Evening journal., 1893-01-27
HARD ON JERSEYMEN.
Continued from First Page.

Henlopen Point edging
Mr.. Spruance will not be present at
the greeting but his imagination will
give him grounds for a good laugh.
Relief for ForgctfuIness.
Representative Salisbury will intro.
duce an act for the relief of forgetful-
ness. There is a statutory provision that
all private acts must be recorded within
one year from the time Of their passage.
Through forgetfulness or ignorance of
the law, many persons have failed to
comply with it. The bill which Mr.
Salisbury will introduce tomorrow
gives them one year of grace in which to
perform forgotten duties
Legislature VIII Make n Son.
Mr.. Cooch Will introduce n bill in the
House TO make John Henry Roach a son
and heir-at-law of Sarah A. Roach Mrs.
Roach has had the care Of the boy ever
since he was a child. Both parties live
at Newark.
He also has a bill to enable Homestead
companies TO do business in Delaware.
IL is said that Hawkins & Company. of
Wilmington, are interested in this
measure
Express Company Agitated.
Representative Saulsbury's bill author
izing Attorney General John r Nichol-
son to Investigate the rate schedule of
the Adams Express Company is bringing
its answer. Assistant Manager Hit has
been here TO see the attorney general to
get information. A list Of rates will be
sent to the attorney general and he ex-
poets to be able to make report some
day next week.
General Divorce Act,
Representative Day, chairman Of the
House committee on divorce, says that
he is going to introduce general divorce
bill. 10 will provide that no divorces
shall be granted, but that, after exami-
nation, the person found guilty shall be
hanged.
The Bills Are Merged.
The House bill to merge the Levy
Court bills Of Kent and Sussex counties,
which were passed by tho last General
Assembly, was passed by the Senate to-
day. 1t will save space in the new Re
vised Code.
The Iugitives From Justice BIN.
Yesterday morning the Senate passed
the House bill in relation to fugitives
from justice IL does away with much
of the red tape which has hampered the
governor in Issuing requisitions.
First Divorce Bnl Passed.
The House passed the FIRST divorce bill
to day. IL was the case of Ida VS..
Charles r. Thomas.
An Emoient Speaker.
Speaker of the Senate Houston is
proving his peculiar fitness for the posi-
tion to which he was elected. He is cool.
collected, impartial, His decision has
never been appealed from but once. That
was when Senator Pilling tried to con-
vince him that three votes were not
sufficient to pass bill in body in
which five men constitute quorum
Upon a motion to sustain the speakers
ruling, Senator Pilliug was the only
member who voted negatively.
Speaker Whiteman is also doing good
work in the House
Gam is Pool-PIayer.
Representative Cams constituents do
not keep him very busy presenting bills
but they have the proud consciousness
that as a pool-player, he is uphold
ing the honor Of Red Lion hundred. He
has already beaten all the local cranks
aud is awaiting for new men to present
themselves
A Very Sick Sergeant.
Sergeant Of the House John Porter,
who was taken i'll while on duty several
days ago is no better and the impression
is that he viii not recover He has been
removed to his home, several miles from
Harrington and is in delirious condi-
tion.
Legislative Notes.
Ex.Speaker Of the House William S.
Sirman, who rendered such efficient ser
vice ia the Gen raj Assembly two years
ago and at the time Of the disastrous
conhagiation at Delmar, is in Dover to-
day
e. Il Cochran, Sr, is here to-day in
the interest of the quarantine station on
Bombay Hook Island
DR. o. d. Robinson and Charles NJ.
Cullen, Of Georgetown; Captain w. II.
Smith, of Smyrna; George w. Reybold.
of Delaware City, and James s. Melvin,
or Laurel, were in town to-day.
In few days the joint committee will
/ 60 to Wilmington and ask General smith
why he does not push the work on ASA
| waman canal.
BY law passed to-day, Detectives
] Wltah ana McNeN Will receive their
pay monthly instead of quarterly
Senators Ross, Watson and Piliing have
been appointed standing committee on
fish, oysters and game.
The Farmers Bank Of the State of
Delaware was rechartered to day.
Tho bills Incorporating the Enoch
Moore and Sons Company and to renew
the charter of the Germania Loan Assc-
citation, No .. have passed both Houses.
representative Day has given notice Of
an act TO renew the charter of the ]
Morton Poole Company.
Representative Harrington will ask the
General Assembly to pass an act to pro-
vide two assessors and two collectors for
Mispilion hundred.
Mr.. Spruance introduced bin to pro-
vide for the publication of the comp.
| troller of New Castle county's audit of
the receiver Of taxes accounts. The
audit is to be printed in once a week for
three weeks.
The bill TO incorporate the Economic
Insurance Company is a law
Carnegie Not Justin ed.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.