Evening journal., 1895-03-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Y
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nc human possibility can evil come from
1t. Those CT ns who have taken a deep
interest IN this subject will rejoice that
we had Legislature that measured up
30 enlightened public needs and that had
the courage to do just what the highest
public interests Of our state demsndsd.
Among others present, but who did not
speak. wsre Judge Ball Colonel Euoch
Moore, Henry G Morse, Samuel Biddle,
Clement Smytbe, Mr.. and Mrs A D
Warner, Miss Garrett ami job H jack
SON
The hearing had very favorable effect
upon the members
For the "MIssisslppI" Bill.
The House Committee on Temperance
gave hearing in the parlor to Job H
Jackson, Rev William Swarf1. Hon
Thomas B Smith, Charles Bowland.
Professor I. d. Johnson. D Warner
aud Rev. 7. <. Terry, advocates Of the
tempsrai co reform bill drawn by the
Law nd Order Society and endorsed BY
the Wilmington Conference as the Mis-
slssippi" bill They msde eloquent and
earnest speeches for a fsvorable report
More Overhead Bridge Trouble.
Peter L Cooper, Jr., legislative agent
for the Wilmington and New CASTLE
Electric Railway Company, had hearing
before the Senate Committee on Private
Corporations Yesterday aud made an
earnest plea for extended privileges for
his road Ha received but little infor
nation that was consoling, The com
mittae has tackled on overhead bridge
amendments which will be fatal to the
project bnt Mr.. Cooper hops to bs able
to induce il TO strike them out.
For the Suspended Bill.
Harry E nmons and Philip Z Clark
were Ia town yesterday ia the interest of
the Gordon Heights railway supplement,
which is now hung up In the Senate They
were.sccompanied by George Lodge, who
is also Interested in several legislative
/ bills
Must Have IL Printed
Richard w Crook, the Wilmington
and Brandywlne Springs Railway Com
pany msgnate, was here yesterday He
found another snag in the channel, for
Cnsirman Jolls, OF the House Committee
on Private Corporations Informed him
that hs would have to have the supple
ment printed at the compsny's expsnse.
Growth Of the city.
City Councilman Stats and Chief
Engineer Wilson, Of the Eng ineering aud
Surveying Department., OF WILMINGTON,
were in town yesterday Their mission
WAS to convince the members that the
/ boundaries OF Wilmington should be
extended beyo ond Riyerview
Water witch Wants a Chemical.
The Water Witch steam Fire Engine
Company wants to put in chemical
engine IL wishes to be included with
Washy" and Phoenix in the bill
authorizing City Council TO make an
additional appropriation Of 81 600 to
eacn of those co onpsnies for the n Ante
nance of their chemical engines.
True Inwardness OF the Scheme.
Elk Clerk 81 the House William Gum,
OF Frankford, fingers at the Capitol
Hotel settin'eu up 10 two grain quinine
pills once and awhile but doing nothing
more reprehensible. The bill TO incor-
| porate the Rabbit Gnsw Hotel and In
provement Company is yet in the hands
of the House Com nittee on Private Cor
porstions. a London aud Berlin syndicate.
represented by lglestein and inekerma ann
the New York bankers, has it hung up.
| The syndicate wants tha merger clause
I knocked out, aud the capital stock re-
duoed from $25 600. 900 to $l5. 250 600
Mr. Gum will not sccede to their request
1t is rumored that the ex clerk merely
wants the charter ia order to aecure con
troll OF the Harbeson, Sandtown, BuFrs
vile and Blanco Traction Company, aud
that the Wilmington City Railway C1m
| psny is working hand in glove with The
| syndicate to Illustrate the designs Of the
Napoleon Of finance from FrAnkfoid
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