Evening journal., 1893-04-11

DEL, TUESDAY, APR
and If the company shall pay to the
state treasurer $1,000 annually. it shall
not be required TO pay the 10 cents per
gallon tax.
what Ross Did Say.
Senator Ross Topudiates remark
which was attributed to him by "Re-
publican" a very inaccurate contributor
to the Morning News. The referencois to
the passage of the delinquent law and
the Sussex county senator Is accredited
to having said to Senator Pilling
"This is what we were sent here for,
and don't give id, what you
think cf me-
Speaking of the allegation Senator
Ross said yesterday afternoon
After that bill was passed Mr.. Pn.
ling walked over to me aud In a Joking
manner said
There is nothing manly about you.
10 is a cowaldly piece of business
said, don't care what you say to
me- you can't make me mad.
To Abolish the Narrow Guaee.
The Senate Committee on Private Cor.
porations will make favorable report
on the bill to revoke the charter of the
Middletown aud Odessa Narrow Guage
Railway Company The company was
chartered two years ago. II started 20
build its road, but the opposition was so
pronounced that injunction proceedings
were instituted and the work Of con
struction was stopped. The corporators
are not here fighting against the repeal.
National Guard Bul Passed.
The House bill to foster the National
Guard had a close call In the House, yes.
terday morning IL was reported favor.
ably by Mr. kenney and called up for
passage. 1t was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs Hall, Hickman, Jacobs.
kenney, Spruance and Speaker White
man-6
Noes - Messrs Armstrong. Dasey.
Harrington, prettyman, Sevil-5
kxcused-Mr. Conway. Absent
The Transfer Legalizsd.
The House bill for the relief of S
Dufield Mitchell, Of Pittsburg. Pa.
passed the Senate Several years ago
William L. Mellon, Of New York, con
veyed to the Crescent Pipe Line Com
: pany, of Pennsylvania, forty acres OF
land in Delaware north of Wilmington.
9 | The Crescent Pipe Line Company con.
! yeyed thirty nine and one-half acres Of IL
( TO Mitchell. A question arose as to the
{ validity of the title by reason of the
Crescent Pipe Line Company being
I foreign corporation, The bill legalizei
q the record of the deed.
: An Expensive Luxury.
4 The w T. U amendments to thl
Y state bastardy law passed the Senate
K yesterday aud now constitute part Of tn
u law. They compel the reputed father &
q give $500 security until the child is born
d II il is ascertained that he is the fathe
5 the security is continued to guaran
g. tee the payment of not less than 81 10
% more than q per month until the chill
II is ten years old. In case OF appeal th
10 man charged must enter special bond 4
the sum Of $500.
Frazer Knocked Ont Again.
Z. B. Frazer secretary Of the Stat
Board of Health, had another knock on
10 in the Senate yesterday He elaine
,s @lOO for rent, storage and services 4
keeping the vital statistics Of the state
Senator Records, on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Claims, made an adverse IL
port aud the Senate sent the claim to th
Is pigeon hole Of death.
Senator Records Guest.
P w. B. Usilton, editor Of the Ken
f. News, Chestertown, Nd, spent the da
10 In the State House, being the guest O
re Senator Records. Mr. Usilton is a dele
4 gate to the Methodist Protestant confer
t. ence now being held at Laurel, the ser
.y ator's home.
u King of Fonwick Island.
le Since Clerk Of the House John C. Lay
ton has bought one-hslf of Fenwic
lt Island on the Atlantic coast he is know
~ about the State House as the King {
le Fenwick Island. Honors are bein
"a heaped upon him. On Saturday he wa
~ elected president Of the town council O
" Frankford
n. The Sewer Lien Law.
10 Senator Pyle went TO Wilmington las
at evening for the purpose of attending th
ts meeting to discuss a revision of th
a sewer lien law. II is expected that
te compromise will be effected.
His Regulation Collar.
Page Of the Senate Joseph Scanlon ba
recovered from an attack of the mumpa
Joseph came up smilingly this mornin
wearing his regulation collar
ad Legislative Notes.
Receiver of Taxes John 7. Dicke
~ spent yesterday in Dover looking aft,
~ bills ia which he is interested
~ Ex State Treasurer Johu w HoustC
of Millsbor0 was in Dover yesterd,
Mt looking after a school bill in which
- is interested
he non Oe9rse n IhAles spent sever
- The Senate bill to divorce Christii
to and Thomas McCracken passed Il
IL House
10 Representative Conway was assignC
sst to the same committees upon which b
- | father served