Evening journal., 1895-02-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Y
What the Law Makers Did IN
Dover Yesterday.
ADDIOKs WANTS MORE DAUGHTERS

Treasurer settlement-Notes of the
Legislature.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. al. Ed ward Addioks
sprung another surprise upon the COM
munity yesterday through Representa-
tive Nswall Ball, one Of the most ardent
supporters Of the gas magnats's ssna
toriAl aspirations. 1t was In the shape
Of notice of bill to make Margaret
Hale Wilson and Rosalie Wilson,
daughters OF Mrs Ida Carr Wilson, CO.
respondent in the Addicks divorce suit,
his daughters and heirs at law This
action has set the town agog. 1t is
expected that Mrs. Addicks will, through
her attorneys, make q big fight against
the passage Of the bill
Earle Deserted Alice.
Representative Daily gave notice of an
act TO divorce Alice from Earle Lock
wood. Mrs. Lockwood lives in West
Dover hundred. The charge preferred is
desertion.
Drunkenness and nl-treatment.
Representative Watson, Of Milford
hundred, will introduce two bills. One
will provide for the opening of a new
public road from the Needles and
Fnomss road to the Kings csusewey. The
proposed road. while only one.eighth of q
mile long, will, If built save one mile Of
travel The other bill will divorce Anna
May Roach, Of Milford, from her bus-
band. Thomas J. Roach. The aileg ations
are drunkenness and i'll treatment.
Favor Compulsory Education.
The New Century Club, Of Wilmington,
does not propose TO allow its compulsory
education bill TO die In the hands Of the
House Committee on Education. Yes
terday morning a delegation came to
Dover in its behalf 1t was composed of
Mrs Charles s Rowland, Mrs j Frank
Ball, Mrs J. R Mllligan, Mrs. a. h.
| Berlin, Charles s Rowland and Judge j.
| Frank Ball, of the New Century Club,
and George IS. Mckee. Jr. Sylvester
solomon, Rev. d. F. Wsdde.l and J. B.
| Roberts, Of the Association for the
Protection Of American Institutions,
composed Of all the patriotic orders OF
Wilmington, and claiming to represent
| /, 700 voters.
The hearing was had in the Hall OF
Representatives yesterday afternoon, the
half hour earlier in order to give the
visitors audience The merits Of the
bill we're freely and fully discussed by
its advocates
Records's Adjournment Resolution.
Senator Records will offer to the Senate
to day the following joint resolution
which will probably not be coucurred 10
by the House even II adopted BY the upper
branch:
THAT the General Assembly adjourn
sine die on Friday. March IS, at 10 IN.
and that no new business be received
after Friday, March 8.
Fun Over Adjournment.
There was q little fun in the Senate
over adjournment yesterday afternoon.
Senator Handy moved that adjournment
be made until II o'clock to- day. Senator
Pyle objected Just for the fun OF
the thing. Senator Records called
for the yeas and nays and requested
Senator Harrington to vote against It,
Clerk Hastings called the roll, which
was as follows Yeas-Messrs
Handy, Fenimore, Pierce and Mr.. Speaker
Ia Nsys-Messrs Alricbs, Records
Harrington and Pyle-4 The speaker
declared the motion to be lost.
Msssrs Handy and Pierce Immediately
left for the railroad station, aud few
minutes later Mr. .Alrichs made another
motion to adjourn. Mr. Records mad,
another call for the yeas and nays aut
was the only man who voted in thu
negative.
Wants the Appropriation.
George s. Capelle, of WILMINGTON
4 ~
members in the interest Of the bill
authorizing the Levy Court to appro
pirate money towards keeping up tn
banks of the St Georges Marsh Company
He owns farm there and is interests,
In the banks.
Commissioned by the Governor.
Governor Marvil has signed and hat
forwarded the following military com
missions Major, Garrett J. Hart; assist
ant surgeon, DR.. ]. Paul Lukens; com
misssry, Evan G. Boyd; second lieuten
ant of Company O., Thomas Q. Hogue.
He Favors The Bridge.
John M. Carswell, of Wilmington, wa
here in behalf of the bill doing ava
with St. Augustine bridge and substitui
! ing road for 1t.
The Settlement Made.
Estate Treasurer Wilbur r Burnt
made his settlement with State Treasure
: Charles T. Atkins yesterday He gay
his check for $50, S25, 90, divided as fol
lows: General fund. $l4 118 as; scho,
fund. $36 073 Of; sinking fund. 3, $50 6S
i. hospital fund, two cents The Reneri
! fund owes the school fund $40, 00l
which leaves but $4 116 as to th
: general fund. The report Of the retirin
state treasurer will be presented to I'll
. General Assembly to-day.
7. The Then and the Now.
One year ago the general fund owe
9 the school fund $35 O00 Before Sta
: Treasurer Bnrnite went ont Of office
had reduced this indebtedness to $40 90
!, What the Republicans Get.
J. "Ths only thing for the Republicans
this whole legislative session is Il
United States SENATOR" said one Of Il
g foremost of Kent county Republica
n workers yesterday. In naming Il
! state treasurer aud state auditor we hi
: to divide the honors with the Democrat
's We cannot hope for any partisan legisl
o tion, the Senate standing between
and our desires in that direction So ths