Evening journal., 1893-03-10
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ported it adversely and it was killed yes
terday afternoon.
The House bill to divorce Charles w.
and Fannie Goodall and William G. and
Amy F. Plessantou.
Durint the afternoon the House
pas sed the following bills: To divorce
Helene E and Wilbur Matthews; VIII
liam A. and Harriet L Ruth; Sallie
and jefferson Cummns, John G and
Martha Scott. This was the banner
divorce day of the season.
The Wilmington Free Library.
George T. Brown came TO Dover last
night with two bills which have an i'm.
portant bearing on Wilmington lnsti-
tute. One proposes TO amend the char
ter so as to enable the stockholders TO
make it a free library. The amend
ments make it possible for the institute
to return to its present system If the
free library is not appreciated.
The other act is one to incorporate the
trustees of the Wilmington Free Library.
This charter is absolute, but II the free
library plan is not practicable the man
ayers can fall back on the old charter as
amended
Another Resolution Passed
Yesterday afternoon the Senate killed
| the House Joint resolution providing for
the appointment of a joint committee to
consider the question of insurance In
order to get test vote as to whether or
not TIE Senate wanted the Richardson
valued policy law amended, Mr. Pill
ing reported the resolution and moved
that it be non-concurred in. His motion
was carried unanimously and the Sen
ate stands on record as being opposed
70 such amendments framed by any
legislative committee.
1Iullgan's Bills Passed.
The House passed the Mulligsn bill to
preventive determination Of food Ash in
the Delaware waters It drives away
from Lewes the fish oil factories by
making it unlawful to manufacture
such oil in the state.
The bill has many friends and foes in
Lewes and both sides have had hearings
beflre the Committee on Fish, Oysters
and Game. The bill regulating the fish
ing of transient vessels was also passed,
From Forty to Sixty Feet.
George T. Brown has bill here ap
pointing Isaac Grubb, John w. Jolls and
Joseph Davidson commissioners to wider
the road leading from Elsmere to Price
Corner to sixty feet. The present widtl
IS forty
He also brought bill to incorporate
the Humane Society of Delaware. Among
the corporators are Harry Cause Ed
ward Bringhurst, Jr, and William Candy
The purpose of the society is to promot
humane work, such as erecting drinking
fountains for men and horses
Armstrong; Peach Yellows Bill.
Representative Armstrong; bill to re
peal the peach yeliows law had a set bAc
in the House yesterday afternoon MI
salisbury FROM the Committee on Re-
vised Statutes, reported it back with
recommendation that it be referred I
the Committee on Agriculture. Th
recommendation was agreed 70 an
Messrs. Pratt, Whttock and Prettyma
now have IL in charge. If it pas es th
House it will have a life and deaf
struggle in the Senate as Mr.. Watson
uneon compromising in his opposition to it.
The Legislative Committee.
The Senate has coneurred in the Hou:
joint resolution TO appoint a Legislative
r committee in January, 1894, to settl
D with the state treasurer, auditor of &C
counts and clerks of the two House,
!
Messrs. Records and Watson, on the pal
e of the Senate Messrs Cooch, Dasey an
{ Harrington, on the part of the House
h To Punish wife-Beaters.
: Representative Gam has secured ii
u passage Of his bill providing fine, Will
ping and imprisonment for wife beating
1t passed the House yesterday afternoo
by vote Of IA 10 ., Representative
. Spruance and Pratt opposing it bscaul
y he whipping would disiranchse a maj
q The bill will now face the fire in u
- Senate.
II Religious Corporations Bill Passed.
] The Senate passed the bill in relate
n to Ca hohc religious corporations.
places the church property in the haui
y OF a corporation and does away with Il
property having to 60 through the cour
c every time bishop dies Bishop Curt
p was here in its behalf A similar la
exists in Mary land and other states.
r, To Guard Against Fraud.
- Representative Salisbury will intI
duce an act in relation to the settleme
g OF partnership estates. II will requi
a the surviving partner. when settling
y. deceased partners estate, TO take o
-, of the estate and give sufficient securit
~ As the law now stands the survivii
u partner has practically absolute conti
a Of it and can do just what he pleases.
The Convention Election.
l. The House passed the bill prescribil
gs the next general election as the prop
time to vote for or against constit
tional convention. The bill simply o'
ries out the spirit Of the amendment
OF article IL Of the state constitution.
CO The Pnnch and Judy Show.
a%r % Professor Porter the well kno'
he ventriloquist aud sleight-of hand pc
'at former of Sussex county, entertain
the members and their friends in t
,t Hall of Representatives last night.
M over an hour the party laughed at
n. ventriloquil witticisms and local h
IF and marseled at his skill in the bls
Nv art
a Divorce Bin vagary.
nv One Of the vagaries Of the dlvo
Ise work IS the shape in which the b
al. come here. For instance, the bill
er. divorce Ellen and John Conner el
with the following section: