Evening journal., 1893-02-08
TO JUMP ON EXCLUSIVES
Loaded For Corporations
Wanting Perpetual Rights.
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II

sioner to Succeed Chief Justice Rob- /
inson-Another Electric Railway.
STAFF Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER. Feb. 8. Representative Cooch |
is loaded for men and corporations who
want perpetual and inviolable charters |
and exclusive rights. Yesterday after
noon he gave notice of an amendment to |
article IL OF the State Constitution. His |
proposed amendment is as follows
''The exercise of the right of eminent
domain shall never be so construed or
abridged as to prevent the taking by the
Legislature of the property and franchises
ofrincorporated companies, hereafter to
be organized, and subiecting them to
public necessity the same as individuals;
nor shall exclusive rights or privileges of
any nature be granted TO individuals or
corporations"
To the EVENING JOURNAL correspon-
dent Mr.. Cooch said:
"The object of that is to prevent pri-
vate corporations getting through by
stealthy means, bills which give them *
elusive rights to the detriment of the
public interests. They would build these
things if they could not get exclusive
rights, but they will get them if they
can. 1t applies to corporations as well
as to individuals"
amending the feuulers Acts
Representative Watkins introduced
bill TO amend Chapter 6l7, Volume
XVIII, Laws of Delaware, the peddlers
law. 1t makes the license rates as fol-
lows
Foot peddlers, $50; one horse. $50;
two horses; $25; each additional horse
So; cart or carriage, drawn by one
horse $25 cart or carriage. drawn by
two horses, $3j; each additional horse,
$40.
The present law is: Foot, $50; one
horse, $50; two herses, $50; each addi-
tional horse, $25; horse and wagon, 500; /;
two horses and wagon, $780, each addi
tional horse $50.
An effort to make fish peddlers pay
license failed.
Peach Yeliows Law Repeal.
Representative Armstrong has given
notice of an act to repeal, in part, the
Peach Yellows law and to amend the
rest. The part to be repealed applies to
Kent county.
The BAH in Motion.
The ball to abolish the Office of assist
ant secretary of state was set rolling in
the House by Representative Dasey yes
terday afternoon. He gave notice of a
bill to repeal the law establishing the
Office and the bill will probably follow
to day.
stone-PiIe In Danger.
Judge Ball will have to look out fol
his tramp law which was passed by the
last General Assembly. There is some
talk here that the stone-pile measure is
too expensive a method of reform. One
member said yesterday that it cost the
county $1,000 year.
Another Bill Held Up.
The bill to incorporate the Wilmington
Improvement Company is held up in ths
snate. The members think that tn,
powers given by the bill are too sweep
ing and will make radical amendments
One of the members said to- day that tn,
company want the bill as introduced ol
it does not want anything. If the com
panY will not consent to amendments TIN
bill will doubtless be killed. Senate
Pilling has been added to the committe
on corporations to consider It,
Whole Hog OF None.
It is said that there was a SUISSE.
county man in town yesterday who wa
very indignant. Not content with get
ting three of the FIVE judges in the state
he was mad because the governor ha
taken away the secretary of states offic
from Sussex county.
A Laurel Compromise.
About two weeks ago Representativ
Kenney introduced a bill reducing th
amount of money to be raised in Laur'
for internal improvements from 81 90
to 500. Since that time there has bee
quiet fight in progress. 1t was con
promised yesterday by making th
amount $3.50, a reduction of $3.50. III
bill passed the House in that shape
Bills Become Laws.
The following bills were passed by Oh
General Assembly yesterday:
Senate-House bills to renew the cha
ter of the Wilmington Conference Aca
emy; TO renew the charter of the Bra
dywine Hundred Mutual Horse Associ
tion; to incorporate Henlopen Circle n
4, Brotherhood of the Union. H. Z. c.
A. Of Lewes; Senate bill to incorpora
Brandywine Lodge, No. IS, l. o. o. +
of Highlands
House-House bills to incorporate Il
J. Morton Poole Company; to diyor
Carrie G. and George w. Cannon.
Aud stn Another.
Senator Pyle gave notice of an act
incorporate the II. & p. 2. Electric Ra
way Company. TIE projectors al
route proposed are not kno wn, as the b
hasm5t set been placed in his hands.
$50. Temperance People Move
Representative Day will introduce
bill TO transfer the voting place of t
eastern district of Brandywiue hundr
from the Practical Farmer hotel to Cla
mont Hall. distance of one and OF
haf miles farther east The opponer
of the bill say that the present locati
is the most central in tho district a
that the move to change it is simply
desire ON the part OF temperance peol
to remove the election from the no
property.
Time oflElection Changed.
Representative Salisbury introduce,
bill to renew and extend the charter
Dover. 1t is practically a new char
and covers sixty-three pages of legal {
paper The only important change
that the time for holding the town el
tion is changed from March TO January
WIN See Cleveland Installed.
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