Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-24
estimates were referred to the COM
mittee on printing.

The report Of the committee on the
Governor. aud other executive officers,
has attracted great deal of attention.
Section . of article 3, which The re-
port proposes to strike out, is as toll
lows:
lie shall have power to remit fines
and forfeitures, and to grant reprieves
and nardons. except il cases of inn
peachment lie shall set forth In
Writing, fully, the grounds OF all re-
prieves, pardons and remissions, to be
entered In the register of his official
acts, and laid before the General AS
smbly at their next session. "
The amendment to section 3 proposes
to make the Governor eligible to re-
election.
Since the appointment OF the COM
mittees great many suggestions were
received from outside sources, and il
Is understood some good ideas were
obtained from people who were not
members of the convention.
Lawyers throughout the State have
manifested great deal of interest in
the work of the judiciary committee,
and the members of the committee
have found quite difference OF opinion.
1t is understood that majority of
the members of the bar in Kent county
are decidedly in favor of retaining the
chancery court, and it is believed that
that opinion prevails throughout the
State. 1t is therefore expected that the
chancery court will be retained.
The members of the committee on
education are discussing the advisa-
bility of having State superintendent
OF schools and matters pertaining to
teachers
Dover, Dec. II. The most important
matter brought before the Constitu-
tional Convention this morning was
the report of the committee on elections.
1t was read, referred to the committee
OF the whole and 800 copies of it were
ordered printed. The report provides
that every male citizen of the United
States 81 years of age. who shall have
been a citizen three months, resident
of the State one year, resident of the
county three months, resident of the
hundred or election district 30 days,
shall be entitled to vote; that no person
who shall receive, accept or offer to
tribute or promise to contribute to
another, to pay or use any money or
other valuahle thing as a compensation
or reward for the giving or with
holding OF vote at any cleo
tion, or who shall make or become
directly or indirectly interested in
any bet or wager depending upon
the result of any election shall vote at
such election, and upon challenge for
any of said causes the person so chal-
lenged, before the officers authorized
for that purpose. shall receive his vote,
shall swear or affirm before such
officers that he has not received or
offered, does not expect to receive, has
not paid, offered or promised TO nay,
&C., as compensation or reward for
the giving or Withholding vote at
such election, and has not promised,
&c., nor become directly or indirectly
interested in any bet or wager depend
ing upon the result of such election.
The report provides for uniform
registration in the State, to commence
30 days before and terminate 10 days
before the election that registration on
personal application may be made on
one of at least five days; that each
voter shall at the time of his registra
tion pay a registration fee to be fixed
by law; that registration shall not be
required for village, town or city
elections, except by express provision
OF law; that existing laws in reference
to the registration of voters shall con-
tinue in force until the General Assem-
bly, shall otherwise provide.
Dover, Dec. 1s. The attendance at
the sessions of the Constitutional Con-
vention, yesterday, was fair. 1t had been
intimated that all of the Kent county
Republicans would take their seats,
but, with the exception of Mr.. MURRAY,
who has been in attendance for several
sessions, they were not on hand. Several
OF the men were seen in town, and
that is how the report got out. They
held conference, but what was agreed
upon could not be ascertained. 1t
was stated, however, by prominent
Union Republican that he did not
believe they would be in the conven-
ton for some time.
The full text of the report of the
committee on elections, a synopsis of
which was telegraphed to Every Even
ing yesterday, is as follows:
1.-The committee on elections recon-
mend the following amendments to the
Constitution
" Strike out the part of the third
paragraph of section /, of article 4
beginning with the words And in
and ending with tine words ANY tax
and insert in lieu thereof tho following:
" Every male citizen of the United
States OF the age Of u years who shall
have been a citizen for three months,
and resident of this State one year
noxt preceding an election, and for the
last three months resident of the
county, and for the last 10 days a resi-
dent Of the hundred or election dis
trict in which he may offer TO vote,
shall be entitled to vote at such
election in the hundred or election dis.
trict of which he shall at the time be
a resident, for all officers that now are
or hereafter my be elected by the
people, and upon all questions which
may be submitted to the vote of the
people,.
insert next after section | of article
4, the following:
" Section 2. No person who shall
receive, accept, or offer to receive, or
pay. offer or Promise to pay, con.
tribute, offer or promise to contribute
TO another, to be paid or used, any
money or othor valuable thin. as a
COMPENSATION or reward for the giving
or withholding q vote at an election, or
VINO snail make any promise 10 in
fiuence the giving or Withholding apy
such vote. or who shall make or become
directly or indirectly interested in any
bet or wager drDeDuinU unnn the resuit