Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-23

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House clean and clear, and l am In
formed it was clean and clear when it
passed the Senate. Now, don't mean
to say whether il was donein enrollingor
previous to that, but do say the intent
and meaning was clear"
Dover, April 2o.-only six. members of
the House showed up this afternoon, and
consequently the Speaker, after waiting
till p. m.-the hour of meeting was p.
m.-had to make the usual Monday an
nouncement: There not being quorum
present the House stands adjourned to to-
morrow morning"
The Senate did better, Speaker Donahoe
and Messrs. Houston, Moore, Richardson
and Ross came to time and a short session
was held, at which the Chapman game bill
was passed in the same shape as it came
from the House. 1t prohibits, under
penalty of fine of So each, the shipping
out Of the State of any quail, partridge,
robin, Wilson or English snipe, or wild
rabbit; and imposes like penalty upon
non-residents if they take game from one
county to another. This latter provision
appears to be in direct contravention of
Article w., section q of the Constitution
of the United States, which reads:
The citizens of each State shall be entitled
to all privileges aud immunities OF citizens In
the several states.
Senators Houston, Moore and Ross bring
up bad news from the peach orchards of
Sussex. They had frost down there just
a week ago this morning, which was not
known to have done much harm at the
tine; but there three senators unite in de-
claring, as the result of examinations of
their trees made on Saturday, that the
peaches in their orchards have been badly
damaged Mr. Houston says that right
around Georgetown they will have some
peaches" hut that few miles below
they are nearly all killed. Mr.. Moore,
who brought up lot of twigs in bud and
blossom about ten days ago to offset the
scare of week before last now remarks
dolefully that he fears peaches are knocked
out around Laurel. But it seems hardly
creditable that one mornings frost could
have wrecked such destruction, since the
trees are so full of buds that three ont of
four could be killed and then leave enough
| for big crop.
| In Kent county, at least, the trees are all
| right thus far. The apple and pear
orchards are also in full bloom and so full
| of blossoms as to remind one of forests of
| snow-tlakes.
Dover, April Except for the unusual
| rush of divorce business through the sem
ate this afternoon, the day has been rather
uneventful, legslatively. The reason for
| this rush was the Senate resolution shut
| ting down peremptorily on this kind Of
1 legislation after tomorrow. Herein lay
the urgency of getting through as many as
possible of the remaining cases. All
| divorce bills of this session have originated
in the House. The opposition of "A minor
| ity of the Senate to divorce legislation has
| hitherto hindered their being handled as
fast as the House sent them over. Now the
time has come to work off the arrearages
or let them fall through. Consequently
there was big effort made by interested
parties this afternoon, with the result that
| IL divorce bills were disposed of; one being
defeated and the others passed, as recorded
in the detailed proceedings below. There
was considerable of sameness about the
matter Clerk Hearn would read divorce
bill; Senator Hall would ask for the
grounds upon which the divorce was
asked; Clerk Carter of the divorce commit
tee, would give an abstract Of the testi
mony; Senator Pilling would call for the
yeas and nays and the Pill would 90
through with Mr. Pilling regularly voting
mo- Mr.. Hall generally voting mo-
and with an occasional mo" from one OF
the remaining members. Finally, Mr.
Pilling tried to call halt BY motions to
adjourn; making two such motions, which
were voted down. Senator Williams had
left for home before these ceremonies got
fairly started
All the bills in the hands of the Senate
were finally closed out with one exception
case in which the mismated couple ART
negroes, which, there being nobody to pusE
it, got left.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The Worlds Fair bill was called up fo
passage this afternoon and read by para
graphs. Then Mr.. Chapman interpose,
an objection and moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill Mr.. Tindal
moved instead, that it be laid on the table
Mr.. Tindall's motion was defeated by II
to 4. and Mr. Chipman's motion by II to 9
as follows:
Ayes-Chipman, Marvel, Morris, E. ].
Morris, R. r., Ridgely, Tindall.
Noes -Cranston, Day, Elkinton,, Hick
man, Hutson, Jackson, Smith, Thomas
Walton, West, Speaker Sirman.
The question then came up on the pas
sage of the bill, when Mr.. Hutson said
Before the vote is taken, there are friend
of the bill who would like to vote for il
but they want some alterations made in il
i and that is why there is opposition to il
I They are not opposing the bill itself"
Mr. West added II would rather Sc
the bill recommitted don't like to vot
for it as it is and | don't want to see
killed, but it isn't in the shape woul
r like to see it,
&
I without further objection.
q The impression was given out that ther
: was objection to the amount of the apprc
priations, one member saying that s25,0 C
: would buy up half of Sussex county; bt
q it was learned that the real objection wei
i to the makeup of the Sussex membershi
: of the board of managers. This will /
made satisfactory and the bill will the
pass.
THE GAS BILL AMENDMENT.
g The Wilmington Coal Gas Company
G bill left the House with an amendmei
l. providing that the company "shall n
h erect any buildings nor enter upon al
u streets or roads to lay pipes, wires or 9th
" conductors, as before provided for, witho
d the consent Of the duly authorized authol
r, ties of the cities, towns and villages Of tn
q State In the Senate this amendme
n was stricken out and the following Subs
If tuted therefor, and concurred in by Il
II House this afternoon:
ri Soc. A. The said the Wilmington Coal &
. Company shall not open or excayate the b
re Of any street Of the city OF Wilmington for I
TO purpose Of laying gas-pipes or conductC
II therein without first obtaining the consent
! the duly authorized authorities of said eli
y Provided, however, that nothing herein &C
tie tanned shall require the said company to ObtH
n the consent Of the duly authorized aulhorit
-, Of said city before opening or excayating t
" bed Of any street Of said city for the purpc
q OF repairing any BHa-plpeS or CoHuAcN
heretofore iaio In such street by said compai
~ Query-Why didn't somebody chan
y that awkward, Pathological "authoriz
~ authorities to constituted authorities
a. THAT poNAHoED BILL.
Joseph L. Carpenter lr, John G. Fan
and others were down here to-day expla
ing to members of the House the poslti
de of the authorities and of the citizens
iii Wilmington regarding the Donahc
as 100000 loan bill for improving the stree
a. a. They made it pretty plain that, howel
70 big man Donahoe may be in his own
n timation, the people Of Wilmington