Evening journal., 1895-05-07

| WAS represented pt NeofEb 0eppltti |
| Hon Wiilism O. Sprusnce ard Henry
Rldgely, Jr. Their object was to dsfest
the amendment ta the charter OF the
Oxy hydrogen Company and the bill 10
incorporate the RrandyWine Gas Com
pany, Mr. Adcicks was present In
person and spoke 10 his own behalf
Joseph L. CahAll hi5 attorney. assisted
him in his etf0lis to OF ffstt the effects OF
the old company 5 attack.
/ Mr. Spruancs made the principal |
speech Rgsinst Mr. Addicks He reviewed |
the career CT the gns king nd referred TO
the uses to which be he'd put the Penin :
sula Investment Company charter In |
squeezing the B1ston gas companies aud |
watering the stock. In bis opinion the !
same condition won result IN VIII ing
! ton should Mr.. Aodicks once get control
there He offered in evidence Senator
Hanby's letter TO President Belts. of the
: WILMINGTON Coal Gas Company. Mr.
Handy obi scted to its Introduction but
the comIoiti ee admitted It Mr. Sprusnee
+ referred TO the great cost which would
t be put upon the city OF Wilmington
; should Mr. Addicks get permission to
tear up the newly paved streets
Mr. Addicke, ia a short speech, said
that the 0xy hydrogen Company's plant
J In Wilmington represented an invest
1 uHnh OF IlOOYUOu. OpOu 10 nc Ghu W
pay a tax, although the Street and
r Sewer Department prevented him from
laying pipes aud selling gas Under
o existing conditions his money was there
idle and he was deriving no benefit from
9 his Investment He did not think that
y he would apply for any legislation at
q this session, but he had been tieo up in
. the courts for so long that he was COM
d pslled TO ask for relief.
II The committee heard both sides
patiently, but did not pass upon the
bills.
~ Legislative Notes.
" In the performance of his pastoral
Il duties on Sunday Chaplain Cort rode
10 forty.two miles.
o Charles Harrington. of Pennington,
20 brother.in-law of the governor and one
SO OF the most sctive Democrats Of Sussex
ID county, was In Dover yesterday.
1t Among the State House visitors WAS
y, ex City Solicitor William T. Lyman, Of
rs Wilmington
Willlsm Rawlns, Of Georgetown, was
In Dover yesterday
One OF the State House visi tors YES
= terday was Thomas Horsey, Of Laurel
- DR. w Cooper, Of the State Board
y Of Health came to town TO look after
~ the joint resolution authorizing the
~ printing of the biennial report OF the
~ secretary Of that board
70 Senator Pyle introduced his bill to
incorporate the Little st. Georges Marsh
~ Company
Josiah Marvil, Of Wilmington. and
Josiah Marvil, OF Georgetown, spent
tie yesterday IA Dover
TX John Fl Rodney wss down looking
- after the interests Of the Levy Court oi
se. New Castle county
e The railroad crossing at Harmony
as near Newark, Is regarded as dangerous
st and Representative Walker has intro
ouced bill compelling the Baltimore anC
Philadelphia Railroad Company to station
fagmsn there.
Representative Moore introduced bill
ne authorizing this laying out Of q new roaS
" in Georgetown hundred
q Representative Morgan introduced
" bill 70 change the mama Of Napoleol
ne Trader, Sussex county boy, to Napoleon
Warrington.
The Senate passed the House bill
re allo wing the Town Council Of Newark t
ng tax dogs.
r. ChAirman Harrington made q favor
= able report on the House bill to incor
.he porate the Sussex Railway Company I
ION build line from Milford to Lewes vi
OF Milton, and it passed the upper house
DR. w. w. Knowles. superintendent of tn
Ills Sussex county public schools, and sn ap
ay, pl'cant for reappointment, spent the ds
not In town building up his fences
DR.. Hiram R. Burton, Of Lewes, move
among the members yesterday.
III Sheriff Truxton, of Georgetown, cam
III upon a missionary tour yesterday.
~ George T. Brown, OF Wilmington, VII
I = is interested in a number of corporatio
IN measures, spent several hours In Dove
rha yesterday afternoon.
~ Among the State House callers yestel
dAv was DR. w. H Cooper Of kentor
! Elk Speaker OF the Senate Charles
Houston, of Millsboro; Adiutant Gener
Garrett Hart, and Charles Horn,
Wilmington, were in Dover yesterday
riz An act to incorporate the John
sue Reynolds Company was introduced
aud Representative Walker
die This list OF pardons granted during th
we'd four years that Governor Reynolds vi
IS in the chair was presented TO the Hou
leld yesterday afternoon by Representati
own Pyle. They should have accompani
hey bis message, but, for some reason, tn
did not do so.
Yesterday afternoon the House pass
bills TO divorce William and Mary
49, Bennum, Anna R. and Niles A Dicks
- son. George E aud Annie Z Burto
80 Rhoda w. and Albert Abrams, a.
tbst Seymour @ and Mary E Downes.
. Ia H H Ward, of Wilmington, was
,vaS Dover last evening
80 The House passed the House bill
j ~ amsni the charter Of the 10 ohnson For
hi Compsny; also the Senate bill to inec
ii, porste the Marvil Horsey Company,
'hatr Laurel
'Heit The House bill to amend section
az chapter 26. volume 10. Laws Of D.
tbaS ware relating to the duties Of the com
,1by troler OF New Castle county passed I
n.~ House
~ n Lilburn Chandler, Of Wilmlngtt
noi5 cams to town last evening and return
.gse home to day.
r5as a. Charles Maull, Of Lswes; Hugh
i - Browne and James Wilson, Of Wiimir
: ton registered at the Hotel Richards
yesterday.
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