Evening journal., 1893-01-11

Burnite and Secretary of State Marvel.
Receiver Dickey May be Appointed
Recorder of the district of Columbia.
Examining the Accounts.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 10. -''W anted-Some
thing to do" That is the sign which
should be hung in front Of the State
House. II would not do to hang out
a shingle bearing the inscription
"Wanted-A Job. One half of the
Wilmington lobbyists would be down
here with all sorts of jobs to be done
The plain and simple fact is that the
legislators are suffering Othello's com
plaint-they are out Of work The only
redeeming features are that the pay of
the members goes on; the clerks and
reporters are having an easy time; and If
the General Assembly is not doing any
good it is not doing any
harm. This is one place n which the
old saw that "idleness breedeth mischief
does not apply.
The members want those persons who
.have legislation to produce it and let
them get to work They assert that some
of those who have a habit Of putting off
their bills until the heel of the session
will find themselves in bad FIX. The
lobby of the Womens Christian Temper
ance Union Is the only one which has
put in an appearance and the respect
with which it was received would have
made any other lobby imagine that it
owned the Legisture-body and soul.
New Electric Railway.
Representative Cooch gave notice Of
bill to incorporate the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway Company.
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., who represents the
incorporators refused TO give any names
of any of the incorporators. but says
that the bill will be here next week and
duly introduced. He thinks the capital
stock will be about $500, 000 and says
that none of the men interested in the
Wilmington City Railway or Front and
Union lines are interested
The route will be over Third street
bridge by the Lobdell car wheel works
through the southern parts Of the city
and taking such parts of the State road
to New Castle as is thought best and
passing through private property where
the public road is not available. Upon
reaching New Castle the tracks will be
laid upon the principal streets, subject
to the action OF the City Council.
Cunning After Printers.
The House had its innings with the
printers to-day. On motion of Mr.
Cooch, the clerk was instructed 10 take
charge of the printing for the House
until the appointment Of the committe
on printing, and not only to
take charge of it but to require
an itemized bill delivered in every
instance, with the work done Both
Houses seem to regard the printers as
vampires.
The Coroner's Physician.
Representative Spruance brought to
Dover to day bill to take from the
Trustees of the Poor of New Castle
county the power to appoint a coroner
physician and vesting the same in the
Levy Court. 1t increases the salary OF
the physician from Si00 to $500 a year.
He also has for introduction bill sub
stituting the name of Peter l.. Cooper
Jr., for that of Magistrate B. b. Groves
in the Board of Commissioners appointed
several years ago to examine the mort
gage index prepared by Thomas Holcoml
when he was Recorder of Deeds. The
index has been used as a record although
it has never been examined and approved
Should Mr.. Cooper be appointed th'
work of examination will be begun i'm
mediately, as deeds Of New Castle
county. The original board consisted o.
Willard Salisbury, Jr George T. Brown
and Magistrate Groves. Ex-City Solic
itorWilliamT Lyman was substituted fol
Mr.. Salisbury and since that time moth
ing has been done. Recorder of Deed
Shallcross wants to have the work dom
before he leaves the Office.
To Prevent Determination.
In the House this morning Mr.. Sauls
hurv ovra rpfioa of an act ir offott 4
the EXPRESS companies doing business
this State. The bin has not yet beel
drawn, but to an EVENING JOURNAL T,
porter the East Dover hundred repr,
sentative said:
II propose, if possible to have an aC
passed which will prevent the Adam
and other express companies from cliarf
ing more for certain services in tn
State than they do In other States. Fou
years ago the General Assembly put
tax on express companies and the con
panies Immediately raised their charg,
TO meet it, Small bundles which wei
carried for twenty five cents before th
TAX was imposed we're raised to thirty
five cents. ! propose TO regulate IL
charges Of the companies.
The Hosiery Company Bill.
Representative Salisbury introduced
bill TO incorporate the Dover HOsie
Company. The incorporators are D
James II. Wilson, Mayor Hiram Reed
George w. Fisher, James II Wilso
Powell x Green John Iiartuett, JOSEF
r. Whitaker. William Dyer, Amos
Watson, William H. Ridgeway, lol
Behen, Joseph Burchenal aud John So
terdeld The capital stock is $40,
with power To Increase IL 20 81 QUO OC
This is a reiuvenation of the defun
infant industry which was before d
election held up as a sample of VII
Mckinley did for Kent county.
To Visit Delaware College.
Dr. j. J. Black, president of the Boa
of Trustees of Delaware State Hospii
at Faruhurst. was here TO day.
invited both Houses to attend a meeti
of the State Board of Health and i,
mers' Institute, TO be held at Delawr
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