Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
ment he would have voted against con
THE r. 4 r. conMurATroy.

There was no discussion whatever, in
the Senate over concurrence in the House
joint resolution extending for two years
more the $4,000 communication tax OF the
Baltimore 81 Philadelphia railroad. The
vote was:
Ayes McMullen, Pyle, Records, Ross,
Watson, Speaker Houston-6
NocS-l.acey, Filling, Williams.
THE SEW CASTLE Ann NEwr0Rr,
William +. Smallcy was here to-day
lobbying. with his usual indefatigability
for the New Castle, Newport and vii
mingtOn Electric Railway bill. In AN in
terlude OF good natured Chaiiing several
persons eXerted themselves to impress
upon Mr.. Smallev the vital importance OF
coming to an immediate understanding
with Preston Lea, Of the Wilmington CITY
Railway Company. IF you don't you
might as well Withdraw your bill and go
home said these Jobs comfortcrs. Your
bill will stand no show whatever of get
ting through the Senate without Pres.
lea's endorsement. tio to him and cut
your bill down and fix it up TO suit him,
get him 10 mark 1t approved and then
You'll be all right" Half in fun ana half
in earnest Mr.. Smalley went after MIR.
Lea and brought him into the House, but
that experienced taCtician Of course die
not endorse.
ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL ANENpMEST.
The House passed to-day. by l4tOl, fMr.
Armstrong voting mo !, the salisbury
bill proposing an amendment TO the State
Constitution veStng in the courts "cX-
| elusive c0gnilance Of granting divorces,
but for the causes and conditions pre-.
| scribcd by the Legislature. This amend
mcnt must. Of course, receive Il tHu-thirds
vote Of this General Assembly, the ap.
| proHal Of the governor, ami Il three. fourlhs
vote in the next General Assembly.
wILNtN@roS FIRE assurance COMPANY.
fhC incorporators named IN the bill to
incorporate the Wilmington Fire lnsur-
ance Company, which passed The House
| to-day, are Samuel IL. Haypard. William
| y. Mulla, Jr., Archibald :. Reed, William
| J.. Clark. Daniel W. Taylor Wilmer
| Palmer William l.awtOu, Arson A. Maher.
| Charles Taylor, William +. Smalley,
Daniel Ross, j. wilkins Gooch and James
| I. shalcross The capital stock has been
! raised to $4,000, it was originally 10000,
| IN shares of Sh1. with power TO increase to
S2OH,ulu the business to insure all kinds of
| property against loss or damage by tire,
the principal office at Wilmington, with
power to establish subordinate offices III
other parts of Delaware, the United States
! and elsewhere, and annual meetings to be
| held on the third Tuesday IN juno.
4 FENwiCG's ISLAND Room.
| New bills continue to come in, as sub.
| Stitutcs for abandoned ones. An act to
4 incorporate he FcuwiGk's Island Canning
! Club will lie put in this way tomorrow.
| The iHcorp0"atOrs named in the bill are
| William IL. kcnworthy, Frank Taylor.
| Horace j. Hickman, Robert W. Dasey and
! John H. Layton. Mr.. Kenworthy is pres
ident Of the Capele Hardware Company;
| Mr.. Taylor president of the Nulcanized
| Fibre Company Messrs Hick man and
| DasGy, members OF the House, Mr.. Lay
! ton. clerk of the House and half owner of
the island; and there are others interested
| whose names do not appear. The bill
says nothing about cunning, but sets forth
| that the corporation is created for the
| purpose Of social intercourse and the
| mutual Improvement of its members
| An act to incorporate the ienwick
| Island Company Will accompany the fore
| gong. The incorpOratOrS are the same,
and the capital stock 800 900, in $50 shares,
with power to increase 10 100000. They
are authorized 10 erect build. purchase, or
make for themselves or under contract.
| houses buildings, structures piers and
wharves, and to lease, hold, manage Oper-
ate and dispose of the same, or any of the
property Of the corporation, and also to
build, erect or construct Il railroad, (which
shall commence at or near tcnwick
Island and extend thence in 4 westerly di-
rectiun to some convenient point on tho
line of the Delaware, Maryland ~ Nir-
ginia railltad and on the east side thereof
and not north uf Frankford nor south of
Sebyvlic. The motive power shall be
either Steam or electricity.
THE WlLMtSGTON RAILWAY BILL.
Senator Watson reports among the bills
that his commtJce has considered favor
ably--aiil there being no afternoon scs-
sion of the senate to-day. the committee
has done a lot Of work-rhr House bill
SIIDplnmCutarV 10 the charter OF The Wi.