Milford chronicle., 1895-05-10
1ra1snAT1vn PROCEEDINGS.


Transacted DN ElLnEI house. Inc usual IotC
for United States Senator was taken. The
feature Of the day was the speech Of Nh.
Boil by which he sought to bring out of the
committee bill to repeal that portion Of the
charter Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company which gives it exclusive right 10
use the streets of Wilmington for railway
purposes. The speech was something new
both on account Of its length and the fact
that it was really the FIRST ofthe season and
the members listened with unusual atteHtiou.
Senator Alrichs in the Senate reported
without recommendation the bill to repeal
the Kent and Sussex delinquent laws. Mr.
Fenimcre was absent which left the Republi-
cans in majority. It looked as ifthe bill
would pass, but Senator Harrington moved
to adjourn and the motion WAS carried and
this put the matter over until Tomorrow
morning
Outside Of this there was little Of impor-
lance done and the session was but an or
binary one.
FRIDAY MAY :.
Mr. Jolls called up the bill to amend the
registration law so that in case a registrar or
board of registration refuses to register a
voter or strike his name from the list the
voter shall have the right to appeal TO the
Superior Court This would prevent rep
etition Of the Kent county matter.
Mr. Sypherd said that this was a wise aud
just measure, but he thought that the orig
iual bill, for which this was a substitute, was
very much better one.
Mr. Walk er said that the original bill did
not give what was desired, while this one
did. The first one gave the court no right
to make an order to correct the registration
lists.
Mr.. Sypherd couteuded that the original
bill provided that the Superior Court could
a~aa hrard 50, IL a..
name on the list This bill gives the SUI
peTior Court the right to issue a Certificate
on which the man may vote. There might
be thousand bogus certificates issued with
out the knowledge ofthe court.
Mr. Daily moved that the original bill
should be read. There seemed to be a very
wide difference of opinion over the matter.
The bill was read.
MI Daily thought that the original bill
was the better one. The name Of the voter
should go on the registration list II would
make trouble on election day to allow men
TO vote on certificates and there would be
discussions over the genuineness of the GER
tifeetes.
Mr. Sypherd said he must vote against
the substitute bill because he thought it
was bad custom to establish.
Mr.. Burton said that the bill should 60
back to the assessors and provide some way
in which to reach hin. It should also ex-
tend 10 the clerk of the peace.
Mr. Moore agreed with Mr.. Burton and
thought that the bill should be recommitted
and amended so as to include the officers
named On his motion the bill was recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Mustard's famous bill to tax amuse-
ments, such as merry-go-rounds, was cal
led up in the House this morning.
The bill has been amended so that the
tax on a nerry-go-round was SIS a year /;
bicycle railway, $50 revolving swing, $50 /;
toboggan slide, SIS razzle dazzle, SIS /;
switchback, SIS.
The House concurred in the Senate Joint
resolution to dismiss the suit against 7.
Henry Rogers oyer historical documents.
SATURDAY NAY 4.
Each Republican member of the General
Assembly yesterday received the following
note in a black bordered envelope;
you are expected to elect a United
States Senator. If the Legislature should
adjourn without Republican senator being
elected Immediately on adjournment of the
Honorable Body they are requested to attend
the funeral Of the once Grand Old Party, and
may God have mercy on their souls. Very
respectively.
1.-THE MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY"
AAAEA q nhAA TX III udu UEEu LudQG against
It by Senator Feuimore the Senate passed the
peach yellows bill Senator Peuimore said
1t was to the interest Of the fruit growers to
take care of his own orchards. If a man
should come upon his place to condemn
trees he should order him away, and if he
did not 60 away he would apply the
trespass law to him.
MONDAY MAY S.
Mr.. Reybold this morning introduced a
bill which seems to be big concern. Il
is act to incorporate the Ecuador Mining
Company. The capital stock is 81 900 600
and the proposed corporators are Herbert
Noble, Joseph W. Pinder, Robert c. Beatty,
Ralph S. Rounds aud Eugene Berry The
company intends to purchase and operate
gold mines in Ecuador aud other portions of
South America
Mr.. Watson this morning called up the
bill 10 regulate insurance companies doing
business in Delaware. The bill is aimed at
the insurance compact. The bill had been
without recommendation.
Mr.. Watson said that the bill was good one
because it opposed the monopoly now be.
ing practiced by the insurance compauies
Under the present arrangement person eau
get no better rates from one company than
another Insurance rates have been in
creased. After property is burned an sd.
ulster comes around and estimates the loss
at so much a cubic foot This bill is in.
tended 10 benefit every one who iusures
He supposed that the committee
bad not reported the bill favorably because
they could not stand the pressure put upon
them.
Mr. Jolls Of the committee which reported
the bill, said that it was an act which could |
not be enforced if it was passed. Nothing |
but competition can prevent a pooling Of |
rates.
Mr. Watson alluded to the manner ia which !
some Of the companies wrote policies
Mr.. Jolls said that the way to stop this evil |
was BY the incorporation of other companies |
The bill was killed by the vote of u 2.
Governor Watson this morning sent to the /
Two houses the reply Of the Judiciary of |
he state on the question Of whether the
General Assembly had the right to provide
or the election Of an unequal number of
from the three counties to the con
1ention, As predicted some days ago, the
Judges stated that they could not agree.
TUESDAY MAY 7.
The high license bill was called up and
silled
The Senate passed joint resolution allow
ng the Delaware State Fair Association S12-
% for this year aud the succeeding year.
The Senate this morning passed the bill
,fered in the House to improve the colored
chools Of the state.
The Committee on Temperance this after.
loon reported the Wilson Temperance bill
avorable and the bill was placed on its final
,assage. The bill had been reeommitted
vice before.
Mr.. Wilson said that the bill had been be.
pre- the General Assembly all the session.
lie had petitions from 1000 people asking
be passage of the bill.
On motion Of Mr. Moore the bill was re-
ommitted.
lrd T. Smith to be superintendent of pub. [
c schools in New Castle county to succeed Z
I. D. Griffin, resigned, and reappointed /
eter c. Gruwell to be state libratian.
Governors Appointments.
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