Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-20

also and renewed his former motion.
This motion was not seconded.
Mr.. pyle said IL Mr.. Richards should |
he selected he would find no stronger
friend in the General Assembly than
| him,
mir. Meredith moved to striks of
the name OF Mr.. Nields and retain Mr..
Richards, whereupon Mr.. Handy moved
to strike Off Mr. Richards also. Mr..
Hanby's motion waa not seconded.
Mr.. Alrichs thought ths five should
be retained.
4 Mr.. Fenimore thought the report of
the committee was all right, although
| hs would rather have seen twn lawyers
from Kent county. SO that they could
be handy at all times.
Mr.. Meredith withdrow his motion
TO strike off the name of Mr. Nields,
and the report Of the committee
was adopted, MIR. Handy alone voting
against it.
After the reportof the committee had
been disposed OF in tho Senate joint
resolution to adjourn until Monday,
which had been adorted by the House,
was brought up by Senator Piercs, who
moved its Adoption. Messrs Hanhy
and Pyle spoke in opposition to adj
ionrnmant, and whom the roll was called
every member voted againHt il,
On motion Of Mr.. Fenimoie, tbs
clerk was instructed to inform tho
House of tho Senate's action ON the
report of the committee on counsel.
Tho clerk rerformed that duty, after
when buth houses al iourned until this
morning.
lNpro having nNen soma controversy
as 10 whether the General Assembly is
working under the old or the now Con
atitution, il has been definitely settled
J hy the best legal authority in tho State
that it ls working under the new Con.
atitution, except as regards pay and
Limitation of term. On this point the
: new Constitution says, in tine schedule:
1.-The offices of the prHeenG Senators and
! Representatives shall not be vacated or
otherwise affected by this amBnued
, Constitution, except that the senators
whose terms do not expire on the day
J OF the next general election stall there.
after represent the districts IN which
! they now reside until the and of the
terms for which they were elected. :"
= The first general election under
| this amended Constitution shall he
held on tho Tuesday next after the first
I Monday in the month OF November in
il the year one thousand eight hundred
U anu -blnll. us lllbl
Z biennial session OF the General Assem-.
(. bly, nnder this amended Constitution
! shall commence on the first Tuesday in
g January. in the year one thousand
Z eight hunderd and ninety ninr. y
8 Y The provisions of Y this
il amended Consultation limiting the
d amount of compensation of the mem
beers of the General Assembly and the
presiding officers OF the respective
Z houses snail not apply to any adjourned,
i special or extra session of the General
If Assembly held prior to the first Tues
Q day in January in the year ono thous
J; and eight hundred and ninety nine. =
If The same authority held that it TRi
J. not necessary for the members to TAXI
!, the oath under the new Constitution
:. and ii was learned from Secretary o.
o State Hughes that all hills, after heinz
10 passed, will be submitted TO the Gov,
10 ernor for his approval
Secretary of Stats Hughes, by per
N mission of both houses, explained that
N through some mistake, the joint reso
4 luton in regard to adjournment unit
], January 18th, 1893, had neve. been en-
rs rolled. lie had the original and sug
lie gested that it he regularly enrolled a
10 this session, which will be done, afte
a which it will be printed in the laws
e. According to Mr., Hughes it is now law
ID The Senate, on MIR. liyle's motion
adopted a joint resolution repealin,
n the act passed on April 18th, 1897
g which stipulated that no new bushes
d, should he received after that time
ID Senator Handy wanted an explanation
r but did moi object and the resolution
Id was unanimously adopted and sent I
ic the House. Tho IIuuse coucurred.
10 Speaker Rgein of the House an
at nounced that he had appointed tho fol
lr lowing committees for the House
as Rules, Speaker, j. II. Hopkins an
ne l)unaldson; revenue and taxation, don
ty aldson, Johnson. whitney, adams, j
It. s. Hopkins; elections, Whitney, Demr
q sey, Dukes, Martin, Ilazcll Judiciary
ct Adams, Wilson, Chsuirs, Mccullough
u johnson; Federal relations, Dukes L
nd S. Hopkins. McCoy; crimes and punish
nd ments, Davis, Short. Mccullough, Tay
Ho Tor, Smith accounts johnson. Hazel
ID Donaldson, Eliason, Thompson; claims
We Mccoy. Adams, Martin, Whitney
by HAZEL; constitutional reform, ThomI
ur eon, Mccoy j. Ii. Hopkins agriculture
lm Taylor. Adams, Short. Wilson, Viii
lty ney; municipal corporations, Cheair
Tas HAZEL, Elason, Smith. Davis; fist
IN oysters and game, Eliason, j. II. HoT
lat kins, Dukes Thompson, Mccullough
he printing, Short, Dempsey, Eiasoi
IN. Davis, Donaldson; revised statute
'us HAZEL, Wilson, Dukes, Dempsey. Eli
sx. son; private corporations, Smith. DEM
OF sey, Taylor, Short, L. S. Hopkins
ast temperance. Wilson, L. s. Hopkin
ho Dukes; education, l.. S. Hopsin
in. Smith, Mccoy, Adams, Chuairs; 81
Mt rolled bills, Dempsey. Nee ullough,
M II! Hopkins, Martin, Thompson, Viii
on. ney, Davis Short, Donaldson appr
ind prations, j. II. Hopkins, Smith. Adam
on. johnson, Taylor; Stationery and su
led plies, Mccullough, johnson, Eliaso
ee. Choairs, Thompson miscellaneous bus
es, ness, Martin, Wilson, Taylor, Duke
lir. Davis.
ee-
in Dover, Jan. IS. The General Assel
lie bly, hud no trouble yesterday moruii
aud in selerting legal commits sion to dri
J TO such bills US will bs nude necessa
i've under the new Constitution, the attC
ttee neys decided upon being Hon. Villa
i've. I. Lyman of Wilmington, ok. Congrei
YER, man John u. Pennington of Dover a
ing Hon. Charles r. Richards of Georl
up town. Messrs. Lyman and Peningt
OPP are Democrats and Mr.. Richards i
the publican. Many conferences were he
Ilnn by this members of both houses hetwe
the adjournment Thursday evening a
md meeting time yesterday morning. L
lone 1t was finally agreed to reduce
number OF lawyers TO thrae men. q
md from each county, and give the Repu
hltpnna oil ha ini