Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04

was GDuleIllpldLtN, anu men OppOSeu 10
Mr. Carpenter. General Postles was
selected because all the Representatives
favor him.
The House bill (substitute) TO incor-
porate the Gordon Heights Railway
Company passed the House and was
sent to the Senate for concurrence. The
construction of the railway is TO begin
in six months and be completed in two
years The capital stock is $4,000.
The bill was passed with overhead and
underground provisions.
The bill amending the charter of the
Rehoboth Beach Association, which was
passed by the House, changes the name
OF Cape Hcnlopen City to Rehoboth, its
former name, and provides for an alder
man and constables.
The House killed the bill to increase
the salaries of the county superintend.
ents Of public schools.
4 bill which went through the House
this morning authorizes tile Wilmington
Board of Education to use annually, if
necessary, for erecting and repairing
schools, $4,000 of its appropriation for
current expenses.
The committee on claims has under
consideration the claims of the Deia-
ware members OF the Interstate Quaran-
tine Commission, amounting to $3Y6S4.
The House bill to protect fish in New
Castle county, which was passed by the
House, is in relation to bass fishing.
To-day's visitors included Thomas
Davis, John A. Mitchell, Patrick Neary,
William Pritchard, W. S. Ililles, Edward
Bringhurst, George r. Townsend and
IL. a. Miller.
DOVER, May l.--To-day's session of the
General Assembly was devoid Of special
interest. f'urepaugh's circus exhibited
here and all the excitement was on the
streets and show grounds. The legislators
wanted to see the exhibition and to praGify
| that desire they transacted business
| speedily. At noon the House adjourned
until tomorrow morning. The Senate
took a recess until O'CLOCK, but wheA it
reassembed it did SO merely as matter
of form, adjournment until tomorrow i'm
mcdiately following.
| Patrick Neary came down from Will
mington to advocate the bill to appoint
| General j. Parke Postles member of the
| Board of Directors of the Street and Sewer
| Department and EnoCh Moore and Peter
| j. Ford came to oppose it. They obtained
| brief interviews with members of the
| Senate.
Judge Ball and ex-City Solicitor Lyman
| were here urging the passage of the bill to
create an inferior court for New Castle
| county.
Preston Lea came in behalf Of Whining.
ton City Railway Company.
| EX-COngrcssman Martin was looking up
his market bill.
Other visitors included Congressman
Gansey, City Solicitor Curtis and Victor B.
| Woolley.
! Representative Dasey introduced in the
| the House an act i'll relation to persons
wishing lodging in the county iails. It
| provides that any vagrant, tramp or needy
| person wishing food and lodging in any OF
| the county jails shall be entitled TO the
same upon application to one of the conf
missioners OF the county Jail in which he
seeks such food or lodging and obtaining
| from him an order upon the sheriff of said
county to receive said applicant and fur
nish said food and lodging. No tramp,
| yagrant or other needy person shall
lie committed to Jail by d justice of
the peace or other officer having juris
dictiOn the object of which com.
mitment is board and lodging for
| said vagrant, tramp or needy person. Any
officer so committing shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
| forfeit his office for the residue of his term
and pay fine not exceeding 800. Each
county shall annually appropriate a sum
the. Jail commissioners for their services
| under this act iii such proportion tn each
| as the Levy Court shall determine IL be
| equitable When such needy person shall
be received into amy Of the juils the sheriff
/ shall be entitled to his usual fee for board
| OF prisoners, but To no other fee for com
| mItmcnt or otherwise ot SAID person, pro-
| vided that for the purposes of this act a
| days board shall consist of two meals.
| Under suspension of raiea the bill was
| given second and third readings and passed.
The House bill authorizing the City
| Council of Wilmington TO elect its own
Officers was given its irst reading in the
| Senate.
a JOINT committee to confer on the Sen.
ate amendments to the supplement to the
charter of Wilmington City Railway Com
pany was appointed. 1t is composed of
Messrs. Pyle and Ross Of the Senate and
| speaker Whitenan aud Messrs Spruance
and Hickman Of the House
| In the House, under suspension of rules,
Senate bills to amend the charter of the
| Geometric Drill Company anu to provide
| for meat inspector for Wilmington were
read and referred. In the Senate House
bills to fill the salary of the fish commits
| sioner and to appoint General j. Parke
| l'ostles q member of the Board of Directors
of the Street and Sewer Department of
Wilmington took similar conrsc. At first
AtlldluT NlS DDJtttGtl W tlc HEGOllN ISttllll5
OF the latter bill but in order 10 expedite
business he withdrew his objection.
The House adopted joint resolution
allowing $500 per year for Il contingent
fund for the governor and other state
officials. This sum is to be expended for
stamps and stationery.
The House bill authorizing the repair
ing of a public road in Sussex county was
given final reading in the House.
RnnrpSpnt4tiVe Dasey- ask that the
bill he killed. | am sorry that have to
oppose it. | do not doubt that this road
needs repairs but there are other roads in
the same condition. We cannot repair
them all ard ii we pass this bill we will
he accused of discrimination. The Levy
Court is protesting. 1t could spend Sl0U,
600 on roads but it hasn't the funds.
Representative Hickman also entered
vigorous protest.
The motion to pass the bill was defeated
by the following vote:
Nay--Messrs. Day. Hail. Harrington,
Hickman, Jacobs, Prettyman, salisbury,
Seyil and SpruanCc-lO.
Ipa--Messrs. Armstrong, kenney, Lynch
and Whitcman--I.
Representative salisbury introduced in
the House q bill concerning the conversion
OF property by bailees. II makes the
offence punishable by fine and imprison.
ment. Under suspension of rules il was
given second and third readings and passed.
Mr., salisbury also introduced bill in
relation to arson, which, under suspension
of the rules, was given second and third
readings and passed. Under the present
law it is not arson If person burns his
own property. The bill which was passed
to-day makes two degrees of arson. The
first degree is the burning or setting fire to a
building in which there is human being,
and the second degree is the burning or
setting lre to a dwelling not occupied by
a human being. Arson in the first degree