Evening journal., 1893-01-20
LIVE LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Fruits of Mrs. Barney's Visit Made
Manifest Yesterday-some of the New
Wilmington Enterprises.

Fruits of Mrs. Barney's Visit Made
Manifest Yesterday-Some of the New
Wilmington Enterprises.
Mrs. J. X. Barney, the prison reform
worker Of the w. @. T. U. did not come
TO Dover for nothing. The fruits of her
visit were made manifest in the House
to-day by Mr.. spruance giving notice Of
an act authorizing the appointment Of a
matron TO care for the women prisoners
in New Castle jail. It is a natural result
of the effective work done by Matron
White in the police station in the City
Hall, Wilmington.
Wilmington Bills Introduced.
The following bills were among those
introduced to day: By Mr.. Spruance, to
incorporate the Delaware Shade Tree
Company; to renew the charter of st
Mary's T. A. B. Society; to incorporate
the Delaware Distillery Company; an act
providing for the monthly instead of the
quarterly payments of salaries of the
state detectives.
Want to Pay for School
In the Senate this morning Senator
Ross presented a petition from the Peo
pie of Seaford asking the General Assem-
bly, to empower the town to borrow
5000 to be used to pay for the new
school house at that place.
This edi6ce replaces the one destroyed
by an incendiary several months ago.
A Bin of Adoption.
In the House this morning Mr. Sauls
bury introduced a bill to legalize the
adoption of Mary Emma Colclazer as the
daughter of James Hubbard. The petit
tion accompanying the bill states that
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard adopted the child
many years ago when they lived in Della.
ware That they subsequently moved to
Philadelphia, where the adopted daugh-
ter married Henry Hicks Colclazer. They
live at No $50 North Thirty second
street, in West Philadelphia. The bill
is evidently intended to secure the right
of the adopted daughter to the property
of Mr.. Hubbard.
Railway Bill Held Up.
The bill to incorporate the Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany is held up in the Senate committee
on corporations. The object is to get al
the railway bills in before letting an,
one go too far.
A Sick sergeant-at-Arms.
Sergeant at Arms Porter. the aged and
genial guardian of the House, had
violent attack Of illness this evening
He was placed on a sofa in the legisla
tive parlor and doctor was summoned
to his relief He was delirious wheI
the doctor arrived. He is 63 years oil
and married.
Trouble over Exemption.
The incorporators of the Dover Hosier
Company are in hot water tonight
The House passed the bill and it wa
drawn, but the senate committee O
corporations refused to make a favor
able report upon bill which exempt
corporation from county and schoC
taxation. The incorporators conteD
that the old charter made this exemI
tion. The committeeman say that tha
makes no difference-it was wrong to d
it, and precedent cannot stand agains
principle.
Settling With the Treasurer.
The joint committee appointed by I'll
General Assembly to examine the a
counts of State Treasurer Burnite spei
several hours in his Office to day an
completed their work. The report wi
be presented to morrow. The fgur,
are the same as those already publishs
in the EVENING JOURNAL
The Union Park Company.
The act to incorporate the UniC
Idik COMPANY passed the senate 10 GA
but not without debate. Senator Pillir
asked for an explanation of the pu
poses of the company.
Senator Pyle saia that it was TO run
respectable pleasure resort in a SINS
grove near Front and Union streets
Deleved that the incorporators, amor
whom are Rene Fou geray, George Y
GRAY, Charles H. McWborter. Frank
b. Cotton and Albert Osborne. wou
run it in a respectable manner. He b
gone over the bill and had stricken o
several lines before he would support
Mr.. Pilling alluded TO the disgracef
finale of the G irdon flights Club chart
and said he hoped it would not be ]
peated Mr. Pyle explained away I
doubts and the bill passed without &
position.
Passed by the Senate.
The following New Castle county bi
were passed in the Senate to-day:
renew the charter of the Casho Machi
Company; 10 incorporate the Econon
Insurance Company of America.
More Convention Ned Tape.
The houses have appointed iol
committee 10 ascertain whether the V,
cast at the last special election is su
cient 10 call constitutional conventiC
The report will be in the negative.
Infection vs.. Inspection.
The Senate will not 60 to Farnhurst