The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24
FOURTH EDITION
THE LAW MAKERS,

The House Again Commences Work.
hut the senators do not Show up
Judge Houston's Resignation Said to
! b. in bower.
Correspondence Of REPUBLICAN,,
DOVER Jan. 29rd, 1858. - OIL; SpeaI,er
of the Senate houston, Clerk Hard
castle and Chaplain Du IIamel were
present in the Senate chamber this
morntng, and that body was adjourn
ed by the Speaker until to-mo rreY
morning.
The House WINS called to order ut H.
40 o'clock by Speaker Whiteman, and
after prayer by the chaplain the roll
was called, and the journals of the last
Injecting read and approved On mo-
ton of Captain Daisey. the appoint.
mont of David Hutchinson as Sergeant
OF Arms pro TEN, was confirmed.
4 MIR. Salisbury gave notice that to-
morrow, or some day In the future, he
would introduce bill to amend arti-
cie 4, OF the Constitution. This amend.
ment is for the purpose of explaining
the word ballot" as used in tho con
istitution and Is designed to legalize
the use of voting machines, IL deemed
II NlS lAbpb9bh ~ hliO
General Assembly, has boon approved
DO the Governor and only awaits rati-
Iiieation by thiee-fourth5 vote of this
Legislature.
On motion OF Mr.. Salisbury, the
bin In relation to the coroner and the
lcoroner's physician OF New Castle
county was taken up for first read
ling. This bill original ell in tho Senate
,iand provides that the coroner shall
,iappoint his own physician, and that
his salary shall be $500 year. The
,lcoroncr shall receive u salary of $1,000
ia year. and neither he or his physician
shall DO entitled to receive any fees.
There Is also o. House bill, which Ia
lsimilar TO the other, with the excep-
ltion that 1t vests the appointing pow
)ler in the Levy Court. Mr.. kenney
= introduced II bill divorcing Annie Il.
J lIyndall from Samuel l.. Tyndall,
which passed second reading.
These parties have only been married
about one year, but it Is not known
what tho trouble is between them. The
wife also asks that she be granted the
privilege of resuming her maiden
name, Annie l.. Hitch. A hill was In
itroduced empowering the recorder of
deeds OF New Castle county to make
certain indexes. A bill was also read
to renew the charter OF the Germania
building Association, No. ..
ON MIR Daisey's motion the Senate
Hill to renew the charter of the Casho
Machine Company was reau second
thine ard referred
Mr.. Sprnance introduced the follow
Ing bills: An act to incorporate the
Delaware Shade Tree Company; all act
to amend chapter 10, volume IL, laws
of Delaware; an act to incorporate the
delaware Distillery Company; an act
to roiiew the charter OF st. Mary's T..
"a. b. Society.
Mr.. Daisey gave notice of bill to
better secure the unappropriated
school funds now in the hands OF
clerks.
Mr.. Cooch presented resolution
that was adopted, empowering the
committee ON Claims TO employ an
attorney for the House to attend to
Y such business US may be needed. AT
> ". 40 O'Clock u recess was taken until
3 o'clock this afternoon.
The House convened again at 81
O'Clock, when Mr. Daisey gave notice
that no Will Introduce Il bill to inGor-
,porate Oaklah Dma Tribe Red Men. and
Friendship Circle B. OF u. OF Loves
Alr. Armstrong gave notice of bill
TO divorce Sallie from Jefferson Cum
Minis.
: Mr. Day gave notice of bill to di
vorce james g., and Mary McIom
The following bills were read and re.
forred:
I Senate bill to Incorporate the Econo.
mlc insurance Company Of America
on motion OF Mr.. Cooeh, TO incorporate
Wyoming Castle. X. q. T.; on motion
lof MIR. Armstrong, act to lay out pub
HE road In South Murderkill; to incor
Iporate Hollis stove and Furniture Com
ipuny. by Mr. Spruunce.
On motion Of MIR Sevll, tie bill pro
NidinP for new public road in kentof
1 lluiidred was read n second time anG
y referred.
III following was offered by Mr.
iSHulsbury and passed:
'1tesolved, That tho attorney-gen,
eral he and he is neieby requested t.
b"t5fru the House whether or no
Adams Express Com pauy, by tts
charges In this state, In comparison
with its churges else where, is dis
terminating. or has Mt any tine dis
lcriminated, against the people OF hi.
state or has subjected them to any un
due or unreasonable prejudice or dis
advantage III any respect whatsoever
"kesoiYed, That tho attorney gen
i. eral be further requested to inform
the House whether or not such dis
examination ID, in his opinion, q viola
ition of thu laws of the Unitou stat d
and more particularly of the act o
Congress entitled An act to regulate
commerce. approved February 4
1888.
Resolved, That the attorney-gen
eral be further requested to inform
the House whether or not the sal,
Adams Express Company Is, in hi
opinion, subject to tie provisions o
mn act of Congress, approved March :
1859, entitled An net To amend an ac
entitled An act TO regulate commerce
and us to whether or not tho sal
Adams Express Company has com Pile,
with the provisions OF said act requii
ing il to print and keep open to publ
inspection schedules showing the ate
land fares and charges for trans Dol
itation.
t.Resolved, That If the attorne,
general shall lind that the said Adam
Express Company is, to the disadval
taRe of tho people OF this State. viola
ling any OF the provisions of these G
of any other laws of tho United State.
he be further requested to inform tn
House what action should, in his unIl
lie ion. he taken by the General Assembl
to protect our people against such III
tf. lust discrimination.
of The following hi lis were passed: A
act to incorporate the EDoch Alool
lc and Sons Company, motion OF NJ
ISpruance; rechnrter the Delawal
lliank, on motion Of Mr.. salisbury; /
rechurter the Diamond lodge. X c
as T., on motion of Mr. Day.
The House then adjourned until In
i morning.
lie AiArIEGs IN GENERAL.
~ II is reported that Judge Housto
sc has forwarded his resignation, an
- that it was In the mall of the Secretal
I Of Suite. but as neither the Governt
Ell OrSoJretary were In town, the repo
nv, conld not 10 verified. but IL general
~ believed to hetIus.
s. There IL still considerable specul
"A tion in reference to the new Judges
- 4 goutlenon who stands close to Il
l 5 new Judges. A gentleman who stant
NJ close to tile Governor said to-day h;
-, he llld not heliGVs that even the Go
al eruOr knew himself VINE ho will a
~ point.
~ Another man who Is equally close |
~ tho tioYernor said in answer le a uue
al ton that A. L. Robinson will 10 CHI
=. Justice, ana that either Z. +. Coop,
Co or James Pennewili will he apnOinte
1f : in ,tuIiYn IIDitgtobtc pinpn wifi, Al