Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-08

lne possible successor TO Governor
Reynolds is already being spoken OF
around the State House The name Of
Speaker William L. Sirman is frequently
heard. so is the name of Colonel VIII
liam Stevens. the chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
He was Ia Dover yesterday looking
after the interest OF certain legislative
business be has here. While he was In
town he announced hims.lf TO several OF
bis friends as being in the field for the
gubernatorial nomination at the hands Of
the next state convention making the
nomination.
He is regarded as one of the strongest
Democrats in Sussex and was spoken Of
As the Sussex county man in event the
last state convention had failed to agree
upon a man from Kent county.
In the Wrong Box.
Two young local preachers who were
ia Dover yesterday became possessed
with the idea that they would like TO
zee court in session. Ia some unknown
manner they wandered into the Senate
lobby instead. After looking the situa
tion over calmly one of them was heard
to ask the other;
Which is the judgeg"
That man sitting up there with the
canopy over his head, the other quickly
replied
After few bills were passed thew
caught on and quietly left the lobby.
A Natu raj Curiosity.
peculiar natural curiosity is on ex
hibit on at the CAPITAL Hotel II is the
body Of a young black pig having the
head and face Of monkey II was lit
tered by SOW belonging to Jesse
Minner, WHO lives near Magnolia, In
Kent county.
Notes Of the Dav.
The Senate passed the bill authorizing
/ the park commissioners OF Wilmington
to use $50, 900 per year for the purchase
Of park land The sum heretofore AZ
their disposal was 10000
The Senate passed the bill extending
the terms % the assessors of Wilmington
and New Castle county from two to four
years.
Let the frost come as Il will. 1t will
never affect the sergeant at arms Of the
House, unless It kills the crop of hen
fruit"
The Senate bill Incorporating the
kentmere Land Company does not meet
the approval OF the House 1t was taken
mp for consideration 10. day and recon-
| mitted
Bishop Coleman was in the State House
TO day seeing he how not 20 do 1t" at
work
J. Morris introduced bill In the
House this morning that requires all
persons In Sussex county. who want
property removed from one school dis
trict 20 another, or who want money 10
be appropriated for school purposes, to
| give ten days written notice 10 the com
missloners before the bill is introduced
In the General Assembly
The House amendment to the Senate
Joint resolution apDropriating $40n to
the Delaware Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty TO Animals were cencurred In
by the Senate. The House had re-.
trenchnent attack and cut the appro-
priation down to $3.50
An incident of the morning session of
| the House was the presentation Of a
claim from William Herbert OF $3.50 for
perirtendlng the printing of the
hi ennlal report OF the state treasurer.
The Senate bills in relation to the Levy
Courts Of Kent and Sussex counties we're
read and referred Ia the House this morn.
ing
The House passed Senate bills to incor-
porate the Pencader Construction Com
pany and the kentmere Land Company.
The heavy frost yesterday morning
struck the straw hat OF Reading Clerk
Parvis and killed IL.