Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-28
THE LzsIsIArUBE.
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Knocked into simultaneously NIr.
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Other Topics OF IntsT.st.

DOWN, Feb. 20.--Well, ths Addieks
bill evidently has struck rock. The vii
minRton representatives have received
telegfaphio requests 10 hold the bill
until certain parties eau be heard on Il
and Senator. elect Higgins md q. G.
Bradford, Esq, arc here aud clossted
with the Republican members tonight.
There Is some surprise that the Addioks
bobby have won over Ave OF tho sight
members OF the Joint COMMITTEES on sor
porationB and claim 10 votes for their
nisa1ure In the House. But, admitting
they have 10, that Is four short of ,hs
necessary number and there NAV not be
10 after MessrB. Higgins and Bradford
have got through admonishiug tue Re-.
publican Legislators, 1t is ia some dc.
gree a setback for the MEASURE that its
supporters dared not venture to press for
Cts passage in the House to day. Since
last night the word "power" has been
etricken from the amended second 500
tion and the word electricity" substi.
tn.ed.
PEACH FELLOWS AGAIN.
W. T. Case, the FELTON, nurseryman,
appeared before the members at Q D M,
with samples OF diseased peach twiRs.
and proceeded TO give his reaqous for tue
passage Of the SAckst bill. Tersely
mated, he put the need OF preventive |
legislation on the ground Of natures first |
hw-self preservation. lie had watched |
tbe yellows for 20 years aud had long ago |
come to the conclusion that the only thing |
10 he done Ia 10 root out and burn no |
every affected tree Just rs coon as II |
shows symptoms OF disease. With ear
nestness aimost eloquent he plead with
the members to pass this bill whils II Is
yet time to protect tho orchards Of Sussex
and lower Kent. "Oome and help us be-
fore II is too late" For an
hour or more the subject was
discussed, MIR. Case doing most OF
the talking, but Representatives Biggs,
W. z. Davis aud Clark, and ]. Alexander
Fulton, Esq, alec took part. MIR. BiRgs
supported the root Of his theory. He,
himself, had been in the nursery busi.
ness sixteen years "It you plant natural
seed !" he said, lyon will never ses worms
in your nursery trees. would give $50
q bushei Tor natural seed rather than 40
without It," W. 4 Davis defended the
right OF the grower to market premature
fruit. MIR. Hynson related that year be.
fore last he found ono tree in his orchard
with siugle limb ST soled by yellows.
He cut OF the diseased limb and awaited
results. Last year, not only that tree wps
diseased all over, but several neightoring
trees were Infected.
There was developed more strongly
than hitherto sentiment that the Ssokett
bill, as 1t stands, is unconstitutional In
that It proposes TO take private property
without compensation. 1t Is further
evident that the unfortunate owners Of
orchards in lower Kent will have to stand
the burden of protesting the orchards OF
Sussex. Theirs will be the burden and
the loss, and they will have to pay and
pay continually, provided this disease re-
mains permanently On the border, Tor the
immunity which their more fortunate
brethren to the south enjoy. Naturally
the representatives from lower Kent are
beginning to urge that there is nothing
reasonable in this; that II their trees are
to be torn up and burned to ave some-
body slse'a trees, II % only fair the pro.
teoted ones should pay somsthing for
their protection.
AN INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Members found In their mail this morn
ing copies OF the boundary commission
bill recently introduced by Jesse NJ.
Short in the Pennsylvania legislature.
An accompanying letter stated that the
measure will pass without opposition and
'sI would be glad" writes Mr.. Short 20
Representative Lodge, iii you would
have a similar bill introduced in the
Delaware Legislature" The bill sett
forth that the famous 49, mile circle has
not been surveyed for upwards of 1Ot
years; that many of the monuments
which Formerly marked the same have
been mutilated, destroyed or re
moved and directs the governor tc
appoint three competent COMMITS
sloners, who are authorized to sc
In conjunction with similar commission
from Delaware, TO resurvey, relocate ant
re-establieh the said boundary line ant
mark the same with enduring monuments
The bill appropriates 1000 for the OF
penses OF the commission, and 81 Dun
annually for the expenses of surveying
repairing, resetting and renewing I'M
monuments. This is the measure which
Mr.. Biggs characterized, iu his sdectinF
address OF yesterday, as a scheme on TIT
part OF Pennsylvania TO steal 500 acres o
Delaware land aud to expasriate his es
teemed friend and colleague from NIL
Greek.
DE WAS UNPuRoHAsABLR.
/ asked Representative Short TIL
evening; "Did you say you might nav
voted for the Addioks bill had not an ~
tempt been made to bride you, or WORD
to that effect ?"
az said would have teen more favor
ably disposed towards the bill otherwise,
was Mr.. shorts reply.
''Will you tell NC who made the one
and how much?"
al would rather not tell that.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The committee on new State mouse hel
meeting today and listened to senate
Richardson's reasons for the erection 9
new building and why the present 10
good time tc start the ball rolling. II
expressed himself Of the opinion ihat
very crsditable and satisfactory hulldln
can be put uo for less than the S2bU,OO
the bill calls for. Without taking an
action the committee adjourned 70 NEE
again at the call of its chairman.
DovER, Feb. 2l.-Wbat Insurance Con
missioner Pratt has to say on tho lagl6l'
ton contemplated by the Richardson ~
Downham bills will be found IN anetn'
column. In addition his biennial fepol
shows SO companies authorized 70
business in Delaware in 1888, classified
follows: Fifty nine fire, Is NE, on
assessment, one guarantee, one hdeil'
and casuelty, two accident, two steal
boiler, and two plate glass insuraal
companies. Five Of these companies u
Incorporated by the State OF DelaWsr
four OF which pay each an annual tx
SlCJ the Delaware State Grange Mutu
Fire insurance Company beirg ezen pie
l.