Evening journal., 1891-04-02

eighteen hundred and ninety one. shall re
main and continue Ia force until the sue
cessors OF such officers are elected, ap-
pointed and qualified according to the
provisions of this act.
This amendment was sent 10 Dover
yesterday by one Of the leading Demo
Gratis OF New Castle county and the
state 1t was shown to Senator Will
liams this morning and he said that with
that amendment he will support the
bill.
An effort will be made to have II taken
up this week.
The Morton Relief Bnl
The bill for the relief of George O.
Morton was passed by the Senate to day
with amendments, giving Mary Casper
son, who has been fighting the bill 800
IS her share in the property involved
This Is the second session this bill has
been before the General Assembly Two
years ago Il was killed by the House and
viii probably meet the same fate there
this session.
Itisa very peculiar case The property
was owned by James Hampshire. and Is
located In White Clay Creek hundred
New Castle county. Hampshire died
intestqte He left widow. Elizabeth
Hampshire but no children. She mar
ried a man named George G. Morton, Sr
He had a child by former wife. Mr..
and Mrs Morton died and no heirs ap.
pearing the property escheated TO the
state, George 9. Morton now wants the
states title vested IN him. He had a
relative who also claims the property
Her name was Mary CEsperson, but she
has since married man named Grow.
She now lives on the.prcperty, and clatnA
that she has as much right TO IL az Nor
ton has Ii was to reconcile this differ
ence that the amendments were made
Registrar Lee and the Notaries.
Registrar Lee never comes to Dover
but that he 6lds something that ia
operating against office holders In VIII
mington. He is now waging war on the
bill TO give Heald & Co. notary public,
with power to do notarial work outside
Of the Office His plea is that there Is no
necessity for such an appointment. He
says there are fourteen notaries public
within four squares of Heald 4 Cos +,
| office. and tive of them are
within fifty yards, and one In the same
| building as follows; Thomas + Hanlon,
Heald Building; James j. Pierce and
James Monaghan, Seventh and Market
streets, Frank Smith, Seventh and
shipley, Daniel Farra, Seventh and
King; George w. Bright, No 7l9
Market; W. a. Lee, Sixth ard King
T. R I.ally. Eighth and Market; Joseph
L. Cavender No $50 Market; II J.
Crippsn and Joseph w. yaniegrift,
Ninth and Market; Nathaniel Davis
Tenth ana Market; Lewis Sasse, No
3l3 Salpley Frank D. Carpenter, No.
| go Market This is considered sufii
cient. but unfortunate for him the bill
passed the Senate too day before he had
an opportunity to present his objections
Crippen should come down aud help him
out in the House.
Notes.
Mr. Day presented petition for th'
repeal of the act requiring the care oi
Brandywine hundred roads to be let out
to the lowest bidder.
Colonel E L Martin is here to- day
He says peaches are in good condition in
Sussex county but that the ground is 81
wet that IL is impossible for the farmer
to do any work.
superintendent Holiday Of the Della
ware Division was an interested hstene
TO the geological lecture in the House TO
night
Hon. w F Causey Is in Dover o-day
Chief Of Police Swiggett was here TO
day trying to impress upon the legisla
tors that his claim for serving requisitio
papers is just one