Evening journal., 1895-03-01


many farmers who will come here against
It that they have offered TO the commit
tee the following sweeping amendments:
Provided, That n any gambling, |
games or pool selling shall be permitted |
to be conducted upon the grounds OF |
said association at tho annual exhibition
TO be held In the course Of the present or
any ensuing year. or st any other eX-
hibltlon that may be held ON the grounds
Of the said association, then the state
appropriations shall be absolutely for
feited. aud 1t shall be the duty OF the
state treasurer upon proof thereof being
made to him. 20 sue for and recover In
the name OF the State Of Delaware from
the said association the SUM or sums
already paid to Il under the provisions Of
this act"
The Economic Amendments.
Senator Pyle will introduce an act TO
amend the chsrter of the Economic lu-
surance Company Of America, granted at
the last session. IL ADDS Dr.. Michael j.
Hughes. William DUPONT and DR.. Chris.
topher B Naudaln to the list Of incor-
porators, decreases the capital stock from
$500 coo TO 800 600, and makes certain
notifications relative TO annual meetings
and the election Of directors.
Diokey and Neary Here.
Receiver Of Taxes John T. Dickey and
Patrick Neary, OF Wilmington, were In
the State House yesterday looking after
certain public and private measures 10
which they are Interested When asked
as to the object Of their visit, they said
that they simply came down TO look
around and that they had brought no
bills with them.
Refuses to Divulge Its Contents.
Representative Moore has the diamond
State Railway bill In hand. He refuses
TO divulge It's contents, but says he will
introduce Il In a few days It is under
TODD that Addlcks Is back Of IL and Is
making a strike az George V. Massey
One Dollar a Day.
President Charles Baird, Samuel Il.
Baynard and Mayor r g Shortlidge. Of
theWilmingtonBoard Of Public Education,
want some radical changes made in the
school laws They were here yesterday
suggesting to the members that the
school fund could be more equitably
distributed by allowing to each district
81 a day for each day actually served by
each teacher Of a district, instead OF
baslng the dividend on the number of
| eAnhlaih AuNl hhncAbc4 inhN ~
would give the state a uniform system
and do away with the many inequalities
Of the present system.
The ST.. Georges Remonstrants.
Representative Jolls Is receiving q
great many remonstrances from his con-
stituents yainst the bill authorizing the
road commissioners OF st Georges hun
, dred to levy an additional tax Of 81 00l
to meet the expense Of clearing the
} roads Of snow during the recent blockade
? The remonstrants claim that II there wa
7 q proper collection OF road taxes Their
I would be no trouble in meeting thi
B additional expense. The bill Is now II
the hands OF the House Committee o.
Roads and Vacant Lands
No One WIN BE Unseatsd.
The ballot boxes OF Sussex county ar
now in the custody Of State Librarian
Peter C. Gruewell and locked up In th
Office OF the state auditor In the Stat
i House IL is understood that he slep
: on them last night, and will continue t
do so either in person or by proxy
Sergesnt-at-Arms Thomas, Of th
, Senate, reached Georgetown on Wedne5
day evening, spent the evening pleasant
in looking over a town in whic
+ after q sleepless night he presente
:. bis order from the Senate to Sheri
g Truxton yesterday morning. The ballot
n boxes we're Immediately prepared fo
n shipment, and brought to Dover
i express, the sergeant and sheriff &C
s compAnying.
II After the Senate had convened Speake
= Watson presented the report OF th
!, sergeant and a resolution wac adopte
:, entrusting the boxes TO the care OF tn
}, state librarian. The sheriff Was given
receipt and went home last evening
I THE action Of the Senate WAS
y surprise to me, " said the genial sheriff
n who still had the ballot box keys in hi
T. pocket, the Senate not having ye
g given him receipt II thought th
70 hole thing had been dropped. Th
y boxes have been In caarge Of the lat
le Sheriff Truitt. a Democrat, ever sine
g. the election, and the keys nave been
" his desk l did not get them from hil
IS until the sergeant st-arms came dow
it The boxes have never been opened to th
Of best OF my knowledge. II so, Trnitt
y resoousible.
ID II asked senator when theCommitti
st on Elections would osgin It's hearing
iy ae said that he did not know that
MNAAA NNlA AtAhN AlNANAs AN NaAiNA IVA
be may be opened but the committee he
y not as yet decided 10 do even that muc
ID In his opinion Senators Pierce and Moo
IN will not be unaeatsd unless the recoui
shows that glariDg fraud has be-
practicsd in stufiug the boxes. s.'
b Legislative Notes
" Registrar w. O. R. Colquhoun,
Wilmingto was In Dover yesterday,
~ The House Committee on Corporation
has struck out that part Of the act
NJ incorporate the Goldey WilmingtC
w. Commercial College which authorized
8 TO confer honorary degrees, etc.
Representative Bal gave notice OF 1
act to exempt the lands Of the Mar
IL Hope Ditch Company from taxation.
er Adjutant- General Macslllster Wss he
ed in the interest OF the New National Qua
ID bill
ed The Senate passed the bill suthorlzl
r. the governor to appoint a notary pub
by for service In Foulk's real estate ofil
be Wilmington.
Senator Records introduced a bill
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