Evening journal., 1893-05-05
GREAT RUSH OF WORK.
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paid nearly all the state tax anyhow
The vote against the bill stood s to T.
The measure came TO Dover under the
auspices Of the State Board of Health.
Guarding Against "Riders."
The rider" experience Of the last
General Assembly has not been forgot
ten. In the House yesterday afternoon |
Speaker Whiteman introduced bill |
making all riders" attached to bills null |
and void even after the adjournment of |
the General Assembly. IL passed the
House, but was referred in the Senate.
The Unkindest Cut OF All.
The Delaware Board Of Worlds Fair
Managers will have to go through the next |
six months with short purse. The House
killed the Senate joint resolution making |
an additional appropriation Of 81, 800, but |
passed a substi ute eappropriating $400 TO |
Mrs Mary Kinder and Mrs. Mary Tor
be't to be used in securing a colonial |
exhibit The substitute was tabled in |
the Senate, but afterwards concurred |
in.
Dentistry Bill killed.
The Senate indefinitely postponed the
House bill to regulate the practice Of
dentistry in the state. It provided for
board OF examiners, and no dentist
could under its provisions, employ an
assistant who did not hold certificate
Of fitness from the board DR. c. r
Jeifries, Of Wilmington, was interested
In it. The bill had been killed and
Iesurrected twice before.
The Road Too Costly.
The Senate last night killed the House
bill authorizing the laying out Of new
road in st. Georges hundred. It passed
the Senate this week and was sent to the
House for enrolment. II was ascer
tained that the road would cost about
5000 and Representative Watkins
induced Senator Lacey to have the bill
recalled and indefinitely postponed.
The Baek-Action of tho House.
The House adopted Joint resolution
appropriating $500 to be used towards
erecting a monument to the memory of
Major General Thomas A. Smyth The
condition is that the money shall not be
used for a monument costing less than
81 000 Later in the day the vote was
reconsidered and the resolution laid on
the table Councilman Ross. of vii.
mington was here in its behalf
Friends Of the Deputy.
The House seems to be disposed to
give deputy sherifs a chance to go
step higher 1t has passed a bill repeal
ing that part of the state law which
makes a deputy sheriff ineligible to
candidacy for the shrievalty until one
year after his term as deputy shall have
expired.
To BE Served by Dunn's Successor.
Representative Salisbury introduced
bill providing that all processes in the
hands Of Robert g. Dunn, Kent county's
deceased sheriff, at the time Of his death
may be served by his successor. The
bill was passed by both houses under
suspension of rules.
The Transfer Made valid.
The Senate passed the House bill to
make valid the record of deed executed
by ex-Sheriff James Martin of New
Castle county. Thomas Russell bought
property at sheiiff's sale. A question
arose as to the legality OF the form of
the deed The bill passed legalizes the
transfer.
A Boon for Farmers.
The General Assembly passed a bill
which, considering the scarcity Of
timber, will be of great benefit to the
farmers of the state II legaizes the
erection of barbed wire fences along
public roads, and prescribes that it may
also be used as line fences when both
owners mutually agree
Wanted A Motion to Concur.
T he Senate refused to concur in
House JOINT resolution appropriating
50 as a contingent fund for the Cover
nor an other state officers 1t died for
want of a motion TO concur.
Legislative Notes.
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing the trustee of the school
fund to purchase, at publishers prices,
certain school books in the bands of
Landreth L Lay Of Georgetown
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing the r. w. & B Railroad
Company TO build an overhead bridge at
the Fourth street crossing in Whining
ton
The Senate passed the House bill
allowing deputy sheriff to be a candi
date for the shrievalty nomination
within less than a year after his term as
deputy shall expire.
The Senate passed the House bill pro.
viding for new assessment on the Cow
House aud Saunders Branch Ditch, Sus.
sex county.
Ihe Senate concurred IN the House
Joint resolution authorizing the printing
of 200 copies of the report of the State
Board Of Education, with an amendment
that proposals be advertised for and the
work given TO the lowest bidder
The Senate joint resolution to pay
the expenses of Quarantine Commits
sioners Budd, Cochran and Orr was
killed by the House; but was afterwards
resurrected and referred to the Com
mittee on Claims.
The House Joint resolution authoriz-
| ing Secretary of State John ID Haw.
| kins TO make an executive index at a
cost not to exceed $500 was adopted in
lower branch and tabled in the Senate,
Congressman John W. Causey, Judge
] Frank Ball, City Solicitor Charles a.
Curtis. William T Lyman and Peter L
Cooper, Jr., of Wilmington were in the
State House last night looking after bills
in which they were interested.
The House adopted joint resolution
sppropriating $500 for a contingent
fund for the state officers.
Representative Dasey introduced bill
compelling county constables TO mase
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