Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-19
REVISED CODE IS
PASSED BY SENATE
As IT LEFT HOUSE
Continued From First Page.

vacancy occur within one year Oh
general election.
The House this morning appointed |
a conference committee Of five to con-
fer with a Senate committee in an ef- |
/ fort to reach compromise on the Sen
atorial vacancy question.
Immediately after the opening oi
both Houses, the message from Cover
nor Miller reative to the Revised Code
amendment, was presented IN each
House and read, and ordered spread
upon the records. Immediately follow
ING the reading of the governors mes
SAGE in the House. Representative Ham
mond presented the letter from former
judge Gray, bearing on the subject VI
vacancies occurring in the United states
Senate. This letter was read in both
branches and ordered spread upon the
records also
In the House after the reading Of
the letter of Judge Gray, Senator
Reinhardt was given the privilege OF
the floor and made a statement about
the Senate on Thursday appointing a
committee to confer with like COM
mittee of the House over the Sena-
torial vacancy amendment and sug-
gested that the House appoint such a
committee.
Representative Hammond, made a
motion that a like committee OF nVe
be appointed from the House to CON
fer with the Senate conferees, whicf
was agreed to, the Speaker being IN
cluded in the committee. Speaker
Holcomb appointed Representatives
"a Hammond, Mooney, Barnard, Smlth
gu and Holcomb. A recess was taken D!
90 both Houses to confer over TN
n amendment IN,
After a uI hours conference VIII
10 the joint committee CT the wv
u Houses. in the Supreme Court room
~ in the State House, the commltte'
~ unanimously decided TO report o'e'
III IN each House, the acceptance OF III
"a revised code with the amendment al
oe passed by the House. thus sustain
~ ing the Democratic contention.
.u Representative Hammond, in TN
al committee, pointed out the unani
~ nous endorsement of the amendmen
~ as offered in the House and whicl
y he claimed was adopted without op
"u position both in the joint COMMITTEE
on revised statutes and on the hoo
nv of the House, and he said he saw d
eu reason why the code as amende
Nv should not be adopted IN its entret!
D" The committee consented unanimou
ma " to report the code as passed by tn
lng House. the Republicans taking that a
90 titude rather than have the ReVls'
%, Code held up or KILLED by the DEM
Gratis.
Roth houses reconvened at y o'cloc
lom the House. after receiving tine repol
ica taking recess until o'clock. t
om- Senate upon reconvening heard the
mort of the committee from its cha
or man. Senator Renhardt, who' arr
ana making a favorable report moved I
hut reconsidering of the vote on the amen
the ment offered by him on Thursday, VIM
line was reconsidered and laid on the tab
He then moved the adoption or passa
of the code as it came from the hou
speaking as follows: q believe the Ot
ernor should make the appointment
a Senatorial vacancy. and that the 81
gestions in the message OF Cover
Miller ought TO be adopted ana l
m lowed by this Senate.
Iii after the meeting of the comm
nj tee. l am convinced that the &C
III cannot pass with the suggesuo
made by Governor Miller l wa
the code to pass as It Is, the III
lily important legislation which mas co
before a General Assembly OF I
u State for many years. the mpo
ance Of obtaining revised coue
so much greater than the question
filling vacancies in United sta
Senatorship that we have decided
accept the provisions for the elect
to I'll a vacancy as passed py
EN- House. and. for this reason M
that the Senate do now vote on
49,, code as passed by the House
Will Senator Ellison, heartily enooi
ling, Senator Reinhardts remarks;
from vote being taken, resulted IN the
the enteen years and no nays, Whereu
.,on+ il was declared passed. g.
;ieh' recess was taken In the Sci
Is Of until 2 o'clock, when the bill C
ig of will begin the stamping Oh the ~
mort of the code, and the claims com
~ Too will meet with the idea of
the adiournment by FIVE o clock, unle
elk 6sbt should develop over compe
par- tion for the Revised Code Com
sioners. -.
iOi THE message of Governor M
lock. was rs ioi'o"' october 10. 10
dnes- .To the General Assembly;
Ntiss srbe nroposed Revised Code IS
-, 49, ,our honorable body for co
,aree Grafton and final action. Inc ihlO
tbst tion has come To me that tnere
differences of opinion regarding
Tor az of said code which PROVIDE
tho manner in which vacancies occu
U.s. in the representation from TINS
80 CO. In the Senate of the Oniteo -
~ - | shall be filled.
~. ~, es II feel that I owe duty 10
INV members of your honorable ooo
on OF ,cell as to mwself, and the Peep
the state of Delaware, to address
lessor upon this important subject. l'
con end: =.
General Assembly, and the eitize
le oy our State, may be fully INFORMED
GIVES corning this subject.
'nd IN "Second. That every one CONF
TO be NAV know that the only object !
orroW in mind. is to suggest that you
so at such a provision as will avoid, a
n on s;hle. the necessity of arbitraril
class nendinp large sum of money,
being sucb senatorial vacancies.
nd is s.rbird To advise your hon
lmber- body that. under the provisions Of
ter GO as passed by the House,
Miss nossibie for a future contingenc
rning's CONTINGENCIES to arise which won
The cuire fhe expenditure of sum al
ing of MATING SIS 900. to fill one SEN
h the vacancy. and ii two vacancies,
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