Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14

When the matter of the Lieutenant.
Governor succeeding the Governor by
reason of the death, removal, resigna-
tion or inability OF the latter, Mr..
Bradford thought the Constitution
should provide that the Lieutenant
Governor should become Governor abso-
lutely, as did also Mr.. Richards,
who thought the Lieutenant Governor
should, in such event, receive the same
emoluments.
Mr.. Richards wanted to know
whether or not the report made pro-
vision for the succession of the Lieu
teuant-Governor in case the Governor
should fail to qualify.
Mr.. Spruanoe said the COMMITTEES
intended to settle that matter later.
| Mr.. Bradford offered the following
substitute: Upon any vacancy hap
pening in the office of Governor by his
death, removal from Office or resgna-
tion, the Lieutenant Governor shall
become Governor during the residue OF
the term, but in case of inability OF
the Governor the Lieutenant. Governor
shall exercise and be entitled to all
the rights and emouments of the Office
OF Governor until such inability shall
cease"
| shbtioh W tbo EubSbit0tO was ho-
ferred until to. day, as was also action
Oh the following substitute for the
portion of the report regulating ths
compensation of the Lieutenant Cover
nor, which was also offered by Mr..
Bradford:
1.-THE Lieutenant Governor shall,
while acting as president Of the Senate.
receive for his services the same pay
which shall, for the same period. be
allowed tu the Speaker of the House
of Representatives. and he shall receive
no other compensation, except when
he is acting as Governor.
i Thirty.fve copies were ordered
type written, after which adjournment
WAS made until IL O'Clock this morn
ing.
The judiciary committee met last
night, but there was some disRppoint-
ment, owing to the fact that Hon.
William Ii. Armstrong OF Philadelphia,
who was expected to make an address,
was unable to be present. He will
probably make an address before the
COMMITTEES some night next week.
The judiciary question proved a
knotty question for the committee and
there was long and continued discus.
sion. Some Of the members were in
favor of giving New Castle county
additional court facilities by providing
for an additional superior court judge
from that county. it being the idea to
make provision for sessions of court in
two counties at one time. There was
also sentiment against electing the
judges and abolishing life-tenure of
Office.
Dover, Jan. 9.-In the absence of
Chaplain Avery, the Rev. j. III. Cald-
well opened the Constitutional Con.
vention yesterday with prayer.
Secretary Jones was still detained at
home by illness in his family, and, on
motion of Mr.. Salisbury, Assistant
| Secretary Gum was instructed to en-
gage such assistance as he deemed
necessary during the absence Of the
secretary. He engaged the services of
F. e. Bach.
On motion of Mr.. johnson. the CON-
mittee on stenographers was instructed
| to present to the convention OF Mon.
day, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
statement of this cost of the steno-
! graphic reports for the month of De-
cember, and also for the current week.
Stenographer Hardesty said it would
be impossible to have the reports for
the current week written hy Monday,
as they we're more voluminous than for
any previous week.
In view of the fact that the contract
with the steuographers expired with
yesterday, the motion of Mr.. Ellegood,
that the contract be continued during
next week, was adopted.
Mr.. Spruance suggested that the first
report of the COMMITTEES on elections,
which has been printed in Every Even
| ing, be taken up, and on his motion,
| the convention resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole for the considera-
| tion of the report.
Mr.. Moore presided over the com
| mitteo Of the whole.
Mr.. Spruance moved the adoption of
| the following:
"Strike out the part of the third
paragraph of section / of article
| beginning with the words and in and
ending with the words amy tax and
insert in lieu thereof tho following:
every male citizen of tho United
| States of tho age of twenty one years,
who shall have been citizen for three
months, and resident of this State
one year next preceding an election,
and for the last three months resi-
dent of the county, and for the last
thirty days a resident of the hundred
or election district in which he may
offer to vote, shal; be entitled to vote
at such election in the hundred or
election district of which lie shall at
the time be resident, for all officers
that now are or hereafter may be
elected by the 4people, and upon all
questions which may be submitted to
the vote of the people"
Owing to an oversight, the motion
was adopted, carrying with it the
adoption of the amendment. 1t was not
the purpose. however, to adopt the
amendent without discussion, and on
Mr.. SpruanCe's motion, the vote was
reconsidered.
Mr.. Salisbury made motion to
strike out of the first part of the
second paragraph the words '.cit,zen
for three months, and a" making the
paragraph read "every male citizen of
the Cnited States of the age of 81
years, who shall have been a resident
OF this State one year. DC. "
Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment brought
Nj. Spruance to his feet, and for fully
20 minutes he spoke on tho present
voting qualifications, system of taxa
tion and manipulation of the assess
ment lists.
Some OF the members thought Mr.. |
Spruance was off the subject, and DIR. |
Pratt arose to point of order, saying |
fbof tho ANNA cypnnn1 mil ha n,ra,a,I