Evening journal., 1889-02-09
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DOVER, Del, February 9.-The Legis
lature made record for itself this weel
by keeping in session longer than ha
been done fer years. There has not beer
full morRing session on Friday 70
years. The week has been very iivel,
one and considerable work has been done
Steps have been taken towards the i'm
portant work of the session. such n
constitutional reform, new state house
temperance legislation and state insan,
asylum. An these subjects vii
occupy a great deal of the attention
Of the members and bring out consider
able OF their oratorical powers Whil,
there Is need Of legislation upon all these
things there Is probability that the
only thing that will successfully 20
through both houses is the State House
project. There is general desire for
this and this desire may aid in the pas
sage Of the bill to establish state insane
asylum. Some Of the members who are
In favor Of the latter project say that
they will not vote for a new State House
unless the Kent members vote for an
insane asylum and it is not improbable
that deal may be made and the two
bills go together. The most surprising
thing about the insane asylum project is
the disposition of some Of the Republi-
can members to squeeze New Castle
county They want an insane asylum,
but knowing that New Castle county Is
possibly a little over anxious in the
matter they intend trying to take a stand
by refusing to buy fthe building unless
much lower price is asked. II would be
bold robbery for them to pay less than
the price asked, and It is not very likely
that he firm tsac aotr1I
their constituents sell the building
any lower. The price asked is ridden
ously low and reduces the whole
subject to the question Of the advisable |
ity Of the project. With this, as the only |
thing in the way, there ought TO be no |
doubt Of the state in the future having
an insane asylum. Your correspondent /
has the first person to hear say yet that
there is not need for IL. The SIC. 600 |
that it viii cost year to run It Is nearly |
spent now by the state and the counties
OF Kent and Sussex for this very pur
pose. Were even this NOS SO. the state
has now on hand cash surplus of sos.
600, with an estimated surplus next year
of $llO, 600, and the running expenses of
the contemplated institution could be
taken from this and not one dollar added
of taxation.
PEACH YELLOws
Representative Sackett has launched
his bill to exterminate peach vellows and
it is just such a measure If passed ak
years ago would have been worth to the
state to-day at least a million dollars
The neglect Of these pests has reduced
the peach country to the section south of
Dover
The first section Of the act makes IL
unlawful for any person 20 keep any
peach, almond, apricot, or medative tree
infected with the yellows In any part of
that section OF the state living soutb
o. line beginning in the village of
Whilleysburg on the Maryland aud Della.
ware line and continuing thence IN abont
an easterly course to Hollandsville thence
to the town Of FELTON,, thence in the same
course through the main street of the
said town, thence in the same course to
the town of Frederick continuing alone
TIT street in that town that leads pasf
the Methodist church to the Murderkill
creek and following the course of the
sald creek to the Delaware bay.
Whenever the disease appears the GOV
amor is to appoint two commissioners
who are to go upon the land where the
suspected fruit Isl and II found infected
Tith the disease the commissioners are
o destroy the fruit. If the owner oh
ects, tine Of $50 is 20 be imposed. A
inc Of $50 is TO be imposed for each in /
ected tree shipped. There Is no doubt
hat the people below the line mentioned
want the law, but some above that dis
riot object, and it was determined to
onhne it,as u is demonstrated that il the /
upper part OF the state wants the law.
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TRIP TO NEW YORK.
Delaware is small. but she is going to r
ave big time in New York next April
| the Legislative committee having the o
natter in charge can arrange il, and they o
re doing great work towards that end RI
Governor Biggs. General Kenney and c,
representatives Armstrong and Maull Il
eturned last night from New York
While there they met the secretary of q
be national committee and perfected ar Of
angements for the disposition Of Della. d,
rare. At the Grand Central Hotel rooms Il
Iere engaged for the governor. state T
Ulcers, members of the Legislature and Il
ress representatives on the first sleeping ii
DOR and fronting Broadway. On the same
oor will be located Governor Beaver of O.
pennsylvania and staff Connecticut viii O.
lso be represented at the same hotel
he rooms at the hotels are being rapidly
AIKEN for the event and the
have shown their wis Y
ON in so soon making their
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Mr.. MAULL's BILL. az
Representative Maui introduced his p
Ct today Incorporating the Henlopen y
Ter and Transportation Company. The u.
III Is very important one, the object 4,
eng TO establish a line Of steamers y
rom Lewes TO New York. The old a
dominion Steamship Company ran line z
n this route for years and managed 10 y
lake it very successful When the y
ennsylvanis Railroad acquired control =
the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia -
abroad Company the boats were with. y
rawn for the reason that it paid the Y
1mpany much better to carry the freight :.
2 rail The establishment Of the line y
III do much to aid in carrying the =.
caches Of lower Sussex to the New York y
Iarkets. Since the boats were with y
rawn the peach yield of Sussex county q
as grown four fold, and there is an y y
rgent need Of the boats The recent n
.orms at Lewes blew away the pier -
here the boats formerly landed and the y
ew parties asking for this act propose TO ne ne
rect a magnificent iron pier in its stead. ~ ~
nd one that will be able to withstand iel
lost any storm M
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
The Republicans win present their hin
a 80 me f..rt 81