Evening journal., 1893-02-10
Avn AND RUMORED LAW.
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Houston and Representative Spruance
led the friends Of the resolution. Sena-
tor Ross and Representative salisbury
led the opposition.
The friends Of the resolution claimed
that it was properly speaking a state
matter, and that the appointment of the
constables as an Offset to Marshal
Mahahy, and his minions, was the only
thing that saved the state from falling
into Republican hands They made the
assertion that New Castle county paid
nine-tenths Of the state tax and was en-
titled to have the good of it. Repre-
sentative Spruance was particularly
urgent on this point and said that if
Kent and Sussex counties wonld only
compel New Castle county to pay as
much state tax as they did New Castle
could easily pay for the constables.
Senator Ross, Representative Sauls-
bury and others claimed that New Castle
county should pay for it's own special
constables. That the condition of the
state treasury, according to State Treas
urer Burnite's estimate, would not
admit of such large expenditure
The meeting adjourned without result
and the resolution is still held up.
The Tale of FLASK.
Yesterday morning Representative
Hezekiah Harrington, the genial mem
Der from Mispillion hundred received
very handsome pocketfask by mail
Some friend, who evidently thought that
Dover was dry town sent it, He did not
know what the mail package contained,
for he undid it so carelessly that Repre-
sentative Dasey, who sits behind him,
saw what it was
Representative Harrington left his seat
some minutes later, after depositing the
flask in his desk. Representative Dasey
watched his opportunity, slipped the
flask from the Mispillion mans desk and
put it in one of the drawers of Repre-
sentative Spruances desk.
Later in the day the Mispillion man
opened his desk to take a look at his
present and discovered its loss He in
stituted inquiries and Representative
Dasey accused Representative Spruance
of having taken it. Mr.. Spruance, who
was not in with the joker, denied the
charge, and Speaker Whiteman was
appointed committee of one to search
the desk of the Wilmington representa-
tive. He performed his duties, and,
much to the surprise of the Wilmington
man, found the flask. It's presence
there is now explained, but, for the time
being, it created hearty laugh against
the genial young representative OF VII
mington.
For Pure Dairy Products.
james Robinson, William Peach, E R
Dawson and Clerk of the City Market
S. n. Smeltz were here to-day to get
amendments to the Oleomargarine law
They represented the Dairyman's Pro
tective Association, the Changers and the
Wilmington city market. Lawyet Kauff
man, of the Butter Protective Associa-
tion of Philadelphia accompanied them
They had with them bill which makes
the oleomargarine law more stringent
and effective
He Would Break Her Neck.
The divorce cases heard yesterday
afternoon led to a talk on the infelicity
Of some married lives in the Senate
chamber last evening. The question Of
incompatibility Of temper came up.
II remember case in Sussex county.
said one of the members A man
married a woman whom he regarded as
the acme of womanly loveliness and
sweetness A few days after they were
married he did something she did not
like. She few into a passion and was
ready to tear him up He took hold of
her arm showed her TO the floor, laid her
arm across his knee and broke it. Before
she could realize what he had done, he
"'There / have broken your arm. II
you ever try that game on me again
will break your neckP
He never had any trouble with 'heI
after that, and was heard to declare
that a man could not have a bet eeI
wife"
Exemption Bill Setback.
Representative Cams Exemption bill
got a set back in the Senate yesterday
afternoon; not because of any demerii
but because Senator Records wanted tC
look more closely into its application.
Senator Williams, on behalf Of the
Committee on Revised Statutes, reported
the bill favorably. After the clerk haC
read it Mr. Williams stated that it sim
ply made it impossible for person Z
claim merchantable goods in his exemp
tion; and gave his employees power q
come in ahead Of the exemption 70
wages due or coming due. He was com
PEELED to make several explanations be
fore the members thoroughly understood
il. They were favorably expressed, bu
as Senator Records did not seem to wan
hasty action, the bill was recommitted.
Lobbyists at Work.
Yesterday was remarkably calm con
sidering the violent electrical disturb
ances of the night before. Many of tn
lobbyists got in some good work yestel
day morning, and the Wilmington Cit
Railway men, represented by Presto
Lea, Alexander Hart and Willard Saul.
bury, Jr., had a hearing before the Coz
poration Committee. Nothing defnit
was done.
The Wilmington and New Castle me
are ready TO bet that they will get the
charter; but the Wilmington and Bral
dywine men are not 80 sanguine. II
not likely that final action will be take
before next week, as there will not be a
opportunity 10 do so before adjournmeI
to morrow afternoon.
Revised Code Publication.
The Senate has coneurred in the Houl
Joint resolution authorizing James
Hughes and Robert H. Vandyke to DIT
pare and have published the Revise
Code, including the laws Of the preset
session AN effort was made to XIII it {
"Wednesday.