Evening journal., 1893-02-16
PEACH LAW CHANGES.
A Freeholder Peach Grower to
be Appointed Commissioner.
HE MUST INSPECT ALL ORCHARDS

Rekistratlon IOr the november EAoc-
tion Answer for the Coming SIunic-
ipaI Contest Plans for the Washington
Trip.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb Ex-senator Watson will,
to-day, introduce the Coursey- Martin
Bancroft Peach Yellows law amendments.
They are practically sectional substitutes
as follows:
Section 1.-"Within twenty days after
the passage Of this act the governor shall
appoint in each hundred in Kent and
Sussex counties, except Duck Creek and
kenton hundreds in Kent county one ju-
dicious, intelligent, substantial free
holder and peach grower as peach COM
sioner. Said commissioner shall be ap.
pointed for the term of two years from
the first of May, 1898, and until his sue
cessor shall be appointed upon vacancy
occurring by any cause IL shall be filed
by new appointment for the unexpired
term.
Section At shall be the duty of
said commissioners to make one search
ing and careful examination and inspec-
tion of all peach trees within the respect
i've hundreds, each year. Said inspec-
tion shall be made between the first day
of August and the first day of September
in each years
'Section 4-Every owner shall. as
soon as practicable after such notice has
been given, as aforesaid, pull up, remove
and destroy every tree so diseased, 50
that not vestige thereof shall remain.
If the notice be given on or before the
first day of September, the trees shall be
pulled up and destroyed prior to the
first day Of December following.
Section 7-Immediately after Decem-
ber 1st in each year the said commissions
ers shall again visit each and every
orchard in which they had found dis
eased trees, to see whether or not they
have been pulled up and destroyed; and
If they have not, the said commissioners
shall forthwith hire men and teams to
have it done, and, as soon as done, they
shall prosecute all delinquents for their
neglect or refusal to comply with the
laws.
Section 9.-For every day necessarily
and properly employed in the discharge
of the duties imposed by this act, each
commissi Sner shall be paid the sum of s.
and for half day so employed 50. 3D.
Each commissioner shall have the power
to hire what help may be necessary to
complete the work within the required
time, at not to exceed $1.25 per day. to
be paid as provided in section i'm
mediately preceding. Each commissioner
shall be required to give good and suf-
fcient bonds for the faithful perform
ance of duty"
This bill may pass the Senate will
some dimunition of the powers and pay
of the commissioners, but it will NEE
with a hot reception from certain quar-
ters of the House.
To Repeal the Ball Law.
Victor B. Woolley, counsel for tn
House, has drawn a bill to repeal tn
Ball Tramp law, which was enacted b.
the General Assembly two years ako
provides for stone breaking in the jai
yard at New Castle, and was fathered b,
Judge Ball of the Wilmington Munieipa
Court.
The objections urged against the law ar
that it cost the countys5, 600 last year, an
that it has failed in its object-breakinl
up vagrancy. The repeal bill will b
introduced in the Senate.
What Is the Law9
Victor B. Woolley has tiresome tas
in collecting and revising the oyster law
now on the statute books He finds tina
since 1871 over twenty oyster laws an
amendments have been passed. The OF
ject is to revise them and ascertain wha
has been repealed and what is the law O
to-day. 1t will take him several days t
complete the work.
Probably Get Ten Thousand.
Secretary w. R Allaband, Of the Del,
ware Board of Worlds Fair Manager
had hearing before the joint committe
on appropriations yesterday Afternoon
He informed the watch dogs Of th
treasury that $25, 600 was desirable, bu
that S15, 00O was almost absolutel
necessary. He asked them to come TO
decision so that the board would kno
what to do.
Some of the members expressed the
dissatisfaction with the manner in whic
the $40 900 had been expended. The
were particularly severe upon the e,
penses incurred in the attendance ups
the dedicatory ceremonies. It is thougl
that they will get about $4,000 more.
Fight over Road Bills.
The characteristic quietude of Il
Senate chamber was broken yesterdi
afternoon. The cause of it all was
poor little road bill for the benefit
Kenton hundred. The Senate has ]
committee on roads. The Hou
passed the bill and sent
in. Speaker Houston referred 1t to Il
committee on agriculture Mr. M
Mullin, chairman of the committee, I
ported il without recommendation. /
said that he simply wanted to test &
feeling Of the Senate as he knew thl
there was opposition to the consider
tion Of such measures He explain
that he was willing TO vote to recomn
the bill, but If forced to an issue
should vote for It,
Senator Pilling spoke against It. ]
said that the General Assembly was
place for divorce or road bills He h
refused to introduce them for his co
stituents. The proper place for su
matters was in the court
Senator Lacy said that bills Of Il
character were as important to the pc
pie Of rural hundreds as the incorpor
tion and other bills were to the people
Wilmington towns He understo
that the courts were as adverse TO reco
nizing road bills as the Legislature is
Senator Records said that he was