Evening journal., 1893-04-07

bnt he did not think it proper for the
General Assembly to 90 it in that way
Mr. Cooch conferred with him for a few
minutes and the bill was withdrawn.
presumably for the purpose Of reporting
= substitute making a 6xed increase in
Chief Justice Lore's salary.
Adjourned Until Monday.
The Senate adopted and the House
concurred in resolution adjourning until
Monday morning at II o'clock The
House departed from its one session rule
yesterday afternoon in order to get the
joint resolution through.
OF for Chinooteague.
The legislative guests Of Superinten-
dent Holiday left here for Chincoteague,
Va, on a special train at 8 o'clock this
morning. The train consisted Of an en-
CINE aud two cars, and the genial super.
inteudent had made every arrangement
for the comfort of his guests.
Those who went we're Speaker Houston,
Senators Pyle, Watson, Lacey Records,
Ross, Pilling, McMullin, Speaker White
man. Representatives Spruance, Cooch,
Day, Gam, Watkins Whittock, Hall,
sevil, Pratt, Salisbury, Armstrong,
Harrington, Dasey. Jacobs, Kenney,
Bryan, Lynch aud Prettyman, Clerk Of
the Senate w A. G Hardcastle, Clerk of
the House John H. Layton, Reading
Clerk Edmund Bailey, Sergeants Doran
and Porter, Colonel Enoch Moore, the
legislative correspondents and a few
other invited guests.
The party took dinner at the old hotel
on Chincoteague Island, after a ride
across the bay on the small steamer
Widg. on. The few hours allowed on
the island were spent in looking over the
quaint and scattered town. The return
to Dover will be made this evening prob
ably at z o'clock The special will reach
Wilmington about 8 o'clock.
The W. & Il. S. Railway Hearing.
Further action on the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Electric Railway
charter will not be taken before next
Tuesday The Senate Committee on Pri-
vate Corporations have agreed TO hold it
until its friends have an opportunity for
a hearing This is in compliance with a
request made by Senator Pilling.
/ Neither he nor Senator Watson will be
here before Tuesday asd the understand.
ing is that the delegation will not be
heard prior to that time If Tuesday
does not suit the corporation they will
name a day later in the week.
Legislative Notes.
The Senate passed the House bin au
thorizng the board of directors of the
P, w. & B., Railroad Company to in
crease the number of vice presidents
The House bill amending the charter o.
the Benedictine Order Of the Sacred
Heart, passed the Senate.
The House passed the bill to repeal tn,
charter Of the Irons Branch Canal
Company. a Sussex county ditch corpora
tion.
The House bill to lay out a new publi
road leading to White Hall landing
Duck Creek hundred was killed by tn,
Senate
The House joint resolution authorizing
Adiutant General Hart to procure roll
OF Delaware officers, soldiers and mariner
at cost not exceeding $500, was re
ferred to the Senate Committee ol
Finance
Register of Wills j. wilkins Coocl
came to Dover last night to join tn
Chincoteague pilgrims.
Ex Deputy Attorney General Thoma
Davis spent several hours in the Stat
House looking after bills in which b
is interested.
President Delaware Clark, of th
Board Of Trustees Of the Poor of Ne'
Castle county. was in Dover yesterday