Evening journal., 1891-04-01

Ao9A1anB ~ hho "aFo OF SCHOOL district IN
which the inn or tavern asked to be
licensed Is situated, and owning the said
freehold IN the county in which said
ward or school district is located and
that the other half of said seners shall
be respectable citizens residing in said
ward or school district
AS the law now stands all siQners to
an application for license to sell intori-
Gazing liquors must own property in the
ward or district In which the inn or
tavern is 10 be located.
The Registrar Lee Knock out.
Registrar Lees boast that when the
bsll to give the Republican Board of
Health OF the clsy Of Wilmington power
to elect it's own secretary and the regis
trar of deaths, births and marriages
WAS passed by the Senate that was the
last that would be heard OF it, was not
conclusive II came up smilingly In the
house to day under the management Of
=. b Frazer and Senator Richardson and
took its first reading To morrow it will
be read and referred and Registrar Lee
VIII have to work to keep E B. Frazer
from taking bis scat
Bins Reported Favorabiy.
The following bills we're reported
favorably Ia the House to day. The
Rldgely acs In relation to the taxation Of
Investments; an &C. for the protection of
private property, relating to the abuse Of
horses and mules by persons hiring
them; an act Ia relation to State Hos
pital for the insane; an act requiring
school collectors and treasursrs to Civ
bond; an act to divorce Mary Elizabeth
from George H. Raymond Of Whining
ton.
The cry raised BY some OF the papers
that the Delaware, Maryland and Vir |
ginia railroad deal Is not valid, did not |
bear much weight with the special com
mittee The bill providing for the ac-
captance OF the p. w. g. railroads
proposition was reported favorably IN
The House this afternoon
"An Emphatic and Earnest Insist"
The Farmers Institute of New Castle
county is becoming impatient IL wants
the General Assembly to do something,
aud that something in hurry. The
following resolution was ssnt TO the
General Assembly to- day:
Resolved, That we are unanimously
opposed to any delay or postponement Of
action on the bill now before the Legisla
ture for the Equalization Of Taxation.
and emphatically and earnestly insist
upon prompt action. The subject has
been fully discussed, and Is thoroughly
understood aud no friend of the bill. or
The principles 1t embodies, wish 1t post
ooned To refer the matter to the next
legislature or commission, we denounce ,
Is mere subierfuge, intended and cal
iulated to defeat the end sought and /
continue the old oppressive system" II
IL was written by j. Alexander Fulton. I
The General Assembly will act ON the |
adgely substitute HI
The Worlds Fair.
The Worlds Columbian Exposition 4
Ill Is almost In shape, 10 provides that
he appropriation shall be $25 900. The :
rssiden. and secretary Of the commits u
ion are the only mem 0ers of the nine
lho receive salary. The others get $5
day for every day they are away from q
ONE The only commissioners selected 4
0 tar are r w Reynolds, K q Ban a.
eoft and Mrs X r Kenney OF Kent
ounty, Representative Smith Of Nsw | !.
astle county, Is spoken of as possible y
Dm missioner from that county, and Mrs q
Frank Ball Of Wilmington, is spoken | q
as lsdycommissioue from New Castle "a
'uuty. The bin win be presented In a er
w days. W
Feed the Jurors. \.
Mr. R.dgely introduced bill providing
at whenever In the trial Of criminal do
ses It shall be deemed BY the court ha
ieessary that the jury impanelled shall on
furnished with actual necessaries | 10
ring their confinement in the Jury 50
om and the same be ordered by the
urt, the expense shall be paid for by X,
cers upon the county treasurer. aud de
rtter that any other necessary OK wi
uses connected with the sitting of the a.,
urt shall be paid for In like manner
Ballot Reform. an
After the adjournment Of this morn ao
& e session j Alexander Fulton ad- eN
rssed the members Of the House in or
vor u the pa sage OF the bill praviding en-
: the adoption of the Myers American as'
lhot Machine After alludlng 70 tn In'
sli deserved reputation Of the State Of su'
'Oware for the perfection ana purity sur
her laws in general Mr.. Fulton re- nls
red to the biight'ng corruption that bhe
S been defeating the intent Of the bne
c,ion laws OF this and other states He ne
en- appealed TO the virtue aud patriot sal'
e Of the members, to apply the rem oe
J which in their Judgment should mil
I'm best. Mr., Fulton then explained an' M
" he had, by great labor and Mr
ms after obtaining the variousiy modl mar
Australian bills OF other states. ex rlh
ined aud studied those systema, with wa
! view OF preparing an Australian bill ohe
g ability with which he entered into
; discussion, not only held the marked r
ention Of all, but showed that Mr. Ho
lton had fully mastered the su beet or
then gave most excellent 'raasons mar
y, after the most thorough and re the
ated Investigations Of the myers vii
Hot Machine system, be concluded mn
y y was the most effective, most ex ext
iitous, the cheapest and the only IAN
stem which Is absolutely secret and but
Oot against bribery, intimidation OF We,
Sc counting" Referring to the Van
cent hagrant fraudulent vote buying
der the Australian system BY means
marking the official ballots and bv Il
ting ficticious name as means 81 Do'
'ntifying the ballot. he demonstrated pi
y It was impossible to practice these Ion
any other corrupt methods with the yea
Iers system Mr.. Fulton next gave A chill
usible argument on the constitution liar
ty Of the Myers system, and not only 4
d, but gave the best Of reasons. prov will
, that the few who c0ntended other ton
Sc were sticking in the bark" and did Jan
get into the wood or the heart of the Der
tier. 1t Is quite evident that the his
'aker's remarks were well considered by teri
} members for when the Myers bill lSe
s read by paragraph this Afternoon tior
was about to be put on its final pas mo
'e it, favorable result was so evil exp