Evening journal., 1895-04-03
For . New sehooI-house.

thereby requiring one more certificate to
be made cut.
For New school-house.
Senator Records introduced a bin for
the relief OF united school distriots
Nos 1876 and III, Sussex county. II
authorizes them to sell the old school
house and to build new ole at eost
not exceeding $500.
The Pipe Line Bill.
The bill TO incorporate the Delawara
Pipe Line Company was introduced by
Ser ator Handy. Representative Sypherd
sa' that IL has no connection with the
one in which be is interested.
No Muster Rolls This Time,
Representative Moore killed Senator
Hauby's oint resolution authorizing the
adjutant general TO procure from the
War Department certain muster rolls at
a cost not to exceed $500. II wasaG. A.
R. measure and killed BY Republicans
Mr. Moore wanted action postponed on
1t, but could not carry bis point, and
when It went to vote for adoption he
and nine OF his sympathizers defeat. d
the eight men who favored It. Senator
Handy will now lay low for some OF the
Georgetown statesman's bills, and woe
betide them when they reach the Senate
metals OF Trade and Commerce.
The Senate supplement TO the charter
Of the Diamond State Iron Company. Of
Wilmington, passed the upper branch.
with amendments restricting the manu-
featuring and dealing In metals TO
metals of trade aud commerce Chair.
man Harrington thought that possibly
the company might engage ia the
manufacture and sale of gold aud silver
spikes and nails
Eismere Road Bill Passed.
Henry O. Conrad and William M
Bracken, Of Christiana hundred, had a
hearing yesterday afternoon before the
Senate committee on roads and vacant
lands on the House bill providing for the
widening Of the Esmrre road They
found Senator Handy unalterably opposed
TO 1t IN the hape In which 10 was. and
consented to an amendment relieving the
county of the expense OF widening and
maintaining the road and simply provid-
ing that the Lsvy Court should nav the
damages 10 property BY reason Of widen
ing the rosd TO fifty feet LATE in the
afternoon H. passed the Senate aud was
eut 70 the House for concurrence ia the
amendment
From Five to Seven Hundred.
The Senate passed the House bills
transferring thu farms OF Robert Arnell
aud hsirs Of Henry + Rodney from
school district No II. to district No
17S Sussex county; and authorizing he
town OF Harrington 10 Increase It's tax
levy from $500 TO $500
MIR. Mustard's Pet Killed.
Senator Fenimore reported without
recommendation Repres ntative Mns
lard 4 House bill TO repeal the law au-
tnorzing the road commissioners Of the
hundreds Of Kent county TO keep the
roads clear OF snow
Senstor Records said that as II was 4
local matter before he voted on the bill
ne would ike 70 hear expressions OF opin.
ion from the three Kent county mem b4rs
and that he would vote with the majority
Of that delegation.
Senator F, nimore and Speaker Watson
spoke against the repeater. Senator
Harrington said that his constituents
wanted the law repealed and he should
vote for the repeater
When the vote was taken Senator
Harrington was the only one who voted
for Representative Mustard's pet meas
ure.
1t Was a Close Vote.
The Senate has oroered that 100 copies
of the Harrington Secret Ballot bill be
printed The action was taken on
motion OF Senator Handy and carried by
q vote Of to
Interested in Two Bulls.
Peter j. Ford made his second visit OF
the session yesterday. he came to look
after two bills In which he is Indirectly
interested. One was In relation to the
Street and Sewer Directors purchasing
and building sewers within one mile Of
the corporate limits OF Wilmington. The
other was the State Board OF Health bill
preventing the deposit of animal matter
or refuse in the streams of the state. He
wanted to be sure that the operations OF
the bill would not affect morocco facto.
ries situated along such streams as
Sllverbrook. He found that the Senate
committee had go amended it that 1t
could not bs construed to apply to manu-.
Il featuring establishments
Later in the day DR. Z w. Cooper, Of
the State Board OF Health, came into the
Senate chamber aud be and Mr.. Ford
discussed the merits and demerits OF the
bill for some time Finally, on the
suggestion of Senator Records. the two
men repaired TO the parlor and fixed up
an amendment to their mutual satisiac
tion and handed 1t to the committee.
This amendment provided that the
| prohibition should not apply to refuse
from manufacturing establishments
During the afternoon the bill, sc
amended, was passed Sturgeon fisher
men, for whom the bill was primarily
drawn, will have TO be careful
The Builders Want Relief
A. s Reed. Calvin |. Swayne, Philemmu
Chandler and Hubert Cassidy. a commit
tee Of Wilmington builders, accompanied
by Liiburn Chandler, were given a
hearing yesterday afternoon by the
House Committee on Revised Statutes. or
the new meshanics' lien bill, sent here
undsr their auspices and intro1uced by
Representative Pyle The new measure
materially modifes and simplifies tas
present law, anu the builders believe
that its passage wilt relieve them Of a
hardship
An Active old Man.
r. F hastings. Of Millsboro, father oI
Clerk OF the House Edgar IA tings and
Assistant Clerk Charles Hastings, was