Evening journal., 1893-04-21
DEATH OF N. C. D. BILL
Delaware Cannot Afford to
Support Its Army
EXCEPT AS IT HAS FOR TWO YEARS.


the state Amended ON the Divorce
Question.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 2i The Senate jumped |
on Adiutant General Hart's National
Guard bill with both feet yesterday. The
sentiment against the bill was so pro
nounced that there was not word Of |
debate; but it died a double death, 50
to speak.
Senator Watson reported It without
recommendation. Assistant Clerk Hea rn
read the bill, which was very lengthy
When the words taken by the enemy
and "shall receive a pension II wounded"
were read several jocular remarks were
passed
A viva voce vote was taken, al the
members being present The vote
against II was, seemingly unanimous,
but Senator Records, who was mem
Der of Governor Biggs' staff, says that
he did not vote.
Speaker Houston declared the bill lost.
To make the matter sure; Senator Ross
moved that the vote by which it was
killed be reconsidered. But before he
could add 'and that the motion to re
consider be laid on the table
Speaker Houston put the simple motion
to reconsider and II was carried Then
the bill was before the Senate again Just
as 1t was before any vote was taken
Another viva voce vote killed II, aud
Senator Ross said
"Mr. Speaker move that the vote
by which the bill was lost be reconsid.
cred. and TO lay the motion TO reconsider
ON the table.
His motion was carried with the same
unanimity and the National Guard is now
in the same condition that II was before
the General Assembly met instead Of
getting new rules and an additional appro-
priation Of Si,SO0
The Divorce Amendment Passed.
The Senate passed the House bill pro-
posing an amendment 70 the State Con
stitution, giving the Courts sole cogni.
zance Of divorce. S nator Lacey voted
against IL. IL will have TO be approved
by the governor and ratified by three
fourths of the members Of each branch Of
the next General Assembly before IL be.
comes part of the constitution. The
next General Assembly may pass it, and
yet do all the divorce work IL wants 10,
by simply deferrng its ratification unit
the last week of the session.
bills Become Laws.
The Senate passed the following House
bills yesterday afternoon: Act author
izing the governor to appoint notary
public for a Smyrna real estate office
act authorizing the heirs Of John Fehren-
bach deceased TO sell portion of his
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ate the New Castle Library Company,
with an amendment striking out the ex
emption from taxation clause TO incor.
porate the Law Library Association Of
New Castle county; TO incorporate the
Methodist Publishing Company 10
div orce Joseph f. and Annie E. Carey,
and Emma j., and Benjamin ID Arm
strong
The Cooch Convict Labor BILL which
was recommitted in the Senate, was
passed, with an amendment regulating
the expenditures Of the Jail commits
sioners.
Delaware Terminal Amendments.
} The Delaware Terminal Railroad Com
pany's amendments have followed the
way Of ali flesh. The House has used
the bill for the introduction Of substi-
tute, entirely foreign to the railroad
company. The amendments wiped out
the route east of the Delaware railroad
and really left the company with power
to construct a line any place in the
state Had they passed IL would have
given the 3. & o. q splendid, opportunity
/ TO have run a competing line down the
state.
More Delaware College Talk.
There is some talk in the House Of ad
iourning to-day until z o'clock on Monday
evening. II this be done the members
will spend Monday inspecting Delaware
College No mention of the trip hal
been made in the Senate. The member
Of the upper branch want TO get through
and get home. Senator Pllling ever
went so far last evening as to say tina
he would not return TO Dover after mex
week, even if the General Assembly di'
not adjourn
Petition for Supervisors.
Representative Days chair was empt,
for two or three days this week, but few
D persons knew that he was away. III
p was in Brandywine hundred gettini
Q signers to petitions asking the Senate L
+ pass his bill abolishing the road com
10 | nlSSloutI5 OF lual uuhuiout ulNluluk I
e into FIVE districts and putting each dis
< trict under the control of a supervisor
q He succeeded so well that he secure'
/. over $50 signers, between twenty AM
thirty being Republicans. This stronl
petition he brought to Dover, and tn
p. senators will have an opportunity 0
o seeing how favorably the bill is regards
q by Mr. Day 5 constituents.
g Down to a Quart; Up to a Quart.
Elk Magistrate Bertolette, Francl
Kelley and William Baxter, three wei
known wholesale liquor dealers of Wi
mington, spent several hours in tow
yesterday, looking after the bill regl
,s lating the sale of intoxicating liquor
Il provides that wholesalers may Sc
B. down to a quart and retailers up to
quart, to be drunk off the premises I'll
is delegation had hearing before the Con
y. mittee on Revised Statutes. but L
e, definite action was taken. One of Il
In bills was reported without recommend
tion in the House just before the
le reached Dover. Fortunately for the
il was not called up and killed befo
$. they had an opportunity for hearing,
- A Legislative Pair.