Evening journal., 1893-04-13
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Senator McMullin at its head, he sue
ceeded in getting through the House
bill to change the time of holding the
town election Of St. Georges from the
first Monday in May to the first Monday
IN April The bill has been in limbo for
many weeks, aud any man less deter
mined than Representative Gam would
have given it up Senator Pyle was bis
spokesman and presented the represent
atives side of the case in such a forcible
manner that Senators Williams and
McMullin were the only two who voted
against the bill
The East Lake Annexation.
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr.. was here YES.
terday in the interest Of what is com
monty known as the East Lake Annexa-
tion bill This bill extends the corporate
limits of Wilmington in such manner as
TO embrace East Lake. If the bill passes
in its present amended form the territory
will get into the city at onethird rate
of taxation for ten years. He had a
hearing before the Senate Committee on
cities and Towns and urged the necessity
for the passage Of the bill. He said that
it would have to come sooner or later
and there was no time so opportune as
now.
Telephone Men Here.
Superintendent Westbrook and Man
ageI d. Mehaffy, of the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone Company, had a
hearing before the House Committee on
Municipal Corporations yesterday. They
were here to oppose the passage of the
Spruance bill regulating telephone
charges The whole tenor OF their arru-
ment was that their charges were as low
as the efficiency Of their service would
warrant. The committee listened atten.
lively, but did not commit itself II
adjourned without taking definite ac-
tion.
Admission of Insane Patients.
The Senate passed the House bill reg
ulating the admission of insane patients
to the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst and the almshouses of the several
counties. The bill as amended provides
that no patient shall be admitted until
examined by two Delaware physicians
and adjudged insane. The physicians
must not be related to the patient by
blood or marriage. The section allowing
inebriates to be admitted during conval
escence from delerium' tremens and kin
dred affections was stricken out.
Brandywine Springs Men Leave.
The Wilmington & Braudywine
Springs Railway men were here again
yesterday. They watched their amend
ed bill pass the Senate, rushed it to the
House, had it read twice and referred to
the Committee on Private Corporations
Then feeling convinced that they had
done all the damage they could, they
took the 3 "a train for home
Needs OF Camden's Schools.
delegation of friends Of Camden's
public schools was in Dover yesterday
They have bill here TO divide and con
soidate the two school districts into
four school districts, thereby getting
four dividends. After a long hearing
the committee agreed to make
think the schools of the town were en-
ceived. In this shape the bill was
passed.
"Now Wink the Other Eye"
News reached Dover last night that
Menellus Ellis Democrat, had been ap
pointed postmaster at Laurel TO succeed
George L Smith, Republican, removed
Postmaster Smith is the man who was
implicated with Senator Anthony Hig
gins in the attempt to bribe Major Isaac
Wootten, a Democratic voters assistant
of Little Creek hundred, Sussex county.
he full details of which were published
in the EVENING JOURNAL on the eve of
the election last fall
William S. Hardcastle has been ap.
pointed to succeed Caleb Boggs in he
Cheswold post Office, and Joseph Dillon
will hereafter dispense the mail matter
at Leipsic.
AIr. Day Disappointed.
Senator McMullin gave Representative
Day another stand off on the Brandy
vine Hundred Road Supervisors bill yes
terday. Mr. Day did all in his power to
have the bill reported, either favorably
or unfavorably, but the senator was dis
inclined to do it. He will not make p
favorable report upon measure which
legislates out Of Office road commission
ers who were elected by the people. Ht
is perfectly willing to vote for the bin II
so amended as to take effect at the next
general election. This amendment Rep
resentative Day is unwilling to accept
For MaIlciousIy killing.
Owing to the Misunderstanding Of the
verbage of the Baxter bill for the pro
( lection OF registered dogs opposition to
the bill, which passed the Senate yester
day, is already manifest There is some
, talk OF reoonsideIing the passage TO day
TIE bill fxes a penalty Of 500 fine aud
three months imprisonment for "ma-
liciously" killing or manning a registered
. dog II does not prevent man from
Z Killing a dog for killing sheep. turkeys
ETC., as there would be no maliciousnes.
I in the action. Speaker Houston fear.
! that the bill will. lead to much spite worl
and get many well-meaning men into
trouble
D Resident Judge 20 Appoint.
It is likely that the Pyle Police Com
mission bill will be favorably reporte'
in the House today. Representativ
Z Cooch will offer an amendment providin.
: that the resident Judge Of New Castl
= county shall appoint the successors o
u the three men nsmed in the bill
The provision in the measure is that tn
: governor shall fll all vacancies. MI
Cooch does not consider such appoini