Evening journal., 1891-02-05
FOR the Benefit Of sharohold ore.

Senate this morning. The bill provide
that the board Of directors shall have thu
power to make bylaws and name the
salaries OF the officers It was on its
final passage when Mr. Pilling objecte,
10 the bill on that point. He declared
that such an act would be unjust TO tn,
stockholders. and that power TO name tn
salaries and formulate bylaws should b,
vested In them. The bill was referred
back TO the committee for this amend
ment.
The House bills TO incorporate the
George w Bush and Sons Company, ia
increase the number Of managers Of the
Ferris Reform School, and to incorporate
the Standard Pharmacy, were introduced
into the Senate this morning and before
noon were referred. These are all Will
mington bills.
In the afternoon the House bills TO in
corporate the George a. Mccall Company
aud the Delaware Construction Company
Of Wilmington were introduced, and re-
seived their frst reading.
The Senate bill to renew the charter Of
the BrandYwine Springs Improvement
| Company was passed
Honoring the Boys In Blue.
The Eouse joint resolution appropri-
ating 5000 TO help defray the expense Of
erecting a monument to mark the posi-
tion occupied by Company l, Fifth Mary
land Regiment at the battle Of Antietam,
was passed witout a dissenting vote.
The company In question was composed
almost entirely of Delaware soldiers.
The Senate adjourned to IL a M to
morrow.
In the House.
The Senate bill to incorporate the lib
erty Steam Fire Engine Company Of
Wilmington was introduced into the
House Immediately after it met this
morning.
Mr.. smith gave notice Of an act to in
corporate the J. Miller Thomas Company
Of Wilmington The incorporators
named are j, Miller Thomas, 4. Snowden
Thomas, David r. Patterson, Frank Il.
Thomas and S A. Tyler The directors
named are J. Miller Thomas, t. Snowden
Thomas and David Z. Patterson. The
capital stock limit is placed at 500 600.
divided into 10000 shares at $40 each
To Protect the PubI G.
Mr. Eisenbrey gave notice OF an act In
relation to firearms. 1t is probably the
outcome Of the Bombay Hook affair.
where drunken white man while target.
shooting killed q colortd woman who was
on her way to take the Thomas Glide for
philadelphia. The bill provides that
every target shall be enclosed ia bullet
proof booth not lesss than ton feet high
and two inches thick. Il further provides
that IL shall be a misdemeanor for tte
keeper Of a shooting gallery to sllcW any
drunken or irresponsible person TO in :
dulge In rife practice, or to be allowed to
handle the arms Of the establishment
The fine for an offanse against tSe law
shall not be less than $50 nor more than
5000, and in default of payment Of the
fine from one to three months imprison-
msnt.
The cOmeEys Divorce Bill
The Comegys Divorce bill. the full text
Of which has been printed in the EVEN
ING JOURNAL, was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Higgins to day. Since it
was printed In the EVENING JOURNAI..
Chief Justice Comegys has revised It.
but has not changed the text of the bill
as regards its sections BE struck ous
the preamble which laid stress upon the
divorce methods OF the state, and the
bill has none OF the features that grated
upon the sensibilities Of the lawyers who
have been engaged in the sensational
| divorces granted TO persons who come
| into this state from other states to file
their petitions and institute proceedings
II provides that 800 shall be the limit
Of expense incurred BY the state In any
case where an ndlgent person has a
lawyer appointed by the court
Liquor License Blu.
Mr.. Ridgely gave notice OF an act 20
amend chapter 555 volume xviii, Laws Of
Delaware, This is an amendment to the
liquor license bill passed last session, It
repeals that part Of the law prohibiting
screens or any devices for shutting oil
public view OF the bar; repeals the sec
tion making It compulsory for druggists
to keep a book Of all liquor prescriptions
open to the public, and strikes out that
part which states that liquor must BE-
drunk on the premises
A Blow at Patent Medicines.
Mr.. Hickmsn gave notice of an act to
protect the public from the sale Of NIX
ious drugs and medicines Il is a blow
at patent medicines. The bill provides
that every package of medi-
cine sold by druggists and not
| otuercu Ug regular physician, shall
have the formula printed on the outside
Of the package in both English
and German Failure to comply with
the law makes it a misdemeaaor AM
renders the person, firm or corpor-
alton manufacturing the patent
medicine liable to fne o.
$50 for each and every violation. Tn,
bill viii undoubtedly pass unless tn,
patent medicine men make a strong feht
against it. The friends Of the bill sa,
that the patent medicines Of the present
/ day contain deadly aud noxious drugs
b and tha5 the people must know wha
q they are taking.
House adjourned to IL a. m. to-mor
row.
The National Guard Fight.
The greatest interest Of to- day cen
tered In the fight Of the friends aud foe
: of the Delaware National Guard. At
} o'clock the COMMITTEES on Federal Rela
tions met in the State House parlor NJ
. Higgins, chairman of the COMMITTEES
= presided. ]. Alexander Fulton. attorne
for the Farmers Institute represented
the friends Of the Eisenbrey bill. whic
removes the encampment featuie. n
8 one advocated the Ridgely bill, which
] wipes out the entire military system
4 The National Guard was repr, sente