Evening journal., 1891-02-18
SENATE TRUCE RENEWED.
SENATOR WILLIAMS STILL CON-
FINED TO HIS HOME.


sta9 Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb IL -Advices from Smyrna
state that the continued inclemeni
weather will prevent Senator Williams
from coming to Dover for several days
yet His physician and family are afraid
that If he comes he will suffer relapse,
which might prove quite dangerous in
his enfeebled condition Therefore, the
Senate is still forlorn four-to four.
Work in the Senate
In the Senate this morning Mr. Nc.
Mullin gave notice Of an act TO amend
section A, chapter 1898, Revised Code, as
amended and republished in 1874 The
section as IL stands is as follows:
mo action shall he brought upon the
official obligation OF any state treasurer.
secretary Of state, county treasurer,
treasurer of the poor. coroner. register
OF Wills. recorder Of deeds. prothonotary,
clerk OF the pesce, clerk of the Orphans
Court, collector or constable, against
either the principal or sureties, after the
expiration of three years from the
eccruing Of such action
The amendment offered by Mr. Nc
Mulin adds the register 10 chancery TO
the list Of officers named In the section
Band OF Water Drinkers
The Town Council Of Dover Co day
presented petition asking tine General
Assembly TO increase the allowance for
the use Of town water 10 the State House
! from $40 to $1G0 Two years ago there
was no occasion for such q petition, as
very little water was consumed, bnt this
| Legislature Is little band Of water
drinkers aud the town will soon have TO
put in All extra pump.
This afternoon Mr. Richardson gave
notice of the Wilmington Board OF
Health hill, which is intended to decepi
tate Registrar Lee.
In the Printers Eands.
Pursuant to the Joint resolution passed
by the Senate last week, Secretary of
State Marvel presented to he Senate
this morning certified copy Of tse
official appointments made during the
past four years by Governor Biges.
Lower Beach leland.
The bin to enable ex Sheriff Charles
T. Puinsll of Georgetown, and Peter r
Lynch of Indian River hundred Sussex
county, TO secure control OF Lower Beach
Island In Rehoboth Bay, which went
through the House easily. struck a snag
to day in the Senate, and is lying on the
clerk's desk total wreck Mr.. Pilling,
on behalf of the Committee on Vacant
Lands. made an adverse report and
moved that It be indefinitely postponed
Mr. McMullln. who has fathered the
bill, demanded an explanation
Mr.. Pilling replied that the islands
were located near what would be the
mouth Of Assawaman canal aud would
prove quite valuable He believed in the
state getting full value for the lana aud
not sell il a. 80 cents per acre The bill
was Indefinitely postponed and returned
to the Honse
The Truce Renewed.
AS there is now no immediate posi-
billy OF Mr. Williams's return "a. his
desk, Mr. Pllling this afternoon moved
that the Senatorial truce be rene we'd and
his motion was carried by acclamation.
Adj0urled TO | 4 Q. m to morrow.
For better Roads.
Mr. Hu'son gave notice Of bill In the
House that will meet with tho approval
Of every man, woman and child who
drives on the rosds of Kent county. II
is OIL 10 compel tine overseers - place
twenty foot bridges on roads thirty feet
wide, and ordering chat one tenth part Of
oil orders for repairs on roads be held in
reserve for use in October, in order ca
put the roads In good condition for the
winter months lt has been tho habit
to put the repairs on the roads during
good weather and let the roads get in bad
condition late in the fall aud remain so
al winter
Against Game Law Changes
The gunners % Sussex county are not
taking kindly to the proposed game law
amendments which have come into the
douse This morning Mr.. Hickman pre-
sented 4 remOnstrance against the Eouae
bill Ia amend chapter 507, volume u.
which shoriens the season one month
hey ask that ii shall re main as it is a.
present. or in other words that the gun
nirg season shall not expire until Feb
ruary /.
Elizabeth Curtis Asylum.
Mr.. higgins introduced the bill to in
corporate the Elizabeth Curtis Widows
asylum Association The inc1rporators
named are Horace Burr Nj D.. J Parke
Postles Islre G. Pyle, John p X. Polk.
lohn S 9rohe, James Carrow, Hon
Thomas + Bsysrd. Edward I. Cauby
Samuel G. Biddle. all OF the city Of Will
mington The bill provides that the
corporation shall not hold property OF
any kind the clear annual income OF
which shall exceed 50 000 The persons
named above shall constitute the board
OF directors, AZ shall IN, ct within three
months from the passage OF the act and
elect officers.
The jump Property.
Mr.. Ridgely offered joint resolution
appointing joint committee OF one on
the part OF tie Senate aud two on the
part Of the House to take into considera-
ton the Jump property belonging to the
state and adjoining the State House in
| Dover The object is TO make the prop
erty more profitable to the state.
Afternoon in the House.
The House bill to incorporate the
Delaware AZ d Dead wood Smelling Com
pany, in which corporation William Z,
Swiit aud others OF Wilmington are
largely interested, passed this afternoon
u did not pass, however, until amend
ments had been tackled TO it protecting
Wilmington. The principal office will bs
Ia Wilmingt ton, but the mines are ii
| DeadwOod. Dakota The original bin resc
as il they were to be given the right Il
mine in Delaware, etc,
Petitions Presented
Petitions were presented for the pas.
| sage OF the Peach Yellows bill; and fol
the passage Of the bills for changing th,
time OF holding courts in Kent snC
Sussex counties,
Another Insurance Bill