Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-23


Pass tEle Recent session OF the
General AssembIy-An Interesting
Record.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
DovER, April 1s.-1he result of the Mt
tempt to suspend the State fishery laws,
pending the determination of the suit in
the United States Supreme Court in
volving Delaware's jurisdiction over the
Delaware river within the s12-mile
circle" was rather a surprise, as it was
expected the bill suspending the laws
would pass. The opposition was led by
John F. salisbury, who held that Della
wares jurisdiction had been establishedin
the Pea Patch Island case and was un-
doubted. The motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was carried by the fol
lowing vote:
Atkins, Brown, Cannon, Howe, johnson,
McCabe, Moore, Palmer, Salisbury and
Wilson--12.
Nays Messrs. Barlow. Schabinger,
ratnan, Truitt, yirden and the
Speaker--6.
The following is a list Of the claims
allowed at yesterdays session:
State Sentinel, $3.50; Boughman y
Co., 1921 81 Thomas Cox, $3.50; James
Kirk, S142; Clark Il Mcdaniel, $3.50
L. Il. Cochran, 1926. so: William II. Pur-
nell, $172.69 William j. Rankin, $50;
Joseph White, $12.10; I. N. Williams,
$32S. IS; JIM. Houston, 800; H. H.Davis,$3
Stevenson u Slaughter. $416.S5 @. 4.
Thomas d Co., $659.02; H. G. Knowles,
$42.75; Times Publishing Co., $20.22;
George P. FARRELL, $780, Peninsstldr
Ne,cs, $308. Is; Arthur Il. Boyle, $40;
Susseg journal, $342.36; Isaac Woot-
ten, 1864 Joseph G. White, 5000;
EVERY EVENING, $202.50 james Frasher,
$4S; J. 4. Long, $3l0.10; Horney ~ Hop
kins, $12; James L. Hawkins, $237; +.
M. Dunn, $100 Frank Temple, $62.5O; j.
S. Harrington, $500; DelGloaredN, $539.70;
Martha Hunter, 800; w. p. Goodwin, 1884. 10;
Z. Nj. Gallandet, superintendent Penn
sylvania Institution for the Blind, 5000;
the Star Publishing Company, $1.OS
Cowgirl & Green, $1S4.02; Kenney IL
Ridgeley, 800; +. M. Dunn, $1.75;
John b. Pennington, $15 J. o. Truitt,
chairman ways and means committee, for
drawing bill, $75; John P. Sauls-
bury. $15; James Kirk Il Son,
$629.12; I. X. Jones & Bro, $12.75:
Gilman & Townsend, $3.50; Dover Gas
Company, $25S. SO; James G. White,
$SO.13; l. G. Lohnnd, 1925; j. ID.
Deane, S449.75; Edward Haman, $3.50;
William Cooch, $50 Clement Spittle,
$50 William Hunter, janitor, $50.
All the members left for their various
homes this morning.
DOVER, April 20.-The GAZETTE else
where gives an accurate and very full syn
epsis of all the bills passed at the session
of the Legislature which closed last Fri
"a - ,,,Aa. 10, 1nnlr
back ut some of those that were not
passed. The measures that failed num-
bered nearly one hundred, and some of
them were of a very important character.
First and foremost in this category comes
the representation amendment, which
failed to pass the House by reason
of the lack of one vote. 1t was
resurrected and laid on the table, but the
prospects of ultimate success were so
utterly hopeless that no attempt was ever
made to bring the measure up again. 1t
was broadly whispered that had the
amendment been ratified by the House it
would have been defeated in the Senate.
The bills ratifying the Judiciary and rail
road amendments were not even brought
up for third reading, and died in the
| pigeon holes of the clerks desk.
The next measure in importance was
DIR. Martins bill providing for an election
| to determine the sentiment of the people
in relation to a constitutional convention
1t was vigorously advocated by the
| doctor, but the Senate killed it by vote
| of to 3.
The bill providing for the purchase of
| the New Castle county insane asylum
passed the House by a vote of ii TO 9,but
went no further than second reading in
| fba II was nDnarppt almost from
the first that this scheme was doomed to
defeat, and it was genuine surprise when
| it received the approval of the House.
Other measures of public interest,
which failed to be enacted into laws were
as follows:
The ''Pritchett bill, ;" for the appoint
ment by the governor of two additional
constables for Wilmington. 1t was intro
duced in the Senate, but Senator Nc
Whorter knocked the life out of it by
having it amended so as to authorize the
levy court to make the appointments,
after which it was permitted to die in
peace.
The Townsend bridge bill, which had
two readings in the House, but was not
called up for final passage
A city bill to vacate Sixteenth street,
from dupont to Clayton, which passed
the House and was defeated in the Senate,
through the opposition of James Bradford
Providing for meat inspector for Will
mington, which wns introduced in the
House ut too late n day to press it to n
passage.
Increasing the colored school appropri-
ton from SIS, 900 to $4,000 per annum
passed by the House but killed in the
Senate.
Extending the jurisdiction of justices
of the peace to cases involving 5000, and
giving them power to issue writs of re-
| plevin for amounts not more than HlUu;
passed by the House and killed in the
Senate.
To tax telegraph and telephone COM
panies and prohibit the latter from charg-
ing u rental of more than SO per month
for their instruments. Introduced in the
House but not pressed to third reading.
To extend the time for the construction
of the Sussex Midland railroad.
To give the levy court of New Castle
county control of the New Castle cause
+ way, and power to make appropriations
for repairing river banks running past
, public roads.
To increase the authority of the crier
of New Castle county court SO as to allow
him to supersede the day janitor ap-
, pointed by the levy court. This bill
! slipped through the Senate but WINS de-
tected and strangledinth the House onthe eve
of its final passage. Many other measures
\ were defeated, but the above comprise
! the most interesting and important.
N In connection with the contest between
I the two houses over the payment of bills,
i it is an interesting fact that the two MEM
4 bers of the Senate committee ON claims
who were the most persistent in cutting
down bills they considered too high, Were
sincerely desirous of increasing their owl
compensation even beyond the ordinary
W limits, and proposed to the chairman o.
III the House committee to allow the mem
y: bers mileage twice II week during TIL
q session The suggestion was repudiate'
y and the grab disallowed.
An Editors Wedding.