The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-05

DOVER, Del, Feb. 4.-The General As.
sembly to-day recognized the Democrats
Levy Court, A resolution was presented
in the House from the Levy Court ask
ing that tho Assembly appoint joint
committee to consider needed changes In
the Levy Court system, The House com
piled with the request without debate.
and Messrs. HazelI Short and Mccoy were
appointed on the committee.
Senator Handy made vigorous objec-
tion to the request in the Senate. Mr..
Handy said that the Assembly had no
right to act in the matter until the Courts
had decided. The vote of the county has
never been tabulated, and il the Senate
recognizes the Levy Court by appointing
tho conmittec, the Court would immedi.
ately claim that Its origanization was le-
gal. The Democratic Levy Court, Me-.
Handy said. is trump" Levy Court.
Mr.. Pyle dryly remarked that Senator
Handy ought to be an authority on
trump" bodies, as he presided over the
''rump" Legislature of Hon. j. Edward
Addicks
This little sally irritated Mr.. Handy,
who replied that he was not the mouth
piece of ]. f.. Addicks, but that Senator
elected from Kent County had not been
seated. Five of the alleged members OF
the Democratic Levy Court had not been
elected.
The resolution to appoint committee
to confer with the Levy Court was
adopted
In the House to-day Mr.. Martin offered
joint resolution appointing Samuel IL.
Messck, Charles w. McFee and William
b. Tomlinson directors Of the Farmers
Bank at Georgetown on the part Of the
STATED
The bill to allow the Weocacoe Fire
nf mi N nntn IN. n
ical engine was introduced in the House
this morning.
In the House to-day Mr. johnson gave
notice of bill to repeal all acts relating
to voters assistants in the State. The
advocates of the measure say that the
voters assistants in the lower counties
have caused much fraud at the elections.
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
Senator Pyle presented to the Senate an
important bill to- day, which Is to, change
the method of,holdtng primary elections Of
the parties. The bill provides for the
division of Wilmington into primary dis
tricts by the Department Of Electtonssand
that all primary elections shall be under
the control Of the Department. Polling
places at primaries shall be opened at .
o'clock p. IN. and closed at z O'Clock.
The bill provides that the name of each
person voting at primary shall be en-
tered In book which is to be used by the
other party to prevent repeating at pri-
maries. A voter can be made to swear
that he has not voted at the primary Of the
opposite party. The selection Of officers
to conduct the primary election shall rest
with the department.. The party holding
the primary must bear the expense.
The bill will cause an uproar among
Republicans, who say that 1t would place
the control of their primaries in the
hands of the Democratic Department Of
Elections.
Mr.. Mccullough gave notice Of a bill In
the House to change the system of Road
Commissioners Of New Castle county, and
Mr. Hopkins gave notice of a bill 10 di-
vorce Fannie and Robert Mason.
THE FARNHURsT VISIT.
The members of the General Assembly
and Constitutional Convention, with a
few invited guests, visited the State Hospi-