on the Governor and
other executive officers recommend the
following amendments to tho constltu-
tion:
strike out all of section of article 8 and
substitute in lieu thereof the following:
'Sec. 8. He shall have the power to remit
fines and forfeitures, to grant roprieves
communications of sentence and pardons,
except In cases Of impeachment; but no
pardon shall be granted, nor sentence
commuted. except on the recommendation
of the chancellor, tho speaker of the SEN
ate, the Attorney General and the Secre-
tary of State, or any three of them, after
full hearing, and such recommendation,
with the reasons therefore at length shall
he filed and recorded in tho office of the
Secretary Of State, who shall forthwith
notify the Governor thereof.
Insert next after the end of section IL OF
article 3 the following:
Sec II. Every bill which shall have
passed both houses of the General Assem-
bly, shall, before it becomes q law, be pre-
sented to the Governor. If he approve 1t.
he shall sign it; but if he shall not approve
he shall return it with his objections to
the house in which it shall have origi.
mated, which house shall enter tho OBJ
jections at large on tho journal and pro-
ceed to reconsider it, IT, after such recon-
sderation. two-thirds of all the members
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, it shall be-
come q law.
But in all such cases the votes of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays and the names Of the members yo,-
ing for and against the bill shall be enter-
cd on the journal of each house, respec-
lively II any bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within ten days Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been present.
cd to him, tho same shall be a law, in like
manner us IL ne nau Sleneu III, unlesS tHe
General Assembly SHALL by their adjourn
ment, prevent its return, in which case 1t
shall not become law without the ap-
proval of the Governor. No bill shall be-
come a law after tho final adjournment of
the General Assembly unless approved by
the Governor within thirty days after such
adjournment.
The Governor shall have power to dis
approve of any item or items Of any biz,
making appropriations Of money embrat-
ing distinct items, and the part or paris f
the bill approved shall be the law, and II Q
item or items of appropriation disapprovld
shall be void, unless re-passed according TO
the rules and limitations prescribed for
tho passage OF other bills over the execu-
tive veto. Every order, resolution or vote
to which the concurrence Of both houses
Of the General Assembly may be necessary
Except on q question of adjournment)
shall be presented to the Governor, and
before the same shall take effect shall be
approved by him; or, boing disapproyed
by him, shall be rc-passed by two-thirds of
all the mombers of each house OF the Gen
eral Assembly, according to the rules and
limitations prescribed in the case of a
bill"
The convention will meet at II o'clock
to. morrow morning.