Evening journal., 1891-03-20
SENATE am AMENnEn.
House Passes Convention Bill Tncorpor-
alton Bhls-Benent OF horse Oel.ers

House Passes Convention Bin- Incorpnr-
alton Bnls-Benent OF Horse Owlers
StafI Correspondence EvRNfSo JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 19.-As predicted in to.
nights EVENING JOURNAL the Consti
tutional Convention bill of 1897 has been
sbelved and the Senate bill of 1889 has
been passed, with amendments, by the
House. The amended bill viii be re.
turned to the Senate for concurrence in
the House amendments, aud they will be
accepted
The amendments made By the House pro-
vide that the election shall be held the
third Tuesday In May, 1891, instead Of 1892 !;
instruct the clerks Of the peace to issue
the necessary election blanks and tally
sheets, ana make it the duty Of the
sheriffs to deliver all ballot boxes and
blanks TO the election officers by Nay
10, 1891.
Heboboth Beach .Bnl Passed.
The Senate to-day passed the House
bill revolSing the charter Of the Rehoboih
Beach Association and Incorporating the
City Of Rehoboth
Jerry Harrigan Respited
Governor Reynolds has respited Jerry
Barrigan until March, 1850 This prac-
tically meals imprisonment fer life.
The governor says that, while he could
not see his way clear TO pardon che con-
demned man, ne WAS opposed TO handing
the matter down from administration to
administration. Sheriff Simmons will
not be officially informed until next
week.
A Batch Of Inc corporation Bil1s.
There is not more genial man in the
House than Representative Cranston, nor
a better looking one Whenever ladies
visit the House they Immediately cast
their eyes upon Mr.. Cranston, as natur-
ally as they cast them upon Senator
Ross, the genial young widower Of the
Senate chamber. He has the following
incorporation bills, which are important
in many respects, as they show the
spirit Of enterprise abroad In New Castle
county:
An act TO incorporate the Minqua Iron
and Supply Company. The incorpora-.
tors are Thomas 5. Bellah, Willard p.
Chandler. William and n. Gibbons. The
purpose is TO manufacture implements
and deal Ia iron ware. The capital
stock Is limited at from $40, 600 to $780,
600 The principal place Of business is
Wilmington.
An act to incorporate the Worrell
Manufacturing Company. The incorpo-
rators are Granville Worrell, William NJ.
Worrell and Thomas Worrell, Jr The
capital stock Is limited to t50 600
An act to incorporate the Newark
Manufacturing Company. The incorpor.
ators are Thomes S Bellah, Willard P.
Chandler, William II. Gibbons, Peter B
Bird and John W. Spencer. The pur-
pose is to manufacture, buy and sell,
machinery, and vehicles The capital
stock will not be less than $50, 000 nor
more than $3.50, COO
For the benefit OF Owners Of HorEe Flesh.
Mr. Crauston has a bill which Is prob
ably inspired by the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty 20 Animals Ii
provides that II any person having the
care, custody, possession or use OF any
horse, gelding, mare, colt, ass or mule,
under or by virtue OF contract with the
owner or legal proprietor thereof, to hire
the same shall 50 ride or drive or neglig
gently use or care for the same as TO
XIII or cause the death OF. or do injury
or image TO ouch animal, he shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, an upon
conviction shall be fined not less than $40
nor more than 5000, this fine to be paid to
the owner Of the animal. The sheriff or
any constable, the owner or proprietor
Of such property, his agent or his en-
ployes shall have power, with or without
warrant, to arrest such offender and take
him before a Justice OF the peace or city
judge In the county in which such
offsnse was committed. and II he or she
does not give bail, he or she shall be
sent to the county jail until the next
term OF court
The bill is being favorably commented
upOn in both houses