Evening journal., 1899-01-26
ROBERTS DENOUNCED.
State Legislators Score the
Utah Polygamist.
BILL OF INTEREST TO DOCTORS

MIR. COURSEY'S LETTER ON BAIL
LOT REFORNI--AssENIBLYAIEN
ASSERT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LATIvE NOTES.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Jan. Ex-senator Farlow Of
fered 20 the Senate the Tollowing joint
resolution, which was adopted;
Whereas. There has been elected by
The people Of the State OF Utah as
representative in the Bifty-sixth Con
gress of the United States, from the
said state, one Brigham II. Roberts,
who is a polygamist, having three
wives; and
Whereas. 1t is wrong that one OF
the states of this Union should senG
to Congress 10 participate in making
the laws OF the nation any man who
has disobeyed the acts Of that legisla-
tive body and also repudiated the
agreement made between the citizens
of Utah and the United States gov
ernment prior to the admission OF
said state into the Union respecting
poygamy; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and HOUSE
Of Representatives Of the State Of Della
ware in General Assembly met:
"That the citizens Of the State o1
Delaware. through said General AS
sembly, enter their solemn protest
against such an insult to the Ameri-
can people, the family circle and the
social usages Of the nation: and most
earnestly request the senators ana
Representative in Congress from this
state to unite in urging such proper
action in Congress by constitutional
amendment and otherwise as shall for.
ever exclude and disqualify any poly
gamist from membership in Congress.
the judiciary or appointment by the
president TO any Office. BE it further
Resolved, That copy Of this reso.
iutiOL be transmitted by the secretary
Of state 20 each Of the senator's ana
the representative in Congress from
Delaware"
It was adopted, President salmons
and Senator Blakely refraining from
voting.
OF INTEREST TO PHYSICIANS.
Senator Lewis gave notice OF the
following bin, which is Of peculiar in.
terest to physicians and surgeons prac-
ticing in Delaware, as we'll as those
who desire to practice here:
Section / That any physician OF
sturgeon OF good moral character who
upon satisfactory proof 10 the Nedi.
cal Council Of Delaware that he is a
person Of good moral character, that
ne holds a certificate or diploma from
some recognized and reputable medi-
cal college, and that he has practicec
the profession Of medicine and sur.
gerry under the laws and requirements
Of some other state for upwards Oh
five Year, shall be permitted to prac.
tice said profession OF medicine anC
surgery in this state. All acts or part.
: Of acts Inconsistent herewith are re
pealed.
No doubt It will be bitterly opposed
ON REGISTRATION REFORM.
Senator Slaughter presented to thu
Senate the following letter iron
Thomas b. Coursey on registration re
form:
/. Your petitioner wcu.d respectfull.
represent that in his opinion a chang
in the registry might be made great,
70 the benefit OF the taxable voters
. and at the same time greatly reduc
=, the cost OF registry with no loss to IN
state or county.
"As the law now is. it imposes al
unnecessary burden upon the taxabl
voters. especially those in the severa
districts residing some five miles o
more from the office Of registry o
Il farms where they have lived all thei
a. life, yet have 20 drive every electio
- year TO meet the register and tell hir
D" how Old he is and how long he ha
lived in the state, county and distric
This would be unnecessary for NOR
than once, by the register being SUI
re piled with certificates for each class {
81 VOTERS; the taxable voters who hay
ID property assessed to them; and tn
IA non-taxables, who have no abidin
p place or home in the district; an
may be in one district one year an
some other the next For him it wi
d. be necessary to register before eaC
election. The taxables' certifcatl
should be printed on paper of son
- bright color 50 that it may be easi
Ial discovered among other papers. TT
.k nOn-taxaiblo sh3uid be different
rd thar the inspector might readily S
~ which class he represents, as the
certificates viii be taken in with the
ed votes by the inspectors and destroye
m this will make repeating impossible.