Evening journal., 1889-03-26
NOTICES. or BILLS.
They Read Their Titles Clear
and by the Dozens.
BUSINESS RESOLUTION REsCINDED

Btaf Correspondence of EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March ga cylinder head
blowing out Of the north bound Delaware
train at Seaford prevented the assembling
of either house of the General Assembly
before o'clock this afternoon. When
the members did arrive they remained in
session until clock In anticipation
Of the resolution in relation to new busi-
ness not being rescinded the whole hour
was spent in the giving notice of new
bills and If one half of the bills given no.
tice of are introduced, the Legislature
will be in session until the middle OF
June A great many Of the notices, how
ever, mean nothing and are merely intro
duced for the purpose Of preparing for
possible bills. Later in the afternoon
the resolution in relation to new bust
ness was rescinded and the flood gates
are now open again. When the members
arrived to-day they found upon their
desks complete calendars showing the
condition OF the business before the
House The calendar covered twelve
pages and the members had for the first
time an idea Of the amount of work they
had on hand. There are SO bills in com
mittee 12 reported favorably, 16 read a
first time The House has in it's hands
2l Senate bills There have been passed
18l House bills and 46 Senate bills. The
business has been the heaviest of any
preyions session tof the General AS
sembly.
HARRINGTON AND BREAKwATER
Representative Maull has been sick but
he has come back with couple of bills
that are important. The first is notice
to incorporate the Harrington and Break
water Railroad company The object Of
the charter is to incorporate road from
Harrington to Milton and then to the
Breakwater. A similar bill was intro
duced four years ago but failed OF passage
Mr. Maulls bill no way interferes with
Senator Downans bill TO incorporate the
Georgetown. Milton and Dean bridge
road If both charters are passed the
town of Milton which for so many years
has been without railroad will have
two crossings at the town Milton is
town Of 140O inhabitants, and e has been
great drawback to the town that it has
been isolated The second bill of Mr..
Maull is calculated to make the Pennsyl.
vania railroad people take look at It,
The act is entitled an act TO regulate
freight and passenger traffic. tits aimed
at the four cent mile rate on the branch
roads of the Deloware road II is Repre-.
sentative Maull's intention to have a bill
drawn that will fix the limit Of charge
for carrying passengers at three cents a
mile on all railroads in the state. The
people along the line Of the branch road
claim that four cents mile has been a
great burden to them. Although the bill
has clause in II in relation TO freights,
1t is not believed that it will not attempt
to Interfere with that part Of the railroad
company's business
WILMINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA TURN
PIKE.
Senator Crossan has the Wilmington
and Christiana Turnpike repeal bill. The
charter of the company was granted in
1913 and the company has for years
enjoyed the privileges that they have
been granted without ever rendering
what they should to the public. The
people who are compelled TO use the
Christiana turnpike are now up ia arms
against the condition Of the road. A de-
clded set it is understood, will be made
to have this charter repealed, and 1t is
not unlikely that attempts will be made
to repeal other charters before the session |
is over.
AETI-CHIcAGo BEEF.
The Chicago beef question is the lead |
ing one on all sides at present, and much |
is heard both pro and con upon the |
subject The members who are urging |
the passage Of the bill are Messrs.
Whiteman, Gray and Davis The mem
bers from Sussex are pretty generally
opposed TO the bill. The people Of Sus.
sex county rarely knew what it was to
have good beef. prior to the introduction Of
Chicago beef The bill is not in a much
better shape tonight than 1t was a week
ago, notwithstanding Farmer Lore and
his delegation. The members are not
Jumping quickly at such dangerous
piece of legislation as this is.
NOTES.
Senator Donahoe will introduce to.
morrow joint resolution appropriatinQ |
$500 towards the erection Of a granite /
and bronze monument TO commemorative |
position taken by several state troops
when Longstfeets charge was repulsed.
representative Gray received an inter |
esting letter from his brother John w |
Gray OF sherman, Wyoming Territory. |
Mr.. Gray has been quite a prominent |
member Of the council Of Wvomino
Territory The council OF the TERRITORY |
is something similar to our Senate Mr |
Gray speaks highly Of ex.Secretary Of |
State Bayard. In relation to divorce ler !
islation be says the people Of the terri |
tory are about to take decided stand |
against It and make II a penalty for a
divorced person to marry within two
years.
Representative Wallace has his son
here this week and Representative Short
his family.
Representative Downham has an act to
Increase the appropriation TO colored
schools to 50, 900 and put upon the colored
citizens a pei tax of 81
The regular proceedings are as follows
sRNATE-MoNDAY.
Senate met at p. m.
House resolution to rescind date for new
business concurred in.
Notice: BY Senator Bacon, amend
chapter 80, volume IA by Senator Rich
ardson, widen approach to the Shake
speare mill dam; concerning the Levy
Court Of Kent county: to divorce <. B.
and Elizabeth Wilson; in relation to
chapter 439 volume IL. to repeal section
., chapter 81. volume II; by Senator Col
Inns, supplement to an act relating to
smyrna; to amend chapter go, volume IA
for a new road in Kenton hundred to
secure purity of elections, by Senator
Crossan, to repeal the charter Of the
Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike
Company; for the benefit of roads in Mill
Creek and Christiana hundreds, for the
benefit Of the public; to incorporate the
Wilmington Fire and Tornado Insurance
Company; by Senator Donahoe, concern
ing titles to real estate: amendatory of