Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-12

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stan Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Dover, Jan. 10. THE General Assems
bly, was in session about three hours
yesterday, but neither branch trans
acted any important business. Early
in tho afternoon, Speaker Clark OF the
House not having completed the list Of
House committees, that body, on
motion Of Representative Robertson,
adjourned until Thursday morning,
when, it is expected, the committeeman
will be announced. The Senate will
convene today, and President Pro Tenn
pore Salmon will probably announce
the Senate committees this afternoon.
The legislative committee of the Will
mington City Council. Messrs. O'Neill,
Smith, Cannon, Morris, Oberly and
Leary, accompanied by Bailiff Ryan,
came here yesterday for thu purpose of
ascertaining what bills affecting Will
mington are likely to be introduced.
They expect to frequently make similar
visits.
APPOINTMENT OF JURY COMMISSIONERS.
Walter H. Hayes has handed to Rep
resentatiye Robertson bill to regulate
the drawing, summoning, returning and
servics of juries. The proposed measure
was before the last Legislature, and
was passed by the Senate, but rejected
by the House 1t Is said to be identi-
cal with tho present law except in sec
tons 2, % and 20. Section 2 of the pro
posed act provides that "the Superior
al, n oil ~
sions thereof, appoint two suitable per-
sons. both OF whom shall not at any
time be nf the same political party, in
commissioners; they shall receive for
their services s. per day for each day
employed, to be paid by the treasurer
Of the county wherein they reside. .
Section rs says: "If a vacancy shall
occur during a vacation in the Board
of Jury Commissioners by death, resig-
nation, removal from the State or other
wise, such vacancy shall be filled by
the Chief Justice until the next spring
session of the Superior Court for the
county wherein such vacancy &C.
Cured. " Section 90 provides THAT "the
Chief Jn tice shall, within 10 days
next after this act becomes law, APP
point for each county said jury COM
missioners to act as such in each county
until the next spring session Of said
Superior Court in the county for which
they were appointed respectively. At
present, the jury commissioners are APP
pointed by the Levy Courts.
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Representative Burns has given
notice Of an act to fix the salaries of
certain county officers. II applies to
all the counties, and includes the clerks
of the peace, the registers of wills, the
registers in chancery. the clerks of the
Orphans Court, the prothonotaries,
the recorders, the sheriffs and the COR
oners. 1t Is to go into effect after the
expiration Of the terms of the persons
now holding the said offices, and pro.
vides that their successors shall receive
annual salaries, payable quarterly by
the county treasurers. Mr.. Burns has
the bill in hand, but as yet the pro-
posed amount of salary has not been
inserted. The bill will probably be re-
ferred before the blanks are filled.
OTHER PROPOSED MEASURES.
Representative Donahoe will intro.
duce bill entitled can act to amend
the act entitled AN act to give the
State jurisdiction Of crimes commenced
In this State and completed else
where" 1t is the bill prepared by
Deputy Attorney General Cooper, the
provisions of which have been pub
lished, to prevent the repetition Of diff
culties similar to those experienced in
the Botkin case.
Representative Kitchen has given
notice Of an act for the protection of
manufacturers and vendors of mineral
water, porter, beer, ale and other
beverages sold in bottles. II is under
stood that the proposed act merely re-
news law which was passed 20 years
ago. and which will expire next March.
Representative Wagamon will intro
duce an amendment to the game laws.
Mr.. M'NuLTY's EXPLANATION.
In the House, yesterday morning,
Representative McNulty, rising to a
question of privilege, explained re
marks which he made last Thursday.
during the election for Speaker. He
stated That he intended to explain at
that time, but the acting Speaker called
him to order, exousing his action by
claiming that Mr.. MoNulty was maxi
ing disreputable speech. Representa-
tive Tharp had taken exception to Mr..
McNulty's remarks, imagining that the
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