Evening journal., 1895-03-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

| supplement- 10 the Gharter OF the Penin-
suia Investment Company Creates n
Sensation = Representative sypberd's
Bird BIN Has Hard Road to Travel.
Senate Kills the Cherry Island Marsh
Company's Bnls-How Senator Feni-
more Lost His Vote. III
Staff Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, March 13.-The supplement TO
the charter of the Peninsular Investment
Company, passed at Dover last week,
seems to be oreating some stir in Boston
and other places In which J. Edward
Addieks and his stock operations are
known. It Is said that the gas king has
already taken advantage OF it TO secure
reorganization OF the company and
manipulate It's stock
This is NOS believed here, SIS the sup
plement simply authorized the publication
OF the notice OF the annual meeting Of
stockholders In any two papers In the
state ms cad OF conhning it TO two papers
/ published in Wilmington, and changed
the time OF meeting, providing further
| that Il maj jority Of the stockholders
present should constitute quorum and
not q majority of the stock and that the
officers might be elected by vote fixed
| by the by-laws.
The members say that they cannot
imagine how 1t gives any additional
powers of a character to agitate the
Boston spectators.
Mr.. Starbuck, Of Boston, was here
yesterday comforting with some of the
members. What makes him particularly
angry Is that such sction should have
been taken without bis being acquainted
with 1t as he is a heavy stockholder.
he did not say that Addicks had done
anything desperate.
Hand Road to Travel.
Representative Sypherd's bill for the
| protection of the birds Of this state is
having hard road to travel It may be
that the game birds, hawks, crows, owls
blackbirds and English sparrows, which
are exempted from it's humane provisions
are whispering things to the senators
and have q strong lobby at work against
the bill. Anyway there never was a bill
which had greater legislative vicissi-
tudes
AS introduced In the House by the East
Dover hundred statesman it provided
that any person who should trap or kill
any birds but those specified above, or
destroy their nests, or steal their eggs or
young, should be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and, upon default Of payment of q fine,
be imprisoned for q short term.
After experiencing some trouble with
the House Committee Mr.. Sypheld got 1t
through the lower branch
1t was sent over to the Senate ar d, on
motion OF Mr.. Records, tabled on first
reading, be stating that he did not believe
that it was the sort Of bird law that the
people of Delaware wanted
1t lay on the table for over a week,
Notwithstanding Mr. Sypherd's inJeFat-
gable efforts In its behalf. Finally Mr.
Records consented TO allow it to 20 ia
committee, and had it taken from the
table and referred to the committee on
fish, oysters and game, Of which Mr..
Fenimore is chairman.
BE reported It back to the Senate yes
teTdsy afternoon, but whether fsvorably
or unfavorably he did not state. The
bill as read by Reading Clerk Springer,
specified fine Of from IS to $25 for each
offense. or thirty days Imprisonment in
default Of payment
Senator Hsnby said some very pretty
things about the bluebird, robin and
peewee, and asserted that he was Just as
much friend of the song bird as any
body still he was not in favor of send
ing boy to jail fer robbing their nests
or killing them. In his opinion, II the
bill passed, there might be more birds
heard singing in the leafy bowers, but
fewer boys seen on the streets.
Senators Records, Fenimore and Pyle
agreed with him, and on motion of the
latter 1t was recommitted for material
amendment
"Done to Death"
1t will grieve the Cherry Island Mars
Company to learn that the Senate has
killed its bill authorizing City Council
and the Levy Court to appropriate money
towards keeping up the river banks
protecting the marsh lying between
Wilmington and the Delaware river. The
funeral services were preached by Messrs.
Pyle and Handy yesterday afternoon,
and Clerk Hastings was funeral director.
Senator Pierce reported the bill without
recon mendation and called 1t up for
sacrifice.
Mr.. Pyle-"Mr. Speaker, didn't
hardly expect to ever hear tell OF that bill
again. Was 1t reported fsvorably by the
committee2'
Mr. Spesker-"No, sir; It was reported
without recommended alton
Mr.. Pyle-'This is parallel case
4 HANNA1bAy WIN bAp JILL l1A Aur nNntni
of the river banks near Delaware City
It is even worse, il possible, for the
reason that It not only asks New Castle
county, but also the city Of Wilmington
to come to the rescue. They ask the
city to do so on the ground that there is
q school house there subj to oveif1w.
Some years ago there was a COMMITTEES
of the Board of Education bought 8 LOT
in q swamp to build q school. house on.
One of two things Is true. The commit
tee was either incom petent or dishonest
or possibly both
"It bought lot and built a school
hocss on a swamp and that is No. II
school, 1t cost about $l7, 900 to put II
there, and 1t has been trying to fall
down from that day TO this This is the
reason this company asks the City
Council to appropriate money TO fence
out the Cherry Island marsh for miles
Il have a letter here from William
Bright, q man supposed to be worth hal
million. To read 1t you would think h'
was on the verge Of starvation anS
bankruptcy and that nothing but thl
passage of this bill could save him. HI
owns some of Cherry Island marsh. HI
said In his laffar that tho land vuot,l,