The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-05


David Hudson. netting as SER
geant. Is 90
Clark & Mcdaniel, ledger. -. so 90
The Senate Committee on Accounts
reported the following allowances.
which were adopted by tho Senate:
Speaker Houston. ..l25 So s5l6 ~
Thomas 4. Lacey ..la5 IS $50 10
James McAiuilin.. lee 80 asi 90
John Pilllnk. .......ls5 45 3ss 50
John Pyie..:......:..la5 a 3s9 10
William NJ. Hoss .125 ~ $50 10
James wiiiiams.....i28 IL ga 30
Clerk W. a. G. Hardsastle $50 90 90
Assistant Clerk Edward D. LEARN. .3ol 90
Chaplain John ID. Duhnmei.. 100 90
Sera aut-at.arms John noran. ...... 2I6 90
i sss Of 5e BIporss oe d 70 20 GO
J. ID. Dean, ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Al .,
John u: Pennington. .............. ~ 90
The Delawarenn .................... Z 90
THE DIVORCE MILL
During tho session there were but
few applications for divorce refused
and 81 were granted as follows:
Annie T. Tindall from Samuel l..
Tinda!l, james q. from Mary Il. Nc
Comb, sallie Cummings from Jefferson
Thomas, William G. and Amy +.
Pleasanton. Amanda NJ. from Allen
Il. Colo, Margaret Il. and Charles L.
Wiegand, William Perry and Anna
Perry. William A. and Herbert L.
Ruth, Florence A. and Robert Pass
waters, Thomas Il. and Florence Il.
Preston, Francena l.. and Charles L.
Coleman. John G. and Maggie Scott.
Lucy and Willard $. Fox. Mary Il.
and William J. Brown, Ida L. from
Martin L. Irons. Charles w. and
Fannie l.. Goodall, Franklin T. Blggs
and Lizzie Beggs, Waitman Hopkins
and Susan Hopkins. Anthony Kiss and
Mary Kiss, Lizzie Dill and Henry L.
Dill, Joseph II. Jefferis and Rose JEFF
ferris, Julia Rowe and William X. Rowe,
Fred A. and Effie A. Adams, Sarah
Fleetwood and Cyrus Fleetwood, Louis
and George u. Bald win. Mary A. lice
and Thomas j. Rice, William Wright
and Lydia Albright, Nathaniel Rogers
and Mary A. Rogers. Allan II. Atkins
and Sarah u. Atkins Helena A. Mat
thews and Wilbur Matthews. Joseph Il.
Corey and Minnie i. Corey. w. X. and
Mary Il. Shaw, Robert 4. Somers and
lizzie Somels, Walter ]. and Lldn A.
Dick, Isaac West and III liza West, Mary
L. from James o. Kirby Letitia W.
Smith and Valentine d. Smith.
Wilhelmina E. Coursey, and Will
liam d. Coursey Matthew and Ar.
genie Arters Leah Barnard and Eben
Barnard NJ. Thomas and Hannah NJ.
Thomas, James III. Coates and Leila III.
Coates. Emma j. and Thomas C. Pow
ell, Mary G. and William II. Perry,
Myers Casson and Florence Casson,
Nettle ii. Short and John NJ. Short
Wilfred b. and Sallie A. Donovan,
Hannah III. and Daniel +. Short. Sarah
j. and Thomas p. Williams, Chrlstin o
and Thomas McCracken.
NOT ALLOWED.
| 1t now looks as though Messrs,
Budd. Orr and Cochran, the quaran-
| tho commissioners appointed by the
| Governor, Will not be paid for their
services. The Senate Joint resolution
to pay the con. missioners 1896 "a was
taken up In the House this afternoon.
Mr.. Cooch moved that the bill lie al
lowed, as the quarantine commission
ers Ind done good service and he
thought that the amount should be
paid. Mr.. Dalsey said that this bill
was not authorized and IL the Commi
tee on Claims of the General Assembly
allows this bill others can come IN on
the same grounds.
The resolution WAS lost by q tie vote
but the matter was afterwards recon
sidered and referred to the Committee
on Claims.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
This morning Mr. Gam called up the
House bill which provides that defen'
dunts, or persons accused Of crime, can
testify In their own behalf.
Mr. Cooch said the bill was an i'm,
portant one. as many facts can be
brought out by the testimony OF the
accused. He read a petition Tor the
bill signed by William G. Spruance
, Edward q. Bradford, Senator Higgins,
,, s. A. Macalllster Harry Ernmons
Lewis G. Vandegrift. City Solicitor
, Curtis and numerous others. Mr.
Cooch said TINT he was also inform
, ed that Chief Justice Lore favored the
, bill.
,, There are similar laws in other States
and the same should be the case here
Tho bill was finally passed and sent to
, th5 Senate for concurrence.
RELATING TO THE SHERIFF.
The House this morning passed tn,
! bill to repeal that part OF the Revised
\ Code which makes deputy sheTiffs In
q eligible as candidate for sheriff unit
4 one year after his service has explr
q ed.
Under the pressnt law II a deput,
!, wishes to run for sheriff he must re
y sign Ut IehSI olle year DelOTe lils elec
a ton or he cannot be a candidate.
Mr.. salisbury, with unanimous
" consent was allowed to Introduce
y bill 10 provide that all processes Ii
: the hands OF Robert q. Dunn, lat
a sheriff OF Kent county. at the time o
y his decease, may be serveh by his NC
q cessor. The bill was afterwurd pas
y sed by the House and sent to tn
y Senate.
I
% THE SMYTH MONUMENT.
% In the House this morning a Join
3 resolution wis adopted 10 app Oprl
IS ate $500 toward a monument foc til
y late Major General Tho!uas A. Smyth
Is The monument must cost at leas
IS $1,000. The resolution was sent to til
Is Senate, and for tine credit OF tho Stat
IS should 10 Iassed.
p MADE CRIME
N This IN orning the House passed tn
h Senate bill to provide n punishment
y for impersonatlng poll-taxahle 10
a the purpose OF obtaining his tax re
a celpt. The bill provides a fine OF go
d and Imprisonment not exceeding tw
"a mentlis.
~ ~ The bill as passed by the Senate CAV
N the power OF imposing such sentenc
M to u Justice OF the peace, but the Hous
~ amended tho bill so as to send sue
~ indictment.
ID BILL KILLED.
a This morning the Senate took up tn
n House bill to allow the wages OF en-
Il ployes 10 be attached for debt. III
M bill made an employer retain 25 DC
10 cent. OF the employee wages for
!; debt in case the person owed made a
M attachment. Nothing was said /
NJ favor OF the bill and IL was killed. VII
IA the author of this bill Is no one know.
Al as 1t was drawn up In Wilmington an
sent to Alr. Spruance with q rogue;
10 that he would present IL, which he die
- Storekeepers should have some pr,
% lection against dishonest debtors, br
a. as this bill was directed excluslyel
0o against the working class this was ne
" the way to SECURE it.
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