Evening journal., 1899-01-21
PROPOSED BALLOT LAW
Representative Clark Intro
duces Hawkins Bill.
10 LEGISLATIVE JAUNTs NOW

in BOTH HOUSES YESTERDAY
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. Representative ]. B
C.ark inAoduced the Hawklns ballol
ibilA The a-t provides that Az the bai-
Lots ,-.ed az any general election ,i
special elees1n hereafter to be held iu
this s;hte or at any municipal election
hereafter to be held in tne city OF Will
mington, sha.l be printed on white pa.
per 10 be procured aus hereinafter TO bt
provided Ct the same kind and quality.
Each ballot shall be not less than
seven inches nor more than seven and
one-fourth INCHES .ong, and not less
irhh three or mere than three and
lone-f0urth inches wide. Upon the in
side Of the hallot shall be printed IL
black ink the names OF the persons fol
whom the e,ect5r intends to vote, with
the der.gnaton cf the office to which
each person 50 named is IN.
tended to be chosen, and upon
The inside and at the head Of the bal.
lot sha.l be printed the party's name
and it's device The act also provides
that before being placed in ballot
boxes, the baircts shaIl be enclosed il
envelopes, which are to be furnished
by the eaelxion judge to each voter.
Each e!ed,or is 10 receive but one en-.
velope. No person Shall be permitted
10 vote until after he Snail have re
ceived an envelope from the
judge in the booth and car
riedl the same with him into the
booth. Each voter must be alone H.
the booth. in which he must not re-
main more than two minutes, during
which he must enclose in the envelope
the ballot he intends TO vote. II an
envelOpe is found to contain more thar
one baElo., none Of the ballots contain
eli therein shall he counted for any
candidate The hast section OF the
new act provides that hereafter tn,
clerks OF the peace shall not be re-
quired 10 publish the list OF nomina.
tions as at present m the election laws
except at the request OF the chairman
OF some political party. and unless tn,
cost Of sueh publication is paid TO hin
in advance by the person making tn,
request. II publication is made il shall
inc.uie al the nominaglo1s verified 4,
hv the clerk OF the peace by the vari
one political parties.
HELD UP.
A delegation Of two women fron
Lebanon NJ. E. Church held up th'
members OF tine General Assembly yes
lterdhy afternoon and relieved them oI
their valuables They blocked legfsla
tion in the Senhte and forced adjourn
ment CT the House, the members o.
the laster body taking refuge in tn,
woods
INVUTA ATlON.S DECLINED.
The General Assembly does not pro
pose TO go jaunting over tine state X
meee persons who desire 10 impress
upon ITS mind the necessity for az
hhmative or negative action on partic
ular pieces of legislation. An hearing
on blEs musr be here in the STAT
House. Notice to that effect has beer
SENT to the prison reborn advocates
and the new cigy charter advocates G
Wilmington, who had invited the mem
bers to atteah meetings. in that city.
PROTECTION OF FRUIT.
During the noon recess a committe
representing the Peninsula Horicul
tmal s5o.e-y, and the standing com
= mftlee On agriculture Of the tw
houses held a oon1erenee in the Stat
House parior. Their object was {
draft bin to protect fruit .ree'
smail fruits, ekc., against insects
DENNIsCN'S BII.L DOOMED.
For fear OF throwing open the door
too wide, the HouEe committee havin
in charge the Dennison bill, 60 amend
: ing the act in relation to private col
!, porations doing business in this star
as to perm.t small .oan associatior
ON the Pennsylvania boTier to
y businths in this state without bein
>. subjected to the restrictive provision
made an unfavorable report.
- TWO BILLS INTRODUCED.
These bills were introduced in a
o, House yesterday morning, both
!, which have been previously described
:, BY Mr.. MslNu9ty, an act giving the NJ
N nicipal Court OF Wilmington addition
4. jurisdiction; by MIR. Donahoe, an a
- increasing the appr- priation Of i
. Delaware Historical Society.
AN INVITATION DECLINED.
-, Representative John p. Donahoe,
n, behalf Of Joseph l.. Carpenter, j
:. presented a lesSer inviting the Genel
= ASSEMBLY to meet the Wilmingti
Beard of Trades committee on m
). nicipal taxation and new city chart
- this evening at the Clayton House. \
49, Donahoe was requested to notify {
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