Evening journal., 1897-03-13
HOUSE NOTES.
THEY HAVE MADE A CHANGE.
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS DROP THE
NAME OF DR.. WALES -LEGISLA-
TURE ENDORSES HAWKINS.
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staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. March Yesterday after
neon the Republican members got their
heads together again and decided to re-
lieve Dir Wales as a member of the
Primary Election Commission, and
substitute Thomas Holt The section
relative to the terms of the commits
sioncrs rs as follows
Section 23 The terms of Office of the
members of the Primary Election
Boards shall be for four years from the
first day of April 1897, or until their
successors are elected. They shall in
no case succeed themselves. but mem
bers of the aforesaid boards shall be
elected under the provisions of this act
lt the first primary election to be held
by The respective political parties in
The year 1901 and in each and every
period of four years thereafter The
members of the respective boards here
by appointed and the members that
hall hereafter be elected, shall meet
md organize by the election of chair
man and secretary within ten days af-
Ter the beginning of their terms of Of
ice. ANY vacancy or vacancies in
either Of the said boards by death, res
gnation or removal from the city or
other cause shall be filled by the re-
naming member or members of the
board in which such vacancy or va
sancios occurs. The person or persons
huz chosen shall serve until the cleo
ion of the succeeding members of the
board
INCREASED FROM TWO TO THREE.
Hereafter New Castle county will be
able 60 send three feeble-minded chill
iren to the Media Asylum. Yesterday
morning the Senate passed the House
bill in that behalf and an application
S already in, and the child viii be sent
Oh in week or two.
THEY ENDORSED HAWKINS.
A delegation Of the members Of the
General Assembly called on the COVER
ncr yesterday afternoon and spoke to
him in favor of Milton II. Hawkins for
state insurance commissioner.
PENNEWILL FOR UNITED STATES
JUDGE.
AS there is such a bitter fight in Will
mington for the vacant judgeship the
friends of James Pennewin of this
town, are engaged in bringing him to
the fore as a compromise candidate.
The conservative position he has as
sumed i'm the factional fights Of the past
few years is believed to be such as to
make him an important factor in the
race for the judgeship.
IMPROVEMENTS AT REHOBOTH.
The town commissioners of Rehoboth
held meeting in the governors room
ON Thursday evening. Those present
were Governor Tunnel, E. J. Morris,
William H. Boyce, Commodore William
ii. Shock, Dr. J. b. Robinson. Henry b.
Mum and Thomas b. Smith A COM
mittee was appointed 10 revise the
town charter, and also 70 get through
the General Assembly bill authoriz-
ing the governor 10 appoint a justice of
che peace resident at Rehoboth. It was
decided to relay portion OF the board
walk, and TO do everything possible to
get an electric light service for the
watering place.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Richard B. Cooper wishes to be re-
appointed janitor Of the State House,
and members Of the General Assembly
and Constitutional Convention signed
his application yesterday.
Members yesterday received cOpies OF
the reports Of the Wilmington public
schccls for the years 1856
City Tax Collector Z. NJ Sayers was
in the state House corridors yesterday
circulating a petition in favor of the
bill extending the terms OF the Will
mington city officers.