Evening journal., 1889-01-29
A GOOD OPENING

the WQeelS OF leElalhtltu are ScN III mo-
ton This week is looked forward to as
the busiest yet and the commencement
of some of the most important legisla.
ton. There viii be very lit
tie time lost between now and
next Friday as the work ac-
has been so small that there
is desire to make up for lost time. A
large number of incorporation acts were
given notice Of in the House and the
Senate got through lot of business.
The notices will be followed up in the
House this morning by the introduction
of the bills The committee on private
corporations bids fair TO have it's hands
full from now on. During the week there
will be introduced a number.
of acts looking towards general
Legislation for the interests of the state
Mr.. Sackett will introduce his peach
yellow" bill. An act in relation to in
creasing the appropriation for restricting
the spread Of pleuro. pneumonia is also
expected. AS soon as the report of
President Raub of the State Board Of
Education is printed the many sugges-
tions therein will furnish fruitful
source for legislation. as there are mum
Der of the members of both Houses who
are enthusiasts upon the subjects of edu.
cation.
STATE INSANE ASYLUM.
The proposed visit Of the Legislature
to the New Castle Insane Asylum on Fri
day next is the subject Of much com
ment. The good impression made at the
meeting last Wednesday evening has not
decreased by any means. The need Of
such an institution is generally admitted.
The main bugaboo to the members is the
cost Of maintaining the institution. II
the visit demonstrates that a state insti-
tution can be maintained at q moderate
expense there is no doubt but that the
proposal will be adopted The claim for
the New Castle building is that it was
built especially for the insane after visits
had been made to all the large institu.
tions in this section Of tho country. and
all the various good parts of those insti-
buttons were consolidated in this one. To
make the building a state institution
would remove from it the charity feature
that it has as county building
and this would lead to send
ing patients to it whose board
and other expenses would be paid
by friends and relatives. There are now
who are no expense to- the state their
care being literally paid for by friends
and relatives For patients of this kind
especial quarters and separate rooms are
provided. The present attendants are
persons who by long experience in the
care of the insane have become experts
and with good medical attendance Della
ware would have an institution that
would compare with similar ones in other
states.
THE DIVORCE COMMITTEE.
The Divorce Committee holds its first
session this afternoon at . o'clock. The
next meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the same hour. 1t is the in
tention of the committee to hold such
special meetings as are necessary to prop
erly hear all the cases. Up to the present
time the committee has before it TO con
slider twelve cases. This is below the
number of two years ago at the same
time The accumulation of case,
being due to the latcness o.
the committee in organizing Mos
Of the parties making application
come from New Castle county and are il
most cases poor persons who would b.
unable to go into court. 1t is the inten
tiOn of the committee to examine thor
oughly into each case that comes befor,
them and as the committee is good one
there is not much prospect of any un
worthY.case slipping through their hands
Unlike two year ago, the applicants thi.
year are compelled 40 conform to all the
requirements of the law in making theil
applications.
SALARY OF COUNCILMEN.
Some opposition has been developed to
the bill fixing the pay of members OF
City Council at $3.50 year. This gives
each member $20S3 a month and add.
tional compensation to chairmen of one
or two committees and members of the
Board of Revision. The directors claim
that 500 is sufficient pay and that few
years ago when Council had twice as
much to do as present they received
very little more than this. The Council
disputes this statement and presents
to offset it the salary list of members OF
Council for several years past and show
by that, that the present bill nearly
equalizes the pay of all the members, in
stead of at present giving some members
large salaries. while others receive com.
paratively triiiing pay. Considering the
amount of business and frequency of
committee meetings. they claim that the
pay proposed is not more than Just com.
pensation for their labor and is much less
than that received by members of
the other departments. particularly the
Board of Health and Election Commission.
The members Of this latter department
each receive $500 for their work and dc
not have much 70 do except Tor one mouth
in each year Councils committee are
expected down this evening and they will
then urge their bills TO the members.
They come this year in much better shape
than they have previously. Hitherto
every session they have come here under a
cloud Of extravaganza, but this year they
have made a reputation for economy that
will give them more consideration.
PARDON FOR list.
An application is expected here in a
few days making an earnest appeal for
the granting Of ia pardon for Lewis List,
Jr., now under imprisonment for the kill.
ing of William Taylor List and his
father, it will be remembered. were con.
victed of murder in the first and second
degrees, respectively. The sentence OF
hanging imposed upon the younger List
was committed by Governor Stockley tc
Imprisonment for ninety nine years
and the elder List was
subsequently pardoned. IL is now
proposed TO release the young man.
There is not much reason to believe thst
the pardon will be granted. The gov
ernor is decidedly adverse to granting
pardons after there has been fair tria
in which the prisoner has had every
chance He has but recently virtually
refused to grant pardons in the case
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