Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11
BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
Many New Bills Mark the Past
Weeks Work.
NO CHANGE IN THE SENATORSHlP
Refused to incorporate the
Business Mems Club.


Stan Correspondence Of tiazetto and journal.
DOVER, April 3d--rhe General Assem-
bly, passed dozen bills aud transacted
considerable minor business to-day: Five
bills went through the Senate and seven
were passed by the House.
The House passed the House bill to re-
peal the delinquent laws of Kent and Sus--
sex counties. Representatives Mustard
and DAILY made brief addresses in opposi-
tion to the repeater, and Representatives
Walker ami Burton advocated it.
Among the corporation bills passed
were the following BY the Senate House
bill 70 incorporate the Wilmington Whist
Club; Senate bill to incorporate Blue Rock
Council, No 33, Legion Of the Red Cross;
Senate bill to incorporate the Delaware
Street Sweeping Machine Go by the
House Senate bill to incorporate the
Bethel, Laurel q Sharptown Telephone
Co; House bill to incorporate the Franklin
Improvement Co.. Senate bill to incorpo-
rate the Thatcher improvement Go.
Representative Jolls, chairman OF the
House committee OH private corporations
Informed the House that the last named
bill is one of the "cleanest cut bills he
has ever seen. Unlike most Of the cor
poration bills sent here, he said, 1t did
not contain single snake" and 1t had
not required any amending.
Some members of the House are sus-
pcous of the bill to incorporate the Della
ware Street Sweeping Machine Co.
The Senate passed Senate substitute FOR
the House bill to supplement the charter
of the Wilmington Il New Castle Railway
Co. 1t differs with the supplement in two
respects-it permits sand railway to cross
only spur-traCks or turn-ollts at grade and
authorizes it to merge only with the Will
mingtun City railway.
Senator Pyle had the joke on his col
leagues this afternoon. The House bill
for the protection of song birds was re
ported to the Senate with an amendment
reducing the penalty specified in the act,
The amendment elicted an animated and
protracted discussion, during which nearly
every member had his say. Meanwhile
Senator Pyle remained seated at his desk,
silent but laughing in his sleeve. knowl.
edge of the existence of law identical
with the bill then being discussed prompted
him to act thus. Finally the amendment
was killed and then the disputants were
eXasperatingly informed that there is Il
similar act in the Revised Code. After
proof had been produced the duplicate bill
was put to its final rest.
The House indefinitely postponed the
House bill to relieve School district No. W.
of the payment of an annual tax OF 500
for school purposes.
Representative Pyle introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution by request:
WHEREAS. The charter of the city of Will
mngton has beconecnmbersome and compli-
Gated, and unsulted TO the needs OF modern
city, and Is undomocratc anu unrepresenta-
live in that 1t yio htes tho well settled printi-
pies of the science OF government, The right OF
local sen-governInent and direct onlclal re-
sponribility TO the people; thereforet
Resulted, That Ivan g. Shortidge NJ D.,
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., and Charles NJ. Curtis,
all Of the city Of Wilmington, be aud they are
hereby appointed commissioners whose duty
Ii shall be 10 draft u new charter for the gov
ernment of the city of Wilmington and to pre-
stnt the same with report thereon to che
next session Of the General Assembly. In case
there shall be n vacancy in the commission FOL
any cause the remaining members thereof
shall fill the vacancy by hppo nlins another
person on said commission Of the same po
iiilcal faith rs the person causing su.h vacaacy
1t was referred to the committee OF
municipal corporations.
Senators Handy, Harrington and Record;
and Representative Pyle of the joint com
mittee appointed to draft bill providing
for Constitutional Convention held an
Informal meeting tonight and exchanged
opinions regarding said convention. They
We're unanimously OF the opinion that thu
convention should be composed of "a dele
gates-l4 from New Castle county aud II
each from the two lower counties. OWN.
to the absence OF Two members of tn
committee action was postponed until tn
morrow afternoon.
Charles Baird, Samuel II. Baynard ant
hlllltlu VI bIlG ibOuIu "
Education of Wilmington, appeared be
fore the committee on education TIN
afternoon and tonight in behalf of til
bill to abolish the fund commonly calle
the school fund and 10 appropriate iron
the general fund instead, for school pul
poses, sums OH the basis ot 81 per day 10
every teacher. A. u. Mcpherson johnson
Daniel Hamilton and DR.. Egbert wer
heard respecting the bill in relation t
colured schools.
The committee on municipal corpors
tionS gaze audience this afternoon I
Lnoch Moore and William Simmons rell
tive TO the bill providing for an appropr
alton of $3.50 OO0 for the Board of Director
of the Street and Sewer Department {
Wilmington.
DOVER, April l4,--Representa Morgan
who was absent yesterday was presei
when the Legislature met i'll joint sessio
at noon to-day. to take the l02d ballot Y
United States senator. Again he voted ft
James Pennewill of Dover, whom !
veems determined to keep III the helt
Otherwise the ballot was unimportant.
resulted as follows:
THE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For ns-Representatives Burtol
Jols, Pyle, Reybold, Walker, Townsen'
Money and Wilson's.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Re
resentatives Bali Brown, Moore, al
Ii Robbins-5.
For Massey-Senators Moore and Pierc
and Speaker McMullen-3.
For james acknowledgements
Morgan-l. .+......-
For Edward idgely-Speaker Watsc
md Senators Fenimore, Harrington, Pyl
md Records and Representatives Dal
Davis, killen, Sypherd and Watson-l0,
For Edward L. Martin-Representa
IA hustard-l.
Nj Absent-Senator Arichs and Represe
Y tative Fleming-2.
On motion of Senator Handy, the ty
houses separated until noon tomorrow.
DOVER, April 4.-The divorce mill pi
4Af vented the transaction of other legislati
N business this afternoon. Four divorce bi
we're considered in committee and it W
lecided TO report two of them-the Park
|t lnd Perry bils-tavorably and one
. lhem-the Phillips bill-unfavorably T.
.f Taylor bill was held up.
Ia Three bills were passed this mornir
Mo by the House and one by the Sena
II They include q Senate substitute for /
M lenate bill to amend chapter G53, V,
I XIX, Laws of Delaware, which substitl
EM vas passed by the latter body. 1t amen
he last paragraph OF section 10 oil So
MI lhapter by inserting between the VIC
wv bissued' in the 18th line and the We
WI THE at the beginning of the succeed
VI inc the following: Provided that 81
lcense shall authorize all boats of IL to
nd under, per custom house measu
nent, to dredge for oysters on any of
latural beds of this State during /
months OF October, November and Dece
YER next succeeding the date of su
icense." 1t further amends said pa
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