Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-06

tion, and the speaker left the chair and
moved It. He said that he was willing
to vote for the resolution as soon as
bill was passed making 1t a sslaried
office The motion prevailed aud the
resolution was returned to the table.
bill Is already before the Senate
making the Insurance commissioner q
salaried officer. 1t was favorably re
ported to day, but, as It did not throw
restrictions around the biennial report
appropriation 1t was, after short de-
bate. recon United
The truth of the matter is Just this
II the resolution passes, the bill will be
smotherea. That is what Senator Ross
fears. he has the whip 10 hand and he is
using It for all It is worth
The Office probably pays much more
than ~, 600 as ii now stands, and Mr..
Fooks and his friends are not particn
larly favorable to the change The bill
has tetn amended to meet these OBJ
jections and was reed TO Senator Hall
this evening II now provides that all
fees. smolumants and perquistes must
go TO the state. Its passage Is now
matter Of certainty
House Bills Passed the Senate.
House bills to amend section 11S Of the
act In relation to the statutes of the city
of Wilmington; and TO authorize the
governor 10 appoint a jsnitor for the
state House. were passed to day by the
Senate. The last named bill has the
Hall amendments attached which make
the salary $500 legislative years and
$3.50 for of years.
Troop ID Association
Immediately after the House rsassem-
bled this afternoon Ii went into commit
tee OF the whole on the bill for the relief
Of the trustees OF Troop B Association.
This bill provides that the trustees may
borrow on per cent interest $40, 600
from the state 4 J Norris presided
The bill was discussed in all its bearings,
and after the committee rose the chair
man reported the bill favorably and IL
was passed
Notes OF the Day
The Senate bill providing for the regis
tration OF voters ia Wilmington received
lbs first reading in the House this after
noon.
Senator Williams did not make the
decision on the passage of the Silver
brook bill, as was reported in the Every
Evening last night.
pHhEo Dali - ntlb iuOklDR hILhF the
Police Commission bill. His telegram
did not have the desired effect.
Labor Commissioner James H. Groves
Is here furtherng the interests of his
brother, Dr. B Groves, who wants TO
be justice OF the peace Ia Wilmington
The Peach Fellows bill was called up
in the Senate again to day and recon
mitted. New Castle county and Duck
Creek and Kenton hundreds in Kent
county are exempt from the operations
Of the bill as it now stands amended.
Mr.. Day introduced bill to incorpnr-
ate the Concord Land Investment Com
pany.
The House passed the following Senate
bills: Relating to the publishing of the
Wilmington Financial Statement: 20
provide safe travel over certain highways
IN Wilmington, being the overhead
bridge bill authorizing the Wilmington
Fire Department to elect it's chief and
assistant engineers.
The House passed the Senate bill 10
ame.,d the charter Of Laurel
The Senate bill for the aid OF Cape
Henlopen City (Rehobotk) streets, passed
the House this morning, with an
amendment reducing the appropriation
to be made by the Levy Court OF Sussex
county from 5000 to $500.
The House passed the Senate bill ia
relation to Giipin avenue. " ilmington.
Mr. higgins introduced bill to amend
the charter of the West End Improve
ment Company. This charter was
granted at this session. but was enrolled
without title The bill introduced by
MFR Higgins suppliea this want.
Mr. Eisenbrey introduced q bill au.
thorizing the clerks OF the peace OF the
several counties to print ticketa for the
Constitutional Convention bill They
must have them printed before May Ia,
1891
Mr.. Hutson offered a joint resolution
directing the secretary Of state to pub
lish the act providing for Constitu
tional Convention In at least Eve news
papers in each county II was adopted
BY the House and subseq usntly by the
senate.
Levi Q Bird is here working on the
b a. o. tax abatement resolution,