Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-14

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under the tentative title of "An act TO en-
courage the propagation of bulifrogs in
certain undiscoverable pools of Brandy
wine hundred" the following bill, which
was read by title under suspension of the
rules and Immediately referred to the
committee on Revised Statutes, of which
Mr.. Hutscn is chairman
Be 4 enacted, de-, That so much Of chapter
Sl3 Vol. XVIII, Laws Of Delaware entitled
IAN act TO incorporate the Academy Of the
Visitation at Wilmington, Delaware" passed
at Dover March i4th, 1859, as exc pts the real
estate Of said corporation from taxation fol
municipal or other public purposes, be and the
same T. hereby repealed and rendered null
and weld.
HELP FOR THE MILITIA.
Under the title of IAN act to provide for
the purity of the ballot" Mr.. Higginsin-
troduced this afternoon bill appropriate
ing. $500 annually for clerk hire, freight
and incidental expenses of the adjutant-
generals office and 500 annually to Com
| panies A, O and Il and Troop b, of the Ma
tional Guard. Mr.. Higgins did this in
pursuance of the following letter, dated
May 9th:
Following up your suggestion of yesterday
| herewith append for your Information the ex-
penses that have been incurred and expected
| 70 be met through the ofilce. The appropriA-
tlon, as you know, of a,i00 goes directly to the
national guard and cannot be drawn against
| for any other purpose. The costs that give
| you are permanent and temporary. The per-
manent costs will follow tho ofiice wherever II
| may be pl lced. The temporary expenses can
| be gotten I'D of after tho year II the N. G.. d.
| are wiped out, which for this county looks pos
sible unless something is done TO relieve them.
| refer now TO the infantry. An appropriation
| OF say 500 additional to companies A, Q, II and
| II " this county would no of great assistance
| to them, and would help get them out Of debt
and probably by most economic measures
| lsignedl GARRET r. j. HART,
AdIutant General.
To which letter is subjoined the follow
ing schedule of permanent expenses Rent
Of office, gas, &c, 500; clerical expenses
| S267; freight bills, $500; insurance State
! property, SSS; target works, 1925. Tenn
| porary expenses: Quartermaster's room,
gas, &c, Sl25 bill Of Horstmann Il Bro.
| to be paid 1885, bill Of rifle department to
be paid $50; total expenses 1913 deduct
present contingent fund, 500; resultant
shortage, 1878.
The Senate defeated this afternoon the
bill providing for a loan of 1000 to the
trustees Of Troop u armory; bill which
had passed the House without dissenting
vote.
DOVER, May l1.-Invitations to attend
the funeral Of the late J. Turpin Moore to-
morrow, at ! p. M, at Laurel, were re-
ceiyed by the members of the Legislature
to-day. This afternoon both houses
adopted the following resolutions:
ResOpfd. That We learned with profound re-
greet Of the death of Hon, D. Turpin Moore, one
OF Delaware's most respec ed and worthy citt-
2ens.
Rssop red further, that ms n marx Of respect
and esteem we Will in a body attend his fune-
raj at Laurel tomorrow.
The Senate has adjourned over to We'd
nesday morning. The House will reassem-
bile at 8 a. M, tomorrow and hold q short
session.
This means that the Legislature will not
get through tins week, There will only be
three days left and the registration bills
will occupy one day each, If there is dis
cussion. Then there are the Free Text
Books bill the undonahoed $500 600 Streets
Improvement Loan bill, the Taxation of
Investments bill, and a score of other
public measures.
A RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Following is the text of Mr. Higgins
resolution providing for railroad COM
mission, which will be introduced to-
morrow or Wednesday:
WHEREAS, The exigences OF trade demand
a speedy and equitable adjustment Of all mat
tiers of controversy arising between citizens
and the several transportation companies
which carry on business In This State: there
fore, in order that this result may be attained
anu simple yet effective method OF arbltra-
tihn adopted:
De It REQ . d, re.
That Lewis Thompson of New Castle county,
John C. stockley OF Kent county and Dr. Hugh
Martin Of sussex county, he and they are
hereby appointed and constituted COM
mission 10 be known as tho Commission
on Transportation OF the state of Della
ware, with authority to hear and deter
mine all matters Of difference or controversy
which may arise between the State o. Della
ware, or individual citizen-, or corporations,
and the several TRANSPORTATION companies
doing business in this state; subject, however,
to the right Of appeal by any party in interest
70 the superior court of this state.
The said commission shall have authority
to require by subpoena the attendance and
testimony Of witnesses and the production OF
books, papers, accounts Of contracts, agree
ments and documents relating to any matter
under investigation.
The said commission shall make a full re-
port to the General Assembly, at Its regular
sessions, Of all matters by IL considered and
determined and Furthermore shall mike such
suggestions in regard to legislation affecting
railroad and other transportation interests as,
after consideration by said commission, shall
by II he deemed wise ana necessary. Each
member OF said commission shall receive IS
per diem for each day engaged in the dis
charge of its duties AZ commissioner, with
actual expenses incurred, and the said COM
mission may employ q secretary ut n salary
not exceeding So per diem and actual expenses
and may establish an Office at any point In the
State where 1t IL deemed desirable: the ex-
penses II said commission to be paid by the
State treasurer ON orders drawn by at least
two members Of said commission. Any
filled by the remaining commissioners.
LOST OR SUPPRESSED?
Representative Day introduced this after
noon the following bill, which was rushed
through within half an hour, under sus-
pension of the rules:
No person or corporation shall open or exca-
yate the bed Of any street or highway Of any
city, town or village In this State for the pur-
pose Of laying or placing pipes, wires or other
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consent of the duly constituted authorities of
such city, town or village; provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall require
sIcn consent before op sning or excayating the
bed Of any stIe Get or highway for tho purpose
Of repairing any pipes, wires or other conduc-
tors heretofore lawfully laid or placed In such
street or highway
OF the Is members present when the roll
was called on this bill, one only, Mr..
Rdgely, voted mo" Mr.. Ridgely is the
member who introduced, on March Goth,
the bill to re.enact the charter Of the Oxy-
hydrogen Company, which bill remains in
the committee on private corporations
and the chairman of that committee, Mr..
Richards, says il is likely to remain there
until the same amendment is attached TO il
that was recently attached % the Whining
ton Goal Gas Company's bill.
When the bill above given was intro.
duecd for passage, Mr.. Higgins said: "a
bill Of similar tenor passed the House
GARNER IN tile sessions, tAprll 2ithl. IL lett
the House and has disappeared. Nobody
can be found who wifi admit that he
knows anything about it,"
Several persons here are doing some
pretty loud thinking about the where
about Of this missing bill, but they do not
care to have their thoughts quoted in
print. 1t was stated, however, in a VIII
mington daily last Tuesday, in an article
intimating that Joseph i. Carpenter, Jr,
George 5. Capclle and other well known
gentlemen were trying to sneak
snake" through that Speaker Donahoe
had his eye on the bill and that ii would
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