The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-21
FOURTH edition


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Correspondence of the Republican.
Down. April 90. 1s9s.-The Senate
met at 10 30 o'clock this morning, when
on motion Of Mr.. Pyle, the vote by
which the Wilmington Market House
Dill was passed. was reconsidered and
the Dill reconimitted to have the title
amended.
Mr.. Pilling moved that the house
be requested to return to the SENATE
the House bill for the permanet I'M
proyement Of the public roads OF New
castle county, (Cooch bilD CARRIED,
vote by which It passed was reconsid-
cred and the bill recommittei.
Bills was passed as follows:
House bills TO Incorporate the Smyr-
ma and Woodland Beach Electric Rail-
way Company; act in relation to shad
nshing 10 Brandywine river; In rela-
ton to Conrad's Cripple March Com.
pany.
Speaker Houston presented COM
munication from Secretary e. b.,
Frazer inqulring about the status of
joint resolution providing for the pub
lication OF the State Board of Health
report.
The following passed first reading:
HOUSE bills to Incorporate the Fen
WICK Island Land and Improvement
Company; to Incorporate the Fenwick
Island Cunning Club; Tor the relief OF
the Wilmington Mills Manufacturing
Company.
MIR. Pyle presented resolutions of
the lrish-Amerlcan meeting in Will
mington.
Bills were passed as follows:
Act for the relief OF tho heirs of John
Fehrenbach, deceased: to incorporate
the subscribers OF the New Castle LII
prary Company; to incorporate the
Law Library Association OF New Cas-
Tie county; to Incorporate tho Method
ISL publishing Company; to amend the
act incorporating the st. Augustine
Marsh Company; act proposing IN
amendment to the constitution OF this
State.
Adjourned to 10 a. IN. o.morrow.
THE HOUSE.
The House mot at LAS o'clock this
morning. when the Senate bill to In
corporate the Citlzens'Light, Heat and
Power Company of Dover passed
first reading.
The following bills were passed:
House bills to amend the charter OF
the McDonough Creamery Company;
TO Incorporate the Fonwlck Island
Company; to change election districts
OF Smyrna to borrow money; to incor-
poralo Fenwick Island Cunning Club;
TO allow Levy Court OF New Castle |
county to Issue bonds; Washington |
street bridge bill.
Adjourned until tomorrow at $50
a. IN.
THE DIVORCE BUSINESS.
The House bill to amend thu consti.
tuition of the State, so US to give the |
courts exclusive jurisdiction of all |
divorce cases was taken up in the |
Senate.
Senator Pilling said that this bill
would knock out the divorce COM |
mittee.
Senator Lacey said that the bill re.
qnired tho proposed amendment to be |
printed in all the newspapers. This |
would cost $1,000
Senator pilling-"Then we would !
save money" /
The vote stood seven yeas and two |
nays. Tho nays were Messrs. Lacey |
and Pyle.
The amendment must now be ap.
proved by the governor and adopted |
by the next General Assembly before |
1t becomes part of the constitution. |
II adopted by the next General As
sembly the amendment will mike
legislative divorces thing of the
past.
THE MILITIA KNocBED OUT.
The bill to rs-organize the National
Guard was taken up in the Senate this
morning and killed.
The bill, 1t will be remembered, was
Intended to put tho National Guard
on business basis and to properly
organize it. An increased appropria.
tpIN tHynk gTtI t~.. 4 ! H. f.. I
was only $500. and this would not
have materially affected the finances
Of tho State.
1t was evident from the time the bill
was rend that it was doomed to defeat |
and there was not single vote Ia its
favor.
1t is said that the officers Of the M
ltonal Guard, OF number OF them at
least. will soon resign their commits.
stons and recommend that tho National
Guard he abolished. At present IL is
of no use TO the State or itself.
A LIQUOR BILL KILLED.
Several Wilmingtonians were before
the House committee to-day Co adyo-
cate the passage of the liquor bill
which provides that screens may be
put up. and that liquor may be sold to
be drunk of the promises, and that
any minor who misrepra sents his age
In order to obtain II drink shall be
heavily fined. Their arguments, how
ever, had but little effect. and the com.
mittee decided to report the bill un.
Iayurbly. .
MIR. cARpENTEEs BILL.
Mr. Carpenters bill to relnstate him
in the Street and Sewer Commission
still sleeps In the hands OF the com
mittee. 1t was supposed that IL
would be taken up for final action to.
day, hut when its friends counted
noses they came to the conclusion that
II was useless to make the freak for
exhibition before the House. There Is
no telling when 1t will be taken up, and
1t might 10 well for tho members to
remember that, Notwithstanding the
assertions OF Mr.. Carpenter and other
1 NJ arnaI.al I.ait i.aa III,