The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31
10 ADJOURN
ON MARCH 3
|1ojut Resolution Adopted by Both
Branches. :.s.s-;:.:a..ss.. = a.. Z. /. ...s
SCREEN BILL WAS HELD UP
Senator AlleelIptroduces Bill Aimed
at Trading stamps-New Char
ter to be Asked for
Laurel.
SCREEN BILL WAS HELD UP


Irnur llnnn informed The Sun cores
kmudcnt this morning that Phillip @.
aurchman would be appointed to sue
,cd Judge Cochran. And this question
| settled.
me House acted on Senator Slaugh-
3c's resolution on adjournment this
morning, setting March s as the date.
fixes the time for new business
ih the exception Of appropriations, at
Icbruary 20.
! Governor Hum approved the bill ap-
5ropriating 70 Farnhurst the $l24,O00
skrd for by the trustees.
| The Senate lost some Of its home
ke mir today by the absence of Senator
I 3laul Mr.. Maui is generally in his
luF when the hammer drops and this
ahrs his absence more noticeable.
The senate joint resolution providing
Dr adjournment and receiving new busi.
esS went back from the House this
bornins in a dilapidated form. The
me originally set being heightened
uSIdcrlbly. No objection was mad,
I'd the resolution went through grace
XSrDnl0r Wright presented d bill pro
dIlg Tor the registering Of land titles
4 Delaware, this morning that made
p reading clerk vince. 1t contains 16!
PapIcrs and some of them were as long
! all ordinary bill. After receiving its
coma reading the measure was referred
the committee on revised statutes.
RATllrY NATIONS CONSTITU
TlONAL AMENDMENTS.
lr, Alice presented joint resolution
oNdins for the ratification of amend
itS Nos. 13, IA and Is Of the constitu
~ Of the United States. In EXPLAIN.
fn Mr.. Alice said that Delaware had
ycr retihed these amendments and Il
oNld be put off no longer. The reso.
ION in part reads:
Arllcle 10, Section /. Neither delivery
involuntary servitude, except as 4
hlshment for crime whereof the party
II have been duly convicted, shall
st within the United States, or any
&C subject 70 their jurisdiction.
fection 2. Congress shall have mower
enforce this article by appropriate
Slation.
kriice n, section I. All persons born
naturalized in the United States ma
Ject to the jurisdiction thereof. nre
AehS OF the United States and of the
te wherein they reside. No State
make or enforce any law which
abrldge the privileges or immunities
citizens of the United States; nor shall
state deprive any person OF life.
lty or property. without due process
lHw; nor deny to any person within
jurisdiction the equal protection of
laws.
fcrtlon 2. Representatives shall be
ortioned among the several States ac-
iliiG TO their respective numbers.
nllns The whole number Of persons in
state. including Indians not taxed.
when the right to vote at any elec.
y for the choice of electors for Presi
ahd Nice-President of the United
les. representatives in Congress, the
rutINe and judicial officers of State.
~ members of the Legislature there.
Y denied to any of the male inhabit-
OF such State, being q years OF age.
citizens of the United States, or
ny way abridged, except for partici-
lnh IN rebellion or other crime, the
as Of representation therein shall be
~ 'i'F pipl''l WHICH IUt
lllbcr Of such male citizens shall bear
'he whole number Of male citizens q
rs of age in such State.
"nHtor Harrington presented n bill to
Nide for the permanent registration OF
rrS which is as follows:
act proposing an amendment tC
iion of article of the constitution
't!awarc BY giving the General As
lhly power to provide for permanent
lslration of votes, with provision fol
itlnlS and changes from time tt
"rton ]. That the following amend
VI IS hereby proposed to the constitu
Of this State. Strike out all of thu
ahd second paragraphs of section
article thereof, and insert in lie,
re"f the following:
section 4. The General Assembl!
provide by law for a uniform regis
non Of the names of the voters in thi
VINO possess the qualifications pre-
hed IN this articles Such registra
may be biennial and of all tn
orS Of the State or when all the voter
me State have been once registere,
rgiStlhtion may stand as the regis
~ OF voters of the State for futur
lions, subject to addition of names O
"ls ms may be provided by law, an
removal Of names of persons havin
" removed from the district or becom
0Nallticd. Such registration shall b
,i'lSlvc evidence to the election officer
Y" right Of every person so registere
'"t" ut the general election next there
ir, who is NOT disuunlifind under th
VISIONS OF section 3. OF this article; BIT
lelSon shall vote at such election III
ms namc appears in the lists {
l$tercd voters.
nrh registration shall he commence
NOR" than sixty days nor less tina
nhHS and be completed not moi
u lWcniy nor less than ten days b
such election. Application II
islfatlnh may be- made on mt least tN
during the said period provide
""Ncr, that such registration may
'nted nS hereinafter provided at NJ
hrler TO the day of holding the ele
VOC Al hS-.K oeshont htamBcP
'hHior BraSnre asked that the b
NiHih. screens for saloons be hroug
'"f passage. Int govern
innh presented n telegram from &c
Todd Of the law aud Order S
HIT ~ Wilmington, asking TINT acti
n"ierrcd until Friday MS he wished
F"SE the Assembly on this scol
todd's REQUEST was granted n
V'li was deferred until p. m. Frida
SLOT MACHINES ILLEGAL.