Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-22

The afternoon session was short, ant
at =. 10 the convention adjourned unit
10. 30 a. m. on Monday.
The report of tho committee or
alterations and amendments to th,
Constitution and the calling Of Con
stitutional Conventions was taken VI
and Mr.. Hearne offered an amendment
to section 2, which road as follows
Five shall be chosen from the city o.
Wilmington, as the city limits now are
or may hereafter, be extended, 10 from
the rural portion of New Castle county,
10 from Kent county and 10 from Sus
sex county; provided that no electol
shall vote for more than three dele.
gates in the city of Wilmington and nc
elector shall vote for more than 81,
delegates in each of the other three o.
said districts.
Mr.. Bradford objected and in lier
thereof offered the following substitute
Of whom 15 shall be chosen from New
Castle county by the qualified electors
thereof, 10 from Kent county by the
qualified electors thereof, 10 from Sus.
sex county by the qualified electors
thereof, provided that in New Castle
county no elector shall vote for more
than eight persons for the Office oil
delegate; and that in Kent and Sus-
sex counties respectively no person
shall vote for more than six persons
for said office.
The convention dismissed the sub.
stitute until the time of adjournment,
without reaching vote thereon.
Dover, April 20. The Constitutional
Convention yesterday, refused to defer
to the wishes of the farmers in relation
to that portion Of the agricultural COM
mittee which provides for the appoint
ment of Il Board of Agriculture. The
various organizations of grangers, either
personally or by petition, asked that
tho members of the proposed board be
elected by the agricultural organization
of the State, but the committee con-
cluded to leave the the matter in the
bands OF the Governor, but require the
confirmation of the appointees by a
majority vote Of the Senate. An amend
ment to require three fifths vote for
confirmation was rejected.
The morning session lasted only half
an hour, but in that time ons of the
rules was amended allowing only I've
minute speeches on any subject. This
will no doubt facilitate BUSINESS.
Messrs. Bradford and Cooper were
added to the committee on agriculture,
and the convention then adjourned
until $50 p. M.
In the afternoon communication
was received from Capt. Dasey asking
for leave of absence, which was granted.
Mr.. Horsey then called up the second
report of the committee on agriculture,
which after being amended reads as
follows:
Section l. There shall pe depart.
ment established and maintained,
known as the State Board of Agricul.
ture.
Sec. 2, The said board shall be COM
posed of three " commissioners of Agri-
culture" one OF whom shall reside In
each county in the State Any two of
them shall constituteSa quorum for the
transaction OF BUSINESS
Sec. 3. The saidthre Commissioners
of Agriculture shall be appointed by
the Governor by and with the consent
of majority of all the mem bers elected
to the Senats--one for the term of one
year, one for the term of two years and
one for the term of three years; and
thereafter all appointments of Commits
sioners of Agriculture shall be made as
aforesaid for the term of three years,
and they shall hold Office until their
successors arc duly qualified: Provided,
that any vacancy occurring in the Office
of Commissioner OF Agriculture before
the expiration of term shall be filled
by appointment as aforesaid for the re-
mainder of the torn, and, provided
further, that in case such vacancy shall
occur when the Senate is not in sea-
sion, such vacancy may be filled by the
Governor without confirmation by the
Senate until the end of the next ses.
sion of the Senate.
Sec. 4. The said board shall have the
power to abato aud prevent, by such
means as the General Assembly shall
prescribe, all contagious and infectious
of fruit trees, plants, vegetables,
cereals, horses, cattle and other farm
animals; and upon complaint made by
the board to the attorney general of
any grievances committed by any COM
mon carrier or transportation company
touching freight charges or efficiency
Of transportation it shall be the duty
Of the attorney general to institute and
prosecute proceedings for the investiga-
lion and redress of such grievances in
manner as shall be provided by law.
Sec. 8. the said commissioners may
1evise such plans for securing immigra
lion TO this State of industrious and
useful settlers us they may deem ex-
nedient, and such plans may be exc
,uted as prescribed by the General
assembly.
Sec. 6. The General Assembly shall |
provide by law for the compensation of |
he members OF said board, prescribe |
ind define their duties. and enact suit. |
Ible provisions for the execution by |
be said board Of the powers herein
See. 7. The Board of Agriculture
lareby established shall continue for
light years from the date OF the auali-
ication of the first member thereof,
fter which it may be continued or
bolished by the General Assembly.
The committee on the Legislature
uggested ths following amendment to
ection Is of their first report, which
,as accepted:
Sec. is. No bill or Joint resolution
xcept bills appropriating money for
ubic purposes shall embrace more
han one subject which shall be ex.
ressed in its title: but bill or Joint
esoution in violation OF this provision
ball be invalidated thereby only as to
D much thereof as shall not be so ex-
ressed.
The balance of the afternoon was con-
nmed in the discussion OF the report
the committee on alterations and
mendments to the Constitution and
ne calling OF Constitutional Conven-
ons. The pending amendment was
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