Evening journal., 1901-02-14
CODE WILL NOT
BE REVISED NOW
Senate Kills Resolution by
Mr.. BraSure'SEfOrt
JURY BILL COMES UP AGAIN
Senator Hart introduces His Bill to
Save New Castle County S5O,OOO
a Tear
JURY BILL COMES UP AGAIN

staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. 14.-Senator Drasure, OF
Sussex county, is an economist. Day
before yesterday Senator Knox offered,
and the Senate adopted, joint reso4u-
tion authorizing the governor TO ap-
point a legal commission, consisting OF
three capable lawyers, to revise and re-
publish the Revised Code OF 1898. SEN
ator Brasure did not grasp the eject
of the resolution and voted for 1t. Later
on he learned that the expense OF the
work would be several thousand dol
lars. He decided to move for reconsid-
Grafton Of the vote. and did so yester-
day merning. Senator Knox, immedi-
ately after the motion prevailed, moved
that the resolution be adopted This
was lost by the following vote:
Yea-Messrs. Blakely, Knox and Nc
Nulty-3.
Nay-Aiessrs. Abbott, Alice, Brasure,
Clements. Hart, Harrington, McFarlin,
Pennewill, Slaughter, Wright and Eli
son--11.
Absent-Messrs. Farlow, Groves and
Maulh-3.
It afterwards developed that there
was another resolution ON the House
side appointing John p Ntelds, Regu-
lar Republican,; Julian c. Walker
Union Republican, and Martin e.
Smith, Democrat, to revise the code
and that its projectors were simply
waiting for the Senate to dispose Of
the Knox resolution before offering it
for adoption.
In the debate on the Knox bill SEN
ator Alice said:
81 would just like to ask some inlor-
nation as to the expense Of this work.
One Revised Code was made in 1898. I
would like to know whether it is going
to cost So 900 or $4,000 to do it.
Mr. Brasure-"This code is less than
ten years old. ] have looked into the
matter of the expense, and find that it
will cost from $1,000 to $4,000. 1t
seems to me that an expense Of this
kind should be deferred at least two
years, when the State may be in a bet
ter financial condition"
Mr.. Slaughter-'I heard over in the
House that they are framing a bill
there to curtail the expenses. l think
the best thing to do is to kin this mat
ter here and wait for the House bill"
NIL ALtt llt ltloN NNNt was hNNAN1
years old. This one is but eight years
old Now it is proposed to make an
other one"
Mr.. Clements-'I am given to under
stand that the new code will contain
1900 pages, and that it will cost SO a
page Therefore the bill for printing
will be $4,000. The sheepskin binding
will add to that expense. The new code
viii cost at least $4,000"
Mr.. KnOx-"I have no interest per-
eonally in this resolution. The mat
ter was suggested 30 me last session by
members of the bar. 1t was brought
again, recently. by an attorney, MT
Hayes, of Wilmington ] didn't know
anything about the cost of the thing
It was said that $500 would pay for
the work, and that it was very much
needed. and other lawyers said it was
needed. Anybody who attempts tC
find anything in the present code will
be impressed with that fact But i il
is going to cost from $1,000 to $4,000
would hesitate myself to incur that
expense. / don't believe it would cosl
that much. After hearing the remarks
of the members l have no dOub. that
the resolution will fail. congratulate
the Printing Committee on ascertain
ing that it VIII cost from 81, ,O99 20 S1O,'
600. nave Ssked members of bon The
Senate and House Printing COMMITTEES
what we are paying for these ordinary
bills We are having printed, and they
have not been able to tell me. Las
session we paid about 55 cents page
Mr.. Clements-"We are not to pay
over slips a page this time" (Laugh
teri
Mr.. McNultyL"I voted for this reso
tuition knowing that it would cost near
ly $4,000. 1t is an expense the Stat
must incur: thing entirely necessary
base my opinion regarding the eX
pense upon the fact that a few year.
ago we had the charter and ordinance
of the city of Wilmington revised &
book hardly as big as this) by compe
tent attorneys, and the cost was 81 SOC
II will cost us from 81 500 to $4,000 fo
each Of the three lawyers, or at leas
81 500 for the attorneys alone. votel
for this resolution with my eyes open
and I still think tits an expense tina
the State will have to incur sooner o
later"
The vote was taken. and the resolu
tion was killed.
LENGTHENS LIFE or CERTIFI
Gates.
Senator Abbott. who is handling
good deal of important Legislation
this session. introduced his bill {
amend chapter g., volume q, Laws O
Delaware, concerning the establish
ment of a general system OF free pub
lie schools, by changing the term o
certificates Of teachers. and abolishin
ocontinued on Third Pagel