Evening journal., 1895-02-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THB WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


Assistant Gordon Heights Electric
Rond-Information Of Delhi auent Taxes
wanted Legislative News Notes.
staff Correspondence Evening journal
DOVER, Feb 2s-Aetion on the
House bill authorizing the Guarantor's
Savinss, Loan and Invest nent Company,
OF Washington, D. to do business in
Delaware was yesterday postponed for
one week on motion Of Representative
Rey bold, the Committee on Corporations
having reported It With amer nents
preventing it from doing banking bust.
ness. The statement was made that Ia
other states tho company was authorIz ed
TO both construct and operate banks
May Go to tho Christians.
Peter Il. Cooper, Jr, had hearing
before the House Committee On Private
Corporations yesterday afternoon ia
behalf Of the supplement to the charter
OF the Wilmington aud New Castle Rail
way Company. AS & result OF this the
committee agreed 10 grant the supple
ment with amendments. providing that
the company should build its tracks no
| farther than from New Castle 10 the
| Christiana river in South Wilmington
provided that before entering upon any
street it should aocura tho permission az
l tho proper municipal authorities; that
the tracks should cross the New Castle
cut off on an overhead bridge, and that
before crossing any other reilroad tracks
the cars shall be brought to a full stop
and the conductors or motormen sent
ahead TO see that no trains are approach
ing The time for building the road is
extended for two years.
Legislation foe baltimore.
representative Townsend introduced q
bill opening a new public road near
Roxanna In Baltimore hundred Another
measure which be has IN hand incorpo :
rates Enterprise Circle No 3, Brother
hood Of tho Union, H. f., @, Of A.
walkers Busy Day.
Yesterday wss Representative Walkers
busy day. He introduced number OF
bills OF which he had previously given
notice. One was an act to incorporate
the Wright aud Son Company The IN
cerporators are Samuel b Wright
Samuel J Wright, Hughes 5 Wright
aud samuel / Sweet. The capital stoch
shall not exceed $t00 0O0 aud at least
$40, 900 must be subscribed before bust
ness Is commenced The principal offic,
will be in Newark.
Another bin authorizes the town com
missioners OF Newark TO make a new 5.
per cent loan to meet S37 000l worth o
bonds which will become due aud payabli
on December l 1896. The bill makes thl
new loan redeemabie at the expiration 0
ten years.
The last Of the series VAS IN act sup
Elementary Of section a. chapter 80, o
tho Revised Statutes relating to sales o
real estate by executors and administra
tors 10 pay debts The bill provides tha
r hereafter upon the return OF the sale 0
(. real estate by any executor or admins
g traitor to pay the debts Of the osce eni
IS pursnant TO section a, OF chapter 80, i
y cases IN which the widow 81 the de
cedent is entitled TO interest on a ahar
OF the proceeds OF sale as an equivalen
for her dover. the purchaser upon hi
= application 10 the Orphans Court, may
% " the court deem proper, either sscur
j such share pursuant to the provisions q
said section, or pay the same into tn
Orphans Court, in which case tho shar
shall he invested or otherwise secure
!. under the direction of the court for tn
10 benefit of this parties interested in I'll
Is same.
Want an Assistant.
Ia When Judge Marvil was secretary
9 state the office Of assistant secretary
is state was created and James d HuEhi
appointed After AFR. Marvll had bee
eltvated to the bench and John
: Hawkins was made secretary of state
I. succeed him the General Assembly OF tv
wears ago repealed the Law creating tl
I, office OF assistant Secretary OF Sta
i Smithers. who is quite old and bodi
: inhrm. Is not believed to be capable
4, performing Rll OF the duties incumbei
y | upon him. Representative Ball vi
!. introduce a bill repeating this Ia
I, aboliabing the Office, and gave notice
= 10 Yesterday William r. Smithsrs. o,
y OF the secretary, will it is believed,
I. appointed Ii the bin passes the Senate,
~ ne is already otiioiating ID that eapaci
III and making an efficient officer.
Ma No Action Deemed Necessary.
Representative Pyle, o. behalf Of Il
ID. Committee on Federal Relations, 20 who
sr, had been referred The communicate
be from the governor relative 4 the injuv
he tion that has been asked akainst t
ler contractors engaged "a the oonstructi
to ot the canal leading from AssawomRn
Sc. TO the waters of the Delaware ba
IN reported the same back to the Houi
ile stating that It deemed It UNNECESSARY
mt the General Assembly TO take amy sctil
Is as the letter from the governor to I
Ia United States agept covered sl Z
points in the case The clerk was
structed to notify General Smith, I
government agent
Bold strike for Gordon Heights.
Harry Emmons and Philip R. Clark,
- the Gordon Heights Electric Railw
Company, came TO Dover Yesterday a
made bold strike 10 get their supp
ment through the Senate The
authorizes the company to build Z
branch lines, one to E1se Moor and I
other 20 the Pennsylvania line NJ
Claymont II sXempts the company IN
the overhead bridge provision in CO
whore these branches cross branch tra,
sn6 switches Of railroad companies.
school Board for Bethel.
The Senate passed the Senate
consolidating school districts Nos.
. 1871 and 1877 Sussex county, and pr0vidi
fora board Of eancation for Bethel
Broad Creek hundred Also the Sem