Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-07

marsh blu to day and several lnem hers
expressed themselves thereon. M
Lodge thought tho Legislature shonId
keep hands oil till the courts get thpnneb
with the case. Mr.. Whiteman wanted tha
Dlll recommitted. Mr.. Downhan thonpbi
the bill morally right, but Legally ob;sc'
tionabls. Messrs. Wallace and Wbitaman
wanted legal advice, from an unprecedented
source, on the measure. Mr.. Bigas said
that Senator elect Higgins came here re-.
GENTLY to argue before the courts ones.
ton on which legislation is looked for,
aud because OF such expected Legislation
l-gal argument was postponed until pex,
Jdae. BE was satisfied with the pending
Dill and cav no good reason why lepisla.
tion should be blocked by ono lawyer
rather than another. The bill yas re.
Committed.
A femonstranoe against the Laurel
school bill has reached the House oom.
mlttee ON education md il r. not inn
probable that the big fight OF 1887 NAV
may be renewed, with the difference that
those who opposed the bill then are push.
ing 1t now and Woo versa
Mr. Clark hNs givsn notice OF n bill Ito
amend chapter 627, volume III which
restores the railroad whistle signal for
road crossings AZ grade.
Those engaged in stocking this Brandy
vine with new varieties Of fish, as we'll %
the petitioners mentioned yesterday, are
interested in the following bill, intro.
duced by Representative Gray:
That section OF the net entitled an act
70 prevent fishing with selnes IN the Bran
DIVINE creek IN tiis water, passed az
Dover, April 22i, 1887, be amended BY
striking out all o! said section after tht,
Wotd dam, In the fourth liue thereof, and
inserting 10 lieu OF the portion 20 stricken
out the words following, 20 wit: 40 u
point In said geek opposite to where Pop
lar street, III the city OF Wilmington, would
cross said creek II Il we're extended across
the same, by means OF haul seipes; except
70 the months of July, August and Septem.
peri during which months no persons stall
DO allowed to hsh with seines IN the tide
water Of said Brandywlne creek"
Representative Maull's bill uInendatory
OF the act creating the State Board Of
Health contemplatss opening the doors Of
tina. body TO phyaiSians OF any school
regularly authorized by Law to practice
medicine In Delaware. AT present mem
bership ia confined to the members of the
State Medical Society, which practically
limits the selection to allcpaths.
Tonight Dr.. Raub, Judge Houston and
Manlove Hayes addressed the General
Assembly In support Of the pending bill
to renew the charter of Delaware Col
lsge, and Ia reply to the objections ad-
vanccd by Messrs johnson and Pepper,
rs reported in tuesdays EVERY EVENING.
In the course of his remarks DR.. Raub
said that when he took charge OF the COL
lege he found eight OF the old students
th0se. Now there are "a students with
prospect OF four more by April LIST.
I'VE are trying to get Lieutenant Brown
of Sacketts' Harbor, N. Y )" he said, ito
come to the college as an instructor. The
Secretary Of War 10 satisfied that he shall
come, but refers the matter 10 the adju-
tant general. II We got him we propose
to establish al once o class In civil engi.
neering."
After this the Assembly was corvoked
informally again, with Representative
Msrll 10 the chair and II. W. MacIntire
as secretary, 10 arrange for legislative
ball. Subscriptions aggregatipg $ll0
were obtained III few minutes and the
following committee on arrangements
appointed Senators Lewis, Moore and
CrossAn, Representatives Biggs, Arm
strong, Whiteman, Maui, Eckles and
Lingo AMI Clerks Vandegrift and Gum.
The committee will meet again to morrow
night to make further arrangements and
tix on the date. Representative Eckles
was made treasurer Of the ball fund.
Dover, Jan. 3i.-Evsrything is ready
for to.morrow's legislative inspection OF
the New Castle couaty insane asylum
and, 80 far as promises go, a very full at
tendance may bo expected. The move
for State asylum is gathering in the
good will of pretty much everybody about
Dover except John r, Saulsbury-and
John +. is not runuing either house of
the 7 glslaturG this yenr.
The following summary OF State Treas.
uTer Herbert's report, made to the legis-
lative committee yesterday, sufficiently
rebuts any plea of cant.aford-it;
GENERAL FuSD.
Balance IN treasury December 3st,
Receipts during lssS ,...,-........,... 16D,g03o0
Disbursements auring 1853. .,.,...... 19l,23iB8
Observation-Disclosures. 6I9is. ls
SCHOOL FUND.
Balance IN treasury December 3ljt
Rcreiris during lsSS .,.............. Spg33.B
piaburenents during 1888, ..,..,.... 9dsi6.9i
iSS3. ~ ' 147ss.s7
SINKING FUND
Balance in trensnry December 3lst,
lsS1...,.ts....,,,.-,,.... d3sb.ao
H0rpipts during 1883 .,................ 5Sjg.D
Disbursements during lSsS.. .,...... Allies
BrHnle In treasury December jlst, -.
1855 observation-disclosures ois'l'0V
A little observation will show that the
State has received during the year-on
the general fand--$4s, 500 80 over and
above its expenditures, and has increased
the cash on hand by that amount. The
sinking fund 10 more generally known as
the oyster fTnd.
Duriug the past two years, with the
efficient assistance Of his Eon, Frank =
Herbert, the state treasurer has improved
iha book keeping Of tho office by adding
thereto a record Of school district ALLOW
anoes and payments and detailed record
Of the State bonds.
ID THERE ANY ADpIcEs IN THIS?
Representative Hynson accepted and
introduced this afternoon, without famii.
iarizing himself with it's contents, bill
that brought Mr. Downhnm to bis feet ut
once with motion TO print aud dissent
nate 800 copies thereof, followed by the
declaration, in reply to an invitation from
William L. DaYis about the inadvis
pbiity Of printing corporation bills,
that thero were people who would |
o;yo millions for such tranohiees
M this measure contemplstes. The |
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