Evening journal., 1893-02-18
ONE ON THE SENATE.
City Solicitor Bill Reported Fa-
vorably Before a Reading.
THE sILvERBRooK BILL NOW IN.


TO BE celebrated-A Special Commit
tee on Penitentiary.
stat Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 1s Peter ]. Ford Is
here in spirit II not in person He will
make grand fght for the condemnation
Of Silverbrook and will begin it where
he left of two years ago-that is in the
House
Two years ago the bill was introduced
In the Senate. Joseph l.. Carpenter
ct al, fought IL strenously but could not
prevent IL from passing the upper house.
10 went 10 the lower branch and met its
death at their hands.
Yesterday Representative Spruance
introduced the bill for the condemnation
Of the little stream of contention for
sewer purposes. IL the bill passes the
House it is very likely that it will pass
the Senate, as it will have friend in
Senator Williams. whose opinion has
great weight in the upper branch.
Mr.. Fords statement that Commits
sloner Carpenter would not dare to 20 to
Dover to fight the bill is not credited by
those who know him and his tenacitv of
purpose. II Mr., Ford gets his pet
through the House he Will soon have
| ANN lAAAAA nAAiAhA hNnNtIAtu W tlll uEta4
The Poor Physicians.
Representative Watkins poses nav as
the friend of the poor, down -trodden
physicians. Yesterday he gave notice
of bill which IL passed. will exempt tho
physicians Of Delaware from paying
license for the right of ministering to the
needs Of suffering mankind The st.
Georges hundred representative says
that Delaware Is about the only
state IN the Union which compels
the doctors 20 pay license fees.
An Appeal for Repeal
The Kent county Levy Court has taken
hand in the fight against the Peach
Yellow law Representative Armstrong
has been rushing in petitions for repeal
at great rate, but his strongest hit was
made yesterday when he presented a
petition signed by all the members Of
the Levy Court of Kent county and the
county treasurer The opponents Of the
existing law are still circulating petit
tions for signers. while the friends Of
the law content themselves with coming
to the State House and getting hearings
e To Limit Telephone Rates.
Victor B. Woolley, counsel for the
House, is preparing law which Will
. operate against the telephone companies
doing business In Delaware. IL Will put
a limit upon the rates charged for the
use Of telephones in private houses and
y places Of business The charges now
run up TO $75 year. It is proposed to
"a limit the annual charges TO from $35 to
\ si5.
4 without Recommendation.
e The Dasey bill to abolish the Office Of
Z assistant secretary Of state was reported
d without recommendation In the House
e yesterday morning, but no final action
was taken. II there is any virtue in a
, committees report the bill will be in
e definitely postponed.
Records Oral Bin Passed.
The Senate passed Senator Records bill
, providing for the oral teaching Of deaf
and dumb state benehciaries. The state
q has been supporting the deaf and dumb
! children In institutions in which signs
n are taught. This bill makes IL optional
with the parents which mode of educa.
4 tion they shall select. the same amonnt
Of state money being at their disposal
q Referred to a Special COMMITTEES.
s The bill providing for the erection and
e maintenance OF state penitentiary was
given its second reading in the House
g and referred TO special committed
: The members Of this committee are
:. Messrs. Watkins Harrington, Dasey,
J. Spruance, Jacobs and Speaker White
l. man.
The Bishop win Explain.
The bill in relation to Roman Catholic
, corporations is In the hands of the
:, Senate committee They do not under.
4 stand It's meaning, and have asked for an
- explanation. Bishop Curtis has signified
"a his intention of coming to Dover in be.
half Of the bill which creates church
corporations to take care of the church
property and bequests
Draw ON the school Funds.
lie There is some talk Of passing law
'' providing for paying the salaries Of the
public school superintendents from the
~ school fund instead of from the general
fund This will relieve the latter
Is which is now at such a low ebb.
s- The Problem Of Taxation.
he The leading farmers Of Kent county
id will meet in Dover on Wednesday anc
discuss the taxation problem. They ar,
les after equalization, but every man wants
ct IL TO operate in way that will not af-
an feet his revenue In the meanwhile th,
m tax commissioners are carefully consider
sn ing Colonel e. L. Martins report ant
C. seem to be making but very little pro
r gress.
M Druggists Must Not Retail.
'u The House committee on revised sta
of tutes has practically killed the bill
a. which allowed druggists. at pleasure, t.
ay renew physicians prescriptions for in
toxicating liquors It would have mad
en- every drug store a saloon, and that, too
at a very small license.
~ One on the Senate.
{h The bill repeating the act which dis
~ qualities a lawyer who has not had iiv
years experiences from being city solicito
th Of Wilmington had a strange turn in th
ON Senate yesterday morning. IL WIS gen
~ orally thought that it had had its frs
20. and second readings Senator William
reported it favorably and it was ius
about to pass when Senator Records. VIII
was in the chair, discovered that it ha
never been read in the Senate
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