Evening journal., 1895-02-23

proportion OF the cost, and the county
expense will not exceed So 800"
Special and a Clear Track.
The members and attaches Of the
Legislature who live up the road may
have special train to- day. Repre-
sentative Moore was circulating
petition last night asking Superintend-
ent Holiday TO run car up from Dover
to Wilmington. leaving here at l p m
The members do not want any more rides
on freight train Their idea now is to
have a special and a clear track.
Two Killings In Prospect.
The United Labor League had dele
CATION here yesterday, and as a conse-
quence OF its visit the House bills
regulating child labor in factories and
providing for the appointment Of a
factory inspector, which were reported
unfavorably by the Labor Committee,
were taken from the table and recon-
mitted The visitors were Charles
Beadenkopf, George Norris. Rev W. +.
Lewis and 4 : Monk, all OF Wilmington
After adj )urnment the Committee on
Labor gave them hearing, but from
certain expressions dropped by some of
the committeeman afterwards, the visit
the opinion OF the committee that they
were unwlse measures It is probable
that the second report will be unfavorable
and that Che bills will be killed.
Divorce Evidence Destroyed.
On Thursday night, some Of the many
boys who frequent the State House, broke
into the Divorce Committee room on the
third floor. pried open the desk OF Clerk
Kellum, of the House committee, riled
1t OF It's contents and destroyed his notes
Of divorce evidences. The offenders are
not known
Representative sypherd will introduce
a resolution providing for the employment
of night watchman during the session.
His principal business will be 10 keep the
small boy out OF the State House.
Want Brief Session.
Persons who wsnt legislation had
better get their bills In The General
Assembly has decided that it will receive
no new bills after March 25, which Is
only about five weeks off There seems
to be a quiet determination upon the
part Of tho Influential members TO make
the session notable for it's brevity If not
for the volume Of business transacted.
Heis stin disqualified.
The bill which disquallfes Speaker
McMullen ana every olher member Of
the General Assembly for the Office OF
clerk Of the peace, is still in the Senate
and he has been unable to get reconsider
alton of the vote by which IL was passed.
At his request the clerk of the Senate has
refrained from returning it to the House.
Senator Handy Is determined that II shall
not be reconsidered.
Political Reform League Formed.
Considered from numerical astand-
point the anti bribery convention held
hers yesterday afternoon was a failure.
Not more than forty persons directly
| Interested in the movement were present,
and they were not really representative
men when considered politically
Although the convention was held Ia the
hall OF the House Of Representatives, but
few members were present
AS matter OF fact the only persons
who gave in their names when the call
League were J Alexander Fulton,
Joshua A. Ellegood, s. H. Messlck
| William Brothers, John M. Eisenbrey.
Charles A. Brothers, John Heyd, q. W.
NJ. Macklem, NJ Newton, Rev. Mr.
| Herring, Rev. j. b Turner, II. p.
Harnish and 81. W. KIllen. Among
those who came as delegates was ex-
President Of the Levy Court Samuel g.
Fisher, Of Sussex county. for whose
benefit the Milford indignation meeting
was held, but he did not answer when
the roll wss called for Political Reform
League volunteers.
Primarily the convention assembled In
the Kent county court room, but the
jsni or must not have been ia sympathy
with the movement for the TEN perature
there was so low that even an anti
bribery man could not stand It. Tho
meeting was called to order by ]
Alexander Fulton, late gubernatoriAl
nominee on the Peoples psrty ticket s
H. Messlck, Of Brdgeville. was elected
president; Charles BeRdenkopf, Andrew
Holden and Joshua A. Ellegood, vice
presidents; j. w Killen, secretary, and
q w. M. Macklem, treasurer.
Mr.. Fulton explained the object of the
convention and It then took recess uuti
80, before which time the House had
consented to let the reformers have tbs
use Of the Hall OF Representatives
At the afternoon session resolutions
we're adopted denounoing bribery In al
It's forms and demanding remedial legis-
lation.
This was followed by proposal tc
form a Political Reform League, and Il
was consummated, although nearly
wrecked at the outset by 81 fee attach
ment
This formation was followed by .
number Of ten minute speeches
Still Making Soldiers.
At the instance of Governor Mary il
Secretary Of State SmitherE sent out two
commissions yesterday afternoon making
soldiers out OF civilians. One was tC
Rev Fr&ucis M. Munson, OF New Castle,
as chaplain of the First Delaware Regi
ment, and the other to E e Rogers, al
captain Of Company a. Of New Castle.
| Not Roseate View.
State Treasurer Burnite's biennial
report was presented to the House BY
Representative Jolls and read before that
body. Showing. as 1t does clearly, q
statement of all the separate funds il
does not present roseste view TO thoss
who believe In 'the old Gag and ar
appropriation.
The school fund Is In good shape, hav-
ing about $115, 900 to distribute annually
| hnt tha atata traaaurpr shows that tharl