Evening journal., 1897-01-08
THE new CONSTITUTION
1t Will Provide for a Lieuten-
ant Governor.
TO PRESIDE OVER STATE SENATE
AND BECOME GOVERNOR SHOULD
ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE - COURT
HOUSE OFFICIALS TO BE
ELECTED.

ELECTED.
DOVER, Jan. S.-Much good work
was accomplished by the Constitutional
onvention yesterday. First OF ALL It
was decided that Delaware should have
q lieutenant governor.
In the absence Of Secretary Jones, be-
cause OF the illness OF his daughter. at
Georgetown, the convention asked Fred
b. Bach TO assist the assistant secre-
tary.
Report was made by the Committee
on Governor and other Executive Oni.
GERS. The convention at once went into
session as a Committee OF the Whole.
and the portion concerning tho lieu
tenant governor was adopted hy
unanimous vote
IL is likely that the other portions OF
the report will also be carried when Il
is presented for consideration. It will
then be possible for the people of the
state to elect a number Ji officers who
are now appointed.
SHALL PRESIDE OVER THE SEN
ATE.
The report Of the committee was IS
follows:
Section l. A lieutenant governor
shall be elected at the same time and
for the same term as the governor. he
shall possess the same qualifications cf
/ eligibility for office as the governor.
and he shall be president Of the Sen
ate, but shall have no vote unless the
Senate be equally divided.
Upon any vacancy happening in the
office OF governor b. his death re-
] acf farftn fWD
/ lieutenant governor shall exercise lhe
office during the residue OF the term,
or until the disability shall cease.
The lieutenant governor shall re-
ceive for his services the same compen-
sation as shall be provided by Jaw for
the speaker OF the House OF Represen-
/ tatives.
Section 2. The following state Off
GERS shall be elected by the people of
! the state: Attorney-general, state
! treasurer auditor, Insurance commits
/ sioner.
Section 8. The following oaicers
shall be elected by the people OF the
/ respective countless Pr0thonOtary
clerk of the peace register OF Wills, re-
/ corder Of deeds, register in chancery.
and clerk Of the Orphans Court
/ Section 2. All fees receives by the
sheriff and other c0Ulty officers In ex-
cess Of dollars. shall be paid to TIE
county treasurer for the use of the
county.
THE REPORT ON GOVERNOR.
At the afternoon session the first re
port Of the Committee on Governor
and other Executive Officers, was taken
up. The portion which recommended
! hot fIla al I. -.
a second term was Adopted. Under the
! present Constitution a governo. is not
eligible to second term The amend
ment will make him not eligible to 4
third term Of office
1t was decided to strike the name Of
the speaker OF the Senate from the list
OF members Of the Board OF Pardons
and insert the name VI thu lieutenant
governor. Further consideration Of the
matter was then postponed
/ THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AGAIN.
The Committee Of the Whole then
took up the section of the report mall
ing the lieutenant governor president
OF the Senate, and providing that be
should have no vote unless the Senate
is equally divided. and it was adopted
without discussion.
The question of the lieutenant gov
ernor assuming the office of governor
in case Of death or inability came up
The report said that he should "exer-
cise' the office Of governor. Several
members objected to the use Of the
word exercise" ." and wanted It amend
ed so that it would declare that in sucl
q case the lieutenant governor would
be governor. The matter was finally
laid over and the convention adjourned
until to-day.