Evening journal., 1891-02-11

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Monday in March and fourth Monday in
September in lines four and FIVE of sec
ton ! Of said chapter and insert ia lieu,
third Monday in April and third Mon
day in October, and direct by the same
act that the act shall go into effect on
the second Monday in April 1891, by
making this change. Inconvenience viii
be avoided iu holding the several terms
Of the courts In this state
City Building ana loan.
Mr. Moore introduced the House bill
to renew the charter OF the Wilmington
Building and Loan Association. The bill
to perpetuate this piaything of j.
Eldridge Pierce is working its way
through the General Assembly slowly
and surely.
The Senate bin to incorporate the
Brardywine Land Improvement Com
pany Of Wilmington was passed
The House bill TO renew the charter of
81. Peters Beneficial Society of New
Castle was also passed.
Fish. Oysters and Game.
On motion Of Mr. Ross special com
mittee on fish, oysters and game was
appointed. Messrs. Ross. Hall and Pill
Money for the Insane Hospital
The House joint resolution increasing
the appropriation to the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane from $l4, 900 to
SIS, 900, was passed after much debate
on how the money was to be expe nded.
The senate surropders.
There was much surprise when Mr..
Mcmullin Rep called up the House
joint resolution requesting the Senate to
appoint q special divorce committee to
sit with the standing House divorce
committee Mr.. McMullin and Mr.
Houston we're the only two senators who
favored the resolution who could have
called il up. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Moore, and when the vote was
taken it showed that the Senate had sur
rendered Internationally to the House
The resolution was opposed by Messrs.
Pilling and HaH
Mr. MeMullin held that the Senate
would soon have 10 take some action in
the matter the House was passing
divorce bills and the Senate would have
to go over all the evidence again. He said
he thought concurrence in the House
joint resolution was courtesy due the
House
The ayes aud nays were called and the
result was as follows
Yeas-M Messrs McMullin, Donahoe,
Ross, Houston, Moore and Richardson.
Nays-Messrs Pilling ana Hall.
Speaker DonahOe named Messrs Ross
and Moore as the Divorce Committee on
the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Pilling gave notice of bill to
change the name of Kate and Ida May
Ewing, the wife and daughter of the late
7. Elwood Singerly of Wilmington.
Their names had been changed from
Singley to Ewing in the divorce bill
granted TO Mrs. Singley The present
bill gives to the wife and daughter the
name Of Singley.
The House bill to increase the number
of managers of the Ferris Reform School
was passed
The Truce Renewed.
The Democrats took the Initiative in the
truce business to day. Mr. Hall moved
that the truce be renewed as Mr. VIII.
liams would not be hers for several days.
II was renewed for one week
The Senate then adjourned to IL m.
tomorrow.
In the House.
In the House, Mr. Ridgely presented a
petition for the protection of food fish,
and bill TO carry out the spirit of the
resolution will probably be presented
before the session is over.
Want Resoboth city.
2. j. Morris presented very strong
petition from j. @. Beebe Of Lewes. for
Incorporating Rehoboth City. he is one
Of the land owners. In the petition he
states that uuder the present manage
ment the affairs are not properly con.
Quoted. The petition follows the line of
objections urged by the bill now pending.
Mr. EisenbreY gave notice of az act re
| quiring school collectors and treasurers
to give bond, in double the amount re-
ceived by them from taxes and dividends
and makes it a misdemeanor for any
school official or other person assuming
TO act as such to demand or receive any
school tax or dividend without giving
bond The penalty fixed is from $25 to
$500 6ne and from one to six months i'm
prisoment.
The Oyster Interest.
Action in the following bills bearing on
the preservation OF the oyster industry
shows what interest is being manifested
The purport of these bills has already
been published in the EVENING jour-
NAL Mr. Hutson gave notice of an act to
70 ster the oyster industry. and an act to
amend chapter 420, volume II: He later
introduced acts to repeal chapter 562,
volume Is, aud chapter 400, volume IL.
To Equalize Taxation.
The Farmers Institute bill to equalize
taxation and place tax upon almost
everything in the state will have hard
| fight to get Though. Ii win be so
amended that its father will not know it
when it is put to final vote. The House
to day ordered that 1000 copies be
printed for distribution.
The House bill to incorporate the j.
Miller Thomas Company Of Wilmington
was passed.
The Legislative Committee.
Mr.. Rickards offered Joint resolution
for the appointment OF a joint committee
Of five to settle with the state treasurer.
slate auditor, clerks Of the Houses and
secretary Of state next January 1t was