Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11

brown Turner aud p. II. Eswiins, add
Prof u. s. Golisy, r. ~. Cocper,
David Ferris and Ezra Fell. al were
listened TO stientively an especially Bis.
Cooper, who presented statistics from
all the States in tina Union ard from
several foreign counties showing the
evils OF the iiqaar traffic.
Dover, Feb. ln-In the Canstitu-
tional Convention yesterday the com
miitee on judiciary, sueeesded in pFo-
curing consideration of its report IN
committee of the Shols, Dr.. Carlisle
occupying the chair
Contention aToss oTeE the first paFa-
graph, as msry Of the meinbars unpose
changing the name OF the highest legal
tribunal in ths State from HeoUrt
OF errors and appeals to that Of
supreme court" Tee discussion was
participated in bE Nessrs- salisbury.
HeaTne and Bradford. and the para
esaph az reported hy the COMMITTEES,
which proposes the change 10 title. was
adqp.aiL
Ihe second paragraph tbi was also
adapted With very liStie discussion.
Paragraph tet caused len.ihy dis
cussioo, and although il vas finally
adcptsd as scporiei thels =eEs a variety
OF opiuions expressed as to the adj
Visibility of sliuviag tbs judges to be
sPpoiBtsd by the Governor, even thuuah
sash aprpiutmeRI required cunfirma
| tiDu By Ihres-fiiihs TGte uf the Senate.
Dir. GiaFs oiisreu tie following sub
stitute for the paragraph as reFaItsl
from the commiSIee;
The Judges snail bs elected for a
| term OF 10 years, SUI II aay varaucy
1 shall occur hy dea;n or otherwise tine
Governor shall appoint TO fill the va
| caucT uatil tine nsIt general sisctiGa
SHALL he hell after the israney SHALL
oecar.''
Mr.. Spruance. who opEnsed 10 tia
| committee an appOintivA Judiciary.
stated that Ehila i. din not altogether
/ meet bis views, the substitute offered
| by Mr.. CLARK embodied his ideas In q
! greater measure tLsn did the paragraph
\ recommended by the committee, Hcd
be would vote for II.
Bossrg Richards. Riggs Bradford
4 srI Hearna saroroi tho report, lie
| Nugsrs. Ellegoo5. ayruance, Clark a6l
hmithers opposed it aud fayorea an
elective judiciary. Tho substitute was
| finally relseied .,y vute of 10 10 I.
| After being amended on motion Of Mr.
bradford, by inserting after the words
twelve yeafs" ana Lefore the word
land the wolGs ''if tacy s1 loug
behave themselves wail, y The paragraph
vas adopted By a vote Of g 10 /.
Toe cpmwitiee then arsss ami the
convention at y, 40 adjourned until
IA p n.
When the afternoon session convened
the contention Immediately went into
COMMITTEES OF the whole for the further
consideration OF thereport Of the com
miiieG on the judiciary.
Paragraph ldl was adopted without
discussion.
The last paragraph g. OF tie rero.t
| brought out COT sideTahis argument
Megsrs. Biggs Martin, Spruanee, Brgtl.
ford, Richards, Cooper, Pratt aud
Clark participating.
Mr.. Biggs Offered an amendment IL
the paragraph, which, before ii was
finally adopted, was further amended
hy Mr.. Braufurd. The report as amended
now reads as follows
The committee on the Judiciary recon-
menhs the adoption VI the following amend
| nienis 70 article u
t3l. Strike out section and insert in lieI,
thereof the following:
SEC. !. The judicial power of this State
| shall be vested III 4 supreme court stl,
peFiur court, q court Of chanCery, an or
phaHs court. court of oyer aud igrniineT !
conrt Of general sessions, registers court
| justices 1t the ieIce, and such other courts
Is the General Assembly with the concur
renee OF tGrIi!iris OF all the member:
elected 10 enlH house shall from time &c
time establish.
(bl. Strike ont Of section 3 the following
words, No associate Judge shall Sit in the
county in which lie resides
| add the following sections;
fcl. Sec! -, fhc judges shall be APPOINTED
by the governor. by aud with the consent oi
lbTee-h!ths Vi all the members elected TO the
senetc, for the term uf twelve years, il
they so long behave tnenIselg Is well. and il
. vacancy snail occur rs expiration uf tern
or otherN ise az time when tie Senate shall
| iOt TIC % session, the governor shall within
thirty days after the happening ut any luct
v4canct convene tue Senate for tine pGrpp-f
% cdniIrmins his aFEoiEiment to the sais
! Vacancy &ad sErl UFiler executive cuisines,
as uiay guHe Gtiurc IL for action.
.ial. ssc. -. ANY judge shall have thi
rlEHt 70 7".lEn Iii uil!ca after reaching tht
axe Of seveUtv years and thereafter receive
the iuit salary attached To the utiice unit
the cni ui the term for which lie was an
| pointed. provided That during sail term aiit
tihueH m the active discharge Vt his olict
Tor at .egst oHr-HI!i nf SAID Term.
ttj. sec, - IN ait criminal cases in which
} the sentence Shall! be death. fine OF iInpsisOn
fiert as Imrg.ci by rhe court 1T over an,
tGrWhtuF az tue court OF general session
Inc aceusea after conviction aud sentence
shall ile rnti,rd TO It writ Of error from III
: supreme court 10 the court in which the ca.
was tTiea. BIT Vie provisions of his scCt,n!
sAall not beappligIble to prosecutions nnde
SECTION O! article.
. \ committee from tho State 5gricul
| tural s5lajc,g will petition the Consli
: tuil1nal Convention to establish Stat
board OF agriculture.
Special Dispatch - Gazette ana Journal.
: Dover, Feb. IN. This mornings sss
: sion OF the constitutional Convention
: was doToted TO eulogizing the Ian
Hon. +. l.. Martin aud the iate Hon
D Leonard J.. wales. The convention dc
. eided to adjourn IRON this afternoon I
Monday morning, for the purpose O
I giving tho memEers an opportunity /
3 attend Judge WasB' funeral.
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4. Former Congressman Assaulted.
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. s.-This morn
ing, on Union street., one OF the mos
prominent thoroughfares OF tho city
Hon. Hugh Brnkley, wealthy an,
, prominent citizen aud at present one O
tho police commissioners, assaulted
I with cane, and seriously injured eX
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