The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-31

The Senate Not in session--Not Much
Business Transacted In The House
The Market Law Very Unpopular.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
Dover. January 30, 1888. The Senate
met this morning, but as there was
not n quorum present 1t adjourned un-
til 10 O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
THE HOUSE.
Nearly all the members of the
House were present when it met this
morning, and Mr. Salisbury gave
notice that lie would introduce ali act
to revive Active Lodge. X, of 7. Mir.
Spruance gave notice Of an act to
amend the law on contested elections,
and Air. salisbury an act TO incorpo-
rate the Warren Athletic Club; by sir.
Watkins. an act relating to peddlers
and one to Incorporate the Middle
town Electric Railway Company. Mr.
Day gave notice OF II bill to reincor-
porate the j. Morton Poole Company.
Mir. Lynch said he would introduce
an act To divorce William A. from
Harriet l.. Ruth, and an act to provide
for laying out u new road In Sussex
county.
The following bills were introduced:
by MIR. Spruance. act to incorporate
Cold Spring leo and Coal Company,
and the New Century Club; by Mr.
kenuey. act concerning Laurel; by Mr.,
Salisbury. act to extend time OF no
cording private acts; by MIR. Spruance,
TO divorce Margaret u. and Charles +.
Wiegand.
The act to repeal the Valued Policy
act. and an act to authorize the APP
T,tit1tp1Dn nf n ttnf1t'N. TNtllIlilA In
ma, were both read and referred.
An act to re-incorpotato the Confer
enee Academy. aud the Senate bill to
! Incorporate the Hollis Stove and Fur
niture Company, were passed.
The House then adjourned until 1o
O'Clock to m orruW m lrniug.
GENERAL. MAE TIERS.
Up to this time the Governor has not
announced Il successor to Judge lIouS'
| ton but it Is pretty safH To say that
! since Acknowledgement John r. Mich
olson has positively declined to accept
! the position IL will he rendered to Sec
/ rotary OF state David 4. Marvel.
Mr., SpruanCe has introduced a joint
| resolution Which after rcCiting tbs
number of railway employees killed
agd injured in the unitel States dur
/ ing the year ending June 3Gth 1852, The
majority OF which were caused By thu
coupiers now in uso on freight cars
with the efforts that have been made
TO secure laws compelling all com
panias to adopt automatic couplers
ends with the following:
"Hesplved That tho Senate ant
lioGsa OF Assembly OF the State o
Delaware, approving of the action o
these commissioners, do most respect
fully and earnestly urge upon Con
greSs the consideration of the fore
going subjects to the end that TIN
CoHsnmmation which ali desire may
he reached with tho utmost reasunah
speed, and especially do We urge upoI
onr representative i'll Congress to iuil
enerEetieally in promoting wse
speedy and effective action
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on misGellaneoua matters
II tae charter OF the Middletowi
Electric hallway Company should b,
granted. u road will he CONSTRUCTED
from Mipldletown TO Odessa and Cecil
ton, Md. and be about ten miles Il
length.
Tie opposition to the bill entitlee
AN Act to regulate the sale OF pro
duce in tna city of Wilmington,
shows that it will have hard road Il
, travel and II the people oil Whining
ton will do their part in the matter, b
expressing their opinion through pc
tltion. tie bili will steep an everlastin
steep in the hands OF the committee
I There are those who have censure
Mr.. salisbury severely for introdut
ing his bill, and il may be well for Il
) such TO understand that he is not i
any way committed to tho bill, ali
only Introduced it as matter {
courtesy at the request of those In
: terestel. therefore the criticism is III
Just in every respect
Tho number of divorce bills is il
: creas ing daily, but as many OF til
9 mtinbers are of the opinion TINT Il
i such cases should be settled in II
/, courts, IL is not likely that many {
:. item viii be granted