Evening journal., 1893-03-15

were printed in the EVENING JOURNAL
yesterday.
Mr. Ridgelys amendments abolish the
voters assistants; substitute the judges
Of election; provide "a certain plan for
voting no person CAN split his ticket un-
less printed stIckers be used; the voter
can stamp his ticket anywhere at the
top OF the ticket In the space occupied
by the design; booths must have doors
or curtains; the judges must keep re-
cord OF all persons who claim assistance
on the ground of physical disability.
Senator Pyle will introduce the bill.
Extension of Port wardans' Powers.
Senator Pyle has given notice Of and
will introduce a bill extending the powers
Of the port wardens of Wilmington. BY
the statute passed In 1885 the port
wardens make return TO City Council Of
their proceedings and define the lines
beyond which no wharf, pier, abutment
or other structure Is 10 extend The
amendment 90 be introduced by Mr.. Pyle
is discretionary and allows the wardens
TO allow a wharf, pier or other structure
TO extend beyond these lines In case IL Is
a public necessity and does not hinder
navigation
Good News For waitman.
Waitman Hopkins, of near Harrington,
wants divorce from his wife. Susan
Hopkins. She refuses TO go with him TO
his home and he refuses TO live with her
on his farm. On Friday the bill to divorce
them was indefinitely postponed in
the Senate, on the strength
OF an adverse report from the
divorce committee Mr.. Hopkins heard
of II and was very much depressed.
Yesterday afternoon Senator Records
moved reconsideration OF the vote by
which the bill was indefinitely postponed.
His motion prevailed and the bill was
rec mmitted.
The State Revenue.
Senator Pyle will, TO day, introduce an
act In relation to the revenue Of the
state. 10 provides that the clerk Of the
peace Of New Castle county shall pay,
semi annually, on July and January
In each year TO the city treasurer Of
Wilmington, one-third Of all licenses
granted by the Court Of General Sessions
In Wilmington. In making his report
TO the trustee of the school fund the
clerk Of the peace shall state the full
amount received from such licenses aud
the amount paid to Wilmington The city
shall use the money so received for cur
rent expenses. This Is an offset TO the
claim Of the city Board Of Education
which wants 500 Of the $8U0 license
fee.
Another exemption" Victim.
To-day Senator Pyle win introduce a
bill which will never reach the House
and may be indefinitely postponed on
dist reading IL exempts from state,
county and municipal taxation for the
term Of five years the property Of the
New Century Club on Delaware avenue
in Wilmington. Several pills OF
this kind and for institutions much
more charitable in character
have come TO Dover under much bet
ter auspices. The Senate, without regard
20 nything but the idea that exemption
Of one means increased taxation for
others has killed them one by one, and
this will follow its predecessors
The Deadlock Broken.
Representative Spruance broke the
Police Commission deadlock to-day by
introducing his bill providing for the
appointment Of a police commission. The
commissioners 10 be appointed under his
bill are David Hughes, John w. Lawson
aud Henry Baird
In the Senate Mr.. Pyle introduced the
City Council Police Commission bill. IL
provides that the mayor shall be mem.
ber and that the other two shall b6
elected, one from the Northern and the
other from the Southern district
The General Oyster Law.
Representative Gam introduced thC
general oyster bill prepared by Victor b
Woolley, counsel for the House, Il
covers about seventy five pages Of lega
cap and embraces all Of the non. conflict
ing provisions Of the many laws now in
force. The necessary amendments pro
posed, TO be enacted by this legislature
will be made by the COMMITTEES on Fish
Oysters and Game.
Delaware Detective Agency.
Senator Pyle will introduce a bill {,
incorporate the Delaware Detectiv,
Agency. The corporators are William
7 Jones, Charles D.. Bird, Clarence A
Forwood and John j. Cloud. The object
Of the corporation is to ferret out Grim,
and do all other matters and things in
cident to a detective agency. Tn,
principal Office will be in Wilmington
with power to establish branch offices.
Pay of the Chief Justice.
A bill will be introduced to give thu
chief justice S. a day, no matter il
which county he shall sit. The pro
moters of the movement were afraid u
present bill increasing the salaries o
the judges and doing away with the 81
per diem. Under the law to be pre-
sented chief justice appointed from
New Castle county would get more thar
the associate, whereas under the present
law he would not.
Want Increase of Jurisdiction.
Magistrates Smith and Sasse Of VIII
mington, were here yesterday in behalf
of a bill to increase the jurisdiction o.
justice Of the peace. IL provides that
they shall have jurisdiction over case
involving $3.50 Ia New Castle county,
They also ask for an increase Of costs II
judgments that exceed $40. They ash
for three times the amount allowed il
cases Of $50 or less.
S. & W. B. Electric Railway.
Representative Hall gave notice of {
bill TO incorporate the Smyrna and Wood
land Beach Electric Railway Company. Tn
line proposed is from smyrna toWoodlan'
Beach, distance Of nine miles. Th