Evening journal., 1889-03-14


his Republican colleague. II was at once
apparent that they would listen to
nothing that he would suggest and pro-
+, posed to report bill OF their own. Ana
accordingly bill was agreed to giving
Sussex, eighteen delegates, Kent, sixteen;
| New Castle, twenty-one. Of these dele
| gates. five are to be elected at large from
/ Sussex. seven from Kent and New Castle,
and four from the city of Wilmington.
The whip has been vigorously applied to
the Republicans and Mr. Downham knew
what he was doing when he rushed the
bill through the committee. Every Re
publican win vote for this bill
Mr. Lodge will make a minority re
port upon the bill. He has not yet de
lermined just what this viii be. but il
will be bill calling convention and it
win be fair one and IL the Republicans
do not vote for it, it will place them in
the light which they really are. lie has
given this matter earnest thought and
will when he presents his minority re
port make a speech defining his position
1t Is believed that he is for convention
and If this be true he has come to his
stand after giving the matter honest and
conscientious thought. 1t is not unlikely
that there viii be two Democratic
votes for this minority report.
There will certainly not be any
more. The remaining FIVE members Of
the party in the House are not disposed
to jump out Of the constitution without
legal right and the convention or
burst" idea will not operate with them.
The matter is apt to occupy the greater
part Of the day as there a-e a number Of
speakers in contemplation. George II
Bates is here tonight on the matter, and
considerable conference is taking kplace
over the matter.
ELEVENTH AND MONROE
Eleventh and Monroe streets will be
opened and no mistake The Senate
unanimously decided to pass the bill this
afternoon. Senator Donahoe worked the
matter up for the past few days and this
afternoon, and when everything was
cooked and primed he said in making the
motion: "This property has blocked
progress in that part Of Wilmington for
years past. The opposition amounts to
nothing when you consider how this will
benefit the people of the city.
The act as passed repeals the act of
1852 closing the streets and leaves the
final disposition of the matter with the
Street and Sewer Department. II is ex-
pected that the streets will be opened
shortly.
THE ADDIcKs BILL.
The Addcks people have been by no
means idle. Within the past few days
there has been considerable talk over the
bill among the members of the committee
on corporations and the counsel The
committee has decided upon several
amendments, Among them one raising
the capital stock necessary to be paid in
The advocates of the bill will present an
amendment in relation to the change of
name 1t is also understood that they
expect favorable report after presenting
several amendments
NOTES
Speaker Lewis was compelled to be
absent today from the Senate. having
been called to his home on important
business.
The Homeopathic Hospital peoples
bill asks that the Levy Court be auther.
lied 70 appropriate a certain sum annu-
ally towards the support Of the hospital
The bill recites that nearly SO 500 has
been raised for the hospital by private
subscription and only about $100 has
been received from patients
Representative Downham received TO.
day superb boqHet from fair admirer
Of Sussex county The bachelor member
from Georgetown proudly wore his
emblem Of love and beauty. The other
bachelors were green with envy.
The bills to give justices of the peace
jurisdiction in replevin cases and to
make an exemption law in Sussex county
were both reported unfavorably this
afternoon and that win be the end of
them.
Representative Gray gave notice
OF an act to day that is going
to attract considerable attention
It's object is to remove the benefits of the
exemption law from persons who owe
from provisions and place debts Of this
nj precisely upon the same footing as
money due for rents.
Clerk Vandegrift has mastered the in
tricacies OF his position in good shape |
and gets out an excellent journal
Reading Clerk Hynson has gone home |
sick and Walter $. Butler is doing duty |
as reading clerk. The new clerk is win. |
ming econiums
Senator Donahoe was serenaded this |
evening by the House glee club. The 1
senator gracefully acknowledged the
serenade.
Representative Hynson expects to be
in his seat to morrow, having almost |
recovered from his recent illness.
Among the visitors to the House to dav /
We're Postmaster Taylor. J. w. Aydon /
and Judge Ball Of Wilmington, George |
L. Townsend. Of Odessa, Miss Bessie |
Parvis Miss Minnie Barton and Miss |
Emma Jump
The regular proceedings are as fol.
lows:
sENATE-wEDNEsDAY MORNING.
Senate met at Il a. m.
In the absence Of the Speaker Clerk |
Vandegrift called the Senate 10 order
and Senator Ferguson was made Speaker
pro tenn.
Notice given BY Senator Donahoe. a
supplement- to an act to incorporate the |
homeopathic Hospital Company by Sen
ator CIossan, an act to prevent the dis.
ngurement Of public and private prop
erty an act TO exempt certain real estate |
IN Newport from taxation.
introduced BY Senator Donahoe. an |
act to incorporate the Marshallton Iron
Works; by Senator Cr0ssan. an act To IN.
corporate the Atna Hose q Il. 81. 90
by Senator Moore, an act to ineorporata
Laurel schools (read by titlel
Read and referred Act to incornorata |
the Grigg's Electric Air Signal co act |
to divorce Geo. w. Mann and Lizzie |
Mann, Charles r. Galloway and Mary !
Galloway and Ernest from Kate Hend. |
erer an act for the protection to minor
children.
Passed; Act to amend act to reincor