Evening journal., 1891-03-27

essaty to make out full report After
celebrating the committee voted to
recommend the payment of the 81 900
claim; also that hereafter the Office shall
be q salarled one. They 6xed the salary
at 81 500 The commissioners shall make
out an annual report without extra cost
to the state, aud all fees received from
companies shall revert TO the state treas
ury.
Mr. Folls was seen after the commit
tee adjourned. and said the salary would
bring his income up to what he now
receives from fees and his biennial report
70 the General Assembly.
RidgcIy's BnI the rhing.
Mr. Eisenbrey, who has been fathering
the Fulton Equalization of Taxation bill
said tonight in reference TO the Rldgely
Tax bill:
II think it is all we will be able to
do this session A half loaf is better
than no bread. Still, do lot think 1t
will prove as beneficial to the debtor
class as the other bill is
Referring to the bill limiting lien
judgments, he said: THAT is a bill chat
will never pass 1t will have to be
amended SO that 1t will apply to all liens
Of judgments after the passage Of the
act
The junction and Breakwater Bill.
The committee on the Junction and
Breakwater railroad mortgage has de
oided to report fsvorably the bill pre-
pared several days ago giving the r.. w.
y B. railroad control OF the D., NJ q v.
lines, Senator Hous ton said to night
that there is nothing In the newspaper
howl about such a deal being invalid
Senator Pilling, who is not a member Of
the committee, says he favors the pas
sage Of the bill.
New State House.
Speaker Donahoe will introduce bill
providing for a new state house and
library, at a cost OF 8t75, 600 A bill to
this effect was introduced in the Senate
two years ago II passed the Senate aud
was killed by the Republican House His
idea is to tear down the present building
and the buildings on the Jessup prop
erty, now owned by the state, and erect
handsome state house
Addicks Not In It.
The act to incorporate the Dover Elec-
tric Light and Heat Comrany was intro
duced In the Rouse TO day. The incor
porators are Henry NJ, Hoyt, Henry Il.
Bingham, William j Pollock, j. Clayton
Erb, William F Anderson. @. d. Powell
J. s. w. Johnson, Marvin D. Wheeler
Daniel M. Ridgely, Thomas M Gooden
Richard r. Kenney, William r. Cahoon,
K I. Cooper, Nathaniel B Smithers Jr.
Fhomos o Clements Joseph NJ. Cham
bers, D. NJ Wilson, Thomas w. Wilson
George Paris and Franklin Temple
The capital stock is $50 900 Colonel E
I. Cooper who drafted the bill, says that
Addicks has nothing whatever TO do witt
It. The first FIVE incorporators are Phil
adelphlans, who are extensively inter
ested in electric plants.
Death to .sMorDid Curiosity
The dlsgraceful scenes attending tb,
execution Of Proctor aud Young at Dover
has caused some enemy of morbid curl.
osity to introduce a bill 10 the House
authorizing the sheriff Of any jail wher,
the yard enclosures will not hide the exc
cution from public view 60 draw npoi
the county treasurer for money to erec
q screen for that purpose. The law as j
now stands only allows thirty persons q
witness an execution.
"Blocks Of Five"
Mr. Eisenbrey has bin drafted whic
| provides that members of the Genera
Assembly shall receive a salary Of $500
| without any other remuneration, con
| pensation, privileges or favors on accoun
Of their official position. If they ar
convened IN extra session they shall II
ceive $5 per day.
The Rule Of Division.
The House to day passed the followin
divorce bills: Lemuel D. from Mahal
G Tingls; Anna M from George q. Clark
David j. from Ellen Powell, and Richar
Q. from Annie M. Lockwood. Ther
/ is deadlock in the Senate. Senate
Ross went away Tuesday and all divorce
bills are locked up in his desk.
Dredgers Win the Fight.
The fight between the tongers an
dredgers of Delaware has been won b
dredgers. The House to- day passed
bill throwing open the tonger's ground
to the dredgers The tongers have al
ways had the right to take oysters fror
the dredger's grounds This bill xempt
the tongers frem paying state tax
| TOBACCO Denied the Boys.
The House this afternoon passed th
bill making it a misdemeanor for an
dealer in cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, I
/ sell the same to child under sixtee
years old II further makes it unlawftl
/ for child between the age Of ten an,
sixteen years to use tobacco In an
public place, under penalty Of 50.
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The term Of Ebe w. Tunnel, clerk o
the peace of Sussex county, expires Apri
/. To day large delegation of SUISSE,
county men waited upon the governor t,
press the claims Of r. w Houston TO
the position. Those composing the dele
cation were w. F. Causey, DR.. B L
Mustard, Hon. John p. Dorman, Colone
William B. Records, Levy Court Commits
sioners Delange Robinson, s g Fishe
and Kendell r. Stevenson; Fl. B
Melchell Robert q. Williams, Rdwin r
Paynter, Speaker Sirman, Insnranc
/ Commissioner /. w. Fooks, Charles T
Purnell, Colonel Everett Hickman an,
others The governor listened atten
lively to those who spoke ia favor OF Mr.
Houston. II is thought by vas
msjority that Houston will get the ap
pointment, but ii is said Governor Rev
nolds has a soft spot in his heart foi
Wellin.
The Bill is killed
Registrar Lee came over to the EVEN
ING JOURNAL correspondents desk to.
night and said:
You can say that the Frazer bill t,
turn me out of Office is killed. You viii
not hear Of it again.
Anthony In Sussex.
The Republican leaders met in thl
''wigwam" q. Francis Hacon's ofiice) il
Georgetown yesterday. Those present