Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-27


MON of the House OF Representatives
Yesterday Mr.. Wilson of Kent county
offered the following and moved its
adoption,
RESOLVED. by the House Of Repre-
sontativee OF the State Of Delaware,
that future copies Of the Every Even
ing, asRepublican newspaper published
In the city of Wilmington, be and the
name are hereby excluded. from this
After the resolution had been read
MIR. Wilson, in referring to an editorial
entitled Legislative Iguoramuses,
10 Every Evening on Thursday, stated
that he considered the article re-
Election on the members and breach
of the courtesy which had been ex-
tended to the newspapers by tine House.
II was entirely uncalled for and un-
warranted. He regarded it as part of a
conspiracy to reflect on the members
Of tho House. If the House was 10 in
competent to err, as had been alleged.
then it would have been the duty Of
the paper, as member of their own
household, as i friend, 10 cover up the
shortcomings of the members rather
& than exaggerate them.
Mr.. Adams said such an article did not
reflect any credit upon the members or
upon the writer of the article. If
nobody saw the article, but the mem
bers or. those who knew the circum-
+ stances, they could weigh the matter
and draw their own conclusions. but
suppose it went to New York, or Phila.
delphia, or Baltimore. what would
people think who were not conversant
with the facts in the cass? How would
such report be taken? Mr.. adams
then quoted from the editorial referred
to, and said that il is not understood
by political economists that the best
( brains in the State go TO the Legisla-
ture. 1t is not supposed that the mem
bers cannot commit errors. III they dc
commit errors they do not want every
paper in the State to criticise them in
such manner: especially, when they
are acting according to the dictates Of
their best judgments. In regard tc
ths AcKlan divorce bill, he thought the
members were doing what they con.
sidered right, and they were not in
fiuenced by visions of gold or filthy
lucre. He thought the paper SHOULD
play the part of the good Samaritan ant
defend them and lift them up. HI
believed in treating every man will
brotherly feeling, regardless of colo
or condition and he liked to be treatet
that way. While he voted to expung,
from the journal the record of tn
action concerning the Acklan bill, b.
did it with feeling that he was doinl
right, and for that reason thought tn
article was uncalled for. 1t was to
disgraceful to circulate in the com
munity. Any editor who would spea
in that way should be dealt with &C
cording to the provisions Of the resolu
ton. He did not believe that tn
editor, who wrote the article was aC
quainted with the facts or did not knot
who their advisers were, il there wer
any. The story was hatehed in hi
own brain.
Mr.. Adams again quoted from th
editorial in question, where it sal
the members should have guardian
appointed for them. He wanted I
know how many people believed ever
word 10 the story. Hundreds of peop
do not know any of the member
When they do not know the facts ar
read that article it is scandalous;
is scandslous that such reports shou
get out. There was no outside u
fiuence, as far us he knew. that actuatt
the members in what they did. II the
ndu DbEU, ib NUulu udNb Ju6LlLt
the publication of that editorial.
Mr.. Dempsey said be had no apclogi
to make. He was sincere in his motto
to indefinitely postpone the Ackli
bill, as he understood the party askil
DOR divorce was not resident of Il
State, and that the State had enou,
to do to take care of its OWE affair
He thought it would be establishil
bad precedent. He could not 6
where. any great harm had bean do
E by expunging the action in regard
the bill from the journal after the d
cision of the chair had been overrule
although the action may have seem
Irregular. He believed, however, tn
the members voted in that manner
good faith. There had been artic
published in tine newspapers, in Phi
delphia and elsewhere which assail
the General Assembly, and which
did not fancy. In the case in questic
however, he said that he voted to 81
tain the chair.
Mr.. Donaldson thought that the edi
who wrote the article did not know
the facts, as some of the papers did /
repurt them fully. In HE opinion,
the editor would refer to any book
parliamentary rules, he would see Il
the action of the House was right.
held that no bill could be acted W
by the House unless it was beforu
House, and a bill could not be bef
1t after it had been referred to &C
n mittee and before it was reported ba
even il the bill had not been delive
to the members of the committee.
claimed that the former motions "
irregular ami he voted to eSpunge
Irregular motions from the journal.
Mr.. Wilson supplemented his forl
i remarks by explaining the action
I the House. He said that the Ito
was qualified to govern itself and co
/ uss its own judgment in dispusip,
business before il. 1t can change. a
d or ubliterate its own record. The Uo
\ has absolute control of its record.
a reading the records of tho last
Il gross, he had noticed even worse CT
i than the one in question. 1t had
versed its decision Oh pending matt
Thu publication in Every Evening,
commended, was not so much a reflect
upon the members as it was libel
Islander upon the good name of
State, which the members Tepres
The resolution, he thought was
ficient to show the feeling of the n,
hers and would administer mer
rebuke.
II AS to how the members voted on.
matter be was not prepared to exp
q for anybody but himself, but felt
sured that every gentleman in
k House could explain and would =