Evening journal., 1891-04-08

| aftsr July !, 1891. The attorneys ge
fifteen per cent.
The Farmers Banks have not entered
into the compromise, but will settle with
the state aud this viii increase tae sun
to $57. 000
The oyster Appropriation.
The bill TO appropriate Sl2, 900 10. the
purchase Of shells to be placed in The
Delaware oyster beds TO foster the oy steI
Industry will not fare as we'll in the
Senate as IL did in the House. 10 Is now
Ia the hands Of the Senate Committee on
fish, oyster and game,
j. Thomas Lone and Joshua McHoni-
gal held q conference with the committee
TO day, and tried TO inGuce The com
mittee to make favort BILE report on
the bill This the committee viii not do
! The bin ia its present. form does not
meet with their approval In he fret
place the committee Is opposed 20 n fl2
OG0 experiment, and Governor Hall who
Is member of the committee favnrs an
appropriation OF 5000 TO begin with
and then await developments The com
mittee will amend the bill making it
compulsory fer the oystermen to Gull
their oysters on the rocks, and increase
the tax per acre aud on the tonnage OF
the oyster boats.
Legality Of the Railroad Deal.
The legality OF the railroad deal
between the state, the D, NJ & V. rail
road and the P y, w. & railroad. is not
clear in the minds OF the members Of the
House Mr jackson to day ,ffered y
resolution authorizing the employment
OF Edward Ridgely Of Dover and A 2
Robinson Of Georgetown, to prepare ap
opinion upon the matter Mr. Rldgel
has already expressed himself that he
does not think the guarantee can be
binding unless the company has the con.
sent of the Pennsylvan aud Maryland
Legislature.
Mr Wolcott, on the contrary, says The
legislatures Of those states have norhing
whatever to do with It. That the P
w. & B r +. corporation In Delaware
Is separate and distinct from all others
and must not be confounded will
then.
IL is more than likely that the opinion
rendered by these attornies will be an
adverse one
cosmopoli an Police Bill.
The act TO provide for the appoint
ment Of municipal police commission
for the city Of Wilmington, was intro
duced in the House to day by Mr.
Smith II provides that after July l,
1891, the police department shall be n
rhe handa OF a board Of police commits
sioners, composed Of the mayor. and two
sober and discreet persons to be appointed
by the governor
Is II Loaded
Mr. Day introduced bill to incsrpo
rate the Delaware Construction Gem pany
The inccrporators are William A. Bro WI,
Joseph n Carols, Marian r. Gates and
Eugene d X sutton. The principal
place OF business will be Wilmington
rhe capital stock ia placed az 81 600
From the bill II would seem that the
principal business OF the corporation viii
be eompoundiug medicines ana doctorinF
stocks.
Delaware Terminal Railroad CompSn' :
Mr. jackson introduced bill to-day TO
incorporate the Delaware Terminal Rail
road Company. The incorporators named
In the bill ars William T. Sirman. John
I. Dorman, Daniel NJ Rldgsly, William
R. Allaband, Franklin Temple. Harry f.
Ford, John W -sylor, Morris Conawsy
n Gilbert Wilds. john M Reed. e
Morris, John d. Burton. William
Dyer Robert w REYNOLDS, Will
liam Ellison. Louder l. Sapp,
Daniel w Corhit, John G Higgins,
George 81 alderAnsleeve and rhomas
r Dilworth The capital stock is
$500 GOO, divided into 10, 600 shares a.
$50 per share rhe company may orga
uize when 500 shares Of the capital stock
have been subscribed and per eeutum
OF the par value OF said stock is paid ia
fbe bill gives the company power to
ocate ana construct a railroad with one
OF more tr 'cks from anv point In or near
Lewes, Sussex county, to any
point on the line Of New
Castle county. and the State OF Mary
land, and may unite with any line NJ
railroad which is non constructs ed
or may be constructed In the
state with the consent Of said rail Dad
1t shall not cross any other line but by
on undergrade or overgrade crossing
The company has the right to condemn
any land neces sary to be had In The con
struction Of the road The enmpauv
shall pay to the state tax a. a rate o.
one half Of one per cent. per annum on
the capital stock actually paid IN when.
ever the business shall Weld dividend
Of per cent over and above all liablli
ties and expenses
Itis regarded ss an April fool joke OF
the p, w & B. railroad
The senate and Divorce.
The Senate had run on House Divorc,
bills to day II passed the fo'lOwins
bills: To divorce William from Anui'
Needles Sarah G from William G Cor
way; Nellie from William A. StrAin
Helen from John MCVey. and Henry 4
from Elizabeth = Spencer.
Enemies TO Education.
Newport school district in New Castl,
county seems 70 be opposed 70 any chang
ia the form Of school management Mr.
Crsnston TO day presented a remonstrsne
from that district which opposes he Ros
BILL the Cooper bill, the House substi
tute for the Cooper bill and everyth ~
connected with them The people Of thi
district do not want state superinten
dent, free text books OF anything else
Governors appointment.
The ali absorbing topics In the lowe
part OF the state House TO day were tn
| appointments OF AeblStfAi OF Wits ~
Kent county. TO I'll the Office made vacsr
by the death OF James L. Heverin, sn
state librarian, 10 fill the office vacate
BY John O. Gooden, term expired
The governor was besieged by deli
galions all day First came the frienC
! Of the registrar candidates. Colonel
e T. Cooper went before the governor wit
J. 400 letters OF recommendations and peti
:. tions representasing 1000 names, Pet