The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-22
LrorsLArIvE rnocErprsss.
A busy Day at the Gapital--Tho Rail-
way Mon Again mt It-Meeting of the
State Board of Health.

A Busy Day at the Gapital-Tho Rail.
way Mon Again mt Injecting of the
| State Board. of Health.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
Dover, Feb. 81. 1893 The Senate moi
at 1l.S0 O'Clock this morning, when MIR.
Pyle gave notice that he would intro.
duce an act relating to municipal
elections in tho city Of Wilmington.
| Mr.. Watkins gave notice of an act to
incorporate Saklmas Tribe, No. 10, |.
| o. X NJ. OF North Milford.
The following bills were introduced:
BY MIR. Watson. act to amend sentiou
% chapter G42, Laws of Delaware
Camden lookup biiD; by MIR. Zee.
ords, act in relation to tax collec.
tors in Sussex County; to divorce
Sarah J. and Thomas L. Williamson:
by Mr. Watson, to divorce MILFORD b.
and Sarah A. Donovan; to divorce
jacob from Mary J. Cleudaniei; House
bill pertaining to tho lighting OF Mid
| dletOwn.
Mr. kenney introduced an act to re-
new the ass SSinenL In Cow House and
Branch Ditch. ,ialnsboruuIh hundred
The act To provide Niddietown with
electric light was read second time
and referred. The act was afterwards
| taken u u anu passed..
| The Constitutional Convention bill
was ordered 10 be printed and also d
bi u relating to partnership.
The House then adjourned until 10
O'Clock to morrow morning.
NOTES OF iNTEGEsr.
Tho State Board of Health was be
fore the General Assem- by this after
noon, when joint meeting was held
with Mr.. Watkins pr siding. Dr. u.
W. Cooper President OF the State
Eoard OF Health, was introduced and
spoke OF the duties of the board. and
OF the fact that The members worked
without any comp nsa,io whatever
lie then called attention to the bills
now before the Assembly. Tho llrst
was the act In Regard to vaccination
lhh present law Is not mandatory aud
Is not observed. lilo called attention
TO The admirable sanitary measures
adopted in Wilmington: also to tho
iaw regarding the smallpox there,
I which prevented the disease from
\ spreading. The new law on vccclnn
/ ton makes the vaccination OF school
children mandatory.
There Is also new law to compel
| registration of births, deaths sand IN A.
riuges. Under The present law tine
records amount to nothing. Number4
OF births, deaths and marriages are
not recorded, and the Board OF Health
Is compelled To go on II false bnsis.
He contended that us n visitation of
the cholera IS expected during the
coming summer tho State Bonrd
should br given power to act in all
emergencies, 80 thal any epidemic can
/ be mot and cunbatteu, but without
| funds this cannot 10 loue
Secretary Frazer upoa being called
upon made II few brief remarks. nnd
claimed hat of the deaths In this State
last year at least % per cent. were
I caused 10y impure milk.
I In. .iieSuad was the next speaker,
aud devoted his remarks more espo-
| ciullN TO tno smallpox.
| llr NalllndlKEum said that In his
/ opinion tho water supply of famiiies
| needed careful attention, rs he knew
| OF ono house where there hna been six
cases Vi typhoid fever Caused by an
| Impure well.
| Cholera, which is expected in this
country, can I've overcome the same as
! was smallpox There Is no foar of
smallpox now because it has been
| lnarly eNt'rnInatSd. NncuiHation has
| therefore fallen lhlo disuse. and il Is
necessary TO compel people To 10 vac.
| ciuHtcd.
Tho meeting then adjourned, after
which u session Of the state Iiuuri
| was held al the Capitol Hotel, Where
several sanitary matters were cunsid.
cred.