The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-10
: DOINGs AT DOVER.
Little Doing at the Capltal-A rIlstake
occurs in Fixing the Chief Jus. A
tees Salary.

Old story can be written Of the doyngs Of
tho Legislature. They meet. 40 through
form OF doing business and then adjourn.
There Is nothing Of public business yet
thrt they care to act upon and are waiting
around to sec what will next turn up
Representative Dempsey gave notice OF
bill In relation to the publication OF the
laws. Under the new constitution the bills
must frat be sent to the governor.
Representative Dempsey gavo notice of
u bill to provide steward for the ~
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst Some
time ago this same bill allowing the Gov
.ernor to appoint n steward was killed.
The new Bill gives the trustees the right
to appoint steward. Tho appointing OF
of the work Of marketing and give him
moro time to devote to tho medical branch
of bis duties.
Representative Adams gave notice of
another bill In reference to the courts and
more are expected to follow. His bill will
specify which judges shall issue particular
writs and which judges shall issue writs
In vacation.
The judiciary bill was passed by the
House with an amendment fixing the sal
aries; In some manner tho amendment be.
came detached. The Senate objected to
this on the ground that the bill and amend
ment should have come to the Senate to.
gether. The matter was finally adjusted
to suit all concerned.
When the amendment was examined by
the Senate it was found that 1t did not
chancellor and Of the associate Justices are
all right, but the salary Of the chief JUS
tice has not been touched by the amend.
Inent In order to guide those who drsy
the bill some one had filledl In the blssk
for the salary with the figures '8S. There
fore the salary Of the chief Justice, under
the bill Is but tSs u year. The Senate
could not amend the bill and send IL back
to the House and 80 1t was recalled. There
was considerable amusement ooossionsd
over tho mistake made by the House.
The town Of Delaware City Is asking
for an amendment to Its charter. Under
the opinion of the lawyers Delaware
City must file It's acceptance of the charter
before 1t can secure the amendment which
1t seeks
Roman;Tammany Is ought to be success
Tammany 10 on top In New York and why
notin selaware. Perhaps Mr.. Tammany
can enlivcn our people II ne would
County Assessor Charles Whann and
James +. Farley, were down to-day look
ing around. They are interested In the
Adams Tax bill. s4-e. a,gs-
Representative Wilson Is laid up sui.
fering from stomach troubles. He is ex-
pected to be able to be out In a few days.
WANTED TO ADJOURN.
In the Senate this afternoon Senator
offered the following resolution:
Whereas, The General Assembly in
stead of adiourning, sine die at Its last
session, adjourned until tho eleventh day
Of January, A. D., 1898. for the purpose Of
making the laws of Delaware conform to
The now constitution: and
Whereas the General Assembly, upon
appointed q committee OF
awyers for this purpose, which said oom-
nittee has reported chat 1t will take four
months to complete its work; aud.
Whereas, 1t will be wholly unnecessary
or the General Assembly to be in session
Until this work has been performed;
md.
whereas. The continuance OF the Gen.
raj Assembly in session, during the time
onsumed in the preparation OF such ne.
essary bills, would entail upon the statea
arge and unnecessary expense at time
when 1t is universally conceded the most
igid economy should be practiced, and,
low, therefore, be 1t.
Resolved, by tho Senate and House Of
of the State of Delaware,
n General Assembly met that when this
ieneral Assembly adjourns, it adjourns
o meet on the Goth day of April. A. D.,
80S, at 10 o'clock Il. m and the members
( said houses shall receive no compensa-
ion for the time between the iadoption Ut
his resolution and tho Resembling of the
General Assembly"
Senator Pyle opposed the Adoption of the
He claimed that the Legis-
.ture should remain In Dover and attend
, Its work. The resolution would delay
,atters. 7-a~ ore
The resolution was sent to tho House,
ut no action was taken.
There Is talk of the two houses adjourn
* tomorrow evening oysr to Monday.
LENDERS Of the General Assembly have
'ceved an Invitation to be present tomOr-
ow evening ut the NEE ting in Whining.
IN to listen. to II discussion Of the bill to
rovide that the city of Wilmington 4hall y
ssist in keeping the Christiana river In I
bod condition
Representative HAZEL gave notice Of
III to amend the Smyrna charter. Il
i'll change the time for holding elections Il
rovile for an election board and fix the
Publications of voters.
The Senate passed the bill to make the
rms OF the state delegates conform to /,
le new constitution Of the State.
State Detective Barney McVoy lost his
at while visiting the Legislature another
10 being left In It's place.