The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-20
, New Laws fcr Delaware.

There IL considerable talk among the
politiclans OF tho gdj0urned session OF the
Legislature, which will reconvens next
month. and make laws to conform 10 tho
new Constitution. 1t is expected that:the
session will DO rather long one, and none
will be done. There 10 talk OF employing
committee OF lawyers to suggest to the
members what laws are necessary. The
remodeling Of the State House has been
about completed, and the apartments Of
the Legislature will be handsome. The
old Senate chamber and the House
chamber have been made into one room
for the House, and the apartment occnpi.
ed by the Constitutional Convention has
been con verified into o Senate chamber.
This ia In anticipation Of the larger Leg
stature that will meet next year.
The session of the Legislature promises
to DO marked with bills OF Ii political ma
ture. Judging from the gossip among the
down. State Dsmocra the Commission.
ers' bills for Kent and Sussex County will
10 put through. changing the old Levy
Court systems An effort may also heimade
10 change the ballot system, as there Is
considerable opposition to the present
blanket ballot
Wilmington Democrats are alert. and
almost as soon as this Legislature meets
bills changing the city government are
likely to be presented. 1t Is proposed to
have new charter for thu city. john S.
Rosse,! Ia actively pushing the scte"'a t"r
o non-partisan city government, aftod
by the Municipal Commission, but "huw-
ed TO 60 over at the last session There Is
no probability that Mr.. Rose la original
plan will be passed. but II Is said that a
fight will be made to secnre It's passage
after q number of amendments have been
added, Patrick Neary Is credited with IA
voring this new charter with liberal
amendments
Other prominent Democr,'s: including
John L. Diokcy and john Il Callahan,
havo been lu!eny at work Oh Il proposed
law charter lhat will rerolctioblae the
city government This charter /! Is said,
Is being prepared now.
An entire Kew charter viii be asked for,
because II Is said the nsw charter could
he PASSED by II majority vote Of tho Legis-
lature, whereas II the changes wero ~ 10
embodied In alterations Of the present
charter two-thirds vote would be neces-
sary. which the Democrats have nc! in the
Senate.
One plan bslnR discussed IA to place tho
Street and Sewer Department. tbs police
and the Board Of Health under one c9m.
mission of five PERSONS, to be named In tho
bill. After this terms Of those raihed IN
the bill have xpired their SUCCESSORS arc 70
be elected by Legislative dlstrc In hs
city, which tho Democrats say would give
them three out of tie five members. Tho
Board Of Hean b next spring, after appoint
,nents by the Mayor, would DO Rcpubii-
can. but should this proposed charter go
through the Democrats would have 1t.
Another matter talked about Is to divide
the Twelfth. ward ard make another Dam
oolatic ward out Of 1t.
The election of City Oouncilmen may,
however, DO changed, and one plan under
consideration Is to elect the Councilmen
by Legi sla!vo districts instead Of by
wards. In Just what shape the now char
terwiil q naily appear the men at work on
1t cannot say. There may lie compro-
mise betwocn those who favor the changes
outlined Ia tho foregoing und tina Gdyo-
Gates of tho Russell measure. but it Is
counted as certain that tbs city will have
e now charter.