Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-26
IN THE LEGISLATURE.

Special Correspondence OF Gagotte and Journa,
Dover, May 10. Senator Pyle created
q surprise ut yesterday nfteraoon's SOS
eion OF tho Senate by asking unanimous
consent to withdraw the Wilmington
City Charter bill Tho consent was
givon and the bill Withdrawn. 1t is
generally understood that it will not ho
touched again ut this session OF the
Legislature, but will be held intact
until tho next session, whom it will, In
all probability, hb again introduced by
Mr.. Pyle In withdrawing the bill Mr..
Pyle mnde few romarks commanding
it,. lie regretted that IL had not rp-
ceivoh more favorable consider ation and
hoped that it wauld he accorded such
consideration NJ some future time. lie
had done what hs could far the bill, but
his efforts had ayBilOd nothing
Tho Senator, when seen afterward,
said he would not ugain introduce the
bill at this session. having found that
IL would not pass the Senate.
An intimation having heen given that
Gov. Tunnel would veto tho bill pro.
viding for court stonogrRphars. IN &C.
count OF defect in the title, Repre-
sentative Short started the same bill
through again under new title which
aereea with tho body OF tho bill. 1t
was passed. and sent to tina Senate.
Tho Senate passed the House bills
providing for general repatriation, the
appointment OF registration officers
throughout the State and rc establish
ing thu Department uf Elections for
Wilmington, utter amending them 40
as TO stipulate that the names of can
didates for registration oiiirerH shall lie
recommended by tho county cnmmittees
bnfpre the first of Juna in election
years, except this year when the manor
may la sent in between tue 18TH and
10Th Of june.
When the General Registration hill
came up Mr.. Alrichs offered an amend.
mont striking out the oath. lie said
his object was to save tho bill from
heirg vetoed by the Governor, as he
hai heard that such provision was
not required for tho registration law by
the Constitution, tho oath being in
tended only for the elsctinn law. Messrs.
| Pyle and Fenimore thought tho oath
should remain. but Mr.. Pierce agreed
with Mr. Alricns. The amendment
was lost.
The bill was passsd. however, by a
unanimous vote.
The House PASSED n hill introduced
by Mr.. Dempsey, amending the new
school law by striking out the para
granh requiring voter to have paid
the school tax for the preceding year
in the district in which he resides. Ii
was read twice in the Senate. The
advocates OF the hill hold that the
present law requires man to live 10 a
district two years before he eau vote.
1t passed the Senate uudur suspension
of rules.
Dover, May 20.-.The General Cor
pnration bill which recently passed the
Senate had close call from an uncera.
monious death 10 tho iiouso of Repre-.
sentntives yesterday. After motion
had been made TO indefinitely postpone
all further action on the bill, Mr..
Donaldson saved II by having the House
non concur and ask for committee OF
conference tn see If il could not be nc
amended Us to meet with the approval
of both houses. After the hill was
called up the amendments we're con.
sidersd. and the action was taken after
all but one of the amendments had
been killed. Tho committee of con.
ference consists Of Senators Meredith,
Pierce and Pyle and Representatives
Donaldson, smith and Il. S. Hopkins.
A the afternoon session OF ihe House
representative Dempsey Withdrew the
bill providing for naval militia,
having discovered that there ia a section
in the existing National Guard Law
whiuh permits the Governor TO establish
a naval reserve force il it deems II
necessary. This, of course, would moi
entail any additional expense upon tht
State, as wac the case with the bill
which was withdrawn.
Dover, May 2l.-Tho General Election
bill, which wac prepared by the lega
commission, was read in the Stat
Senate yesterday afternoon. 1t re
enacts the present law, with suct
changes as arc made necessary by the
, new Constitution. Tie names OF thl
election districts in the several coun
ties have been obliterated and the dis
tricts are numbered. The bill merel,
, prescrihas the method OF holding
elections aud certifying the votes, ant
any form OF balloting may bo uset
, under it.
! Representative Hnzell introduced ant
/ had passed, under euHpan6ion Of rules
a bill Rasigning the rooma in tho Stat,
House to the eollicern now occupying
them. Tho bill specifies that tho room
on the serund tloor shall lu for tho OK
! elusive use OF thu Legislature. Thi
will prevent political partieB from hold
ing conventions in tho legislative hall
and will also mako it impossible tu holt
balls therein.
Dover, MAY la bill given notio
| OF in the linuae Of Representatives
yesterday by Mr.. Thompson givsa ris
, to the belief that another fight is ahou
! TO lie inHugurated against the trading
stamp business. The titlo of the bill
= smp " referE 10 the regulation of bust
o meas ia tho State and conveys no signiti
g cRnce. but, although Mr.. Thompson
o mas not received tho bill, he says b.
4 believes it il for the suppression of tn
trading stamp business.
ii such is tho real purnose Of TIL
bill, it is believed it will find NOR
: friends THAI il had before, as the con
|, ditions are now different. 1t is bs
Q loved also that some merchants VIII
d then favored tho business ARE nov
, opposed to it, aud, IL the bill comes III
I 10 time, IhorG ia prospect of a livel
o fight. However, the indications ar
Q that the tins 10 short, and there i
+ very little prospect OF the passage o
ID auch bill. The surprise OF ths da
0 was tho passage by the House of tn
Wilmington City Charter bill, just a
j had bsen drawn by the Municipal
Commission. The bill had been with
, drawn in the Senate and the sun
y position wac TINT nothing more wuul
J. DO heard Of it at this session.
o During the afternoon Chairmn,