Evening journal., 1893-04-25

DOVER April 20 -Ihe dJNeral AS
sembly. in its old age, played second
fiddle to the Warren Greenley hourdei
trial Yesterday. The House mem bers
were in Newark, inspecting Delaware
College: the senators had little business
to transact. and she Ccu't House drew
the crowd. The afternoon session of the
Senate was very brief, and at its con-
clusion the members went over TO hear
Attorney General Nicholson put In the
states case against John l. Warren.
When the Senate met at 10 40 O'CLOCK
the only absent member was Mr. Pfll.ng'
who usually spends Saturday and Mou-
day IN his business Office at kiamenst
The marked feature Of the day was the
first reading of the House bill Purporting
to equalize taxation Senator Lacey called
IL up. After IT, had been read he moved
that Rule IA be suspended and
the bill reai and referred. de
said that the bill had to be met; u
was considered of great Importance ana
might as we'll be placed in the hands Of
the COMMITTEES.
Senator Williams suggested that a
motion to indefinitely postpone would be
In order His suggestion was not acted
upon and the bill was referred to the
Committee on Finance, consisting Of
Messrs Pilling, Williams and Ross. This
means that it will be unfavorably re-
ported, as Messrs. Pilling and Williams
have already expressed themselves
against the bill.
The only enthusiastic advocate of the
bill in the Srnate chamber is Sergeant at
Arms Dorau, who seems to have a faculty
of explaining away every objection, to his
own satisfaction. There seems to be a
feeling of regret that Messrs Penning
ton and Fulton did not call the Seventh
ward statesman in in consultation.
The Question OF Adjournment.
The principal question heard about
the State House is, "Will we get through
in time to adjourn on Friday or. Satur-
dayY The answers are generally evasive
or negative The House has a big batch
of bills to dispose Of and they will have
to 90 through the three stages in
the Senate which means two days,
at least The House Committee on APP
propriations still holds the Senate joint
resolution 20 adjourn sine die and will
not report it until it thoroughly under
stands the condition of the House bust
ness Taking everything into oonsidera-
tiOn it does not seem likely that ad
iournment viii be made until the middle
of next week.
The Wires Got Tangled.
The wires must ha We gotten tangled
yesterday or the operator must have
sent the Dover dispatches to the EVEN
ING Journal along q barbed wire fence
The bill authorizing the town commits
sioners Of smyrna to borrow $25 600 to
put in sewers and an electric light plant
was not killed 1t was one of the House
bills which passed the Senate 1t was
the Robbins Hose Company 800 appro
priaiion resolution which was killed
The company claimed the amount for
holding itself ready at all times to pro
tect the states property in Dover The
Senate could not see IL that way and
consigned the resolution to the grave.
yard" as Clerk Hardcastle calls the
pigeon hole in which he places killed
bills aud resolutions
Clerk Layton's Enterprises.
Clerk of the House Layton is supremely
happy to day The Senate has passed
his House bills to incorporate the Fen.
wick's Island Company aud the Fen,
wick Island Cunning Club The object
is to develop Fenwick's Island on the
Atlantic coast of Sussex county 1t
abounds with wild geese and ducks and
only needs facilities TO make it one of the
leading sporting resorts along the coast.
Treasurer of the Poor no More.
The treasurer Of the poor of Sussex
county is without an occupation. Yes
terdRy the Senate passed the House oil
abolishing the Office and vesting the
duties ia the county treasurer, who will
receive 500 for doing the work vii
liam j. McNatt, Republican, is the man
who retires TO the shades Of private life
No Senate Anthrax Scare.
The Senate is not to be frightened by
the anthrax and tuberculosis alarmists
IL has killed the New Castle County
Farmers Institute bill providing Tor
the eradication of infectious diseases
among the lower animals by killing of
diseased cattle Senator McMullin made
favorable report upon the bill yester
day. He could not satisfactorily explain
the workings Of the bill and It was killed
without debate.
Grinding It's Last Grist.
The Senate Committee on Divorce
ground its last grist yesterday afternoon
and the hopper of the divorce mill is
empty. Four couples we've divorced, as
follows: Mary c aud William Il. Perry,
Leah and Eben Barnard, Mary and He.
man NJ Thomas, Ida A. and Walter j.
Dick
The House bill to extend the time
Of running the boat at Woodland ferry
was killed.
The House Members Back.
A number Of the House members who
visited Delaware College yesterday re-
turned last evening Wnen Speaker
Whiteman tapped the gsvel at s o'clock
only nine members were present, and the
House adjourned to $50 o'clock this
morning
still on the Hook.
The supplement- to the charter Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company is
still hung in the Senate President
Preston Lea and Vice-President Willard
Salisbury are here, but they and Chair
man Watson Of the Committee on Pri.
vate Corporations. seem to be as far from
an agreement as they ever were. A final
hearing will be given to-day.