Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01

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florence OF the NJ. f. Church, but now
OF Weat Chester. offered prayorS
In tho afternoon bills aggregating
S4l8. 90 were allowed, and on motion of
Mr.. Spruance tho convention resovad
TO 60 into committee oil tho whole for
the further consideration OF tho thru
report of the committee on tho
Governor and other executive officers.
The section which requires tho con-
firmation of the Secretary of State
oecasioned considerable discussion, and
the report as made by tho eommittue
requiring three-f ifths veto OF all tho
members elected to tho Senate was
accepted after two amendments to tho
committee's repOrt--one making it
two. thirds and the other a majority.
had heen rejected.
Section 12 was adopted as reported.
Mr.. Spruance moved the adoption OF
section IL, relating to tho qualiiica-
tions of candidates for county officials,
either by appointment, which 10 in
tended to prevent the appointment OF
women to county Offices, but allows tho
Legislature the right to provide for
women holding tho Office OF school
directors
MIR. johnson made the assertion that
be was inriolably opposed to any law
which would enable young girls to
occupy positions which ought to To
filled by married men. Mr. Spruance
interrupted by calling his attention to
the fact that there were just us many
married women as there were married
men, and no more.
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disqualification Of inembor of Con
gress or person holding office under the
Unitpl States from being d member of
the General Assembly
The question wsH raised about the
phrnseology conflicting with similar
provision in the report of the com
mittee on the Legislature, and the
objection was mot by an amendment
offered by Mr. Spruanco which quail
fled the language.
Tho portion of the report preventing
the dual holding of otlico was taken
up, ana Mr. Salisbury said that sec.
| tion 8, passed. upon on Friday, and
another yet to be considered. rendere
| some of the provisions in section IL
unnecessary ana misleading. He then
moved to strike out the words
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, -
which was agraed to, and the section
was then adopted rs amended, and
reads as follows:
Sec. 10. No person shall be elected
or appointed TO an otiloa within ,
county who shall not have right tt
vote for Representatives, in the Genera
Assembly, and have been resident
| therein one year next before hi.
election or appointment, nor hold tn,
Office longer than he continues to re
side in tho county, except in casol
herein otherwise provided,
No member OF Congress, nor an,
person holding or exercising any ofiic,
under the United States, shall at th,
same time hold or exercise any office o
profit under this State except In case
herein otherwise provided for.
No person shall bold more than on
of the following Offices at the sam
time, TO wit: Secretary OF State
attorney. general. insurance commits
aioner, State Treasurer, auditor o
accounts, parliamentary, clerk OF tn
peace, register of wills. recorder, sherii
or coroner.
During the discussion on the eectiol
in relation to, chHrges and removal q
officials by the Governor, and whicl
required that tho person 10 he PRO
coedod against should be given 10 days
notice, 1t was discovered that Their
WAS sentiment In the convan
tion favorable to the Reconsideration
Of the vote by which the extra session
OF the General Assembly were limite
TO 20 days, Mr.. Spruance, in tn
course Of his remarks on tho question
also said that he believed it was ahsc
lutely necessary that special ssssiu
of the Legislature should he csiied a
soon as possible after tho work 81 til
convention was concluded, 70 that law
could lie enacted to conform with th
new Constitution.
Section 10 as ainnntlod gives til
Governor power, by proclamation, {
convene the Legislature in extra SOS
sion, and also says that ho shall hav
power TO convene the Senate in extr
session for the transaction of executiv
business.
Nj. johnson thought that in case
Lieutenant Governor succeeded TO tn
otiico of Governor, there was no rcaso
why tho former Office should reami
vacant throughout the gubernatosiE
term. llo said that q successor to In
lieutenant Governor should be chose
at tho first election ensuing after tn
, vacancy occurs.
That portion OF tho section whir
! gives the Secretary OF the Senate an
attorney general precedence over th
Speaker of tho Senate and Speaker {
tho iiouse in succeeding to the oflit
, OF the Governor was opposed by NJ
. Salisbury, but before the matter coul
be thoroughly discussed tina conventic
adjourned until 10. 30 this morning.
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