Evening journal., 1895-05-02

Important Bin Passed.
The House passed an important |
Street aud Sewer Department bill yes
terdsy. tis the Hou.e bill giving the |
rectors jurisdiction In the matter OF |
all streets laid out within one. half mile |
OF the city limits Of Wilmington.
a Forty i've Page joke.
The Senate made certain amend ments |
10 the House bill making Rehobo'h a
wet summer resort They wore called
up in tho House yesterday afternoon and
referred, much TO the disgust OF Repre-
sentative Mustard, who wanted to keep
the town dry A lev minutes after the
reference was made the committee re
ported them favorAbly. This ~ enrnged
Mr. Mustard that. before the House
could concur, he arose and introduced
new charter for the town OF Smyrna IL
covered forty I've type written psges and
the dull. sickenlng thud with which
Reading Clerk Browns spirits fell caused
the windows to rattle During the hour
that he was waoing through the Built
bill for the metropolis OF Duck Greek
hundred most Of the members left the
chamber Every body but the reading
clerk erj oyed the Joke. As a consequences
OF these tactics on the part Of Mr..
Mustard the Rehoboth amendments were
not acted upon.
BIs Respects to Lobbyist.
The House killed the Senate bill repeal
ing the merger clau8e in the char or Of
the Dover aid Milford Electric Railway
Company IL WAS reported fsvorably by
Chairman Jols
Mr NJ ,ore said that II had got to be
that no bill could comS up that had any
thing to do with a railroad or railway
without being submitted to paid
attorney and lobbyist Of be Pennsyl
vsnia Railroad Company. he said that
be was tired Of it.
Mr. Jolls replied that the Senate had
put itself on record as oppos-d 10 All
mergers Personally he had no obi sction
to merging.
tis rumored that Mr.. Moore will to
day introduce bill allowing all railroads
and railways In the state TO merge
Bnls Reported Favorabiy.
The following bills were reported
! favorably IN the House yesterdays To
allow Albert Harrington to straighten a
pubic road in Mlspillion hundred 10
a amend the charter Of the South Prong
3 Ditch Company; new general school law /;
act compelling the collection Of dog tax
r in New Castle county, and the keeping
d Of the money 50 collected separate and
D apart as a fund from which 10 pay for
q sheep killed by dogs; TO ameud chapter
D 3S. vol. 10. allo wing the Superior Court
. to restore to the registration list the
name Of any voter stricken of by a
registrar, the courts certificate being
4 sufficient for such restoration.
8 Complainant and Respondent.
A bill was introduced into the House
providing that when the complainant IN 4
o divorce sui alleges adultery and fails C
prove II the divorce shall be granted L
) the respondent. Same say that It Is
bin r the bsnef OF Mr. Addicks Thsi
is Tue gtound Ia his wife's app,icatloI
Z snd be expects TO disprove her sllegs
y lions In that respect
n The College Iuspection
.s The General Assembly went to NeSArl
II to inspect Delaware College TO day Tit
y special train left Dover al / o'clock
carrying nearly all the members AM
p, attaches, several state officers and tn
s, invited guests. The run up the road wa
made in about an hour. aud shortly Rfte
IN 2 o'clock the party arrived at the CO.
legs
y. The visitors were met by Presiden
is ALumbsr Of the trustees assisted In tn
reception After lunch general lnspec
D. ton OF the building and grouads wa
Of made The members expressed them
II selves as being highly pleased wit
o. every thing they saw. The New Oastl
county members did not return to Dover
but those from the two lower countie
- did
., Not "a PardoninE Administration.
n Governor Watson has ordered a stay o
er the corporal punishment ordered by th
av Kent county court to be inflicted upo
Id Walter Primrose convicted OF larceny
A. The prleve Is until June s. Primrose
ed 10 III health and the attending ply sioia
4 says that he is not In condition 10 uuderg
To the ordeal. Hts sentence was to stand 1
be the pilloTy for one hour, be whip vii
fifteen lashes and be imprisoned for 81
70. months for larceny II he Is PHYSICAL
Az able TO take the corporal puuishmen
en- before his term Of imprisonment expire
ty IL will be inflicted / shall grant Il
ca psrdons without the reoomme, daiion q
Id the eonrt aud the attorney general sal
tbs governor TO day, and he looked 4
he though be meant IL
rt- The Language Of Flowers
Ex. Secretary OF State salisbury cs
speak volumes without opening b
nR mouth He walked up to'J Edwsl
re- Addieks aud presented him With a bsaut
air ful buttonhole bouquet Of bles ding hear
I'D Mr.. Addicks spent the greater part
IRE yesterday at the State House
Two New Castle visitors
20, James J. Tomsn aud Mayor Boyd,
10 New Castle. had pleasant chat wi
.Oe Governor Watson yesterday Mr.. Tom
nv wants 10 be clerk Of the peace Of Ne
mo Castle county and tie fact was mentions
incidentally by both OF the geni
visitors The governors Sphinx-lil
no expression did not materially ease up {
vas uncertainty attending the application.
,.t Work for Mr.. Dickey.
ely II Receiver OF Taxes Dickey does n
ker want to work at night and make long
1g hours during the day he had better col
the to Dover aud kill the House b,.l b amel
chapter 20. volume 10, Ltws Of Dslswal
passed by the House yesterday It COZ
pels him TO sit in the evening from e
= ~ o'clock keep his oilice In Wilminet
~ open every day, and to sit In Wilmiu
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