The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-09
ECONOMY The WAYCHW0RD.
The SaIariesof the Judiciary Fixed
Notice Given Of Bill Calling Fora
New Constitutional Convention

Dover, Dol, Fob. S.-The House passed
the bill this morning fixing the salaries Of
the chief justices and chancellor at 3d. 800 q
year, and of the associate Judges So, $40
year with an additional allowances of $500
II year each to the chancellor and the resi-
dent judge of Kont county for making
their reports This is one of tho many
ways the Democrats hayo OF whipping the
devil around the stump. There were only
three dissenting votes against It's ndop-
ton. representative johnson gave notice
of bill to provde for calling another
Constitutional Convention Mr.. johnson
said the present constitution Is much
worse than the old ono, and u new one Is
now needed more Than ever.
We don't think his bill will receive any
support from his associates, although 1t is
hard to say what pressuro Will be brought
to bear on the other members as they are
chatting under what they consider too
liberal u constitution in giving the. RepuD'
licans fighting Chance to capture the
next Legi ,lature, rs wen as give them
decent representation in all OF the affairs
OF the state.
Tho House passed several bills concern.
the terms of Justices of the peace, The
bill provides that tho number OF justices OF
the peace, notaries public and commission
ers Of deeds shall remain The same. Vhe
terms arc made 4 years instead Lof seven.
This change is made necessary under the
new constitution.
The Committee on Revenue and Tax
alton discussed tine bill drawn by ex-Secrs-
tacy OF State, John d. Hawkins. The
amendments presented did not suit the
members of he Committee and Mr.. Haw.
kins will prepare other amendments.
Although new flag was purchased for
the State House, it has not been put nto
use during the session of the Legislature.
Inquiry was made yesterday why the flag
h Is not been raised above tho building.
Nobody appears to know anything about
1t. What is everybody's business appears
to be nobody's business. Let the flag
float.
The Senate this afternoon passed the
House bill concerning the Courts. The
new courts under the new Constitution
shall take the place of the old ones and that
the Supreme Court shall meet on the Sec
ond Tuesday in January and June. Sem
ator Handy alone voted in the negative
The Senate passed the bill to provide q
clerk for tho Supreme Court and also to
fix seals for tho Courts Of the State.
Quite a controversy took place between
fact that Senator Handy said he had not
been consulted on tho bill pertaining to
Revised Sta tutes, being IA member of that
COMMITTEES; that he had been entirely
ignored. Senators Alrichs said he had
shown the bill to senator Handy, but he
had refused to look at 1t or give it any at.
tenlion. The two Senators are at logger
heads and this Is only one of numerous in
stances where they have failed to act to.
gsthor Our readers can draw their own
conclusions in tho controversy.
). S. Adams, Jr,, and Eugene NJ. Sayers
were down to-day and looking around to
see what they could find out in relation to
the bill known Us tho Adams bill.
Representative Adams who weighs
nearly 800 pounds met with'a catastrophe,
his desk chair lot him down on the floor
with deafening thud. Anew specially
built chair will lie needed.
Mr.. Higgins place was taken to-day by
Representative Hazel, who made u good
presiding officer
A delegation of the stamp people arc ex-
pecteu down tomorrow,