Evening journal., 1897-04-30
ELECTION BILL CONFERENCE.
SUGGESTIONS FROM REPRESEN.
TATIVE DEMOCRATS - FARM
HURST INVESTIGATION BEGUN
TO-DAY ~ OTHER MISCELLAN.
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EOUS BUSINESS.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. April 3O.-Yesterday after
noon Representative Hazel, chairman
of the House Committee cn Elections,
announced that the committee had IN
hand several election bills, and did not
feel disposed to report any of them |
without a conference with representa- |
tive men, He stated that a meeting |
would be held in the evening in the
Hall Of Representatives, at which ad |
dresses would be made by authorities
on the subject, and invited all the
members who could do so to be pres
ent But few of the members found 1t
convenient to stay over but the mem
bers OF the committee did so and lis
tened to suggestions from several rep
resentGtive Democrats.
Ex-Register OF Wills J. Wilkins
Cooch presided and Clerk of the House
George w. Spiccr, Jr., was secretary.
The following Democratic politicians
were present: Ex-Chancellor James L.
Wolcott, Willard Salisbury, Jr., ex-
Sheriff Alfred Robinson, of Sussex
county; ex-Register of Wills J. Frank
Wilds, ex-Representatiye Alexander M.
DAILY. ex-Receivor Of Taxes John T..
Dickey. city Tax Collector Eugene NJ
Sayers. Representative Adams, John II.
Rodney. Election Commissioners
Thomas c. Doud, Attorney-G General
Robert c. White, Speaker Of the House
Riggin. Representatives Short and
Johnson, Clerk of the Municipal Court
S. S. Adams. Secretary of State VIII
liam II. Boyce, Senator John Pyle,
Senator Meredith. Representative Ha-
zell. Representative Dempsey and Pat
rick Neary.
Ii was decided to so amend the pres
ent secret ballot law as to do away
with the voters assistants and to pro
vide two challengers to stand at the
door who shall also be peace officers
and two peace officers at the end o
the ropes. sixty feet from the door ol
the voting place. This is for the rura
distriets.u Ia
THE INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
To-day the legislative committee ap
pointed to investigate the Delaware
State Hospital went to Farnhurst an'
began their work.
A PLEASANT OUTING.
ho-aay d humber of the senators an
representatives and others connecte
with the General Assembly, went dow
the bay on the guard boat Delaware
as guests of Collector of Oyster Reyt
nue. Jacob Lewis. They took luncheo
on the sloop and returned to Dove
this evening. after having spent a mos
delightful day.
CALLS IT IDIOTIC LEGISLATION
Representative Cheairs has receive
from a prominent Wilmington attol
new the following structures on th
House bill known as the Torrens Ian
Title bill:
1T seems to me like the most absuI
attempt az idiotic legislation that h;
ever been brought to my knOwledg
There is absolutely no demand or nee
for any change in the present syste
which is the result of nine hundr,
years of experience and study III
present system is cheap, entirely sati
factory and there is no demand
anybody for a change OF any kind.
need only say to you that during
practice of nine years have new
heard of a single case in this sta
being tried or being brought growil
out of the present system of conveya
cling. The bill in question is unique
tionably unconstitutional upon maj
grounds In my judgment it wou
completely upset the holdings Of re
estate in this state and the security
titles"
FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY.
Ex- Secretary Of state j. Harry
Whiteman is drawing a substitute
the Pyle Primary Election bill, viii
passed the Senate some time ago. a
since which time It has been held
in the House in course of radi,
amendments to meet the views of
the Democratic leaders of New Gas
county as we'll as to extend its pl
visions to the county at large.
many were the amendments that q sl
stitute was rendered necessary, a
Mr.. Whiteman employed to draw
He has made an exhaustive eXamiI
tion of the primary election laws
ether states and now has the bill
course of formulation. II will ret.
the commission feature and also ma
other features of the old bill VIII
were not objected to by its opponer
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
John N Carswel came here vest
day 20 see how the Senate bill to
corporate the Wilmington, Claym,
and Chester Electric Railway Comps
was getting along He found it I
up in the Senate.
Director William Simmons. of
Street and Sewer Department was h
yesterday looking after bills in VIII
the department is interested.
Clerk of the Peace Jefferson
Foard appeared before the COVER
yesterday in behalf of Colen Fergus
who wishes to be register in chanc
and clerk Of the Orphans Court.
Councilman ID. f. Leary and Geo
ONeill, accompanied by Bailiif Kel
of Wilmington, were here yesterday
advance the interests of the sink
fund, crematory and auctioneers'
cense bills.
Rev f. c. Klein, of Laurel M
Church, opened the Senate and He
with prayers yesterday morning.
Register in ChanceIy Colen Fel
son, of New Castle county was d'
yesterday in relation to bills affecl
his Office. and also to see the COVER
relative 10 reappointment
Thomas B. COursey, of Fredel
was the guest of Representative l.
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