Evening journal., 1893-02-15

Those Marked Copies.
The proposed Police Commission act is
evidently exercising the police depart
ment of Wilmington The members
have received copies of the Morning
News containing accounts of how Chief
of Police Francis and Detective Hatton
had captured Milliken, the theatre-girl
sharper. The articles were marked:
please Read This.
To Succeed the Chief Justice.
Representative Jacobs will introduce a
bill substituting the name Of Robert c.
White for that Of Alfred P. Robinson in
the board appointed TO examine the
transcript Of the indices of the prothono-
tary's Office in Sussex county. Mr.. Rob-
tates such action.
After the Wilmington Bills.
c. II. Thomas, John A. Ratledge and
Maxwell T. Dannsnberg, of the legisla-
tion committee of the City Council of
| Wilmington were in the State House
yesterday looking after the proposed
legislation affecting the city govern
ment. They held conferences with
several of the Legislators, particularly the
/ Wilmington members. They are opposed
to the police commission bill, particularly
that provision which removes the mayor
from all control Of the police force.
They are equally pronounced in their
opposition to the bill which compels a
candidate for the city solicitorship to
have had at least Eve years experience
as a lawyer They do not favor the pro.
posed changes in the street and sewer
commissioners bill which has not yet
come to Dover.
Captain Dasey in Attendance.
Representative Dasey, who has been
suffering from stomach trouble was able
to attend yesterdays sessions Speak
ing Of the work on a ssawomen canal he
said that he had not been able to see
General Smith but Il at work on the pro-
posed inland water-W ay has been begun.
The wood has been cleared away, and the
specifications are out. The joint resolu
ton Of the General Assembly has had
the desired effect.
Deadly, Death-Dealing Pestilsnos.
The report Of the State Board of
Health was read in the Senate this
morning. 1t is the one which accom-
panied the governors message, and
dealt In general and extended way
with deadly, dealing pestilence. "
IL was referred.
Senate Resolution KILLED.
Yesterday morning Senator Lacey
ofiersd joint resolution appointing 3
Joint committee to take into considera
tion that part Of the governors message
relating to the registration and ballot
law. The resolution was adopted and
Speaker Houston appointed Messrs
Lacey and Records as Senate members of
the committee.
II was taken to the House and fingered
there for few hours, but died late in
the afternoon. Representative Salisbury
preached tho funeral sermon. The rea
son assigned was that the House already
had a committee at work on the sub
jeets.
Want Graded Licenses.
There Is some talk here that the mer
chants and manufacturers Of Whining
ton will ask the General Assembly I,
grade the licenses instead Of levying
tax Of one tenth of per cent. on tn,
sales made. They do not think it JUS
that the jobber. wholesaler and the re
taller should pay tax on the same goods
They want five or six grades of license a.
fixed rates
Objections to Inheritance Tax.
There is some talk in the Senate o
, repeating the inheritance tax law. Some
OF the senators do not think it Just tha
, the state should exact a tax from a man
, property because he sees fit TO leave hi
! property to some person who is not
! relative.
l Special ConstabIes' Woes.
In the House yesterday afternoon Mr.
, Spruanoe offered joint resolution 70
the payment Of the special constable
appointed by the governor for election
duty in Wilmington last November.
? Representative salisbury moved tha
the resolution be referred 10 the com
mittee on. appropriations.
Mr.. Spruance opposed the movement
He said that the reso luton had alread
been considered in committee of tn
whole and that its reference to the com
I mittee on appropriations would be useles
; as the full meaning and oxteLt of thl
resolution was fully understood
After further debate Mr. Spruanc
K consented to let 10 go TO the COMMITTEES
o Representatives Armstrong, Gam an
{ Sevil alone opposed its reference and the
= did it under the misconception Of MI
Spruance's attitude.
~ The friends of the resolution say tina
IS II Is Mr. salisbury idea 10 Kill the res,
Q luton In committee but they declar
n that he cannot do II, as a majority o
the committee favor the measure.
Legislative Notes.
Il Mr.. Pyle gave notice OF an act TO rene
/, the charter Of the Washington stree
stables
y The House bill changing the name
Mary Hanson Mather to Mary Hanso
Askew Mather passed the lower branc
3 yesterday. as did also the House bill
t make John Henry Roach, the adopte
{ son and heir at law of Sarah A. Roach.
The House passed the Senate bill
transferring the farm of Edward Woo
IS ward to District No. 20, New Cast
l. county, and the act supplementary
the act uniting the school districts
q, Seaford
. Representative Watkins wiz intrOdu'