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


staff Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Dover, May 90. The Acklan divorce
hill was resurrected iu the House OF
Representatives yesterday AFTERNOON.
after the decision of Speaker Pro lem
HAZEL had been ovorruled.
Mr., Mccullough launched the sub
;ect before the House by moving that |
The motion to indefinitely postpone and
10 reconsider the motion to postpone be
eypunged from the Journal
Mr. HAZEL, who was presiding on ac-
count OF the slight illness OF Speaker
Ripnin, said that he had the parlIa-
mentary rules before him, and that no
bill c6uld be reconsidered twice, and
therefore the bill in question was dead.
Mr.. Donaldson objected to the deci-
siop, He said that, while be would
not vote to pass the divorce bill. he
thought the motion to indefinitely post
. poue, which prevailed last Thursday,
! was irregular, as the bill had been re-
ierred to committee and should have
been called from the cowmittee fret,
and as in his opinion the motion was
irregular, it would he proper to ex
punge from the record all reference to
it. II was in order to sxpunge an
irregular motion at any time.
the possession of the House when the
action was taken. 1t was at the dis
posa of the House, which could dispose
Of bills at any time, and by unani-
nous vote all further actiUn on the bill
was indefinitely postponed, ana the
Iaiiure OF the motion to reconsider
killed the bill.
Mr.. Adams took exception to the
chairs opinion,
Sneaker Hazel said the bill had
been reported by the joint committee
and it was irregular to refer bill to
the same committee twice, SO far as the
COMMITTEES was to act the second time.
Mr.. Adams asked Mr.. Mccullough II
be had reported the bill from commit.
Tee, and the latter replied that he had
mot; that the bill had never reached
bis hands. Whereupon Mr.. Adams con
tended that the bill belonged in the
hands OF the committee and that the
committee should report it.
Mr.. Dempsey asked the Speaker II al
The talk was not out Of order; if the
chair had not given decision. E
Mr.. HAZEL replied that the talk was
out Of order, as his decision had been
given. ~ -
Mr.. Mccullough tbereupon appealed
from the decision Of the chair Mr.,
Johnson moved to lay the motion Il
appeal on ths tanle. but the motion
was not seconded and THE chair orderet
vote on the appeal, those desiring t.
sustain. the chair to vote AYE" ant
those opposed may.
The vote resulted as follows:
Aye-tto sustain the chsirl-Messrs
Cheairs, Eliason. L. S. Hopkins, John
son, Smith. Whitney, Dempsey and tn
Speakers.
Nay Messrs. Adams, Davis, donald
SOD, Dukes, j. Il. Hopkins, Martin
Mccoy, mccullough, Short, Taylo
and Tbompson-1l.
Mr., Wilson was out OF the room.
The chair was declared to be over
ruled, and Mr.. Mccullough moved thf
ali reference to the motions to postpon
and reconsider be expunged from Ii
record. The motion was carried by th
following vote:
Aye-Messrs. Adams, Davis, DemI
sey, Donaldson, Dukes, j. II. iIopkin
Mccoy, Martin. Mccullough, Shor
Taylor, Thompson, Eliason and i.
HUpkins-15.
Nay--M cssrs. Smith, Whitney, Riggil
Cheairs and Speaker Hazell-5.
The motion prevailed and Mr.. McCu
After protracted discussion II
House killed the House bill to prohib
catching German carp in New Cast
county between April 18th and Noven
ber 18th.
Mr., Elisson called up the bill, al
on his motion the amendment eyten
ing its provisions to Kent county "
PASSED. In support of his bill he sa
the government would refuse to sel
young fish TO the State unless som
4 thing was done to protect them.
had been informed by Fish Comm
d sioner Shortlidge that carp do not So
sist ON other tish, but on vegetat
matter. He had been Informed by
officer in bank in the lower part
New Castle county that last winter
fishermen Of st. Georges hundred ma
$4,000 in catching the fish, and unl'
some protection could be afforded
fish would be exterminatod anu the
cupation OF those people gone.
Gov. Tunnel submitted to be
houses a special message in regard
the States deaf and dumb war
in Washington, d. @. He submit
bill from the management for S2.
for board, tuition and clothing
pupils. He also recommended that
annual appropriation for each pupil
increased from 5000 to $3.50, as
management OF the institution
found that the former amount was
i sufficient. He urged early action,
pecially on the claim, so that he mi
forward warrant. The message
read and accepted in each house
referred to the proper committees.
On the strength of the Govern
message joint resolution was otfe
in the House by Mr.. johnson, pro,
n ing that the State shall appropr
" annually $3.50 for each Delaware p'
in the institution. 1t was passed
sent to the Senate.
In the Senate the Tontine Insure
bill, which had been substituted
the hill to increase the license fror
4 to 21a per cent. was called up,
there being some objection to its W
ing 1t was recommitted. but the W
ing was soen altered, after whic
was passed by avote of 4 TO 3.
The Senate passed the Senate
for the relief of School District
42, in New Castle county. Thro
errors jim the books of the district
commissioners we;e unable to draw
appropriation for two years, The
provides that the back money sha
paid, and IL was SO amended Al
stipulate that the money shall be Il
from the New Castle county fund.
The House passed the House bill