Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-14

is elVen custody OF the children.
The Senate passed the House bill in
regard 70 laseiyioll5 conduct with ehlldren
abso. tho Senate bill to tax liquor dis.
tillers.
Representative Davis introduced all act
to amend the net concerning lotteries. 1t
makes the printing of lottery tickets an
offence and amends said act by providing
the additional penalty that in case Of d
second conviction the offender shall be i'm
prlsniled not less than three nor more than
IL months.
! DOVER March 12.--The rumor that ex-
senator Higgins will retire from the Sena.
Burton's visit to Dover yesterday has
resurrectod it. lie Is said to have called
upon the Higgins voters and to have an
nnuneed that he will become candidate
when Mr., Higgins withdraws, and to have
requested them 10 remember him, He is
also credited with having remarked "Hig-
gins and Adlicks aren't in il and We must
Keep Kent county out of it,"
WANT BILL AND DOCS BOTH KILLED.
Each member of the General Assembly
mas received copy Of the following
circular:
's lead AND REFLECT.
There " q bill now before, or about to be pre-
sented to- the Delaware Legislature, making
uuRs personal property. should this bill be-
come a law, consider the consequences.
u rabld dog be shot on the highway, or on
private property, tbs person so killing will be
liable to q suit for damages,
Every worthless cur killing your chickens
blllnE your horses or live stock, every Inungre
running your sheep IL killed or injured, rem
ders y',u liable for damages. II while walking
on driving upon tile public road n dog ATTACKS
your r Your horses, and you should ihlure Tho
worthless animal, you wi soon lind nm owner
clallnlng damates, No matter how worthless
tue animal, II killed or injured. an owner will
como forward with II bill tor damages.
SAID TO De "BLEEpER."
Representative Davis. after protracted
uelay and after having twice given notice
OF it has at last launched the act to amend
chapter 232, Vol. XVIII, Laws of Della.
ware. It was introduced in the House to.
day and is as follows;
WHEREAS, The people of this State through
their representatives, have on repeated occa-
sipns declared their disfavor to lotteries and
lottery systems md by statutes OF their
General Assembly have made It u criminal
offence to sell tickets tor the same: and
WHEREAS, The people Of these United States,
by their representatives IN Congress, have eX-
pressed their opposition To schemes Of this
class anu have made 1t unlawful 10 cure iiate
or transmit The same through our mal5 and
WHEREAS, almost tho entire sisterhood OF
the States which form this Union have striven
through appropriate Legislation to totally
abolish all like systems; and
WHEREAS, The experience of tho past has
shown, and re tson will demonstrate that ali
lotteries, schemes of chance and the like are
most pernlcious In their effect upon the public,
mt large drawing from those who can the least
afford 1t. the savings oil hard labor and toll,
anu yielding no return therefor opening the
way fer sehemers and de iRning men to dupe
tho ignorant, encouraging a system OF actual
gambling and violating, as they do, the plain
rules OF every mOral code; and
WHEREAS, This State hita been selected as a
harbor for certain men wherein they might,
the materials necessary to the carrying IN OF
these baneful schemes In other parts Of our
country; and
WnEREAs. The people of Delaware are no
longer DESTROYS u be accessories TO the lnilc.
ton upon other communities of systems which
they have made criminal within their own
borders; now therefore
Be 1t enacted, ti;i.
Sec. I. That section Of chapter 23?, Vol.
XVIII, Laws of Delaware be aud the same Is
hereby amended az follows, to wii: By insert
ing between tho word ''or' and the word sin
In the second line OF said section the words "in
printing, stamping or engraving, Or" And
by substituting between the words tcertih
cate" and 'Or" In the third line of said section
| the words "tCket, devlDh." And furthel
amend said section by adding at the end oil
| said section the following. viz; "And upon q
| second conviction tor The violation OF the pro
| visions Of this section shall bs imprisoned fol
| term of not less than three nor more thar
| twelve months"
The roading of the bill was scarcely com
pleted when remarks like these were uttered
| ''IhAts u 'bleeder.'" at has no parents
an not vote for it, 'Why not amend Its It'll,
thus: An Act to suppress the John NJ. Rogers
| Printing Co.." One member contemplated
movinS that tho bill be tabled Immediately
| but refrained.
The Senate postponed indefinitely actor
| on tho Senate bill to empower the Levy
| Court Of New Castle county to appropriate
money to maintain the banks and sluicel
| of the Cherry Island Marsh Co. Speeche
adverse to the bill were made by Senators
| Pyle and Handy. They contended that th,
| bill was similar to the one which was sen
here by the st. Georges Ditch Co., an(
which was killed recently. and claimel
that its Intention was to devote none!
raised by general taxation to protecting
| private property.
Speaker Watson accidentally killed til,
Senate bill regulating the sale of iutoxicat
! ing liquors. Its purpose was to impose
| fine of not less than 800 nor more than S5l
| in cases where liquor is sold or given /,
minors or habitual drunkards and tafte
having been amended) to imprison for no
less than 80 days nor more than 81!
mouths when fine and costs are not paid
Senator Handy spoke in opposition to il
| He said he fayors Furnishing persons VIII
sell or give liquor to minors or habitua
drunkards but he was opposed to givin
| the municipal Judge of Wilmington an
justices of the peace exclusive jurisdiction
/ in the cases provided for i'll the bill
Senators Fenmore, Records, Pyle an,
Moore voted in favor of il and Speake
Watson and Senators Handy and Pierc
voted against it. Senator Harrington d
not vote and Senator Alrichs was absent
Speaker Watson did not hear Senate
Pyle vote and surprising that the vote ha
resulted in a tie declared that the bill wa
defeated. When Informed of his mistak
he volunteered to move for reconsiderg
ton. The reconsideration will be had te
morrow.
The Senate recoinmitted for the secon
time the House bill for the protection d
song birds. This bill is objected to o
grounds identical with those which create
opposition to the preceding bill.
The Senate also recommitted the Hous
bill to incorporate the McLear & Kenda
Co. Senator Handy said the firm of MI
Lear & Kendall had failed and he wante
to know whether or not the defunct fri
had settled with its creditors before h
voted to create the Mcl.ear & Kendall Co
Tie House passed the House bill to e!
tend for six years the time allotted III
road commissioners of Red Lion hundre
for redeeming loan of $1,000.
The Senate passed the House bill to
yorce William w. and Hettie G.. Andr
and give him the custody Of their chi
dren.
The House passed the House bill
amend the charter of the st. Michael
Day Nursery and Hospital for Babies.
) The Senate passed the House bill to la
out road In Mispiliion hundred.
The House passed the Senate bill to il
| corporate the Earle Publishing Co.
, The Senate passed the Senate bill to il
corporate the Delaware Baptist Missionai
Society.
The Senate also passed the following
: Senate bill to enable united school distriC
, Nos. A and 100, Sussex county, to locate
| site for q schoolhouse and secure tit
thereto and House bill to incorporate Il