Evening journal., 1893-02-16

The Seaford Notary Public.
The House passed the Senate bill |
authorizing Governor Reynolds to ap-
point notary public for the benefit of |
the oyster packers of Seaford. h. Il.
Cannon, the station agent, will be the
man.
The Silverbrook Question.
Peter j. Ford came to Dover yesterday
and brought with him the bill for the
condemnation of Silverbrook. He did
some very effective work during the
short time he was here He says that
Joseph l.. Carpenter. Jr., will not dare
come to Dover and fight the bin. Rep
resentative Spruance gave notice of the
bill this afternoon.
Another salaried once.
Senator Watson will introduce an act
to make the office of state insurance
commissioner salaried one inst sad of a
commissioned one as at present. The
salary will probably be $4,000
ouarryIng and Mining Interests.
Patrick Fahey, John T. Dickey and
George ]. Finck are the incorporators
named in the Delaware Granite and
Mining Company bill introduced in the
House by Representative Day yesterday
morning. TIE bill empowers them to
sell real estate, carry on the business of
paving, mining aud quarrying clay,
stone. granite and metal, and TO manu-
facture such substances in merchantable
form. The capital stock shall not exceed
$500, 900 and shall be divided into
shares of 800 each. The company is
authorized to construct railroad branch
from its quarries on the Shipley road to
connect with the Baltimore and Philadel
phia Railroad at or near Carcroft
Fidelity Real Estate Company.
Senator Williams has introduced an
act to incorporate the Fidelity Real
Estate Improvement Company Joseph
| L. Carpenter. Jr., Joseph g. Hendrick.
son and Frank d. Carpenter are the in
coIporators. The capital stock is $780,
OO0 divided into / 900 shares. The limi-
tation placed upon the capital stock is
81, 000 600. The principal Office will be
in Wilmington.
The Election Law Re vision.
Yesterday afternoon Speaker Houston
appointed the following committee to
take into consideration those portions Of
the governors message relating to the
registration and election laws of the
state: Senators Lacey, Records and
Williams. The committee is authorized
TO report by bill OF otherwise.
The Washington Trip.
R. L. Holiday, the genial superintend-
ent of the Delaware division, was in the
State House today. He has perfected
ARRANGEMENTS for the legislative trip to
Washington. Two special cars will be
attached to the train leaving here at
| y EutI q
Porter's the cars will be attached to the
Delaware City train and taken to
Newark; from thence to Washington on
train No 43. Washington will b'
reached about noon. The return will
depend upon the ceremonies and the con
dition of the party.
Nuts For Solomon Hersey.
Representative Spruance has intro
duced his bill to allow each City Council
of Wilmington to elect its own clerk
coal oil inspector, auditors clerk, treas
urer clerk and bailiff and not be bouns
, by the appointments of the preceding
. council. The salaries named are as fol
lows: Clerk, 81, 200; auditors clerk
! 5000: treasurer's clerk, 5000; bailih
$72O. The oil inspectors salary remain
the same as at present The presen
officers are continued until august l.
e To Abolish Commission.
Receiver Of Taxes John T. Dickey an
: Patrick Neary we're here to-day working i
Q behalf of law to do away with one Of th
election departments in Wilmington an
allowing one-board to do all the wor
for the county and municipal election
! They also want the county registration
of last fall to be u .ed for the municipl
! election in June They claim that a me-
registration is wholly unnecessary.
I The Cemetery Corporation.
f Rep resentative Armstrong introduce
o an &C { TO renew the charter Of the Cd
. Fellows Cemetery Company. This Co
poration maiLtains near Camden one {
the prettiest cemeteries in the state.
More Indices Wanted.
e Representative Salisbury has intro
/. duced an act authorizing the records
@ of deeds of Kent county to make indie,
{ of deeds recorded subsequent to ls7
y The bill names James H. Hughes an
a Henry Ridgely. Jr, to examine the il
v dices which will be made according I
the Campbell system, now used
r New Castle county offices.
b APeach YeIlows Petition.
Representative Armstrong drove b
second wedge into the Peach yellow
- law yesterday morning and Colonel Ma
~ tin, f. II. Bancroft, John J. Rosa, ct al
will fiud that the peach growers of kei
county are not unanimously in favor
,e a continuance Of the law so far as it 8
w plies to their orchards. The Mort
a Murderkill hundred man did not hay
Of anything to say at the meeting in tl
10 House last week, but rs soon as it WI
Sc over he sent petitions for repeal to Sc
it eral parts of the county. They brougl
le an answer, and yesterday morning
c. presented the names of over one hui
e. dred wellknown fruit growers wi
lie asked the General Assembly to exsml
ne Kent county from the operations Of u
Il law The petition was referred to q
A. committee on agriculture, which has u
I'd repeal act in hand.
,s DIRECT TAX FUND.