Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-25

Wilmington for the paintings OF Hons;
John NJ. Clayton ana James a. bayaru
which she painted and presented 10 the
State. ,t.i...,.
providing fof the appointment OF JollI
committee to recommend gay Ior Hnai
adjournment. Messrs. Pyle Mustard anu
| Morgan were named as tue uouse theih-
| bers of the eommittee.
Representative Townsend introduces au
| act to make the tax levy OF Sehool ulstrlcs
| No. 90, Sussex county, 500, an increase OIL
| $40.
The charter asked for by the Delaware
Iron Co. is sweeping. Thereis y susp.u,W,, p,'n,,,
that its provisions authorize that coihph"y
to build railroad.
The House committee on private cor
porations will probably report wlthoht
Recommendation the bill to exempt the
| property OF st. Joseph's Colored orphii-
age, Wilmington, from taxation.
Ex.Goyernor Ponder estimates that
State library building can be erected inthe
rear of the State House for Sl0,u wv.
Representative Iolls, while discussing,
Yesterday, the resolution to appropriate
$4,000 Tor State buildings at Farnhtlrst,
express the opinion that the general tund
could be replenished by increasing tne
license fee charged those VINO ,I, ssS ssSt,ne une
charters. When Il company with eoo,VOu
capital asks for charter II is charged
license fee of $50 and when a company
with less than $4,000 capital asks for
charter it is charged $40, Mr.. Jolls sug,,
gests that the minimum license be so ana
the maximum license so. In the State oI
New Jersey said licenses amount 70 Sooo,-
600 The license is higher there than IN
Delaware.
1t is expected that each body will employ
an attorney for the remainder oil me legls-
latiye term. James Pennewill Will proo-
ably be the House attorney ii the Sehate
refuses to appoint him attorney Tor poth
bodies.
DOVER, April 19.--George Y. Massey
bobbed zip again i'll the Senatorial hsht 10
day, when the i15th ballot was taken
Burton and Townsend, hitherto supporters
of Higgins, voted for him. and SO did
Speaker McMulen, giving Massey three
votes. In other respects the ballot was uh-
changed. 1t resulted as follows;
, aHE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For rHiggins--Senator Alriehs and Repre-
! sentatives Jolls, Money Pyle heypola'
! Walker and Wilson--E
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep,
resentatives Ball, Brown, Moore and
g Robbins-5.
and Pierce, and Representatives flemlhE
0 and Morgan-l.
For Massey-Speaker McMullen and
It Representatives burton and Townsend-3
j. For Edward Ridgely-Speaker pro TEN
:. Records, Senators Fenimore, Harrington
1t and Pyle and Representatives Daly, Davis
}. killeli, Sypherd and Watson-0.
v For Ebe w. Tunnell-Representat
>. Mustard--1.
y Absent-Speaker Watson-f.
r On motion of Senator Fenimore. the twt
E. houses separated until noon tomorrow
. DOVER, April ia few peopl
: imagine that to-day's political manmuV
i. ring was another bluff, but many believ
II that it indicates that the Sonatorla
battle is narrowing down to a contes
ID between Messrs. Massey and Addicks
le The restlessness displayed by the Massc
Ia and Addicks managers makes the latte
Il. conclusion seem plausible.
Of 1t is thought tho Higgins column
es tottering and, it is said, its collapse wi
n lift the Massey and Addicks banner
higher. The Addicks leaders adm
Sc that Mr.. Massey will take some me
u a., from the Higgins ranks, but they cor
tto to tend that he will not take more than NJ
" Addicks. They say Mr.. Massey will /
ne reinforced by Representative Wake
and probably by Representative Pyl
ee that tho former will 90 to him soon, po
as sibly tomorrow. They suspect th;
ld Representative Jolls will go to Harr
III A. Richardson.
is is The Higgins men are disheartene
ed aud some Of them state that they do NJ
lat care who is elected. Nobody was MOI
lc. surprised at to.day's break than Il
N. men who were deserted. They declal
NJ that they did not know that Represent
Ire he tives Burton and Townsend intended
- leave them. They had heard the rnmo
en- respecting the flop but they had SUI
dy posed they were merely gossips.
ire 1t is predicted that the Massey ar
10 Addicks vote will be a tie to-morro,
Politicians assert that Senators Moo
.ue oe and Pierce and Representative Flemit
'6o will return to Mr.. Massey on the ne:
to ballot and that Representative Norge
ads will return 70 Mir. Addicks. II IL
tits prediction is verified the Republics
des vote will be divided in the followi
an close manner: Higgins, z; Massey,
.;SS ;,,, Addicks, &.
~ ~ Mr.. Addicks conferred with Repl
pla, sentative Morgan to-day.
bile Thus far the Legislature has, prac
llde cally, done nothing but play. 1t |,
low not passed more than six bills of pub
ialt Importance. These include the u
aw a suppresslng bets and wagers, the /
-"1 ~ respecting the age Of consent and
and bill regulating the practice OF inedici
hat and surgery Most of the business
or consisted Of divorce legislation, chart
and ing private corporations, transferi
the farms and selling salt marsh. This st
II "a has cost the State 500 per day u
and $1,000 to date.
pro. The House relieved the committee
of wavs and means of further conside
ten ton of the High License bill.
in Representative Pyle mentioned
un- fact that the bill had been in commit
,inr hor since February 14th and expressed
nT opinion that an effort was being m;
IS or to smother it.
for Representative Sypherd said the
lfter had not been reported because the CO
ylng mittee Is waiting on some persons v
~ aiis desire hearing respecting it,
n,;ia II III Speaker McMulen ruled that
non mon House can demand the production o
ke If bill ut any time.
Representative Pyle was about
.utes request the House to demand the /
lYor- duction OF this bill when it was
per nuunced that the bill had disappeart
~ ISL. lf The Senate passed the House
AVER authorizing the Governor to appoir
ANTS State auditor when the General Ass
bly, fails to elect one; also, the Ho
low bill relating to the production Of DO
make at any time during tho pendency o
''loh suit.
8 Tho 1t also passed half q dozen bill
DAYS minor importance.
,oses Four bills were passed by the Ho
Representative Walker introduced
'avis, act TO incorporate the Diamond S
ana Protective Association. Its object