Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

to the members at present was suf-
iiciently remunerative, without increas-
ing the amount to So per diem.
DIR. Pratt thought that if man was
sick or unable to attend some of the
sessions he should not he deprived OF
his pay.
Mr.. Spruance said that he had high
regard for intelligent public sentiment,
but did not care "a button for ignorant
and thoughtless public sentiment. He
did not believe in paying any man for
service he does not perform.
In regard to the allowance for station
cry, an effort was made to strike out
all reference thereto in the report. but
the motiun was defeated and the allow
ance "shal not exceed the sum of s25
for any regular session or the sum OF
$40 for any special session.
Section II prohibits lotteries, the sale
of lottery tickets land all other forms
Of gambling"
Mr.. Spruance claimed that the words
in quotation were arbitrary and should
be eliminated. He maintained tnat a
man would be prevented from playing
cards in his own home.
Mr.. Bradford spoke in favor OF the
the home was bad practice.
Mr.. Spruance said further il man
bought number of shares of stock on a
margin. the amount of money put up
could be construed into bet on the
rise Of the stocks and illegal under the
proposed section.
The amendment was defeated by a
vote of 20 to 5, and Mr.. Spruance again
brought out opposition by offering
another amendment by adding the
words, gambling of an immoral or
corrupting character. - This Mr.. Brad
ford claimed. was offered simply to de-
stroy the effect intended by the com
mittee on the Legislature, when the
section was formulated.
The proposed amendment, under a
call Of the yeas and nays, was defeated,
10 to Z, Mr.. Clark being excused.
The section as printed was then
adopted. There was no discussion on
sections IS, 10, 90, 81. %, 90 and "a, the
latter completing the article.
Section 10, which was laid upon the
table in the morning, was called up by
Mr.. Clark. who desired to offer an
amendment. MIR. Spruance appealed to
the convention to Gelay the considera-
tion OF the section until some future
time, saying there were other portions
of the report in better shape for CON
sideration. The motion to take up the
section was then defeated by vote
of 13 to 8.
Article 6, ON impeachment and trea-
son." was then taken up, the three
sections of which were adopted without
any debate whatever.
On motion of Mr.. Heafne, article I,
on "pardons, was taken up for con.
Rideration. This article has three short
sections. and there was no opposition
to its adoption.
DR.. Pratt then called up article 8.
"revenue and taxation, F." and motion
to allow General Assembly to authorize
the borrowing of money by majority
vote of the members of each House was
defeated. The section requires three
fourths VOTE ,:,-sss;,
Dover, May IL. When the convention
began the regular order Of business
yesterday, Mr.. Clark withdrew his
amendment offered to section 5 of
article 7, making it discretionary in
stead OF mandatory upon the Iegis
lature to make provision for levying
capitation tax, and, the section was
then adopted as printed. There WAS
not the leasr friction over the balance
of the article providing for revenue and
taxation, and it was therefore adopted
as a whole.
Mr.. florsey then called up article IL,
which is the report of the committee
on agriculture This was the signal
for various substitutes and amend,
ments for the whole article, but after
short discussion the convention re-
fused to postpone the consideration of
the report, voted down all substitutes
offered and by a decisive vote con.
cluded to take up the report.
The first three sections were adopted
without much discussion, hut Mr..
Bradford opposed the provision in
section which made it the duty of
the attorney general upon information
furnished by the State Buard of Agri-
culture, to prosecute transportation
companies. lie wanted the section
modified by the introduction of the
words 'shall have power, because he
said, it might be that the attorney
general would deem the evidence fur
nished insufficient.
The yeas and nays were called and
the motion to strike out was adopted
by vote OF IA to TO- The portion
stricken out read as follows:
And upon complaint made by the
board to the attorney general, of any
grievances committed by any common
carrier or transportation company
touching freight charges or efficiency
of transportation, it shall he the duty
of the attorney general TO institute and
prosecute proceedings for the investi-
cation and redress Of such grievances.
in such manner as shall be provided
by law"
The only change other than the
above made in that portion of the re-
port concerning agriculture was to
strike out the following from. section 6 :
The General Assembly shall pre-
scribe and define their duties, and
enact suitable provisions for the
execution iy the said hoard of the
powers herein designated. "
Article -, referring to Health" was
passed without any debate whatever,
but when the article regarding local
option was taken up Mr.. Martin threw
a bomb into the convention by moving
to eliminate that portion which ucca
stoned such long debate in COM
mittee OF the whole, as follows:
Whenever a majority of all the |
members elected to each House of the |
General Assembly, by the qualified
electors in any district named in Sec
tion 2 of this article shall request the |