Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-15
new REVISED CODE
and AMENDMENTS
PASSED BY HOUSE
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election officers ia wilmington shall or
game by eleotiug their own Inspector,
instead Of allowing the department 70
name who shall be inspector and who
the Judges. The department is given
power to dismiss an election officer for
sufficient cause Another amendment
reads
Provided, that In case OF such va
cancy in the United States Senate shall
occur or exist upwards of one year
prior to the day Of holding General
Election in this State, II shall be the
duty of the Governor to issue said
writ of election within thirty days
i after the occurrence or existence OF
such vacancy for the filling of such
vacancy at a Special Election"
After the reading of the amend
ments and explanation of them by
Representative Hammond and II. H..
Ward. who was called upon TO explain
them in detail, the House proceeded TO
vote on the Code as a whole with the
amendments, the vote resulting in 30
yeas and no nays.
After the entire eight volumes of the
Code had been stamped, page by page,
| by Bill Clerk Walter Hearne, as re-
Quired by the rules of the House, Il
was messaged to the Senate with the
amendments at 5.15. The Senate re-
ceived the Code, but as there was
/ less than a quorum, action was de-
/ ferred until this morning.
Because of the delay in the House
being able TO report on the Code, lit
tie or no business was transacted in
the Senate, almost the entire after
noon session being a recess.
Confirm Appointments.
AT 2.15 D. m. the Senate was called
to order, when a message was receiv-
ed from the Governor, being that OF
the nomination of Thomas Bayard
Heisel as associate judge-at-large for
the State, TO succeed Judge Victor b.
WOolley. recently resigned after be-
ing appointed TO the y. S. District
Court position.
On motion Of Senator Renhardt,
the nomination was referred to the
executive committee, which met
/ shortly afterward and soon reported
back to the Senate a favorable report
on that appointment, as well as all
of the other appointments sent in by
the Governor on Monday last.
After the report of the executive
committee had been received the
Senate at once went into executive
session to consider the appointments.
All of the other appointments were
confirmed with the exception of Will
liam A. Thorne of Seaford, Del, and
Hiram W. Woolford, of Clayton, both
Justices Of the peace.
House Takes Recess.
In view of the fact that the SEN
ate today was to take up the con-
sideration of the new revised code as
completed and passed by the House
yesterday, and late yesterday after
noon messaged TO the Senate, the
House this morning adjourned at an
early hour until half-past ten o'clock
on Monday There were but three
members present in the House, Rep
/ resentatives Cummings, Houston and
Mcdonald
The Senate met at 1895 o'clock,
with President Pro TEN Marshall.
u presiding. A delegation from Sea-
! ford, including former State Treas
\ urer Thomas n. Rawlins, Constable
n Curtis Steen and Lee Hurley, APP
! peared before the Senate this morn
I ing opposing the confirmation OF
p William A. ThOrne. one of the ap-
/, pointments by Governor Miller, as
N Justice Of the Peace N Seaford.
n On motion Of Senator Reinhardt
the executive committee was allowed
= to retire, in order to hear the dele
cation.
The Senate executive COMMITTEES
u after having q conference with the del,
CATION from Seaford opposing the an
y pointment of Mr. Thorne as Justice
! peace of that town. which lasted ov,
Il half an hour, returned TO the Senai
with their report Just before noon. m
Senate at once went into executive SCI
sion. and after the report had bee
made the Senate unanimously recon
mended the confirmation of Thome.
The appointment of Mr.. Woolford
n Justice of the peace for Clayton. viii,
|, had also been held up was confrmC
without question, no one appearing b.
fore the committee.
d Notice Of the confirmation of all q
a governors appointments was ordered
If the Senate 10 be sent to the governo
i which was done by Clerk Stops, of Il
= Senate.
e Senate Clashes Over senator.
81 When the amended Code was callc
d up in the Senate this morning, Senate
e Reinhardt offered an amendmel
+ drawn by the Code Commissioner
J. giving Governor discretion 20 appoiI
d a Senator, should a vacancy occur.
serve until the next general election
J, no matter when the vacancy shOul
y occur. The amendment provides thu
y a Senator should be elected at the fir
= general election ensuing after the v,
y cancy occurs, the same as now pr
|" walls regarding the filling Of Congre
sional vacancies.
After authorizing the Governor
call a special election to fill q Sen;
torial vacancy. the amendment COZ
, tinues:
"a and the Governor may exerci.
~ his discretion whether to appoint
"a day for holding said election befol
A. the day for holding the general elel
33 ton next after the happening of sue
g. vacancy, in the same manner. at n
e- same time. by the same persons an
n oilcersi and in similar form and md,
ie- she same regHlations in all respect
as Is provided by the next precedir
ohapter for the filling OF vacancies
'ne office of Representative fro
% ms state in the House of Renreso,
,Ot tauyes OF the United States -
tai The amendment yvae odo...s