Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-29
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Trust and safe Deposit Company
General Notes.
specIaI Correspondence oi Gazette and, journal.
Dover, Jan. N.--Sl ort SESSIONS .yd.
dexrth OF business are siil III. lnle H.
th. Legislature, and it was n dabj sJt q
Of remark that business was ns' ~ bsis 70
known to be 80 s'os 10 oomiog before the
General Assembly Al inJsssss II xI
week is hopsi for.
A o. 500 FIND
The report Of the committee appointed
| to settle with the state treasurer was
| made to the house to-day and VIII be
found in the proceedings. In presenting
| the report, Mr.. Salisbury stated that the
treasurer had recently discovered that
there was balance In the Philada lphis
National Bank of Philadelphia Of
| o. $50 90, TO the credit Of the 81 ate Of
Delaware. The treasurer made this dis.
ooyery about two weeks ago, when
eff mAtured State bonds. Hs
/ II
on deposit for the purpose, and procured
q statement from the bank, when the
above fact was asoertAined. Thu, only
| explanation OF the unexpected reserve
| fu. d is found In the fact that all Of the
funds deposited In this bank during re-
cent years for the payment Of interest
coupons was not exhausted by reiLson of
some persons having coupons Dashed at
l In hWt
have been Dashed in Philadelphia. This,
Of course, left 9 surplus in the latter
bank, which has accumulated " the ex'
tent of the figures above given. Bat hew
previous state trsssurers balanced this tr
accounts without taking into considers
tion this item Of cash On hand Is ma
what OF q mystery. The money, how
ever, has been taken In charge by the
state treasurer and will mot be forgotten
again.
A sEHA1oRIAL TUssLE.
There was somewhat Of breeze Ia th
Senate, this morning, over the passage of
q bill reducing the time during which u 70
summons for . defendant in . divou,e
suit In the courts shall be advertise d
from three months to one month. Senator
Lavender opposed It on the ground thit
1t would unduly facilitate divorce buai-
ness and encourage applications, but th Q
other senators favored the measure and 1t
passed by the decisive vote Of 70 1.
| THE PLRURo.PHRUMoNIA BILL,
An amendment TO the Pleuro Ppsu-
monia bill passed In 1881 was passed
| through the Senate this morning, under
asusY ension OF the rules, and was also xea6
i he. nj ha
ernor to confer with the United States
Commissioner Of Agriculture, wnen
L eosssary, aud limits the value which
the ASSESSORS can place upon any animal
dying Of the voniaRion to $50. Il also
l.mitc the incidental expenses Of tho
Measures TO prevent the spread Of the
oisease to $500 per year.
| NOTES.
The charity ball at the Hotel RichGfd-
son tonight was largely attended, and
passed of very SUCCESSFULLY. Most Of the
| Legislators were present, and also several
ladies aad gentlemen from Whining :.
| THIS affair was under the auHpioss OF the
lSIivs OF Dover, aud 10 tho thhd they
IA 70 given. ]. harry Gedwin, DIR. Ed.
3. f,ung, Judge j. Green, I. 8. CLARK,
stb.tt J. Fsigosen and H. B. Walker,
aio the Dor committee.
BOWER, Jan. 22.-The me mbers Of the
dbuse, this morning, were DESTROYS Of
adjourning over until Monday afternoon,
OH 400 unit Of dullnasB In legislative
business, but CANVASS OF The Senate
showed five members aga inst the move,
and so 1t was abandoned. As usual, but
little was done.
DovRR, Jan. 26.-Tbo ugh this st..r-
moons sessions OF the Ct ,ners' Assembly
were briet, they were m ore busness-like
than any previous ont 3, aud gave evi.
denoe OF plenty of VI rk In the near
future Ii the heuse "a dCz n notices Of
new bills were given an when the bills
are iruuduo they viii give plenty OF
material Tor this members to work upon
Among the notices given was ons by
Mr.. Moore, to incorpoi ate the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Viii
mipaton. This ia tie new financial
organisation that has purchased the
building In which the Adams Express
Company Ia located, aad propos 80 to erect
new structure for general banking
and trust BUSINESS. The ooIporstors
named In the bill are John Il.
Adams, Samuel McClary, Jr., BEN
jamiu Ntelds, Samuel Simmons, James
Hart, Henry F. Dare, Archibald A,
Capeile, John Peoplss, Phillip Plunkstt,
Oh aries K, Fins, J, Davis Sisler, Wipfsld
8. Quigley and Henry Robinson, and
the objects OF the corporation are defined
as follows: 10 insure owners Of real
estate, mortgages and others interested
in property from loss by reason
OF detective titles, liens and
iucumbsAnees to receive and
hold on deposit and In truat as security,
es.a.e real and psrsonsi, and to purchase,
polii.es, adjnst, settle, sell and dispose OF
the same to make Insurance for the
fidelity Fl persons holding plaoes Of
res onsibi!ity and trust; TO receive
} on deposit for safe keeping, iewelry,
LisIe, stock, bonds and other
v4illsbles to aot as assisnees, guar
\ iisls, executors and administrators ;
ex. cute trusss Of various descriptions, act
as ,lgents for the issuance Of stocks Of
osriaus associations, and to furnish
Goa rity for the fsithful performance Of
, any trust or 9e. The minimum amount
! Of .lie capital stock Ia placed at 800 900,
with power 30 increase from time to time,
, and divided into shares Of 300 each. II
Ia e aid that more than 100000 Of this
} stock has already been subs?ribsd.
TWO NEW sUBJEcTs.
, Representative Salisbury introduced
two entirely new subjects at this after
Donr . session. Que was q notice of an
act 10 limit the sessions OF the Gsnei al
: ASSEMBLY and regulate the pay Of mem
, BEES, his idea being 10 limit the sessio'nI
Ia 50 days and increase the compensation
| FROM S3 to $5 per day. The other was I
3 ! rgsf luton providing TO: special som
, mittse to investigate the subject Of con
3 | vict labor. rs has not matured plan
8 bat thinks some way ought to be devised
q 10 keep prisoners 10 the various county
0 jails employed at some occupation tina
q would not conflict with the tegula
/ branches Of industry.
o MOVE 10 HURRY BUSINESS.
The Ser alta to-day ant to the House
Z joint resolution liking upon FebruRr
!. ooh as the limit for the reception of nsS
business. Tas House laid the resolution
y on the table, but this circumstance ough
!, to b. warning to those having legisla
live businsss to hurry up aud avoi
settins left.
A THE WATSON BILL
y DovRR, Jan. 27.--Ths fapl6ua watsol
e paas was settled By the House TO d ny. TIL
n opirious OF the Judiciary (the text
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