Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1893.


cations, ms fur as possible, may bo met
The bill in relation to free library for
Wilmington having passed both bodies is
law. as is also the bill to rush the
GROWER"
The proposed Delaware Hotel Company
is to have "A capital stock Of $4,000 and its
corporators are to be Harry Stoeckle,
Franklin Temple, James A. Kelly, Il. T..
Cooper and others.
The efforts of the Wilmington City Rail.
way Company to have passed unamended
the supplement to the charter Of that com
phny were of no avail. The bill passed the
Senate this afternoon with the usual elec-
trio railway provisions.
The bill in relation to distilleries. intro
ducod i'll the House to-day, is intended to
put fruit brandy dstiilorie5 on an equal
footing with whisky distilleries.
\ House joint resolution, read and re.
terred this afternoon, authorizes fishing III
the Delaware for menhadGiI. sharks, por-
poi5es and herring hogs oil the payment of
Il license Of 500.
poyEs, April 27.-The Legislature is be-
ginning to see where il is att and Sena.
tors and Representatives almost unani-
mously, agree that final adjournment will
be reached next Wednesday. The post
pOsement Of the consideration OF bill
until next Tuesday and the amount of
business to be transacted meanwhile make
IL certain that the session of '93 will not
conclude before that day. Discussion on
several measures enlightened to-day's pro-
ceedings.
The principal feature of the day was an
unsuccessful attempt to smuggle back To
the Senate the Wilmington t'ity Railway
bill, which that body amended and passed
yesterday. The Knockout blow was dealt
by alert Senator Watson. The object in ut
tempting to bring the bill back was to
have it reconsidered and endeaVor to re-
move the underground and overhead
amendments.
Just before noon Senator Watson arose
and i'll indignant tone asked WHY the bill
had not been taken to the House, as
ordered.
Senator Ross, who was presiding, vacated
the chair and requested senator Records to
occupy il.
Senator Ross--T move that the vote by
which the bill was passed be reconsdered
and that the measure be laid Oh the table
for future consideration.
Senator Watson-l object. | have had
all want Of it. am opposed to recon.
sideration. Let them SO to the House and
fight it out there.
senator Filling Cnot sure but that the
bill was in the iuuscJ--l would like TO see
the bill.
Chances were directed towards the clerks
desk, and it was discovered he had gone
out.
senator Pilling-.I suggest that the clerk
be called.
Before the sergcant.al arms could execute
the suggestion the clerk entered. and,
graSping the situation, said the bill was in
the Senate.
senator I'illing-It took six to pass the
bill. How many will it take TO reconsider
it2 Laughtcr.l There will be nine men
in the Senate tomorrow. DO you propose
for three to undo what six did? The bill
passed the Senate by constitutional ma.
l0rlty and should have been in the House
long ago.
y yea and nay vote on Senator Ross
motlon was taken with the following re-
suit:
Yea-Messrs. Ross, Records and Pyle-3.
Nay-Messrs. McMullen, Pilling and
Watson-3.
Did not vote-Mr. Lacey--l.
Absent-Mcssrs. Williams and Houston
-.
The motion having been defeated the
clerk was directed to take the bill to the
House Immediately, which he did.
After a prottacted discussion the House
passed the bill to increase the salary of the
fish commissioner. The late commissioner
received 5000 per annum, while the present
Official gets IS per day equivalent 10 $500
Those who favored the bill, which places
the salary AT $500, asserted that the duties
are more numerous than heretofore and
stated that the measure gives the commits
s!uner charge of the manhaden fisheries,
which, II is estimated, will bring the state
$1,000 annually.
Representative salisbury and others
protested.
Mr.. Saulsbury-Other officers are fright
fully uadcrpaid. The attorney.g general and
members of the Legislature do not receive
big salaries and the judges are not eN-
travagantly paid. | do not see why the
compensation of the fish commissioner
should be increased when others are
undcrpaid
The House bill in relation to Dock
street, Wilmington, passed this morning
by the senate, is a substitute for the bill IL
prevent the Water Department OF that CITY
collecting water rents from unoccupied
properties.
one of the last things which the Senate
did ths afternoon was to pass Il bill to
create Il meat Inspector for Wilmington. 1t
gives to George Abele the appointment and
he is to continue in office Until June 3Oth,
1876. Council, at its first meeting in July
of that year and annually thereafter, will
name the inspector. The salary is to he
81, ono per annt.m.
senator lyle-The bill was introduced
somr time ago, but it was objected to be-
cause it did not name anybody for in
spector. Mr.. Abele's name has been in
serted. The bill is intended to stand be-
tween INSCRIPTIONS dealers and the people.
Mr.. Pyle strongly recommended Mr.
Adele for the position and submitted a
petition from about l50 WilmingtOnians
asking thar the office be created.
The bill WAS unanimously passed
The bill 10 compel the registration of
births, marriages and deaths, which would
have allowed Registrar Colquhoun fees,
was killed by the Senate at the suggestion
of senator Filling, who moved that It's
further consideration be indefinitely post
poned.
The House killed the House bill governs
ing theatrical performances in Dover. Its
intent was tu make the manager of Dover 5
Opera House pay yearly license OF S35
instead OF 4 license Of - for each perform
auce, as ut present. The Town Council
opposed the measure.
The Senate passed the House bill author
izing the Town Council % Dover to order
the collector of taxes tn deduct per cent
from the taxes paid by July ist next
While the proposed game law was pend
Ing the House got III II wrangle. The main
feature of the bill and to which there is
much opposition, is the prohibition of
Cunning at night. Representative Dasry
and others contended that night is the best
time for shooting ducks IN Sussex county.
Representatives. salisbury and Hall made
the same plea for Kent county. The advo-
Gates OF the bill claimed that cunning at
night frisntens birds and causes them to
depart. Representative salisbury moved
that the bill apply to New Castle county
only.
Representative Cooch--It was only few
days ago that Kent and Sussex did not
want ali the good things by themselves.
The bill was recommitted to the commit
tee on tish, oysters and game, and about