Evening journal., 1889-03-19
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Secretary Bayard and Speaker rexx,s 20
settle fho boundary Lins-Telegraph
Taxation and High license.

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staff Correspondence of EVENING JouRr,
DOVER, Del, March 10
a About thirty members of the Law q,
q Order Society of Wilmington came
. the capital yesterday afternoon to after
/ the conference ON the Prickett High +
/ cense and Local Option bill. held nj n
hall OF the House last night.
Among them were George w Rnst
hey. w. P. Swartz, @. Newbold Trumr
.. w, Rowland, Charles s. Howlans
Rev. II. w. Ewing, George G LobdeI
W. ). Prickett, Esq, Alfred Gawthror
Thomas McCorkle. ii. g. Conrad ESQ
Horace Greeley Knowles, Rev. Julin
Dodd, George w. Todd and Rev. w. 6
koons.
Representative Hynson presided owe
the meeting. The speakers were Messrs
George w. Bush, w. S. Pickett. ESQ
George @. Lobdell, Alfred Gawthron
hey. J. A. b. Wilson. Rev. Thomas Il
Terry, Colonel Cody Anfenger and Georg
W. Todd. Much interest was Manifesto,
IN the remarks made by these gentleme,
and the meeting was crowded one IN,
Impression made by the speakers on M,
members of the Legislature is fayornbl,
to the bill.
The Convention bill comes nm TODAY
IL is doubtful II vote will be reached
on IL. ''oN
Tomorrow the bill affecting the oyster
man will come up and will be contested
Ihe governor gave hearing TO a dele.
CATION from Sussex county vester,lav =
afternoon, who are here pressing Dr
fowlers claims for the office of insr5ance
commissioner.
The Wilmington Law aud Order
Society bills amending the city charter
and affecting the Street and Sewer Cb,n-
mission were brought down by Mr.. Gray
yesterday afternoon.
The Northern Boundary bill passed the
Senate yesterday afternoon. By its nrn.
visions ex Secretary Bayard and Sneaker
Lewis are appointed commissioners 10 Mt
with Pennsylvania commission in am.
veying the boundary. 81 500 Il also.
appropriated for the work.
The Telegraph Taxation bill was intro.
duced into the house yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Maull BY its provisions tale.
graph companies doing business in Della.
ware, are to pay $4,000 year. in semi.
annual payments, in January and Julv
a penalty Of $500 Is fixed for any raise ~
rates on account Of this tax. In case ~
thirty days default Of payment OF the
tax, the state treasurer win riva
public notice of the default and IL II ba
not paid within two weeks after sncb
notice, any person or operator ASSISTING
the company in conducting its busines IN
the state shall be liable TO fine of 500
senator Donahoe gave notice Of the bill
providing for the distribution Of tba
Wilmington city funds among the vari.
Gus banks Of the CITY
sENATE-MoNDAE = AFTERNOON.
Senate met at p. m.
Passed Senate bill for resurvaving and
relocating the 12.mile circle; House bills
to amend chapter 10, volume 1S. Della.
ware Laws; to change the name Of
minor child; to regulate the NAVIGATION
Of 81. Jones river; Senate bill to divorce
Margaret A. and Isaac +. Meredith.
Read and referred Senate bin 10 rein.
corporate the Morris Branch and Beaver
Bank Company; House balls to change
the name Of Lewes creek to Iewes river
for the relief of united districts "a and
l5S, Sussex; for the relief OF the Gum. |
borough schools; to transfer the Town.
send farm to district 1871 Sussex In re-.
iation to district 56, Kent county. to
change the name Of Little Duck creek to
Leipsic river; to divorces Maggie and
William T. Seward.
introduced: BY Mr.. Donahoe. to incor.
porate Lincoln Lodge No. B. X. OF p.
House bill transferring A. ID. Whites
farm to district 116. Sussex.
Notice By Mr.. Donahoe. in relation To
the deposits of public moneys Of VIII
mington; to amend chapter 207, volume
II; TO divorce Margaret J. and Edwin
Humphries.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow.
HoUsE-MoNDAY AFTERNOON.
House met at $50 p. m.
Read second time: Act to provide for
cars Of the insane; act to prevent live
stock from running at large in school dis
triot No. %, Sussex county.
Notice: BY Mr. Gray act TO prevent
bogus sales in the city Of Wilmington
TO amend chapter 1888, volume 1S; to
amend chapter 1874. volume IS: by Mr.. |
Downham, acts to divorce NJ. /. from s. |
J. Gray, and Lavinia from - Bryan
1Y Mr.. Lodge, act supplement TO charter |
Delaware Screw Company to make valid |
certain deeds; to repeal act creating GER
ain roads in Brandywine hundred: by
ieneral Armstrong, act relating to the
'eeording of mortgages.
introduced; By Mr. Gray, act to
lmend chapter 4ls, Volume l3 by Mr..
lingo, act to incorporate Ocean View:
y Mr.. Maull, act taxing telegraph com
lanies
Read second time: Act to divorce
ieorge from Cora S. Walter; act relating
o free schools.
On motion Of Mr.. Clark the act incor.
'orating the National Security Life In.
urance company was reeommitted.