Evening journal., 1895-04-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND sENATB

Another Electric Road Wanted High
L'censs-For . Title Uompanx-Ths
Chief Justices Per DIem-Ths state
Dstsctives-Ho WIN Not BE Reap
poInted-Notss.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. April 23-An act to Incor-
porate the Harrington. Frederick and
Denton Railway Company was introduced
by Representative Fleming yesterday
The rules we're suspended and the bill
was read and referred The incorpora
tors are Robert w. Reynolds, Ezekiel
Fleming, Hszekiah Harrington, Beniah L
lie wls. Benjamin Whiteley, Henry A
Rsik, LsRnder s. Hopkins, Bsniah
Tharp. Robert H Smith, Clement
A. Harrington, William Thsrp
Alfred n Cahall, Francis A Porter,
George A. Deakyna and Henry r.
Lewis. The capital stock shall not be
less than 800, 600 nor more than $3.50,
900, and the company may borrow Sl0O, :
900 The incorporators express q
willingness TO cross all steam 70 ads over
or under grade.
The sturgeon fishermen who find harbor
In Mispillion and Cedar Greek rivers will
be grievsd to learn that the Senate has
passed bill making 1t unlawful for them
TO throw sturgeon heads and refuse into
either of those streams or within two
miles of the mouth Of the Mispillion river
In Delaware bay. The penalty is three
months imprisonment or g fine not
exceeding 500, or both in the discretion
of the court; one half Of the hns to 90 to
the informer. 1t has gone to the House
and is designed to take the place Of the
general law sent here under the auspices
Of the State Board of Health to prevent
the pollution Of Delaware streams by de
posting refuse animal matter in them.
Lewss and Ita Exemption.
This town commissioners of Rehoboth
havs come to the conclusion that they
cannot run the town with all the i'm
provements exempted from taxation for
ten years. The House passed bill
repsaling this exemption clause, and
providing that all property built here
after snall be taxed after January /,
1886 Property already built under the
existing law will remain exempt until
the ten years shall have expired
High License in ths House.
The high license bill was taken from
the hands of the House Committee On
Ways and Means yesterday, in the face
Of an appeal from the decision OF the
chair, made by Mr.. eypherd, chairman
Of the committee. The matter was
brought up by Mr.. Pyle, who asked the
status OF the bill II was ordered that
the committee be discharged from fur
thsr consideration Of the measure.
Mr.. 6ypherd said the bill was YET in
the hands of the committee, II ID had
been discharged from It's further conaid
sration.
The speaker decided that In lsQiS
lative sense, the bill was on the clerk 4
desk.
From this decision Mr. gypherd ap-
pealed, but he was voted down and the
decision was sustained.
Ar. Pyle called up the bill for passage.
Mr. Moore wanted to know II it had been
printed. saying that the General AS.
ssmbly should 60 slow in matter Of
such great Importance. He made a
motion that the bill be laid over until
Thursday.
THE Conmittee on Ways and Means
has received letters from both friends
and foes Of the bill asking that 1t be held
ap. and acting upon the strength Of
those letters the bill has been held up, y
said Mr. SYpherd
Mr.. Pyle explained to the House that
be had asked that the committee be dis
charged from further consideration OF
the bill because he considered il an Inn
portant one, the final consideration OF
which should not be postponed until the
last hours of the session
81 see no reason why the bill should
not be laid over, said Mr.. Walker. ut
has been In the hands of the COMMITTEES,
and 1t is not hard one to understand
Mr.. DAILY said that he wanted post.
ponement In order to satisfy himself
that the license fees were to his salts
faction
The whole thing ended by the bill
being laid on the table until Thursday.
The Delaware Construction Kicks.
representative Ball introduced a bill
to incorporate the Delaware Constructior
Company. Horace Brown and Newell
Ball, both members of the House, ar,
the leading ineorporators They an
nounce their purpose to be to carry on /
4 B@n1I4 CpuhbEuCblOu Buoluobat Win
capital stock Of not less than 800, 900
nor more than s500,O00 The name o.
the corporation will doubtless be changed
IS there is already q company of tina
name in Wilmington, and 1t has already
appealed to have It's name protected
seaford's Amussments.
Ssaford now has no power to compsI
shows which 60 there to pay licsnsi
fees Representative Brow wn introduced Z
bill authorizing the town to charge sucl
exhibitions any amount necessary TO rails
revenue.
Nothing further has been done by thr
Senate In relation to the bill AuthorIzluG
the bonding of the town to procur
msney for wstsr-works Elk Senator
Ross aud other leading Ssafordites ar
opposed to the pIojsct and 1t is at thei
instance that the Senate has held tn
bill up
For . Building and Loan Business.
Under the title OF the Diamond Stat
Protective Association, Representativ
Walker introduced g bill TO Incorporate
the Provident Loan and Trust Fund
William E Hawkins, Solomon 81 staats
William D. Mullen, Jr., Samuel h
Baynard. John 81 Simms and Jesse K