Evening journal., 1891-03-26

which may be adopted. The bill author
ICES the board to receive donations or
Of land and aid from the
Levy Court aud City Council not ex-
ceeding $500. After the bridge is COM
pleted 1t Is TO be decided 10 the county
and maintained by IL. Thir will prove
an opening for the Cotton railway
syndicate TO get 'over the river. "
Peninsula Printing Company.
A bill to incorporate the Peninsula |
Printing Company was introduced In the
House to-day. Just what it Is the ineor
porators will not say Those named in
the bill are H. q Colclazer. w, Is Chew,
w. p Biggs. William Simmons, General
r. Il. Keuney, State Treasurer w II.
Burnite, w T. Hutgon, Colonel Il. I.
Cooper Speaker w. l.. Sirman and w
r. oausey The capital ste sk is R25 030.
The principal place II business will be in
Dover, but the bill gives the company to
establish branch oificss elsewhere
Speaker Sirman says It Is bona hde
concern, and further says there win be a
daily newspaper Some regard II as a
huge Joke calculated 10 stir up the news
paper fraternity throughout the state.
state Repatriation Caucus.
A Democratic caucus was held In the
offics OF the secretary of state tonight.
1t was held for the purpose OF consider
ing the proposed state registration bill.
The matter was thoroughly discussed
aud the bill In the rough has been pre-.
pared
The Joint committee on ballot reform
held meeting to night After consid
eration 1t was agreed that the matter
was one Of great Importance aud should
be considered by the committee OF the
whole, without any direction from the
COMMITTEES IL was therefore ordered
that the bin for the adoption Of
the Myers Ballot Machine should
be reported without recommenda-
tion either for or against the system.
TIE bill will probably be reported
and considered some time next week
But one vote was lacking in
favor Of reporting the bill favorably
Those favorable were composed equally
of Democrats and Republicans, thus
showing the non -partisanship Of the
Myers system. Surprise Is expressed that
the committee were not unanimous in
It's favor. Il Is claimed that this is the
only ballot reform system that comes
vonched for by the people. That petit
ton signed by over twenty-five hundred
OF Delaware voters las been presented
which is over one-ffteenth oil
the entire vote OF the state
at the last election-aud this
petition includes the names Of many o.
our best citizens; among which arr
Judge Grubb, ex Governor Stockley, ex
Secretary OF State Causey, many ex
members Of the Legislature and others
Twenty three inspectors OF election arr
found on the petition. Besides volun.
tary and unsought petitions have beei
presented BY the joint Farmers Institut
OF Delaware, by the oranges and by thl
, labor organizations Of Wilmington. On
gentleman says that mot one tenth 0
! the friends Of the Myers ballot machin
! are on record, that the sentiment
almost universal In its favor and al
confident the Legislatu will not ignoI
it.p
/ It does seem very strange that 4
other system presented has shown
9 single signature from Che voters, an
r that the only opposition to the Myei
p system is Of the whispering kind. YoI
4 correspondent has heard about evei
\ member admit that the Myers system
4 the only one that will stop bribery al
s intimidation. Senator Hall and Repr,
: sentative Hutson are the chairmen Of u
! iont committee and both are enthusiast
Z tic, in favor Of It's adoption, and say
e great mistake will be made II it Is NJ
y adopted, as nothing else offered will gi'
q reform, or as little expense.
II Reduced the Appropriation.
n When the House joint resolution NAL
n ing an annual appropriation Of $50, coo
: tne Delaware State Hospital for the Ii
r; sane came up in the Senate to-day, M
ID Pilling amended 1t by reducing the al
1r propriation from S25, 600 to $4,000.
r, The PeddIers Act,
OF The Senate Committee on Revised Stt
O. utes has amended the Peddlers' act Al
Is now ready to report It, The amenI
ments exempt peddlers Of meats, veg
m tables and fruits.
rs A Conference Echo.
y, W.T. Case Of FELTON,, is in Dover {
- - day exhibiting petition addressed
- Presiding Elder John A. B. Wilson, as
y ing him TO make arrangements to ha
y LIZ. o. McNichol returned to FELTON,
y ~ e Church It is signed by fifty me-
81 bers of the church.
= The official board OF the church b
also addressed the following letter to {
: presiding elder:
NJ list. viii you be kind enough
inform us Why you removed Broth
McNichol from us aftsr knowing ct
people wanted him to stay and he want
u to stay.
by "9d. Why did you take Mr. Hsyr
III from Sudlersville, when the peOl
er wanted aim and he wanted TO stay the
b. as we understand IN the casel'
to It is signed by w. T. Case, w
ng Creadick, Jacob Friedel and Rob'
OO Flodgson.
to Legislature Notes.
ut This Senate will soon be known as
70 equorumless body"
x Senator Moore Is becoming famous
re a herring catcher.
nd Senator Williams was absent to day.
Nv On account Of the Delaware Cole
OF iaunt the Divorce Committee met &
afternoon and had several cases.
The number Of letters received by {
he handsome young Senate widower FRI
Ie- Sussex is something wonderful; and
by manner In which he smiles while res
ed ing some Of them shows that they
70. not all OF a strictly business character
he Mr.. Smith introduced bill to reinc-
,nl porate the Soldiers and Sailors Monumt
his Association Of the State of Delaware.
20, Mr.. Day introduced an act rsquiri
the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railrr
Company 10 place safety gates on
public road leading from Grub
~ Landing TO Beaver Valley.
.ne The River Front Railway Company
~ a bill here allowing the board Of direct
m res to hold meetings at Edge Moor instead