Evening journal., 1901-02-14
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JURY BILL HERE AGAIN.
The jury commissioner bill, lost two |
years ago, is here again and Senator |
has it in charge. He gave
notice of it yesterday and will intro |
duce it to-day and have it referred. |
The bill has the endorsement of the |
courts.
It provides that the Superior Court
at its Spring session shall appoint two
suitable persons, both of whom shall
not belong to the same political party,
as jury commissioners. They shall re-
ceive IS each for every day employed
at jury work, and the counties shall
pay them.
These commissioners shall place 100
names in the grand jury box and $50
in the petit jury box. From the
100 names twenty-four grand jurors
shall be drawn, and from the $50 names
thirty petit jurors shall be drawn at
each term of court Whenever a jury
is needed to try a capital case in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer the twelve
jurors shall be drawn from fifty-four
names placed in box by the jury COM
missioners. An Indifferent person shall
draw the twelve jurors from the list in
the boxes. A grand juror need not be
called upon to serve a second year, and
petit juror need not be put in the
box to serve for a second term of court
Public officers of this State and Of
the United States. lawyers, ordained
ministers, officers of colleges, school
teachers. doctors. surgeons, bank cash
iers and persons more than 20 years
old are exempted from jury duty.
Provision is made for striking special
iuries from a list of forty-eight names
VAGRANTS, NOT TREsPAsSERS.
Senator McFarlin will introduce a
bill reducing the fees of constables
magistrates and sheriffs in the case Of
tramps arrested for trespass on rail-
road and other property. They will be
charged with vagrancy instead Of tres
pass, and by that means the county will
save money.
HART WANTS RETRENCHMENT.
Senator Hart believes that a legisla-
tive commission can devise ways and
means to save New Castle county $780,
600 a year in the matter Of the mainte-
nance of its government He has given
notice of a bill appointing a comm S.
sion of three Republicans and two
Democrats to take under advisement
the financial affairs of the county and
to make a report to the next session OF
the legislature, setting forth the de-
tails of its investigation and making
legislative recommendation based
thereon. He is thoroughly in earnest
in the matter and expects the bill to
be Of much benefit to taxpayers Of the
county.
REBATES FOR FREE PASSES.
Senator Brasure added another
straw to the load already on the back
of the railroad camel by introducing
bill compelling railroad companies
to provide free transportation to State
officers, county school superintendents
and members and officers Of the I.egis-
lature. In consideration therefor it
provides that the State taxes of the
several railroads shall be rebated as
follows: Baltimore and Philadelphia,
$500; p, w. e B., $500; Delaware rail-
road, S400. The bill was referred.
CLEARED DESK OF HOUSE BILLS.
In an industrious moment yesterday
afternoon, Senator Alice went to Clerk
Gains desk and took the numbers of
all House bills awaiting first and sec
ond reading and reference. Then he
called them up one by one and sent
them to committee
SLAUGHTER WANTS WORK DONE.
One of the most earnest and indus
trious members of the upper branch
is Senator Slaughter He believes the
Senate is not attending to its business
properly, and that COMMITTEES work
should not be transacted, or deiega-
tions heard, during session hours.
In a satirical moment early yester-
day afternoon he moved for adjourn
ment until 10 o'clock this morning.
nearly all the members being out at
tending to committee work or other
business. Senator Clements seconded
the motion President Cannon mani
Tested a disposition TO hold the matter
up until the members could be sum
mOned. Senator Slaughter insisted
upon immediate action To gain time.
Senator Knox moved to amend by
making the hour IL o'clock The
amendment was accepted. By that
time the members had come in, and
they promptly voted down the motion.
Then Senator Slaughter revived his
resolution providing that the Senate
should meet at 1890 each day and sit
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon: that
no committee work should be done
during session hours. and that all dele
cations be heard at night
He spoke earnestly in favor of the
resolution. saying that he could not gat
his committee to meet and act on the
bills in hand. He urged the Senate to
settle down to business and not con-
tinue in its present course.
Other members spoke along the
same line, and after Senator McNulty
had amended the resolution so as to
strike cut the p. m. feature, it was
adopted
RAILROADS WORKING HARD
Those railroad tax bills and ether
measures affecting the railroad inter
ests Of the State may squeeze through
the House, but the general impression
ls that they will b5 brought TO q halt
in the Senate. Both sides have b5en
at work energetically this week. and It
is cOntpnded nv many that the rail-