Committee to purchase U. S. Bag for the Capitol RESOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 203. Joint resolution appointing a joint committee to purchase a flag for the use of the State. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That there be appointed a joint committee of two on behalf of the Senate, and three on behalf of the House of Representatives, which committee shall be empowered and hereby is empowered to purchase a United States flag for the use of the State, and arrange for having said flag displayed over the capitol, while the Legislature is in session. Adopted at Dover, January 12, 1875. Certificates election of CHAPTER 204. Joint resolution in relation to the disposition of the certificates of the elec tion of Governor. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That one Governor of the certificates of the election of John P. Cochran, Governor, deposited. this day made, be deposited by the speaker of the Senate where in the office for the recording of deeds in and for Kent county, there to be recorded by the recorder of deeds for said county, and that the other of said certificates be transmitted by the speaker of the Senate to the Governor elect with the information that the members of the Senate and the members of the House of Representatives will attend him on Tuesday, the 19th day of January inst., at 12 o'clock, M., while he shall take the oaths of office required by the constitution of the United States and of this State. Adopted at Dover, January 13, 1875. RESOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 205. Joint resolution convening the two houses in joint meeting on Tuesday the 19th inst. to attend the inauguration of the Governor elect. two Houses Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Joint meet State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the two ing of the Houses meet in joint meeting on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at 12 to attend the inauguration o'clock to attend His Excellency, the Governor elect, while of the the oaths of office are administered to him. Adopted at Dover, January 13, 1875. Governor. CHAPTER 206. Joint Resolution appointing a Joint Committee to examine the accounts of the State Treasurer. mittee to RESOLVED By the Senate and House of Representatives of Joint comthe State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That there be examine the appointed a joint committee of two on the part of the Senate, accounts of and three on the part of the House, to examine the accounts Treasurer. of the State Treasurer. Adopted at Dover, Fanuary 13, 1875. CHAPTER 207. Joint Resolution in relation to having each day's proceedings published. Committee to a certain -the cost of RESOLVED, By the Senate and House of Representatives of printing the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That a com- daily, the mittee of three on the part of the House, and two on the part of the proceedings Legislature. RESOLUTIONS. of the Senate, be appointed to wait on the publisher of the "Delawarean," and ascertain the cost of printing each day's proceedings for the use of the two Houses. Adopted at Dover, January 13, 1875. CHAPTER 208. Joint resolution authorizing the Joint Committee to purchase a State Flag. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the CommitState Flag to tee appointed to purchase a United States Flag, be instructed to also purchase a State flag, and have it put in proper position. be purchased Adopted at Dover, January 13, 1875. The military with the or Louisiana, CHAPTER 209. Joint resolutions condemning the recent interference with the organization of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, by the Federal Executive. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the interference State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Ulysses S. ganization of Grant, President of the United States, in causing the invasion the Legislature of of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana by Federal Solby the Fed. diers, the arrest and dispersion of the members of the House eral Execu- of Representatives thereof, and the subsequent illegal and forcible organization of a body of men to act as the House of usurpation. Representatives of said State, was guilty of an act of criminal usurpation which has no parallel in the history of the Republic; that such action was not only unauthorized by, but in tive, a criminal RESOLUTIONS. plain violation of, the Constitution of the United States, and tends directly to the subversion of constitutional government, and the destruction of the Federal Union. the observ Resolved, That we, the representatives of the people of the Protest. State of Delaware, which was the first to adopt the Federal Constitution, do, in their name, and in their behalf, record our most solemn protest against this dangerous act of usurpation by the Federal executive, and invoke the authoritative mandate of the people of the whole country, that the constitutional limi- Demand for tations upon the exercise of executive power shall be observed; ance of that usurpation shall immediately cease; that constitutional al limitations government shall be preserved; that civil liberty shall be and the submaintained, in every State of the union, and that the milita- the military ry shall, in fact as it is in law, be made subordinate to the civil authority. power. Constitution ordination of to civil expressed for Resolved, That we heartily sympathize with the people of Sympathy Louisiana in their oppressed condition, and commend the the people of patience and forbearance with which they have borne the un- Louisiana. provoked assaults upon their constitutional rights and liberties by the military power of the country. Representa Congress Resolved, That our Senators are hereby instructed, and our Senators and Representative in Congress requested, to use all legal means tives in in their power to secure to the State of Louisiana her just called upon rights, under the constitution of the United States, as a sovereign State of the Federal Union. Adopted at Dover, January 13, 1875. to aid in CHAPTER 210. Joint Resolutions directing the State Treasurer to pay to the Joint Commissioners on Public Buildings, the sum of eight thousand four hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-three cents, amount of unpaid bills, and also to pay the Joint Committee certain sums; and in relation to [the] Old Bell. Thanks tendered to the commis Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of sioners the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the thanks of this Legislature, and of the public,are due to the com- refurnish the appointed to repair and State House. RESOLUTIONS. missioners appointed by the fifth section of the act of last session, to repair and re-furnish the State House, for the fidelity displayed in the performance of the duties devolved upon them by said act, and that they are entitled to be fully compensated for their services, which your committee award as follows to Wm. M. Shakespeare, $500; Chas. C. Stockley, $300; Dr. Hugh Martin, $350; Leander F. Riddle, $250; Their com- Lewis Thompson, $250; and John Van Gasken, $250; in the aggregate, $1900, and recommend that provision be made by bill or otherwise for the payment thereof. pensation recom mended. The State sioners the unpaid Resolved, That immediate provision should be made for authorized to the payment of the excess of expenditure in making the pay commis aforesaid repairs, and refurnishing the building, and that the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and of expendi- directed to pay the sum of eight thousand four hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-three cents ($8446.63) to the aforesaid commissioners, to be applied by them in discharge State House. of the unpaid bills, which make up the deficiency. excess ture in repairing and refur nishing the The Secretary of State di rected to have the Resolved, That the Old Bell be removed to the State Library, and there placed in a niche or other convenient lodgement, to be perpetually preserved as a memorial of Colonial days, and a relic of the old State House, and that the Secretary of State be requested to see that this resolution is carried Library, as a into effect. Old Bell placed in the State memorial of Colonial times. Adopted at Dover, Fanuary 14, 1875. CHAPTER 211. State Treasurer directed to pay cer the commis Joint Resolution to pay [the] Joint Committee on Public Buildings compen- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the State tain sums to Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to pay to each sioners on of the commissioners on public buildings, for their services buildings for on said commission, as awarded in the report of the committee to whom was referred the report and accompany public their services. |