Evening journal., 1891-02-19
FIRST DIVORCE BILL.
Senators Hall and Pilling Op-
pose It's Passage.
STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISES.

Big Fieht In the Senate on the NOW
bray Divorce bin Street Rail way
wAr-Purfsy OF Elections For the Con-
vention-NnItia Bin-oystermen Talk.
StaE Correspondence EVENING Journal.
DOVER, Feb Is This has been one Of
the livellest days Of the session. The
Senate passed it's first divorce bill after a
bitter fight; the oyster dredgers and
tongers fought their differences ont in
thr parlor with the committee on Fish.
Oysters and Game as referee; the
Wilmington street railway magnates
were here tonight in full swing 10 o6bying
for their railway franchises, and Adiutant
General Hart and his comrades fought
the good fight and almost wept in the
arms of the committee on Federal Rela-
tions, In the hall Of representatives.
In the Senate.
Mr. Richardson introduced the bin
framed by the Republican Board of
Health Of Wilmington, which is to act as
a guillotine upon the neck Of Registrar
Lee.
The Senate bill to change the name Of
Kate and Ida May Ewing, divorced wife
and child Of the late T, Elwood Singley.
Of Wilmington was passed.
Chancellor sauIsbnry's BIN.
The act 20 change the time OF holding
the Court OF Chancery and Orphans
Court was passed by the Senate this
morning, with amendments This is the
bill prepared by Chsncellor Saulsbnry
II was ordered TO the House for concur
rencs.
Another senate Ghost.
Mr. Pillipg gave notice Of an act TO
vacate Riddles lane, in the city OF vii
mingten The lane interferes with
giving clear title to other property, and
is no longer used as public thorough
fare. IL is private property and Mr.. and
Mrs Field and Hartmann & Fehrenbach,
who are the parties interested in the
properly, are, II was stated, anxious that
the land should be vacated
This bin called ont another Senate
ghost Ia all its ghastliness II will be
remembered that in the beginning Of the
session the Senate refused to appoint
either divorce or road committee
The divorce spectre has not yet given up
the ghost, and still the committee has
been appointed Now the other ghost
also haunts the chamber,
When Mr. Pilling gave notice Of the
road bill Mr. Hall said
Il thought We were to have no road
bills in the Senate We have no road
committee
Plllipg-"That's what we said on di
voices
Hall-"i think we had better stick to
it,"
PiiliDg- This is to vacale e road and
not 10 make one
Hail. Well. as this Is to vacate.
guess we had better go on with il. and 10
any road bills come in we will talk
then
The bin was referred to the Committee
on Cities and Towns
To Protect Pigeons.
Mr. Richardson gave notice OF bin
for the protection Of registered. banded
and heming pigeons. II fixes & penalty OF !
from 50 to $50
ar Houston gave notice OF an act In /
relation 20 county snperintsndents ana /
teachers Institutes This bin Is fathered /
BY Superintendent Gray Of Sussex COUNT.
Considering be fact that be is a cand,. /
date for reappointment, be quite natur
ally wants the term OF the county super
inieudent lengtbened from one to four
years a quarterly allowance Of 975 for
travelling expenses. and aa additional
appropriation Of $50 for each OF the teach
ers institute
Purity OF Elections.
Mr. Hall cfiered a joint resolution ap-
pointing joint committee to act ia con
junction with the Revised Statutes Com
mittee TO consider bsliot reform bills
Messrs Ross Houston and Pjllipr weye
appointed the committee
The House Dill TO renew the charter Of !
the City Building and Loan Association
Of Wilmington, was passed by the Sen
ate and is now a law
"a Bill to incorporate the Town OF
Leipsio, is the high sounding title Of a
House bill, which allows the people of
Leipsic TO tax dogs. Il passed the Senate
to day. and provides that "all animals Of
the dog kind over ten weeks old. shsl /
be taxed This portion Of the bill gave
the staid Senators hearty laugh.
Bis Divorce right
The Senate passed its first divorce bnl
this afternoon after the biggest fight
that has marked any day since the ses
sion began.
Mr.. Moore, on behalf OF the Senste Di-
vorce Committee. reported favorablv /
upon bills divorcing Sarah X from Fred
erics N howbray. Sallie N from
Jefferson Cummings Mary s. C. from
james o. HassOn
NJ McMniiin called up the Moworay 4
bill for It's third reading and passage I
Before the vote was taken there was q /
debate, which for its ferceness while IL I
lasted has hardly rs equal in the annals 1
ot the Senate Il was as follows.
Mr.. Pilling-fl would like to hear /
some particulars Of this bill And want 4
70 know whether both sides nave been I
heard and what the particulars are
Mr. hichardson--'l have heard that 4
her husband is intoxicated all the time /
and has been 50 violent Vt times that sly. |
was afraid be would kiln her
Halt world ask If you have eve-
heard Of infdelity?n
Richardson No, sir. p
Ross-''I think when a man Is so bad
that his own family will not recognizs
him, it is no wonder that his wife vans
a divorce
McMullin-'I have seen and heard
proof ] have seen afidavits showing the
mans worthlessness. II scans that these
people have. from time to time. lived lust
along the Maryland line. From the best
Information ! can get It is worthy case
don't propose TO present a case unless l
can hnc il has some merit in il Ger
tainly ! will not follow this one up and
ask the Senate to scs upon It unless
knew there is merit in It. Nv worthy