Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-10

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mittee discharged.
Or. Pratt, chairman Of the com
mlttee ON oath, reported that the COM
inittee recommended that no oath be
administered to the members. The
report was accepted and the committee
discharged. =,
Chairman Biggs appointed Capt.
Dnsey and Messrs. Burris and Coocb
q committee to invite the Governor,
members OF the Legislature and other
floor. ' . 80
The following standing committees,
which bad been provided for at the
preaching session, were also announced
| by the chair:
| Legislature--Messrs. Richards, Mar
Yin, Murray, Salisbury, Bradford and
Governor and other Executive OIL
eers--M essrs. Hearne, Cannon, Cooper,
| Smlthers, johnson and Spruance.
| Juuiciary--Messrs. Spruance, Evans.
bradford, Lavender, Richards, Hearne,
Burris and Martin.
| observation-disclosures Hearne, Spruan.e,
Cavender, Herring, Ellegood and Can
| non.
Securing Purity Of the Ballot
Messrs. Bradford, Evans, Carlisle,
Cooper Wright and Dasey.
| experimentation. Pratt, Clark,
Dasey, Richards, Donahoe and Burris.
Crimes, Punishment and Impeach.
lnent-Messrs. Moore, Cooch, Smithere,
Sapp. 6ilcbrist and johnson.
| Aarjculture---Mes srs. Horsey, Wright,
| Pratt, Clark, Hearne and Moore,
Alterations and Amendments to the
Constitution and Calling Constitu-
tional nventionH--Messrs. Orr, Mar
tin, Carlisle, Sapp. Burris and Hartman.
Accourts--Megsrs. Salisbury, Muir
ray, Donahoe, Gilchrist. Ellegood and
Orr.
| On motion Of Mr.. Hearne, the secre-
tary WAS instructed to have printed for
the use of tho members 500 copies of
the standing committees.
TN the recommendation of DIR.
Cooper. the committee on rules was
instructed to report for the government
OF the convention the parliamenta ry
rules as LAID down in Cushing's
1 Manual. 4,
A communication was received from
the secretary Of the New Castle County
Sunday school convention, which was
recently held at Midldetown, embody.
| ing q resolution from the convention
requesting the Constitutional Conven-
tion to incorporate in the new Consti-
tuition a local option clause. MIR.
Salisbury favored referring the matter
| to the judiciary committee and Mr..
| Spruance thought 1t should bo placed
| 10 the hands of special committee.
1t was decided. on motion Of DR.. Ellie
good, to refer the matter OF the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
to special committee OF SIX members,
At 4.30 o'clock I'D journnent was
made until IL O'Clock this morning.
Dover, Dec. s.-when the Constitu-
tiopal Convention opened for business
this morning George II. Murray of
Viola, Kent county Union Republi-
can, took his scat None of the other
Union Republicans were present, al
though several were in town. The
Others are expected to take their seats
soon. u
Messrs. Hartman and Murray were
added TO the committee on judiciary,
which was increased from to 10, and
Messrs. Gilchrist and Lavender were
added to the committee on agriculture.
President Biggs announced the APP
pointment Of the following committees.
Manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
| liquors-Messrs. Ellegood, Cannon,
Horsey, Herring, Evans and Carlisle.
Printing-Messrs. Evans, Herring
and Dasey.
The convention adjourned until IL
O'Clock Tomorrow morning. Mean
| while the several committees will con-
| fer.
Dover, Dec. Q. All of yesterday
afternoon, last evening and this morn
ing up to IL o'clock were consumed by
the Constitutional Convention delegates
| in tran5acting business in committees.
The chairman OF the several com
mittess announced Immediately after
| adjournment yesterday morning when
and where the committees would meet,
that the secret work commenced at
| once.
| As long nB the committeeman were
closeted nothing could be learned and
after the committees had adjourned
| the members were reticent. As far as
could be learned the committees as a
rule made but little Roadway, although
some outlined their work fairly we'll
Some OF the members objected TO
serving on certain committees, on the
ground that it would greatly incon-
venience them in attending to the
work, and for that reason there was
some trading talk current, and there ia
a probability that some changes may
| be made.
Tho committee on securing the
| purity of the ballot was wrestling last
night with the matter Of punishing
offenders. Some were of the opinion
that such persons should be tried
before Judges and not before juries
1t could not be ascertained whether
they arrived at any decision concern a
recommendation.
1t was discovered yesterday afternoon
that there had heeu an error iu the
| names ON the committee on the manu-
| facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The committee stands: Messrs. Ellie
good, Cannon, dorsey, Herring and
Carlisle.
The committee on furnishing the
now library parlor has awarded the
contract for carpenter work to Mayor
William Fisher, who will commence on
his contract to-day.
William Smithers stated last night
that the four Union Republicans from
Kent county would hardly DO in the
convention to day, as at least three
of them have important matters on
hand which will properly occupy their
| time.
One OF the Union Republicans, in
| speaking OF their probable return to the
| pnnveniion atatau that fhev did mot