Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16


posed the adoption of resolutions against
the condemnation OF this stream for
sewerage purposes. After speaking few
minutes longer, Mr.. Ford, complaining Of
physical exhaustion, concluded ut 3, 10 j.
M, with request for II further hearing at
some early titnc in the future.
The House was thrOnged all through the
discussion. Besides the speakers there
were present, aS more or less interested
parties Joseph l.. Carpenter Jr., J.Newlin
GHwthrop James J.. DeNDu, Councilman
Danneuberg and Rutledge. ". C.. K. Col
quhoun, William Baxter, WV. Pritchett.
and Messrs. Mcdowell, John Saunders and
David Lindsay Of the Jessup Moore
Company.
The Key Of Kalnar,in which the Swedish
pioneers crossed the Atlantic To found the
city of Wilmington and to bestow the
name OF their young queen upon the new
river up which they sailed and upon their
settlement and fort at Christinaham, is
evidently responsible for the name of the
Calmar Construction Company--only the
incurporators have preferred the latter
spelling for the sake OF the ALTERATION.
The bill, which Mr., CUoCh will introduce
names Peter A. lforty, Harlan G. Scott
and William sS. llilles as incorporaturs,
with power to construct and contract for
the construction of houses, buildings,
cayattons, embankments and abntments,
and other works public or private. The
| capital stock is to be $4,000, in shares Of
500, with the right of increase to any
desired amount.
ADMISSION TO FARSnuRsr.
Another bill in Mr.. Cooch's hands, pro-
vides that no person shall hereafter be re.
ceived rs patient iii the Delaware State
Hospital, except upon the certilication of
~ nh In. la n
been actively engaged in the practice of
medicine for not less than five years, that
| they have separately examined the patient
and THAT they have arrived ut the CON
| clusion of the insanity Of such person
| from such personal examination and the
| history OF the case that the disease of the
| person is OF such a character rs requires,
| IN their judgment, hospital care and treat
mcnt, and that said physicians, or either
| of them are in no way related by blood to
| or connected by marriage with such per-
| son nor in any way connected with said
| hospital" Such certificate must be made
| within one week after the examination and
| within two weeks OF the application for
admission. and the physicians must make
affidavit to the trath Of the facts and state
mcnts therein set forth. The officer before
| whom, such affidavit is made must certify
! the gCnuineness Of the signatures and to
! the legal qualifications Of the physicians,
and the certificate and other papers must
| be accompanied by an order of admission
! signed by one or more of the trustees.
! This act, however, shall not apply to COM
| mtments made by the chancellor or any
| of the state courts. ANY person heliey-
| ing himself or herself To be insane and
needing hospital care and treatment may
he admitted by the superintendent of said
hospital for period not longer than six
weeks, upon such person making and de-
! IN ln inf rti E,.nt "a
setting forth his or her condition, as
4 above"
| DOVER, March a,--New bills and notices
| of new bills have been coming in pretty
| freely to-day and yesterday, evidently in
recognition of the fact that but two or
| three days remain for the reception of new
business. The doors will close, according
to resolution, next Wednesday evening,
and there Is not the slightest probability OF
that resolution heiug rescinded. Moreover
| there will not be, as heretofore, an uppor-
| tunity to whip his satanic majesty around
the stump by the old tentative title dodge,
for this resolution shuts out everything cx-
cept bills actually introduced. Get in by
! March 10Th or you'll be left, is the dictuni
AGAIN FOR CONVENTION.
An important piece of work was quietly
done in the House this afternoon bv the
passage of Speaker Whitemans bill to
provide for the resubmssion to the voters
OF the question of calling constitutional
convention, the question to be decided this
time-under the sanction of the Pilling-
lIutson amendmcnt-at the general elec-
tioa of November, lS0i when separate
ballot-boxes will be provided for this pur-
pose.
THE PEACH YELLows' BILL.
Probably owing in part to the visit, yes
terdav, Of ). Harrington MeSsick'S delega-
ton OF Sussex county peach growers, the
Armstrong Peach Geliows' bill-whiCh
proposes to exempt Kent county from the
further operation Of the act Of lSSl--came
out of committee in the House to-day but
it came out Of the Revised Statutes COM
mittce to go right into the committee on
agriculture, where some are inclined to
think it will stay till il dies. 1t is easy to
understand why this bill sholld be un-
cOmpromisingly opposed by Sussex peach
men. The lower part of Kent county
marks the southwark march Of the dreaded
disease. Il is the fighting ground. So long
rs the disease can be kept from getting
through this belt, by the radical process OF
roofing out and destroying every diseased
tree, the SUSSEX orchards are compara-
lively safe. Pass the Armstrong bill. say
the sussex men, and the battle ground
will soon he shifted to Sussex soil. As it
is, southern Kent stands as q buffer, which
protects Sussex. 1t may be rough on the
buffer, but self-preservution is II strong
law and the sussex peach growers are us
likely to be guided by ii rs other men.
PUNISHMENT TO FIT THE CRIME.
Representative Gam got his bill for the
punishment of wife beaters through the
House this afternoon. There was no de.
bate Upon it, but there was some opposi-
tiom basel upon the impression that the
penalty carries with it disfranchiSement
This, however, was an error as the con-
sttution of Delaware attaches disfranch;sC.
ment to crimes which are felonious under
the law, while this bill specifically defines
wife beating to be lnisdemeanOr. The
yeas and nays were called for on the paS.
sage of the bill and the vote was as follows
AyGs-ArmstrOng, Brian, Dasey, Day.
Gam, Harrington, Hickman, Jacobs
Lynch, Prettyman, salisbury, Sevil, Wat
kins, Speaker Whiteman-ll.
Nues-Pratt, Spruance-2.
The full text of the bill is rs follows:
That any person vino shall brutely assault
and beat his wfo shall be deemed guilty Of q
mitacmeanur and. upon indictment therefor
and cpny gtion the eunder, by Ihs Court oi
GnhrrIl Sessions oil he Peace and lail De-
livery, shall be sentenced 20 10 whipped moi
exceeding 40 laNhaS. o.. bs imprisoned for a
term not less than thirty days or moro than
one year, or both, in the discretion oil the court
THE FISH OIL FACTORIES MUST 60.
That is, If Mr.. Cams bill ITO prevent
the determination of fish passes the
Senate as it did the House without Il
mirmur of opposition, and in its original
shape without line of alteration or
amendment, this afternoon. 1t was hard
to realize, observing how quietly it Slipped
, through, that this was the measure that
set half the people of Lewes by the ears
and aroused So much irreconclahle dispu-
tation in the committee room here few
weeks ago.
J DOVER, March l0.-The General Assem-.
bly, wound up the tenth week of its scs