The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-03
CUR LEGIsLAIOAS.
The Judges and County Offlnsrts00eriAe'
and Nunsrop, ~nstisan Bills VIII
be Presented.

One week from tomorrow the General
Assembly will go into adjourned session
1pr the purpose of making the laws OF tine
State conform to the new Constitution,
Some OF those Interested in the session
have said that II the people who have legi'-
lation to offer will have their material
ready the So sion will be short. Most OF
the legislation to be considered VIII not
some from the people as in the past, but
from the members of the General Asset
!; bly, and other officers of the State. The
work OF making the laws to conform TO
the new Constitution will be made by the
( General Assembly.
That body will have to find out which
law conflicts with the new Constitution
and what lew laws will have to be enacted
= 20 carry out its provisions
There is a possibility that the session
will last for at asst several months, Us
th,y hay already stock OF work to tackle.
A The election and registration laws must
be changed, and there are many who think
+ that by the time tho changes are made u
new revised code will be necessary. A gen.
eral corporation act for the State must be
shaped and con .iderable time will be spent
on that one subject alone.
The fixing of the salaries OF the differ
cnt county officers who are now paid by
fees will be given consideration, and
fixed These consist OF the sheriffs, the
\ clerk OF the peace, the prUthonotories, the
three clerks of the Orphans court. This
matter of salaries will take up consider
hble time and log rolling will be tndulged
In to get the compensation made as liberal
aspossible, Us all of these offices are held
by Democratic officials.
The new proposed charter Tor the city OF
Wilmington will como again before the
Legislature to receive The members Sane
tion. But from the opposition which crop.
ped out at the last session against lts
adoption, 1t will have hard road to travel
to become o law.
The Democrats who are holding the diff.
ferent City offices and their friends are OPP
posed to any new City charter as well as
the members of the Street and Sewer and
Police Commission. The idea is prevalent
that the bill will be put to sleep in the
Legislative grave yard.
The poll tax collection law Of New
Castle County will need looking after and
made operative The adams bill will also
receive attention, but it is thought that it
3 will not be repealed. There is no danger of
the Legislature doing anything, that will
help to bring businc to the city of Wiz
mington.
The fire companies Of Wilmington, or at
least some of them, will have bills before
the General Assembly to increase their ap-
preparations from the city, and these are
going to take time and cause considerable
debates. as the increase will be fought by
thedown State members.
The Assembly will meet in the re-
modelled State House, and the bill for
these changes will run into the money on
hand in the State Treasury, which will ne.
cessitate retrenchment whenever possible.
The present Assembly must also attend
to the matter of diminishing the State House
suitably for the increased membership of
the succeeding body promised for tie new
Constitution.
This will be the last session Of the Leg
islature ever held in Delaware that can
prolong its session over W days and re.
ceive pay for same.