Evening journal., 1889-03-28

come on his farm and knock COW III liiV
head that be thought was affected with
pleuro pneumonia, but the man would
not get far who did it. DR.. Richardson
made vigorous speech against the bill,
and said the remedy suggested would be
about the same as il physician should
administer strychnine to patient he
conld not cure. Mr.. Saekett retorted
that the doctor was inconsistent, and he
mipht as well say that a person should
he killed TO prevent him getting the
smallpox The doctor suggested vacci
nation to protect the people against the
smallpox. and his people wanted this law
TO protect their trees against the yellows
Mr. Maull said that his people were
against the law. w. f. Davis made a
strong and vigorous speech in favor of
the bill The act was recommitted
THE STATE CHEMIST.
State Chemist VOLTS fee is safe. It
will still cost the phosphate men $50
each to have their phosphate analysed.
The bill TO reduce the amonnt to $15 for
each analysis was called up this morning
and speeches were made in opposition Of
The bill by representatives Whiteman
and Eclxels.
Mr.. Whitenian made one of his usual
good speeches in opposition and declared
that the large and honest manufactures
did not want this law repealed. Prof
| Wolf had saved the farmers considerable
money by his condemnation Of consider
able poor phosphate. Mr.. Whiteman as
serted that one manufacturer had offered
Prof Wolf money TO place his phosphate
in higher grade. He also declared that
Il would be impossible to secure a good
/ 80 trs 4ba
TEMPERANCE BILL.
Mr. Pickett's monstrosity was consid-
cred in committee TO night, and shorn Of
a number Of its features, and will be
reported to the House tomorrow favor
ably by a majority Of the committee.
Among the features retained are the
form Of application, no person to sign
more than one application and one half
to be freeholders, the fees Of $500, $500
and 5000. and the division Of the
amounts to the city, county and state, to
sell on any legal holiday or special or
general election, closing Of saloons at IL
o'clock every night, the revoking of
licenses and all the local option features.
The amendments made in committee dis
penses with the bond Of So 600 to be fur
nished by the applicant and section 8,
which enforces that demand. The sec
tion forbidding a female or minor to hold
a license OF TO frequent a liquor saloon is
amended by striking out the word female
The sections forbidding the licensing Of
any place within 300 feet of any church
or school and the granting of the license
| to no person who has ever violated the
law Also the provisions forbidding any
applicant indirectly interested in the
| e.
In any part OF the state The bill has
about as much show Of passage now as it
ever had or ever will have.
NOTES.
A bill introduced by Senator Donahoe
in the House this morning extends the
close season for the catching Of partrid
ges grouse, quail, rabbits and hares ff-
teen days. The season commences ON the
first Of December.
The Wilmington fair is operating under
the charter Of the old Peninsular Pomo-
logical Exhibition Of Middletown. An
amendment offered in the Senate to-day
changes the name to the Wilmington
Agricultural aud Industrial exhibition.
The bill to tax lawyers and physicians,
went the fate Of all previous bills Df its
class that has appeared in the Legisla-
ture for years past, namely suffering its
biennial defeat
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution to-day paying Charles B
Lore 81 600 for arguing the case Of the
state against the Baltimore and Phila-
delphia Railroad Company, TO determine
the amount Of state tax due.
Henry C. Conrad, f. r. Cochran, Frank
Walker and H. H. Ward were among the
visitors to the halls this morning.
Willard Salisbury and Preston Lea Of
the Union Bank were recipients of con.
gratulations over their victory in the bank
funds to-day The speeches OF President
Farra and Councilmen Quinn, McGonigle
and Chambers in defense of the Union
Bank were all telling. President
Farras being very practical common
sense talk.
The bill TO capture Kent Island will
leave the Legislature and 60 to the courts
The lawyers interested have determined
that it is not question for the legisla-
ture but for the courts
The Executive Committee Of the Della
ware Board Of Agriculture met TO day.
The regular proceedings are as follows:
HoUsE-wEDNEsDAy MORNING.
Senate met at Il a. m.
Introduced By Senator Crossan. House
bill to amend section 3 chapter 349
volume 49, by Senator Crossan, 20 incor
porate the town of Cheswold lby title);
TO divorce +. w Schnell and Heinrich
Schnell. Senator Donohoe Senate bills to
amend the act in relation TO the Board of
/ Water Commissioners for the city Of
| Wilmington; TO amend the charter Of the
Peninsular Pathological and Agricultural
Association; to incorporate the Delaware
Hospital; amendatory charter OF the city
Of Wilmington, TO place electric lights
and telegraph wires under ground to
amend act for the preserv ltion Of game
to further amend the charter of Will
mington; Wilmington triennial elections.
Read by title House bills to appoint
an inspector Of steam engines and steam
{ boilers TO amend the act to provide for
the INDECENT insane; to transfer property
from district l67 10 100, Sussex county /:
/ to allow putative fathers in bastardv
i cases TO testify; in relation to corporate
suretyship in foreign companies; to di-
vorce Thomas H. and Anna Morrison
! Lavina 4. and Goldsborough Bryant
Mary d. and Samuel l.. Gray, Jr. Par.
ker and Emma j. Bacon; George w. and
Mary H. Johnson. Senate bills TO amend
; an act 70 improve a certain road in Sus
. sex county; TO change the name of Ids
May Bennett TO Ida MAY Horsev Il
: change chapter 302, volume IS: to en-
T able James c. Beebe to stock Coon,
Branch; to incorporate the Townsens
5 Creamery Co. to divorce Henrietta from
Z pfcbard Cnola. Andrew Kerr from El;.,