Evening journal., 1895-02-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
RLEorRIu RAILROAD LEGISLATION
old Glory to Wave over the Public
schools-The License Transfer Fee
The Worlds Fair Accountable Divorce
Mili-Legislative Notes.
STAFF Correspondence Eyening .

staff Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER. Feb. THE supplement to
the charter of the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway Company was
taken up for consideration by the House
Committee on Private Corporations
esterdsy afternoon It's advocates
were Peter L. Cooper, Jr. and DR.
Howard ogle. They went over the sup.
plement and amendments and explained
them to the committee. which seemed to
be favorably Impressed Messrs Cooper
an Ogle were informed that letter had
been received from President Preston Lea
of the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany, In which he stated that he would
| like to see the bill before It was passed
R w Crook and DR. II Ball spent
several hours endeavoring TO impress
upon the minds of the members the
merits Of the proposed amendments to
the charter of the Wilmington and
Brandy wine Springs Railway Company.
Let cold Glory" Wave
The Senate passed the House bill
providing that the United s ates fl "
shall wave over every public school In the
state. There was not dissenting vote
4
bly, and called 1t up for passage
The bill provides THAT the Board Of
Education or School Commissioners In
the several cities, and In each and every
single, united or incorporated school
district Of this state shall and
hereby are authorized to purchRs 8
a United States flag which shall
be not less than eight feet long and
nix feet wide. flag staff and necessary
appliances therefore. and shall display
said flag upon or near the public school
building during school hours, and at
such other times as to the said board
OF com missioners may seem proper That
this act shall take effect Immediately
and shat all acts or parts Of acts moon
sistept with the same are hereby re-
psaled."
Under this law the commissioners can
ny the flag or not, as 1t does not impose
any punishment for failing SO to do.
The License Transfer Fee.
Walter q Hayes made flying trip &
Dover yesterday He came for two-folC
purpose. He wants the Senate to pas
the bill providing an additional justice o
the peace for the city of Wilmington
The bill authorizes Governor Marvil Il
appoint and that would mean = Rspnbli
can magistrate. There Is much objection
to the measure, the present magistrate
contending that the number Is a. cad
more than sufficient
Mr. HAYES also wants a Senate amend
ment to the House bill providing that th
clerk OF the peace Of each county shal
keep q record Of liquor license transfer
and recisve 8 fee Of 81 for each transfe
recorded The amsndment he propose
strikes out the clerks fee for making th
record
He also complicated the electric rail
way situation by placing In Senate
Hanby'g hands notice of bill to incoI
porats the Wilmington aud West Chests
Electric Railway Company. The bill
not yet here, and the senator know
nothing in par ticular about 1t.
The Worlds Fair Accounts.
Henry @. Conrad secretary Of th
Board of Managers of the Worlds Fair
and w. r Allaband, it's treasurer, wer
here making arrangements TO have
, joint committee appointed to exRmin
the accounts of the board, which ais
wants 60 800 to make up the shortage
i. The COMMITTEES was not appointed, bu
, | will be In short time.
, Mr. Conrad was also looking after
bill to widen public road In Christian
hundred
, The Error Rectified.
There was a IS 900 error in the joir
resolution making an annual spproprli
tion to the Delaware State Hospital I
Farnhurst. The trustees asked Il
: &34. 500 year, but the resolution WI
drawn for $50 500 year When il wa
discovered the House adopted a subst
tute resolution N king the appropriate
for two years 500 600. The LenRte BIZ
not yet passed upon 1t
New Castle short OF Cash.
The taxes laid by the New Castle Gil
n Council have not been sufficient to mel
\ the demands upon the treasury Havin
e exhausted its borrowing capacity it hl
"a appealed to.--the General Assembly
/ afford It relief Representative Jol
q will introduce a bill authorizing the ci
e to borrow 50 600 to meet curren al
school expenses. The loan will
2 temporary
4. Opposed to Local Option.
ID Representative Pyls is opposed to loc
}, option, but in favor OF high license and
3 rigid enforcement of the law. He W
le introduce q bill amending the licen
1t laws, but has not yet decided on {
le license fee or the higher penalties
D. wishes to impose. The local option b
at has not yet been introduced.
ID The PabIic School Books.
d The State Board Of Education mesi
20 under the present law, on the seco
70 Tuesday in July The members a
y county superintendents 60 out Of off
rs on the same day. and the books .
8 changed before they do it. Represent
Id tive Ball has given notice OF an 9
which will so change the time Of meeti
OF that the members Of the board and
ID new superintendents may have sol
a. control over the books used In the pub
q, schools under their control.
~ Wants to Make q Record.
n The prothonotary of Kent couI
i wants to make a new index of the jud
" ment record. Representative Flemi
" will INTRODUCES into the House a
u authorizing him to do it.
as Where Marriage Is a Failure.
ng Representative Ball seems to have
ily corner In divorce bills. He gave NOT
ed OF acts to divorce Margaret G and Geo
q, Lynch, Edward aud Amanda P
lips, and Ada l.. and John F. Hollis.