Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-14
THE GENERAL. ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


Tax Receipts-Notes.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER March 14.-Both speakers
were absent yesterday afternoon.
Speaker Watson, Of the Senate, was not
feeling well in the morning and by noon
felt constrained to allow Senator Records
to direct the destinies OF the upper
chamber for the rest of the day.
When o'clock arrived Speaker Of the
House McMullen had failed to put in
an appearance.
Clerk Hastings called the body to order
and, on motion Of Mr. Moore, Mr. Pyle
was made speaker pro tenn. On his
further motion the House adjourned
until 10 30 o'clock this morning
This precipitate action was due to
Speaker McMulen himself. Several
times lately, when the members were out
doing committee work and no quorum
was apparent In the House, be called to
order and declared the House adjourned
for want Of quorum. The members are
simply retaliating.
The Pris on Reformers.
Judge Ball wss circulating among the
members yesterday endsay ling 70 pave
the way for a hearing OF the friends OF
the state work house bill. He thinks
that the delegation will come here some
day next week IL the condition OF
business liz the Superior Court is such as
to permit the coming of Chief Justice
Lore, one Of the most earnest Rdvoc ates
of prison reform.
Addloks's Explanation.
na~I A1atnH. IL
Donahoe visited the Senate chamber
yesterday to ascertain the true state Of
the dill amending the charter of th o
Peninsula Investment Company and to
locate the persons who are raising such
an uproRr about its passage He found
that Speaker Watson had signed the bill
and that 1t was ready to go to the secre-
tary of states office Further. than that he
learned that the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Company is creating the trouble
He assured the members that there was
nothing harmful to any man in the pro
visions of the bill said he did not know
Starbuck, but wanted to know him In
order to ascertain what interest he had
In the amendments
Speaking to your correspondent Of the
bill just passed Mr. Addicks, In answer
to inquiries, said
ut is purely a question Of internal
administration of the company 1t is OF
no interest to anyone outside own one
sixth OF the stock OF the compsny The
assets of the company consist largely OF
stocks OF the various gas companies la
the city OF Boston According to the
laws Of Massachusetts, these companies
make up their annual statements to the
gas commission for the fiscal year ending
July l. The habit of the Penit sular
Investment Company, the Bay State Gas
Company, has been to hold its annual
meeting IN March The figures placed
before that annual meeting would, there
fore, be nine months old Ii was, there
fore, thought best BY the directors to
change the annual meeting to November
80 that those statements could be pre-
sented, IS Of more recent date, to the
snnuRl meeting That is the total object
Of H. The change In regard to the
number OF shares necessary TO make
a quorum Is desirable because
the stock Of the company has become 80
scattered that 1t is sometimes a trouble
some matter to get together a majority
OF the stock for quorum For this
reason the change was made In this bill
making the charter conform in that
respect to the present general corpora
tion law Of Delaware The change In
regard to ten days notice was to cure an
ambiguity as to whether the ten days
notica meFnt one advertisement Of ten
days previous, or continuous sdger
tisement for ten days. 1t is purely a
/ question OF internal administration.
The Harlan and HollingswOrth Com
pany has, it is understood sent word
that the opponents of the bill will be-
down at sn early Gay to Gee II something
cannot be done to repeal il
by Bethany's Superintendent.
Rev. Thomas NJ. Yundt, Of womels-
dorf. Pa, secretary and superintendent
Of the Bethany Orphans Home, is the
guest Of Rev. Cyrus Cort, chaplain Of the
Senate. BE opened tue Senate with
prayer yestei day morning.
Horsebreeders' Assoc Iation.
Senator Pyle has given notice Of an
set to incorporate the Horse Breeders
Association OF Delaware When he was
ssBtd If It would, among other things,
leealizs pool.selliDg ia Delaware he said
that be did not know anything about 3.
he had not the bill in hand and knew
nothing about its provisions or the men
back Of it He simply gave notice az the
request Of an attorney.
Did the Nice Thing.
Speaker Watson did the nice thing
yesterday. He left the chair and moved
reconsideration Of the vote by which this
Senate bill TO prevent the selling Of
giving of liquor to minors or habitug
drunkards was lost His motion pre-
vailed and on his further motion the bill
WIS recommitted for amendment provid.
ing for appeal from the judgment o
ma gistr4tes
Tho sc.ion was prompted by Senator
Pyie's declaration that be voted for the
bill but that his vote was not counted.
PeddIers Want License Foes Reduced
The peddlers labor under the iwpres-
sion that they are paying too Inucl
license Senator Records introduced TO
day bill reducing it just one half /
is entitled an act 70 amend chapter eS
Of the Revised Code. IL reduces ID,
license fee OF foot peddlers from $50 q,
SOS; one horse vehicle from 500 to $50
two horse vehicle. $3.50 to $75 and So
for each additional horse. Further pro