Evening journal., 1895-05-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

high License Bill Passes the House-To
Knock Out Ned Mitchell The State
Floral Embiem-Ths Cunning Season.
oleomargarine and Peach Fellows
Legislative Notes.
stafr Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, May The High License bill
had q stormy passage through the House
yesterday morning. 1t was called from
the table by representative Pyle and
read. 1t made the license $3.50 for VIII
mlngton, $500 for towns OF less than 10 900
and more than 1000 Inhabitants, and
| $400 for towns and other places below
| 900.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Jolls 1t reduced the fees to 5000, $500
and $500 respectively and provided that
third Of the increA Ased revenue be
diverted from the school TO the general
fund.
Mr Moore made mo,ion that further
consideration be postponed until Friday.
When the viva voca vote was taken.
Speaker McAullen declared that Mr.
Moores motion prevailed. Mr. Pyle
Immediately appealed from the decision
of the chair. The chair was not Eus-
tanned. The vote to postpone was as
follows:
Yea Msssrs KIllen. Money, Mustard,
Sypherd, Mr. Speaker-5.
Nay-Messrs. Ball. Brown. Burton.
Davis, Jolls, Morgan, Pyle, Reybold
Fleming, Robbins, Townsend, Walker,
Wilson-19
Postponsnent being lost the vote came
on the Jolls amendment. 1t was taken
up In sections The first one, that to
Ieduoe the fees. was lost, but the second
one. giving the general fund one-third of
the increase was SO msnifestly fair that
1t was adopted without opposition.
The amended bill was then read and
! put on it's final passage Mr.. Money,
who is nothing II not radical, moved for
, indefinite postponement he was voted
down unceremoniously:
; Yea-Messrs Fleming, Money, Moore
Mustard, Sypherd, Mr. Speakers
Davis, Jolls, Klllen, Morgan. Pyle
Reybold, Townsend. Walker. Wilson
I12
I Not yet satisfied, the enemies Of tbs
bill stood themselves up for further pun
Iishment. Mr.. Moore moved to postpone
further consideration until May 8. Si1
Z members voted with him and twelv,
e against him. Mr.. Burton voted will
y these Ia favor Of Mr.. Noore's motion Rnt
Z Mr.. Robbins going the other way.
The obstructionists then gave up thi
fight and consented to 3 vote on the bill
The measure passed by the following vote
Yea-Messrs. Ball, Brown, Davis
!, Jolls, Killen, Morgan, Pyle, Robbins
Z | Townsend, Wilson, Walker-l1
Nay-Msssrs. Burton, Fleming, Money
Moore, Mustard, Reybold, Sypherd, MI
J speaksr--S.
t "Now it will 20 70 the cemetery,
8 remarked Speaker McEdullsn, referring t
the Senate.
q During the afternoon the vote y
u which thu bill passed the Houss wa
% reconsidered, and the bill reoommitts
Q for further amendment.
~ MIR. sRyers wants a Third.
n Tax Collector Eugene M sayers an,
d o ven J Hession. of Wilmington, regis
tered at the Capitol Hotel yesterday
ie They were interested in a number Q
el measures before the General Assembly
y Mr. Sayers WAS vitality interested in th
y defeat of the House bill making az Office
Fe ineligible for more than two consecutiv
sr terms Representative Hoores bill wa
0 drawn to knock out Collector Edmun
TO Mitchell, Jr., the Higgins leader, VIII
ie has for three terms been collector of th
g. northern district Mr.. SAyers has onl
sr had two terms. The Addicks men 81
~ not guRning for him but they do want t
to keep Mr. Mitchell froln succeeding him
self. IL was demonstrated to Mr.. Moor
i'd that It would affect Mr. SAyers, and
ID Immediately proceeded to write a sut
o stitute bill providing that no man shoul
tt hold Office for more than three successiV
lg terms This Was designed to knos
go Mitchell one and keep Sayers in.
ey The substitute WAS reported favorabl
by Mr.. Moore yesterday afternoon.
Ad was opposed by Messrs Jolls and Wslke
81, the latter contending that 1t would woI
ch a hardship on some Of the small towI
as where men are re elected from time
* time. Mr.. Mustard conteDded that
on was good bill as it would prsve
virtual life. tenures. In this Mr., Moo
ng con Cured. The bill was defeat
en by a vote Of yeas and
ats nays. Those voting for the bill wer
Is Messrs Moore, Brown, Mustard, Ba
sre Robbins, Killen, Davis and Sypher
an Representative Money failed to vc
aot When his name was called, and befo
ult the calling of she roll was finished
lot Speaker McMullen said that be could I
order the clerk to change the record. A
Moore told the speaker that II he was /
member from New Castle hundred
md would demand the right to vote Mon
all. took the cue and did demand IL. ]
ain speaker said that he would decide I
I rtIy matter in half an hour, but In
'esh minutes he decided that the msml
VII from BIackbird had no right to ote
10. -e that stage Of the game.
which Wants to secede
EN- The city Of New Castle wants to sec
u. from the rural portion of the hundT
ND or the rural part wants to secede Fl
20 the city. Representative Pyle, at
- request Of Speaker McMullen, introdu
q bill In relation to tho election distri
- of New Castle hundred. II provi
Dry that from and after the passage of
re- act the north and south election distri
- Of New Castle hundred as at pres
constructed, be and they are her
- abolished, and new election distri
,ir. to be known as north and south elect
districts, respectively. be and they
. hereby constituted The northern