The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-01
DOINGS AT DOVER.
Owing to the Slowness of the Counsel
Employed To Draft Bills Nothing
Has Been Done.

Dover, Feb. 2S.-The General Assembly
met once more to-day, and the legal com.
mission is receiving the attention that 1t
deserves aJ the hands Of the members of
the Legislature.
Representative Hazel arose and prod
ded tho dlatory methods of the legal com.
mission. We are dilly-iallying here and
wasting time and money. There are four
bills which must be considered, the corpc.
ration bill, the school bill, the registration
bill and the appropriation bill The time
of most of us is valuable. There Is not an
idle man here There is nothing to do but
meet and adjourn. /. 1t is getting to be RAJ
tier monotonou-. This commission will
not furnish any more grist until its Ia
bors are completed. How long that will
DO God only knows! If tho future Is to he
judged 10y the past 1t will be a long time.
am sure that every tax payer, regard ess
OF parry, will be in favor of our passing
these four bills and going home
Mr., Wilson was in favor Of adjournng
II matters cannot be hurried.
MIR. Dempsey said there had been ten.
dency to criticisc this Legislature. lie did
MOI think the Lpgisla ure would gain any
credit by adjoining. An election bill
must be passed or there can he no election
held next year. A corporation bill is need
ed and the state is losing revenue by not
having such a law. The school bill is lie.
cessary. Tho people of our State In their
wisdom voted for IL new constitution.
1t was made in six months and adopted
in one day without the consent of the poo
pie. II the constitution is worth the $780,
0t0 to $4,000 which it cost, then tho laws
should be made to conform to it, II the
present Commission will not draft laws
then the Iagislat ure should get new
Commission. He did not want to stay
here one hour longer than necessary.
Nj johnson said the bills should be
presented as soon rs completed "
Speaker Riggin said he was IN favor of
moving IN ore rapidly. When the impor.
tant measures arc disposed Of he would
favor adjourning sine die
1t is expected that the Legislature will
adjourn from tomorrow evening until
Thursday. This will be done to allow the
members to attend tho wedding of Rev.
Charles |. Stengle, chaplain of The House.
PREPARING THE ELECTION BILL
j Harvey Whiteman, who drew tho
registration bill for Wilmington will
shortly receive instructions to prepare II
registration, and probably an election bill
| for tho State.
Senator Fcnnimore received to-day
sample of a ballot box used ut Camden, N,
| j. Tho ballots are placed in q tube only
| one OF which can be Cotton into tho b'N at
atlme When ballot is deposited bell
rings and the ballot voted is registered on
the top Of the box. The ballots are the old
style ones and can DO prepared at home or
wherever the voter may desiie.
Representative Dempsey gave notice of
the biennial bill to provide a boiler inspect
| or for the State. This is similar bill to
| the one killed at the last Legisl stature.
! The Senate this nftcrnoOn passed the
| House bills to allow the town of D.law are
| City to refund its debt of So, 900 and to fix
| the SALARY of the governor.