Evening journal., 1893-03-30

resolution would cover the needs of the
state and prevent extortion.
Wanted-The Earth.
The House bill to divide school dis
trict No. SO, New Castle county, was
killed by the Senate yesterday The
school is at Dale's corner According to
the state auditors report the district
only has eight scholars and draws
dividends amounting to 1868 So, or
$45 46 per scholar The bill was drawn
with the idea Of getting increased divi-
dends for a district which receives the
heaviest per capita of any district in the
state.
Thompson's Long Term.
Governor Reynolds will appoint Jus.
tice of the peace for Georgetown on
Friday. The only applicant is John L.
Thompson, the present incumbent, and
he will be reappointed Magistrate
Thompson is also an applicant for the
postmastership which becomes vacant
next fall Should he get the Federal
appointment, which is very probable, he
will resign his magistracy Mr. Thomp-
son is one of the best known dispensers
Of justice in Sussex county and has held
his present Office fourteen years. Previous
TO that time he was a magistrate in Con
cord for several years and represented
Broad Creek hundred in the lower branch
of the General Assembly in 1877.
Working Up His Boom.
b B. Allen, of Wilmington, was in the
State House to-day working up his boom
for the United 5, ates raarsbalship He
buzzed among the members and seemed
to be very much encouraged. To your
correspondent he said that Patrick Neary
had left the field throwing his forces in
favor of Edward Lannon. This leaves
B. B. Allen, ex Speaker of the Senate
John p. Donahoe, Edward Lapnon, John
Dolsn and George G. Rolhwell in the
fight
II is rumored here that DR. William H
Cooper will be appointed collector of the
port of Wilmington.
Cunning for Carpenter.
Peter Ford was here yesterday gun.
ming for Joseph l. Carpenter, Jr The
president of the Street and Sewer De
partment killed Mr.. Ford's Silverbrook
bill and now Mr. Ford will use every en-
deavor to kill the bill which extends Mr.
Carpenters term on the Street and Sewer
Commission. Mr. Carpenter expected
Mr.. Ford on Tuesday, and was here to
greet him. He was not here to defend
himself yesterday.
FoOks' Heavy Payment.
Ex.Insurance Commissioner Isaac n
FoOks came TO Dover yesterday to make
settlement with the Legislative Com
mittee. He was unable TO do so because
Senator Ross, representing the Senate,
was absent He paid over to State
Treasurer Burnite Sl1, 747. 92 the balance
due on the semi annual settlement, and
will appear before the committee al
some future time.
A Premium on Scrub Stock.
The House bill in relation to the taxa
tion of stations was killed yesterday at
the instigation of Representative Dasey.
The bill provided that the owner Of q
stallion should pay license fee amount
ing to the highest fee charged for the
service of the animal, provided how
ever, that no license should be less than
$40. The lovers of horse flesh said that
the bill would put premium on scrub
stock, and worked successfully to kill it.
The Devine Poisoning Case.
Representative Spruance presented tn
resolutions adopted by the DeVine
coroners' jury in Wilmington The
resolutions called attention to the fact
of DeVine's death having been caused by
the mistake of drug clerk and urged
the General Assembly to pass law max
ing IL illegal for any person not gradu-
ate of pharmacy to compound or dis
pense poisonous drugs The communica
tion was referred
The Road Bill Revised.
Representative Cooch's Convict Labor
bill has been revised and reconstructed
by Counsel Victor B. Woolley and is now
in the hands of MIR. Cooch. The general
provisions of the bill are the same as
those already published They provided
for the purchase or condemnation of
quarry, the housing and working of the
convicts therein, and the placing of the
broken stone on the public roads The
superintendent salary shall not exceed
81, 600
Question Of Economy.
If the Senate concurs in the Houses
action, long felt want IN the secretary
Of states Office will be supplied Repre-
sentative Dssey offered a joint resolu
tion authorizing Secretary of State Hawk
ins 10 get new press and seal. 1t was
simply a question of getting a new one
or purchasing a traction engine to work
the old one.
Another Invitation Extended.
In the House yesterday morning
Speaker Whiteman presented an invita-
tion from the Wilmington Board of
Public Education to visit the schools az
the first convenient opportunity The
invitation was referred to the Committee
on Education.
Contingent Fund Expended.
The joint committee appointed to
settle with ex Attorney. General John
Biggs met him in the State House yes
terday afternoon. It was found from
his statement that the contingent fund
Of $500 had been expended, and he
produced his vouchers for the same.
The Journey Half Done.
Among the bills passed by the House |
yesterday we're the following:
House bills to incorporate Oriental |
Lodge, No. l3 X of p: TO divorce Ida L. |
and Martin L Irwin to divorce Nathan
iel and Mary A. Rogers.
The Unfinished Business.
The printed calendars Of the unfn-
ished business of the House were dis |
tributed among the members yesterday. |
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