Evening journal., 1891-01-22
EVEN TENOR OF ITS WAY
Important Measures Now Be-
fore the General Assembly.
CONVENTION BILL WILL PASS

Passed by the Bouse This Week and
by the sonate Next wsek-opposition
80 the sex7countxsBns- are
Oollege-Reheboth.
SAa q Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DovER, Jan. 2l-The General Assem-
bly, proceeds on the even tenor Of its way.
There is not much business in prospect
and the body will probably adjourn to.
morrow afternoon until Monday at 8 80
o'clock Not one bin has been passed in
either the Senate or the House, but
several viii probably come from the com
mittee tomorrow.
Important Measures.
There are four important measures
before the Legislature at present They
are the act calling q special election Go
ascertain the sense OF the people upon
calling constitutional convention; the
Five Commissioners bill for New Castle
county and the acts to divide Cedar
Greek and Little Creek hundreds in Sns.
sex coanty. Increasing the number Of
levy courtmen from thirteen to fifteen,
thereby giving the Democrats control OF
the Levy Court.
The Constitutional Convention bill will
not be rushed, but it will undoubtedly
be passed as il stands now, in conformity
with article tx. The Republicans will
probably offer amendments covering all
the salient points OF their bill defeated
by the Democratic Senate at the last ses-
sion.
The Five Commissioners bill will pass
The House this week and be passed by the
Senate Monday or Tuesday Of next week
~ fntn
passage and there is no doubt whatever
that their labors will bear good fruit
The Republican members are getting
their heads together to try and smother
it in committee, but they reckon without
their host Mr.. Pllling is leading the
Senate forces and John G. Higgins poses
in the House as the Moses who wonld
lead the children Of Israel out Of the
wilderness, expecting them TO be fed on
three commissioner and Republican.
majority mama They look upon Hon
James Williams as the column OF fire
who ls TO guide them by night and the
cloud OF dust who will lead them by day.
IN All these expectations however, they
are doomed to disappointment. Mr.. viii
hams will vote for the bill, in committee
and ont OF it. The bill will be
slightly modified in this respect: The
governor will be given power to appoInt
the i've commissioners TO serve until the
next general election. and not for four
years as provided in the bill as it now
stands The Senate Committee on Cities
ane Towns is composed of three Demo- |
Gratis and two Republicans, and this
committee has the bill in it's hands. The |
House Committee on Revised Statutep
which has the House bill in hand, is |
composed Of four Democrats ard three |
Republicans All Republican hopes OF in
huencing any one OF the Democratic com.
mitteemen viii miscarry, as they will |
stand as unit ip administering o rebuke |
70 The nefarious Republican methods in |
New Castle county.
The Sussex county bills will meet with |
strong opposition, but win probably
pass There is more doubt CONCERNING |
these bills than either OF the others. The |
Democrats Of Sussex county will make |
hare light for their passage, but the re-
suit is in d0nbt.
Session Of the Senate.
In the Senate this morning the act TO
continue the charter Of the Wilmington
Savings Fund Society was read and
referred
The furnishings Of the Office Of the
secretary Of state are in dilapidated
condition The House joint resolution
appointing committee to refurnish the
office was concurred in by the Senate. and
mr. hlchardson was named on the part /
Of the Senate.
The act TO incorporate Troop B Asso-
citation OF Wilmington was read by title /
and referred 70 the Committee on Cor.
porations.
Snake in the Senate.
The act 10 incorporate the Adams
Milling and Manufacturing COMPANY of
Laurel was read. 1t is evidently snake /
to get an electric light plant into Laurel
nnder the guise Of a milling and manu-
facturing company 1t starts of as bill
70 incorporate company to buy grain
and manufacture it into nour. etc But
towards the close 1t branches of. author.
i1lng the company To put an electric
plant into Laurel and granting it right
OF way on al streets, alleys and other
places, q erect poles and run wires The
incorporators named in the bin are Isaac
Adams, Emanuel W. Twilley and
josephine J. Risdon. The capital stock
is $6V, 600, not TO exceed $500 900.
Chief Justice Joseph p. Comegvs
Judge Cullen and Mrs. John p Donaboe
and daughter Miss Katie Donahoe wers
visitors AZ the morning session.
Aid for Delaware College.
The afternoon session of the Senate
was taken mp in consideration Of the
needs of Delaware College
Mr. Piiling called up the Joint resolu-
tion authorizing the governor 70 aecen.
the aid Of the Federal Government IN tbe
maintenance Of a school for teaching
mechanical and agricultural science
The provisions are that the stats shall i
receive SIS, 900 and 81 900 each vear
thereaftar until the sum amounts ~
$So Wy. The provision is that eolored
students shau not be excluded. After
she resolution was read Mr.. Pilling with.
Grew i oy joint resolution from Della
ware College officials invitinga legjsla-
i've COMMITTEES TO visit the college and
see to its needs.
after much discussion the resolution
was laid on the table and Mr.. Piliinr
instructed to inform the trustees Of Del
aware College that the Senate would
gladly hear them and inspect auy plans
They had, at any time that suited their
convenience.
The Senate took a recess for half an
nour. and President a. N. Raub of Dela.
ware College was introduced. He said
That the state had never given the college
bat $4,000; that the buildings and
grounds had been turned over "a ths
s&ate On condition that the Land Grant
wnd, amounting to $8S, 600 should ~
used as fund TO maintain it Tbst +he
recitation rooms were too small to aceor,.
modate the students, as the college had