Evening journal., 1914-09-28
GOVERNOR MILLER IN MESSAGE CALLS
ATTENTION TO IMPORTANCE OF WORK


DOVER, Del. Sept. 2S.-In response
20 a proclamation issued by Governor
Miller the General Assembly conven-
ed in special session at noon today to
receive and act upon the revision and
recodifcation of the laws of Della
ware. as submitted by Herbert II.
Ward and T. Bayard Heisel, surviv-
ing members of the Revised Code
Commission. Mr.. Ward was mem
Der Of the original commission OF
which the other members were lot
mer Chief Justice Charles B. Lore
and Walter H. Hayes, who died aIter
considerable of the revision work hao
been done. Mr.. Heisel and Mr.. Waro
collaborated in the completion OF the
revision, arranging, ETC., Of the com
prehensive and highly important law
work. Governor Miller was required
under the law TO call the special ses-
sion to consider the revised code
Aside from their printed report
the Revised Code Commissioners SUD
mitted 1926 long typewriter pages OF
revised, rearranged and recodined
statutes. to make eight legal volumes
all of which is to be read and eX-
plained before it can reach the point
of enactment by Senate and House.
evidently the session will be much
longer than many imagine, as con-
alteration Of the revised code Is to be
far from a perfunctory task.
Lieutenant Governor Colon Fergu-
son presided in the Senate and Speak
er Chauncey p. Holcomb in the House.
Senators Gormley, Hazel and Walker
notified the House the Senate was IN
session. Senators Walls and Harris
and Representatives Reynolds, King
and Houston notified the Governor
that the Assembly was ready Tor ousl-
ness. .
Representative Harland Phillips. OF
Delmar. was absent and letter, was
Received from him stating that pc nae
gone TO the Pennsylvania Genera
Hospital i'm Philadelphia TO undergo
a second operation.
Question Of Eligibility.
Some interest is being taken IN a
nuestion raised today as to the
sliqibilitv of Speaker HolcomO'
NJ the Tenth New Castle district New
castle hundred), and Representatives
N Cooper. of the Fourth district
~ vVilmington: Charles II. Mcdonald,
~ the Eighth New Castle county dis
t,;ct 1NIilI Creek hundred), Zacharlas
n Harris. of the Sixth Senatorial
5istrict New Castle, and Charles }.
stoecsle and Albert !. swan
~ tho Thirteenth New Castle
district (Red Lion Hundred, 10
sit in the present Legislature. Some
ciaim Mr.. Holcomb, DR.. Cooper and
Nfr swan are barred because they
hold Federal positions. Speaker Hoi-
aorob is Senator Willard Saulsburys
nrivate secretary, DR.. Cooper Is a
rustoms inspector and Mr.. Swan IS
nostmaster at Delaware City. II Is
nointed out the State constitution
bars a holder of a Federal office from
being a State official.
Mr. Mcdonald was elected Repre-
sentative from Mill Greek hundreo'
and sometime ago moved into Chris
tiana hundred. While n question has
been raised about his eligibility, II
was said here today that he had been
informed bv lawyers that his removal
into another district did not forfeit
his seat in the House l..
In order to remove any doubt as 70
the right of the men mentioned TO SIT
in the House. and thus clear away any
doubt as to the legality of the adop-
tion Of the Revised Code, Representative
Crantland today offered q House con
current resolution for Attorney Gen
erai Woleott to pass upon the question
of their legality. Mr.. Grantlands ac'
tion was not because of partisanshlp
Sor the non participation of the fonl
men mentioned would leave the House
Democratic, but to remove any dou6''
as to legality. Mr. Grantland's resoiu'
tion IS;
House Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, since the last session
of this General Assembly two
members thereof have changed
their places of residence so thal
they no longer reside IN the
districts which they were
elected to represent and certain
other members have accepted
and have held Office under the
United States. the following be-