Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Report Regarding the Governor
and Other Officers.
OFFICES TO BE MADE ELECTIVE
Question of Bribery at Elections
Discussed.
Prohibition OF Lotteries, Sale of Lottery
Tickets, Pooi-seiiing and Other Forms OF
Gambling in MISUNDERSTANDING Divorces
Restricted to the Courts.

Restricted to the Courts.
staT Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Jan. a3.--1be Constitutional
Coavtution spent yesterday morning in
considering the second report of the
committee on Governor and other
executive officers. After considerable
discussion in committee of the whole,
the following were reported favorably
10 the convention:
Soc. /. A Lieutenant Governor
shall b. elected at the same time aud
for tho same term IA Governor; he
shall possess the same qualifications of
eligibility for Office as tho Governor,
and he shall bs president OF the Senate.
but snail have no vote unless the Senate
be equally divided.
Upon any vacancy happening in the
Office of Governor by his death, re-
,moyal. resignation or inability, the
Lieutenant -Govarnor shall exercise the
ollco during the residue of the term,
or until the disability shall cease.
Tho Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive for his services the same COM
pensation as shall he provided by law
for the Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentativos.
Sec .. The following officers shall
be elected by the people of the State: D.:
Attorney general, State treasurer, audi
tor, Insurance. commissioner
Soc. 3. 1he following county officers
shall be eiacted By the people OF tine
respective counties: Prutbontary, clerk
of the peace. register Of wills, recorder
of doeds, register in chancery and clerk
of the orphans court.
Section 4, which relates TO fees OF
tho sherilIs, was referred back to the
committee.
AT the afternoon session memorial
from the Diocese OF Delaware was re-
ferred to the legislative committee.
The paper referred to marriage and
divorce, and recommends that the mat
tor be governed by tho teachings of the
Scripture, and coniine divorces to the
courts.
A communication from the Anti
Suffrage Association Of Now York was
referred TO the committee on elections.
A resolution offered by MIR. Harman
prohibiting members from speaking
more than twice on one subject in COM
mittee of tho wbOle. except by unani.
nous consent, was referred to the COM
mittee on rules.
The cnnveution resolved itself into
committee OF the whole for considera-
tion Of tho first report of the com
mittee On elections, Mr.. Gilchrist pro.
siding.
The committee on accounts recon. /.
mended the payment OF the following
bills: CGsson, Fisher & Co., for carpet,
Si.50; L. & ]. w. johnson ~ Co., for
"Now York Constitutions. si9; The
Argus Co.. for American Constitu-
tions," s2J; Guyer & liardesty, steno-
graphic reports, s203. 20; Clarke & Nc.
Daniel. stationery, &c., 81, 35i. G6. ALL
wero allowed excepting the stationery
bill, which was referred back TO tho
committee TO no itemized.
Previous 10 the afternoon sesGion the
committee on education held meeting
and heard a delegation of cuIored voters
from Sugsex county, who advocated
hcttor schoo! facilities for colored chill
dren.
Piof. Isaac Il. johnson of Wilmington
and Prof. Tindall OF Dover callod or
tho committee and received assurance
that some day about two weeks hence
would be fixed Hs time for u general
public hearing on tho subject OF educa-
tion.
1t ia said 10 be the intention of the
committee 90 the Legislature to pro.
vicc for Ii Representatives and Sena.
tors for New Castie county and 10
Representatives and 3 Senators each
for Eent and Sussex counties.
Dover, Jan. Yesterday in tho
Constitutional Convention Mr.. Ellie
good presented communication from
Il. NJ. Price of Smyrna, asking that the
convention set time for hearing q
delegation in favor of local option. and
Monuay. February Sth, at , .. M, was
designated as tho time.
at the afternoon session the conven-
tion resoived itself INTO committee of
the whole for tho consideration of the
first report of the committee on the
Legislature, which had just been sub
mitted. Ii WAS AZ follows:
Sec. /. The legislative power of this State
shall he vested in n General Assembly
which shall consist of II Senate and House
of Representatives.
Sec 4. The General Assembly shall meet
on the first Tuesday of January, bieunially
unless sooner convened by ,he Governor.
Sec II Each house shall judge of the cleo
tions, returns. and qualifications of its own
members; and ma jOrity OF all the members
elected 10 each house shall constitute quo
rum to do business but u smaller nulnDcr
may adjourn from day TO day, and shall be
authorized to compel the attendance Of alb
sent members, il such manner, and under
such penalties. us shall be deemed eXpedient.
Sec. Z. Each house may determine the
rules of its proceedings. punish any Of its
members ior disor,ierly behavior, and with
the concurrence of two thirds of, all the
members elected thereto expel a member,
and shall have all other powers necessary
for branch of the Legislature oil Il Tree ana
independent State.
Sec. l6. No divorce shall be granted, nor
alimony allowed except by the judgment of
Il Court rs shall he prescribed by law.
See. IL Lotteries, the sale of lottery tickets,
pOol-selling a,id all other forms of gambling
are prohibited in this State. The General
Assembly shall enforce this section by ap-
propriate legislation.
Sec IS. No bill or joint resolution shall
embrace more than one subject, which shall
be expressed in its title; but bill or joint
resolution in violation of this provision shall
ne invaiidated thereby only as to so much
thereof as shall not De expressed.
Sec. 10. The members OF the General As
sembiy shall receive as compensation for
their services per diem allowance which
shall be prescribed by law for each
pay of their session. not exceeding - days;
and should they remain longer in session
they snall serve without compensation. In
case special or extra session of the General
Assembly be called the members shall re-
ceive like compensation for period not ex-
ceedinS - days.
Mr.. Salisbury moved the adoption of
section / Of the report which was con-
Cured in by the convention.
When section came up for consid-
.eration there was some discussion over