Evening journal., 1893-02-14
WORK OF THE WEEK.
Important. Measures to be Con-
sidered at Dover,
THE GAME LAWS IN EMBRYO.

Draughted at Meeting OF the Game
Committee Yesterday Afternoon.-safe-
guard for Bequests-To Tax odessa's
DOgs-Legisiative Notes.
stan Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Feb Ia. Neither house held
session yesterday on account of the alb
sence Of quorum. When the time ar
rived for calling the Senate TO order the
only member present was Speaker Hous.
ton He adjourned the body until II
o'clock to-day. In the House only ten
members responded at roll call Eleven
we're necessary to constitute quorum,
and Speaker Whiteman djourned the
House until 10 o'clock this morning
Furnished with Dictionaries.
The two speakers have been furnished
with handsome calf bound unabridged
dictionaries. It is a legislative nova
tion which will doubtless prove very
convenient to the members.
Odessa and It's Dogs.
Odessa has superauity Of dogs and
decided step will be taken to reduce the
number. Representative Watkins will
introduce an act levying a town tax
upon all dogs harbored in the metropolis
on Appoquinimink creek. IL will be a
graded tax with particular reference to
gender and number.
Game Laws Framed.
The committee on game held a pro
tracted sitting in the State House parlor
yesterday afternoon. Representative
Day presided. Associated with him were
Representatives Armstrong and Jacobs.
A game bill was framed and the General
Assembly will be asked to give IL its un-
qualified approval The full text Of the
bill is as follows:
"Be It enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the state of Della
ware in General Assembly met:
Section THAT II shall be unlawful
/ for any person whatsoever TO trump his
partners ace in a social game of euchre T,
provided, however. that in event Of n
person holding hand in which there are
no cards other than trumps, then, and
enly then. shall 10 be lawful TO trump an
ace played by a partner.
Section 2. Any person who gets
euchred on the right, left and ace shall
be deemed guilty Of felony and liable to
any penalty which the judges of the
Superior Court may, in their discretion,
see it to impose
Section g. It shall be capital offense
against the peace, good order and decency
of the commonwealth for any person "a
go alone on his hand and be euchred.
Section 4. 1t shall not be lawful for
any man to make use of bower which
has already been played; provided, how
ever, that nothing in this act shall be 81
construed as to prevent any man from
al In -
when his partner has made bad play
Section 5 No man shall increase thu
score beyond its proper figures more thar
twice during any one game, nor NOR.
than six times during any sitting
Section 9 IL shall be unlawful al
any time TO play with any signs other
than the folio -ing which have been ap.
proved by the international Betting
Association:
"Rik ht, left and ace-kick the table
over.
"Turn II down-upset a chair.
Gross suite-Pull off coat and vest
and complain Of the heat.
"hon't make IL for have lone hand
Kick two panels out Of the door.
Cali acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Very Likely 1t Is.
Senator Pyle will give notica of an act
to drain certain portions Of the city OF
Wilmington. He does not know what
portion It provides for but it is generally
understood that 1t is some low place.
A Masonic Banquet.
Union Lodge. No. z, A. F. and A. NJ.
will hold a special Communication to
/ Ia.ts a. nfn ~ tnln
lodge Of instruction OF this state will
confer the Master Mason's degree .
adopted by the Grand Lodge. This will
be followed by banquet at the Capito
dotel The officers Of the Grand Lodg
and many others, including the Smyrn
and Milford Masons and members Of tn
Legislature who belong to the craft vii
participate
Safeguard for Requests.
Senator Pyle will introduce an act 4
e relation to Roman Catholic religion
3 corporations. II provides that in ever
p congregation Of the denomination Q
Christians known as the Roman Catholi
Church the ordinary Of the diocese an
the pastor of the congregation for tn
time being, according to the practic
and discipline of the said church, an
| one Olher person. 70 De annually ueslt
mated by said ordinary, and two otht
= persons to be annually elected by th
r male pew-holders of the said congrega
o tion from among their number shall b
i constituted body polite and corporate
4 under such title as may be assumed b
a the corporation and recorded in certil
o cate under the hands and seals of th
Q corporators first chosen or otherwise eI
o titled to Office under the terms Of the ac
g the certificate to be acknowledged befoI
l. any person entitled 10 take acknowledl
b ments in the state and recorded anon
o the corporation records of the count
Q wherein the congregation shall have {
b possess place Of worship.
Il The corporation shall be presided ov'
T. by the pastor; it shall have power I
IT frame such rules and ordinances for u
e orderly conduct of divine worship an
q advan cement of the interests of the col
IS gregation as majority Of the corpor
Ie tion may from time to time, provide
g that the same shall not conflict with u
B. constitution or laws of the UnitI
)r States OF of this state That any persC
or persons, individuals or corporatio
holding lands or goods and chattels,