Evening journal., 1893-02-28

His Attacks on the Present Measure.
Middletown's Electric Road Bill and
the General Stray Law Pass the House.
The Senate Deserted.
Staf Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Feb 2s.-Both Houses recon
vened to-day but the lower branch is the
only one which did any work. Il held
4 two sessions and transacted much routine
work.
Senator Pyle was the only member of
the upper branch who was present He
called the Senate to order shortly after
q o'clock last evening and as there was
no quorum he adjourned the body until
h II o'clock to-day. He and the clerk and
q sergeant at arms had it all to them.
& selves
The Regulars" Want the Work.
Representative Watkins will introduce
a bill regulating the practice of dentistry
T in this state IL makes it unlawful for
any person who is not at the time of the
n passage of the act a recognized practi-
81 tioner of dentistry unless he OF she shall
q have obtained a certificate from a
board of examiners to be appointed by
81 the governor for a term of FIVE years.
n In order to obtain the certificate a
dentist must pay IS and undergo
an examination. Any person or
persons who shall in any way
advertise themselves as practitioners or
q specialists pertaining to the practice of
dentistry without first having obtained a
certificate from the state board of eXami-
ners shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
& meanor and subject to a fine of not more
81 than $500 and confined to Jail until the
+" fua iu f,rnrfIaI l,A Ia. g.,.
tion shall not be for longer than one
s. year. One half of the fine goes to the
secretary of the board and the other half
to the treasurer of the city or county in
which the offense is committed. The bill
also makes it unlawful for a dentist TO
employ an assistant who does not hold
certificate from the state board
A rie I'd of the Ki-YI.
William Bax er of Wilmington is the
& friend of the poor, down trodden, tin
canned and much abused ki-yi He has
sent TO Senator Pyle a bill which makes
the following provisions;
Section /. That every person or per-
sons who unlawfully or maliciousy kills,
mains, wounds, poisons or Injuries any
registered dog shall, on summary convic-
s. tion, be liable to penalty not exceeding
500 or three months Imprisonment with
or without hard labor.
Section 2. Every person or persons
who having been convicted of any such
offense, afterwards commits any of the
Offenses in this section mentioned is
guilty Of misdemeanor and liable to a
fine or Imprisonment or both in the dis
cretion Of the court.
MiddletOwn Electric Road Safe.
The House passed the bill to incorpor-
ate the Middletown Electric Railway
Company. There was no opposition to
the road which will connect Middletown
and Odessa. The bill was amended
limiting the charter to twenty years,
with power to amend at any session.
The company must begin work within
six months and have the road in opera
tion within two years. A fence must b e
# built on each side of the track and the
conductor must go ahead at railroad
crossings to see that the way is clear.
More Peach Yellows Petitions.
Representative Armstrong is unremit-
ting in his fight against the present
Peach Yellows law, particularly its appli
cation to Kent county His lieutenants
are securing the county in every
direction and every day or two he pre-
sents a petition OF two to show how ht
10 EANE ANaaAAAE AA1 WAS NAt cast
Yesterday, when he presented two
memorials, numerously signed, praying
the General Assembly to repeal the
obnoxious law Many of the signer.
were well-known peach growers.
Graded License Bill Introduced.
Representative Spruance Introduce
his bill providing for a graded licens,
for mer chants. The bill is very favor
"a ~, d..
House.
To Prevent Fraudulent Shipments.
The House bill to,prevent and punisl
fraud in the sale and shipment of frui
and vegetables. making it a misdemeano
TO sell premature OF diseased fruit an,
compelling the shipper Co put his nam,
on all packages Of more than half
gallon, was read and referred in th
lower House. The bearings Of the bill
are so important that 400 copies wer
ordered for distribution.
General Stray Law Passed.
The House passed the general bill
making it unlawful for live stock to ru
at large in the state. 1t is known as tb
General Stray law, and was drawn b
Robert H Vandyke. It takes the plac
of the many stray laws which hav,
from time to time, been passed TO appl
to certain school Districts until ther
are almost as many stray laws as ther
are school districts.
Farmers VIII Discuss Taxes.
The Kent County Farmers Institut
will hold an Interesting meeting ia tn
Court House to morrow afternoon. Th
subject of taxation viii be discussed
The General Ass emily has been invite
20 attend, and the HOUSE has accepte,
The Senate will probably DO so to day
The committee on municipal corpor,
tions requested that the Slverbroo
debate be SO arranged as not 10 interfei
with attendance at the meeting
An Extension of Power.
Representative Spruance introduced
bill to incorporate COrinthian Lodge. NJ
/ Shield Of Honor, of Wilmington. Il
also gave notice OF bill TO empower n
Board of Health of Wilmington 10 gran
permits to tap sewers in cases
which the public health requires it.
Does Not Father the Measure.