Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

unlmpOrtant. Ine enrolling clefRB Wero
the husiest tnsn in the State House.
Tho General Corporation bill was
killod, tho Senate refusing 10 concur in
all Of the House amendments and the
House declining TO recede from its
position anil agree to tho bill in ths
shape in which it left tho Senate.
The bill was called up at tho morning
session by Chairman Meredith of the
COMMITTEES on competitions. Tho cleT!s
commenced reading tho amendments,
when Mr.. AlIicha moved that further
consideration Of tho bill he deferred
until = o'clock in the afternoon in order
that the ballot bill might he taken up.
Tho motion prevailed, although there
were some votes against it.
Consideration OF tina bill waa resumed
noon after the opening OF the afternoon
session. OF tho six amendments placed
thereto by the House, threo were con
urrod in and threo were rejected. The
first amendment taken up was the one
permitting steam railroads 10 cross
trolley ronds at grade, whore such ls
found to be necessary. Senator Pierce
spoke against tho amendment and it
was lost by the following vote
Ayes :. Mesars. Alrichs, Fenimoro,
Pyln and Stewart-4.
Nays Messrs. Meredith, John NJ. g.
Moore, William 4. Moore, Pierce and
the Speaker -5.
Thore was no opposition to the
amendment allowing railroad corpora
tions to issue bombs to double the value
of the paid-up capital ana il was con-
Cured in unanimously.
Mr.. Pierce fought the amendments
prohibiting the consolidation of rail-
road and railway corporations. and they
were lost by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs Alrichs, Fenimors,
Pyle and Stewart--4.
Nays-M NJ ossrs. Meredith, John NJ G.
Moore, William 4 Moore, Pierce and
the Spoaker-5.
No objection was offered to the amend
ment permitting railroads to cross spur
tracks at grade and it was unanimously
concurred in.
In this shape the bill was sent back
to the House. After it reached that
boiy Messrs. Wilson, HAZEL and
Donaldson spoke in favor of the House
receiing from ita position and approv-
ing the action of ths Senate. Messrs.
Dempsey and l.. S. Hopkins opposed
the proposition to recede and ON vote
of IL to it was decided not tu give in
to the Senate. The vote was as follows: !:
Ayes MesErr. Cheairs, Davis, Donald
son, Eliason, HAZEL, johnson, Mccoy.
Smith, Taylor, Thompson and Wilson
Ill.
Nays Messrs. Dempsey. Dukes, J.
II. hopkins, Il. S. Hoplins, Martin,
Mccullough, Short, Whitney and the
Speaker-9.
Absent--Mr. Adams.
The substitute was Immediately taken
back to tho Senate and the clerk an.
nounced the action OF the House, wheru-
upon Mir. Arichs moved that the
Senate recede from it's position and
concur in all of the House amendments.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Pyle,
but Speaker Harrington ruled the
motion out of order, stating that the
bill was House measure and it had
been ordersd returned to that body.
This settled the fate of the bill. 1t was
dead.
After a lively fight the House killed
the General Agricultural bill, chiefly
because it contained clause appro-
priating 81, 600 annually to be paid to
encourage agriculture in connection
with the State Fair Association. Tho
bill was called up at the afternoon
session. 1t was supported by Messrs
Wilson and Donaldson, while Messrs
IIszell, J. II. Hopkins and johnson
opposed ii. An amendment striking
out the appropriation feature was killed
by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs. CheairH, Davis, Ella
son, Hazel. j. Ii. Hopkins, L. S.
Hopkins. johnson, Martin, Smith and
the Speaker-10.
Nays-Messrs. Dempsey, Donaldson,
Dukes, Mccoy, Mccullough, Short,
Taylor. Thompson, Whitney ana Wilson
--lO. ..-=.. H..
Abseut-Mr. Adams.
TINS milk had left the cocoanut,
according TO the views Of some of the
membera. aud, on motion OF MIR. Wilson,
all further consideration Of the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
This atmosphere lnoked rather blue
for tho ballot bill for time, hut il
finally became law, the Senate throy-
ing inside its susbtitute and passing
tho Ilouse bill by voto of to ..
After the reading of the Senate sub
stitute had progressed for about five
minutes, MIR. Alricha moved that tine
original House bill be- substituted.
Tho motion prevailed, aud, on Mr..
| Alrichs' further motion it was amended
so as to stipulate that the ballots
should be between 7 and IA inches
long and between 3 and 3l4 inches wide
also. that no bemish, spot or mark
resulting from the manufacture OF
printing shall atiect the validity OF q
ballot. Thu bill provides for oingle
ballot. Tickets shall be inside the
polling places auLl may be outside The
boothH are continued and in the boothl
are to he kept envelopes, which each
voter must use. lie may place therein
a ticket procured outside or inside oil
the room, the envelope to be hauded tc
the inspector, who shall place It in the
ballot box. No voter will be allowed
to remain iu the booth mUre than two
minutes, Each party will be allowed
challenger at each polling place. There
will be no voters assistants, but per.
Sons physically unable to cast theil
ballots will be permitted to take il
with him one or two voters to aasisi
him. Ths ballots shall be printed OF
paper nrocurrod from the clerks of tht
peace, those officials being required Il
recsive it from the Secretary of State
who shall also furnish the envelopes.
Stickers to go clear acrous the width
of the ballot may be used, but any
ballot containing the name of perHor
not nominated for the office shall b,
declared void and NOT counted
After tho bill had been read Mr..
Fenimore opposed it, He aaid it nigh
bs good bill, but he could mot see il
in that way. He could not see any
reasun for the extra sSpanss Of an en-
velope. There was no provision fo
uniform printing and opportunity wa
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