Evening journal., 1893-03-11
THIS IS MY BUSY DAY.
Delaware Legislators Close the
Week With a Rush.
REuoN0ILINa THE REGISTRATIONS.

The sureties Responsible for the Goods
as Well as the Body-swartz the Prob
able Notary-Bu to Do Away with
Legislative Divorces Librarian Cru
well Wants His Salary Increased.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. March 1.-THE Legislators
had a full day yesterday. Every man
had as much as he wanted to do, either
in attending to the immedtte wants OF
his constituents or in committee work.
This is my busy day" was the motto
hung upon the wall, and it was particu
larly applicable to Senator Pyle and
Representative Spruance, who have the
largest constituencies.
Reconoiling the Laws.
Victor B. Woolley, counsel for the
House is amending the registration
laws of the City of Wilmington to re-
concile them TO the Wolcott ballot bill
The first registration act for the city
amended in 1883 In 1891 the new
registration act providing for general
registration of the city for the state
election was passed. Each conhicted
with the original two city registration
acts He is reconciling the hrst act With
these amendments with the last act, and
fitting the Australian ballot law to the
registration law as it will be amended
He is also drawing the law 10 do away
with the voters assistants who did so
much to corrupt the voters last fall.
Frazer, Colquohoun and Uncle Jerry.
E. B Frazer, seer tary of the State
Board Of Health, has proven himself a
bigger man than w R. G. Colquohoun,
secretary of the Wilmington Board of
Health. He has succeeded in getting
through the House the bill depriving
COlquohoun of the five cents he receives
from the county for each birth, marriage
and death that be reports TO the Re
corder of Deeds Mr. ColquohOun should
get up q bill for the suppression of Mr.
Frazer. He would not have much trouble
in lobbying it through. One of the prin-
cipal reasons why the Senate does not
care TO permit the report of the State
Board OF Health is because Mr.. Frazer
forgot vital statistics and meau dered of,
taking issue with Uncle Jerry Rusk.
secretary Of Agriculture, on the question
of the prohtableness of wheat growing.
There is luking suspicion that Mr..
Frazer wants to send Uncle Jerry a
marked copy
Among Those Passed.
Among the bills passed by the House
yesterday were the following:
House bills to incorporate Ottawa Tribe
No 3. l. o r NJ, and WILMINGTON Lodg,
Of Mschinists. No 1Si. authorizing tn,
Levy Court of New Castle county TO ap
propriate 81 GOO for the protection of the
river road below New Castle
Gruuem Wants an Increase.
Senator Lacey has given notice of
bill which should meet with genera
commendation; but what its fate vii
be at the HANDS of this retreuohment anC
reform Legislature remains to be seen.
II increases the salary of the stat
librarian to $500 and gives him powe
to purchase aud distribute without
additional compensation, all supplies
required by the General Assembly
At present tue salary of the stat
librarian is S co. or not quite $40 week
He not only has to be in constant at
tendance at the library and keep
record of all books received and take
out; but he also has the custody an
care OF the State House II labors al
greater than many of those who Ieceiy
three times as much as he
he wants to purchase the supple
because, under The resolution aduDte
two years ago, there is o resirictio
placed upon the amount of supplies 20
received by each member Two or thr,
persons make the purchases in additio
to himself, and there is constant conf
sion as TO when the members have I
ceived their lawful allowances I'm add
tion to this, the friends of state Libr
rian Gruwsu assert that he has, I
making judcious purchases, saved Il
state from $3 90 $500 during q
present session and could do better If
had the purchasing OF all the supplies.
rhe sIaryIond Method.
There has been considerable trout
here with the way Ia which bills d
amended Most Of the amendments pi
vide for the amendment Of a section
striking out word or sentence in Ct
tain line. In most cases it gives {
committee much trouble to find the p,
ri nlar part amended Speaking of Il
topble a well known lawyer said y,
trasy:
isrylsnd has now, or had seve'
Years ago, splendid method for amen
iOe bills Instead OF DOING as we do be
all confusion Is avoided by striking
tue entire section aud enacting a 81
stitute containing be original provisis
OF the section, including the amer
ments
Revision for the Dog BIZ.
William BaNters bill making 10 unl6
ful for any person 10 kiu or ma
registered dogs, will have TO be revi
before Il can be reported by the Sen
Committee, 10 which it eas referr
Senator McMullin considers the p
visions of the bin oppressive, ina d
they provide for heavy fire aud IA
months imprisonment. Senator r,
nuother member OF the committee, fav
the bill ii properly framed He thi
that men who pur their money in Va
able dogs should be protected. CouI
Wool ey will remodel It,
swartz the Probable Notary.
The House Committee on Revl
Statutes made a favorable report u