Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-28

expect to come here next week and they
ought to be given a hearing. Senator
Handy advocated the measure. The bill
was recommitted for a week.
The Senate killed the House bill to
amend chapter 536, Vol. XII. Laws of
Delaware. Its intent was to allow road
commissioners mileage Senator Records
contended that the salaries OF road COM
missioners are sufficient.
REFUSED 70 REPEAL THE LAW.
The Senate committee on revised statutes
reported without recommendation the
Senate bill to repeal section a, chapter 572,
Vol. NIX, Laws of Delaware. The pro-
posed repeater provided for a recount Of
| votes in a contested election case. In sup
port of the repeater Senator Alrichs cited
the road commissioners case in Pencader
hundred and argued that il the repeater
were not enacted nothing could be done in
the case He contended that the inspector
had not given a certificate and Senator
Pyle claimed that a certificate had been
given to the Democratic candidate. Senator
Alrichs declared that the certificate was not
signed until the day after election. Sena-
tor Fenimore made the point that if the
inspector did not have authority to sign
the certificate the day after the election he
would not have authority to sign 1t now.
The bill was ''buried.n
The Senate bill in relation to costs in
criminal cases was also given burial.
Senator Records said it was vicious
measure. If it were passed people would
be afraid to bring action. They would
run the risk of being thrown i'll Jail ii a
suit which they instituted went against
them.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message from the Governor respecting
the Assawaman canal injunction case was
read in each house. The Senate did not
act on the communication and the House
referred it to the committee on Federal
relations. The message was accompanied
by the correspondence which passed be-
tween the Governor and General William
II. Smith. General Smith communicated
the request of the War Department that
the authorities of the State aid in the de-
fence against the suit for an injunction.
The Governor stated that the status of
the State in relation to the canal is set forth
in chapter 139, Vol. XVIII, Laws of Della
ware (page 2l0), and in supplement to
that act, chapter 6l6, Vol. XVIII (page
1907 All the proceedings under the pro-
visions of these statutes in obtaining title
whether by conveyance or by condemna-
ton, he explained, were contemplated to
be incepted and prosecuted by and at the
instance and for the benefit of the United
States and If there has been any failure to
pursue the requirements of the statutes
such failure was the act or omission of the
agents Of the United States, for which the
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mitted the matter to the Judgment of the
General Assembly. The State will prob
ably not take any action.
Representative Walker gave notice of an
act to incorporate the lIrsuline Academy
Of Wilmington. Its incorporators are
Susan l.. Brady, Dorcas Aitken, Anna
Dooper, Margaret Williamson, Frances
McAllister and Mary A. Quinn.
He gave notice of an act to incorporate
the New Castle, Newport u Wilmington
Passenger Railway Co. 1t was Incorporated
two years ago, hut It's charter has expired.
Its capital stock is S50oOo and its incor-
porators are Stephen r. NJ. Tasker, Ed
ward Mendinhall, Joseph II. Gould. David
I'W. Elkinton, John A. Cranston, Samuel
A. Mcdaniel, Hiram r. Borie, W. Atwood
Weldin, Winfield 5. Quigley and Thomas
Hoicomb.
Five divorce cases were heard in COM
mittee to-day. The testimony was de-
cidedly racy. There is talk of having
divorce testimony read in legislative ses-
sion. Some of the members are growing
about being compelled to grant divorces
blindlv.
Aaron NJ. Powell, editor of the New
York Fhilanthr0pisti Mrs. Charlton Ed
holm of the Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and General S. A.
Macallister addressed the Legislature
during recess on the age of consent. Mrs
Edholm supplemented her address with
prayer.
Worlds Fair Commissioners Thomas B.
Smith, Henry G. Conrad George w, Emory
and Robert w. Reynolds appeared tonight
before the special committee appointed by
the General Assembly and made a settle
ment. Their accounts were audited and
found to be correct,
DOVER. Feb. 22,-The 55th ballot for
United States Senator, taken by the Gen
eral Assembly in joint session at noon to-
day, resulted AS follows:
THF VOTE IN DETAIL.
For acknowledgements burton,
Jolls, Money, Pyle, Reybold, Walker
and Wilson,.
For Wolcott-Senators Harrington and
Fenimore and Speaker Watson, and Rep
resentatives Davis, Killen. Sypherd and
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep
resentatives Ball, Brown, Moore. Morgan
and Rpbbins--6.
For Misrepresentation Pierce, Representa-
tive Fleming and Speaker McMullen-3.
For +. l.. Martin-Senators Pyle and
Reeurds-2.
For Thomas +. Bayard-- --Representativ
Daly-l.
For Ebe W. Tunnell--Representa
Mustard-l.
Absent-Senators Alrichs and Moore and
Representative Townsend.
On motion of Senator Fenimore, the two
There was a large attendance while the
ballot was being taken, but no special in
terest was manifested.
DOVER, Feb. 22-AIembers of the Legis-
lature who are battling for Senator Higgins
are fretting over the stupidity which they
displayed when the bill which howled
Speaker McMuien out of the contest for
the office of clerk of the peace of New
Castle county was before the House and
it is affirmed, Fred Il, Bach is "kieking
himself vehemently. Some OF the Repub-
licans are sick nigh unto total collapse.
Representative Walker is the iirst to
enter u disclaimer. He says: II did not
introduce the bill with any evil intention
] would not treat my worst enemy in the
manner in which Speaker McMullen has
been treated The bill was handed to me
in Wilmington by Walter Ii. Hayes, who
told me that William S. Prickett, the rep
resentative of the Law and Order Society,
favored it. ! do not believe that MIR. Bach
had anything to do with it, Ii he had |
did not have any knowledge Of the fact.
Speaker McMullen and | went before the
Senate committee OH revised statutes and
requested it to amend the act and Mr.
Hayes asked the committee to. strike out
the fec proviso,"
ADpICKs NEVER FELT MORE CONFIDENT.
j. Edward Addicks returned here this
morning. Tonight he said he never felt
more confident of being elected United
! States Senator than he does now. II do
not say this from knowledge" he re-
marked, but from judgment"
THE GOVERNOR OPPOSES PENITENTIARY.
The committee of ways and means re-
ceived the following communication to-
day from Governor Marvil:
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