Evening journal., 1893-01-24
NEW DELAWARE JUDGES
Much Speculation Concerning
Bench Reorganization.
AFTER ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY

al LIN AOh u0 AAl AlA120 OOmL AAN L
MIR. Salisbury Introduces His Measure
Providing for an Investigation and Com
parison of Its Charges to Delaware
shippers-Amusing Predicament of a
New Castle County Barrister.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 24.-There was much |
quiet work done last night towards fill |
ing the vacancies on the bench, occa-
stoned by the resignation ofChief Justice
Comegys and Judge Houston.
Governor Reynolds and Secretary of /
State Marvel were in Wilmington yester-
day, but Notwithstanding their alb |
sence, there were any number of persons |
here who were engaged in making and |
unmaking judges.
Public sentiment here seems to have
settled upon Hon. A. p. Robinson Of
Georgetown for chief justice, but it is
divided among Secretary of State ID. T.
Marvel, Recorder of Deeds T.. r. Cooper,
Democrats, and James Pennewill, a Be
publican, for associate judge. A
majority of the Democrat are op-
posed to the apJ Jointment of a Re
publican, while many of the Kent
county men are opposed to the importa
tion of a man to be resident Judge.
The governor reached here last even
ing but only stopped over between
trains. The secretary of state was on
the same train and the two conferred
from Clayton to Dover.
There is one thing that complicates
Mr. Marvels chances Judge Cullen is
from Sussex; A. p. Robinson, who is
said to be the future chief justice, is a
Sussex county man, as is also Mr..
Marvel Should Attorney General Mich
olson allow his name to be used, he
would doubtless be able to carry Kent
county's recommendation.
Another combination spoken of is to
raise Judge Grubb to the chief justice
ship and appoint two associate judges -
one from New Castle ond one from Kent.
Should Colonel e T. Cooper be named in
Kent, Peter X. Meredith will doubtless
succeed him as recorder Of deeds.
= The Bar Association of Kent county
, will meet here tomorrow. It is said
that the appointments will be announced
before Friday.
Action Against the Adams.
The House began operations against
the Adams Express Company yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Salisbury offered the
. following resolutions, and both he and
Mr.. Dasey made strong speeches in sup
port of them:
Resolved, That the attorney general
be and is hereby requested to inform the
/ House whether or not the Adams Elk
press Company, by its charges in this
e state in comparison with its charges else
n where, is discriminating, or has at any
!. time Disseminated against the people oi
l. this state or has subjected them TO any
n undue or unreasonable charge or dis
q advantage in any respect whatsoever.
Resolved, That the attorney general
be further requested to inform the
). House whether or not such discrimina
{ tion is in his opinion violation of the
$ laws of the United States and more par
d ticularly, of the act of Congress entitled
q An act to regulate commerce, approved
February 4, 1887.
Resolved, That the attorney genera
!. be further requested to in form thu
+ House whether or not the said Adams
q Express Company is, in his opinion. sub
: ject to the provisions of the act of Con
gress approved March ., 1889, entitled
u An act to amend an act TO regulate com
It merce, and, If so, whether or not the sal,
It Adams Express Company has complied
e with the provision of the said act requir
d ing it TO print. and keep open to publi
10 inspection, schedules showing all rates
is and fares and charges for transportation
le Resolved, That if the attorney gen
" eral shall find that the said Adams Elk
10 press Company has, to the disadvantage
re of the people of this state, violated any
ID of the provisions of these acts or of an
m other laws of the United States, he b
further requested to inform the Housl
what action, in his opinion, should
taken by theGeneral Assembly to protec
Or our people against such unjust discrimi
er nation.
n Resolved, That the clerk of tn
= House be and he is hereby directed Z
present to the attorney general a cop
e Of these resolutions"
OF They were adopted without oppositio
u and the clerk has sent copy to AttoT
Us ney General Nicholson.
yo A Matter of Precaution.
ly Representative Dasey gave notice of
he very important bill in the House TIL
&c. morning. 1t is an act to make IL
*. school funds in the hands Of unbonde
)e school clerks good At the present tin
he there are sums aggregating SOL 900
ICE the hands of the clerks of the sever
school districts in the state Not one
the many men who have it in possessiC
is bonded. 1t is not proposed to boI
ut them. The idea is to order the sta
le- treasurer not to pay out any more mon'
:, to the school clerks until the funds
- hand are exhausted, and after that
"a disburse funds only upon the requisite
ty of the school boards. The state trea
nd urer is bonded for the school fund al
ills the interests of the state will be secure
nat by the passage of such a measure. 1t
ats probable that there will be a cry of ''re
els tape" from some of the districts, but G
Dot action Of Mr. Dasey simply carries o
lg specifically the general suggestions ma
In in the report of State Auditor Dulan
me and the biennial message Of Govern
les Reynolds.
The Fulton Amendment.
Representative Salisbury gave noti
of bill to provide for the ratification
ON of the Fulton amendment to the sta
,a,s constitution. This amendment W
80 passed by the last General Assembl