Evening journal., 1895-04-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

Ooiored schoois-Legislhtive Notes.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. April "a The Senate commit
tee appointed to investigate the disep-
pearance Of the two enrolled Senate bills
from the Senate chamber could not locate
the missing documents aud reported
accordingly It was discharged from
further duty, as the easiest way out
Of the difficulty was to draw, report and
pass substitutes. The general impress
sion Is that the bills were lost, but how
OF when cannot bs determined There
was practically no opposition to either Of
the bills in either branch of the General
Assembly and nobody could benefit by
stealing them There WAS not dissent.
Ing vots to ths bill extending the time
for building the Chester and Wilmington
electric railway.
Laurel Loan and Trust.
Speaker Records introduced bill to
incorporats the Lsurel Loan and Trust
| Compan of Laurel The incorporators
i Wolfe, Thomas @ Horsey, William T
business with the principal office In
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less than $25, 900 nor more than $780,
600.
The Libel Compromised.
Senator Moore returned FROM Wash
ington yesterday. He succeeded In com
promising the libel against the schooner
]. Dallas MRrvil for delivering a cargo
to improper persons.
horticultural Disciples.
Professor Wesley Webb aud 4. Il.
| Bancroft, of the Peninsula Hort cultural
Society, we're gwen the privileges of the
fl Dor of the House yesterday at noon.
They spoke at length In favor OF the
House bill for the protection and promo
tion OF the horticultural interests Of the
state, which was laid over In the House
several days ago. They expressed them
selves as sanguine that Its passage would
be OF great benefit TO ths fruit gro y ers
all over the state.
Mr.. Oassldy's claim.
Walter b. Hayes and Hubert Cassidy
we're in Dover yesterday. They came iu
reference to the lattsr's claim of $S17
against the state for work done on the
state building at the Worlds Fair. Mr.
4 Cassidy makes the claim because he put
4
pared by 4 L Rice, Jr architect for the
board of managers When he began the
construction Of the building the authorl
ties of Chicsgo compelled the board to
change the plans, thereby increasing by
S1, 800 the cost Of work and material
| The board Of managers paid 81 600
saying that was all they felt called upor
to pay. Mr. cassidy then rested on his
oars until a short time ago, when be puI
In his claim down here.
Robert w. Reynolds, treasurer OF ths
board Of managers, and II @ Conrad,
secretary, were also here TO refute this
claim. They assert that Mr.. Cassidy
has received all that he is entitled to
The two conflicting parties had a
hearing before the House Committee OF
Claims.
Opposed to the Bill.
A B. Mcpherson Johnson, the eolorec
political leader of Wilmington, /.
opposed TO the Conrad bill for the main
tsnance and government of the colored
schools of the state He was her,
yesterday and had hearing before thI
Committee on Education.
wtlminGton's wished-for Loan.
Colonel Wainwright, chairman Of th,
Legislative Committee of Wilmington
City Council. was In Dover yesterday II
company with City Solicitor George A
Elliott. The bills which brought then
here were those widening Tenth stree
and authorizing the city to borrov
$3.50 900 for the uss Of the Street ant
Sswsr Department Unless the loan
authorized the proposed overhead bridge
and iaducts canEot be built, to sa,
nothing about the general street an
sewer improvements
General and Major Here.
The National Guard bill has never ye
been reported by the COMMITTEES
Adiutsnt General Macallister and Msio
Garrett ]. Hart came down yesterday
see what had become OF 1t and to tax
! steps leading to favorable report. The
talked with several members, and Msi 10
, Hart took advantage OF the opportunit
. to call upon Governor Watson.
Mayor johnson in Town.
Captain Tom Johnson, ons Of th
aspirants for the Wilmington mayorAlt]
: was in town yesterday. He was th
guest Of Speaker OF the House McMuller
: who took him around and introduced biz
. to the members.
Il was born In Wilmington, raise
! there and expect to live and die there,
/ said the genial captain to your col
respondent This is my FIRST visit
: the state capital. am over so years olg
but was never in the capital before Il
; day / deaire to express my hsartfs
! thanks to the members of the Senate an
: House for their kind aud oourteou
J treatment. l don't think that any bod
could be better treated"
r ''You are in the mAyoralty fight
!. earnest7' he was asked
"Yes, am In 1t nov and / am in 1t I
. stay, he replied.
Relies OF Old Fleatown.
Samuel g. Fisher. the much abused e.
president OF the Levy Court Of Suisse
county, spent most of yesterday in tow
He had with him shingle and two mai
v from the old Fleatown Hotel. in Fleatow
Cedar Creek hundred, nine miles south
Milford. The old hostelry, the buildiI
r of which dates back $50 years, Wi
y torn down about two weeks ago.
I. was one Of the landmarks Of Snss'
j. county Hon. John M Clayton frequent
sojourned there and 1t is Of 1t that
!. tells his celebrated gray gander stor
a The celebrated statesman says that o.