Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-06

| the effort to have a creditable representation
Of the State of Delaware side by side with her
| sister states at the Worlds Columbian ExIibl-
| tion Of 1898 will te practical failure.
THOMAS D SMITH President.
| WILMINGTON, DEL. April 4th, 1888
The accompanying statement of receipts
and expenditures sets forth III .detai! the
items comprised in the following sum
mary:
| Total receipts. .s20, 900 oJ
| Total Expenditures:
For Fer State bui ding, .ss'9i5.!g
| For Office oxpenEes...... 42e.56
! For executive commissioners. l,2DNin
| For salaries and per diems... 3,3sO67
For state party nj dedication. 92S.s3
Eor gathering exhibits,.',.'.. ~ ~
For inclientals.. ......,...... 2bi.33
Total expenditures. es.,................. si5,45l.d3
Balance c,sh on hand. ..............s 4,549. 81
The estimate of the amount needed by
| the board foots up 5000, showing pro-
spective deficiency of SO, 45043. The prln-
| cipal items going to make up this 5000
are Bill for Autographs due the Chicago
Fine Art Company, $1,000; furniture for
building, $1,000, maintenance Of building.
including male and female attendant and
janitor'S services for seven months, 81 200:
expenses of board of managers in visiting
the fair, 81 400; ineidentals, fuel, lighting
and water rent, 81 900; Hubert Cassiday
81 per cent of the amount claimed for
extras, $3.50; grading plot adjoining build
ing and laying out walks, $3.50; electric
light fixtures and introducing, S4O0.
When the reading Of the foregoing had
been concluded and the acting Speaker,
Mr.. Records, asked the pleasure of the
Senate regarding the same, Mr.. Lacey
said: II move that them papers be laid on
the table" He said it, too, as if he would
like to see the papers thrown under the
table. But there was no second to this
motion, Mr.. Williams remarking That's )
too rough"
Mr.. Plling thereupon moved the refer
ence of the papers to special committee.
This was agreed to and the chair ap.
pointed Messrs. Pilling, Lacey and
Williams as the committee.
AN EVENING AUD1E&CE.
Thomas Doud, James S. Dobb, Andrew
G. Wilson and j. Parke Rostles came down
by the evening train and, together with
about Il dozen other Wilmingtonians al
ready here, including Messrs. Dckey,
Neary, Willard Salisbury, John Callahan
and Peter l.. Cooper, were given audience
by most of the members present. The con,
ference lasted about an hour and n half
and the subjects discussed was the Vii.
mington Municipal Elections bill, tic
street and Sewer Commission, and the
Police Commission.
With regard to the first measure, an
agreement was reached upon the only
point in misunderstanding the entry OF
removals upon the registry list II was
decided that pember of the department
of elections should sit with the clerk and
oversee the making of such entries.
thereby making this work virtually the
act of the department.
Upon the Street and Sewer Department
all the speakers, with the exception of Mr.,
Cooper, advocIed the addition of Joseph
L.. Carpenter to the commission as at
present constituted. Some favored en-.
larging the commission to five members;
others to four members but they all in
sisted upon Mr. Carpenter as the addi-
tional or one of the additional members.
Mr.. Cooper alone Gissented. urging that
the commission be left as it stands.
The pending Police Commission bill met
with the unanimous approval of the con
ference.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Levi c. Bird, Esq. was here to-day
urging the extension for two years more
Of the commutation tax arrangement
hitherto enjoyed by the Baltimore &
committee has not vet decided what action
to take on this matter.
delegation of a dozen or more friends
of the Brandywiue Springs Electric Rail
way bill was given hearing by the Senate
committee in charge of the bill this after
|
another consultation before reporting upon
the bill. The revised route of the pro-
posed railway is as follows: Starting at
Gordon Heights station: thence in gen
orally westwardly direction to Thirtieth
and Washington streets; down Washing
ton street q squares to Third street; out
Third to Union; thence down Union, out
the New Road and by way OF Marshall
ton and kamensi to Brandywine Springs;
with overhead crossings over all railroad
tracks; tracks so laid as not to interfere
with vehicular use of roads and bridges,
and the consent of the authorities to be
obtained to the use of the public high
ways.
Senate.
DOVER, March 29.--The Senate mot at 1890
o'clock
Prayer and reading of journal dispensed
with
On motion of Mr.. Filling the House joint
resolution authorizing the state librarian to
purchase legislative supplies, was ronGurred
in with an amendment limiting the adrertis'
ing bill to SIS
MIR. Lacey presented the House Joint resolu-
tiou appointing d Joint committee to lnyesti-
gate tie title TO certain persons to Kent
Island. Referred,
Mr.. Records from the committee on Revised
Statutes reported unfayorahly on senate bill
to amend chapter 5Ti. Vol. XII, La 5 OF Deia-
ware increasing fees Of justices of the peace.l
Killed.
Read first time: House bills to lay out a new
public road in MspiliOn hundred, Kent
county; to amend Tho charter OF the Fame
Hose Company of WilminRt N: to renew the
charter of the Mutual Loan Association Of
Midd etown; to amend the certificate of incor-
poratiOn Of the Walton and Whann Company;
10 amend the certificate of incorporation OF
tho Davis spring Plate Company; % divorce
Ellen and John Conner: to amend the charter
Of the State Board of Health of delaware; to
relncorporate Oriental Lodge, No. Is, X. of p,
Of Wilmington.
The House Joint resolution appointing Joint
committee to settle with the attorney-gener
was concurred in. Commttec-Mr. Records.
he House bill 10 create q new schoOI district
In New Castle county was laid on the table.
Read amt referred: House bills authorizing
the owners Of Tapphhannock marsh to cut Il
ditch; to renew and amend the charter OF the
Kent and SUSSEX Ditch Company: to incorpO-
rate the Vines Branch Ditch Company: Senate
bill for lhe adoption by sussex county of road
In Nantcnke city: House bills relating to the
r., w. \ Is. X. H. Company; for the relief of
Anne i. Combs; 10 Incorporate the Delaware
River Transportation Company; To amend the
certificate nf charter OF ihe American Leather
Conn any: Incorporate the Bum gton Medi-
cine Company; senate bill TO repeal the char
ter OF tho bdessa Il Middetown Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company.
Mr. Pyle reported the Wilmington meat in
spector bill ia orubly. Rncummitted.
Passed: House bills 10 Incorporate Ccrn-
than Lodge. NO. /, Shield of Honor: To cure n
adjective title: 10 amend the act defining THO
liability OF iire Insurance companies in certaiu
cnses; to divorce Allen II. ana Sarah y, At
kins; 10 Incorporate Wenonah Lodge No. 3,
Shield OF Honor; senate bill to amend section
g chapter 479, Vol. XIV, LAWS of Dslawate @;
llonse bills 10 incorporate Asketum Tribe No.
4a, !. Q. X. Nj; to INCORPORATE Phil sh ridan
Post, No %, g. a. X; TO incorporate Unity
out of respect for Representative Conoway.
Senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
House of Representatives.
DOVER, March 2a.-rhe House met AT 10 a. m.
Speaker Mhlteman presented an Invitation