Evening journal., 1895-02-19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From first raeo.


Money, to divorce Marc e and William
I Devallinger; by Mr. Hardy, 10 divorce
Elzey D. and Jennie A Richardson
The Divorce COMMITTEES heard two
cases, they being those Of Phillips vs..
Phillips and Lynch VS. Lynch, all parties
being from Sussex county.
a Farnhurst Compromises.
Mir, Records called up IN the Senate the
House Joint resolution relative to an
annual appropriation OF s34 500 to the
State Hospital ct Farnhurst. He offered
amend mepts to the resolution 70 reduce
the ANITA appropriation to $50 600 psr
aunum, and to make Ii unlawful TO pay
out any of this appropriation for increased
salaries to the officers of the Institution.
Mr.. Handy opposed the amendment 10
relation to the decrease OF the approprla-
iion, but favored the one relative to
non.increase of salaries. He thought the
state should be especially kind toward
and CAREFUL of that most unfortunate
class Of citizens, the insane There is
but one Institution of any msgnltuds ID
this STATE for which an appropriation Is
made. that being this hospital He felt
proud that Delaware could boast Of 50
good hospital and he favored Increasing
its usefulness to the greatest scope where
TIE insane Of Delaware are concerned
Mr. Alrichs also spoke against the
amendment He thought the statistics
OF ihe hospital showed sufficient increase
10 the number OF patients 10 warrant the
desired increase IN the appropriation. He
further thought thst the trustees we're
able to estimate the amount needed
MIR Records, in support of the amend
ments, thought that, viewing the report
1 Ls tf
annum would be sufficient 10 run the
hospital asceptsbly He thonght that
/ the entire, hospital should be devoted to
insane Delawareans, and should not be
partially filled with outside persons
The amendments were accepted and
the resolution was carried to the House
which promptly non concugred ia the
amendment, named Messrs Walker
Mustard ara Burton committees OF
conference and returned the resolution
| to the Senate asking IL 60 appoint a
similar committee. ID did So, MessFs
Handy and Records being namei The
committees conferred and eff aetpd q
compromise on the basis OF $32 600 a
year, and the resolution went throt gh In
that shape.
An Important Road Bill.
II Representative Jolls can secure the
passage of a bill which he has In hand
the old Augustine bridge, in SC Georges
| hundred, will have to 20 and q road will
be built in it's stead The bridge is nearly
a mile long and it has cost New Castle
county $3.50 600 to maintain it When
Serick Shallcross left the Levy
Court he told Mr. Jolls that the cost OF
keeping it up had bsen $40 600 and il
is estimated that fully $4,000 has been
spent since That time Mr. Jolls estimates
that IL costs, on an average, &l 600 a year.
The bill which he has ia hand provides
that John G Higgins, Daniel W Corbit
Zadock A Pool, james q Clark and Johl
A. Chsaira judcinus snd impartial citl-
zens OF New Castle county be and they
are hereby appointed TO 20 upon ana
view. the premises and determine whether
there is need of new public road *
begin at . point in the land Of John GAN
ana James Il s Gam ia ST. Georges
hundred. on The public road leading
soul hwerd from Port Penn across thl
public bridge over St Angus
inc creek, thence westerly througt
the land Of the said Cams to line
OF isnd belon Ripg to Harry Heuse tthenc
westerly aud southwest terly along tn,
edge Of the upland about three.sig hths o
mile to the end of point or tongue 0
upland extending into the marsh thence
southerly across said marsh, to the souil
end of the said bridge across ST
Augustine creek to land of Leonard q
Vandegrift."
The road, If authorized to be built
viii Be costly in the frst place, bnt it
prof ctors say that 1t Will be muci
cheaper Ia the end.
National Guard Omoers.
The National Guard officers will NEE
here this afternoon and formulate = bil
for the maintenance Of the Republics
organization