Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-22
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
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Mr.. Spruance then offered an amend.
ment in accordance with the above sug-
gestion. The amendment was lost by
vote of 10 to 8, and the question then
required upon the amendment of Mr.
Hearne. MIR. Spruance wanted the pro-
posed amendment separated. which the
committee declined to do, and a motion
to rise was then carried by a vote OF IL
to ., after which adjournment was
taken until TO- 80 this morning.
Dover, April 81. The sessions OF the
committee of tho whole took up the
time OF the Constitutional Convention
yesterday. When in committee OF the
whole for the consideration Of the re-
port of the committee on alterations
and amendments. &C.. Mr.. Coouh
moved for a reconsideration of the vote
by which Mr. Biggs' amendment, pro-
Losing that members Of future conven-
tions should be elected from representa-,
tive districts, WAS defeated on Monday
afternoon. The motion, to reconsider
prevailed and on call Of the yeas and
nays, the amendment was adopted by
vote of II to 8. The report of the com.
mittee recommended that future con-
vontions meet on the first Tuesday In
March following their election. DR..
Cooper wanted to amend by changing
the word March" to "December,
and MIR. Bradford moved as 10 substitute
the word September"
Mr.. Spruanue said that he believed
the fact that the Legislature and Con-
yention were in session at the same
time interfered and retarded the work
OF thu latter, and believed it would be
better were they in session at different
times. Mr.. Bradford's amendment to
select the first Tuesday in September
was finally adopted. -
Over the manner of filing vacancies
that might occur in future conventions
there was long discussion, and il was
finally decided that vacancies should he
filed 'tby the qualified electors of such
district at a special election to be
called by the Governor for that pur-
pose.
The balance of the report was adopted
without much discussion. and the Con
vention then consumed an hour in the
consideration of section of the report
of the committee on corporations which
was passed over several weeks ago when
that report was being discussed in com
mittee Of the whole. The section reads
as follows:
In all elections for directors or
mRnRgers OF stock companies each
shareholder may cast the whole num-
Der of votes to which he is entitled for
one candidate or distribute them
among two or more candidates.
The committee OF tho whole decided
to eliminate the above section from
the report.
Lr. Cooper then wanted to take up
the report OF tho committee on educa
tiop, which be desired to amend in Ger.
tain particulars. There was a vigorous
discussion over the question to recon.
slider. Mr.. Spruanue objecting to the
consideration Of the whole renort which
had already been exhaustiyely consid-
cred several weeks ago. DR.. Cooper
was fiually successful, and when the
convention went into committee of the
whole on tho report introduced the,
following as an addition to section q:
"Ali local contingent expenses, ex
penses for school buildings and other
wise necessary in maintaining schools,
shall be paid by the districts mourning
the same, as tho General Assembly
shall direct.
Mr.. Spruance said that he could not
see tne necessity OF Incorporating any
thing whatever in the constitution on
the subject of how expenses should be
paid. He believed that. the means
should be left to the Legislature.
DIR. Cooper replied that no matter
what amount Of money the State raised,
the convention had already restricted
the appropriation of the money, except
for certain purposes, SO far as the
schools are cor cerned.
Mr.. Bradford said he was in sympa-
thy with the object which DR.. Cooper
wanted to obtain, but thought 1t
might be unwile. He said that in
order to remove all doubt, it might be
well to add a few lines to the end of
the section. He then offered a further
amendment, as follows:
"All other expenses connected with
the erection and repair of public school
buildings and the maintenance Of
public schools shall be betrayed in
such manner as shall DO provided by
the General Assembly.
DIR. Cooper said that the above met
his views and accepted 1t as substi
tute for his original amendment, and it
was adopted by the com mittee.
The, convention then, at B. 55, .ad
journod until this morning.