Evening journal., 1895-04-04
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From First Page.

destroyed IN violation OF the provisions
of this section"
This almost counterpart of Represen
tive Sypherd's bill brought down the
house Senator Records called for tt Q
yeas and nays and every senator. In
cuding Chsirman Fenimore, who had
reported the bill favorably. voted
against the Sypherd bill It was some
time after that before tbe laughter sub
sided.
Passed the Upper Braneh.
The Senate during its session yesteid AZ
afternoon paesed the following bills:
Senate bill 20 Incorporate Blne Rock
Council, No 80 Legion OF the Red Cross ;
House bills Incorporating the public
schools Of Newport New Castle county.
and establishing board Of education for
thsir government; to incorporate the
Wilmington Whist Club
w. & n. @. Goes Through.
Chairman Harrington, yesterday af-
teinoon, reported favorably the Sena Q
substitute supplement TO the charter
OF the Wilmington ard New Castle
Electric Railway Company, and it was
passed and sent to the House for concur
renee 1t allows the compsny to build a
main line from New Castle to point Just
over Third street bridge In Wilmington,
and branch lines to Farnhurst and TO the
mouth Of the Christians river, including
the Lobdel Car heel Works
The company may use public roads but
must bui along the side, so IS nor to
impede vehicular traffic The main line
must be constructed and in operation
within two years
There's Million in 1t.
The Senate passed the Senate bill to
Incorporate the Della are Street Sweeping
Machine Company. Edwin Cav Flunisen.
John Nj Causey William Walker Robert
L. Holiday, Frederick Foster. DR..
Ralph Walsh. CDnrad F Olothier. Jr.
Willism Matthews, Wilbur H Bur-
mite, Ezekiel 7 Cooper, j. willard
Morgan, James r Austin, w r John
son, James r Pyle, Albert Wilder aud
George w. Siss are the incorporators
The capital stock is $500 000 With
power to increase TO 81, 900 600 they
propose TO manufacture. operate and deal
in street sweeping machines aud TO
make contracts for keeping clean the
streets of cities ami towns.
Fight for Representation.
The joint committee appointed to map
. out and frame bill providing for the
culing Of Constitutional Convention
me. In the State House psrlor last even
lug. The Ssnste was represented by
Messrs Records, Harrington and Handy.
The only member OF the House com nit.
tee present was Representative Pgle
senator Records was elected chairman
and e Baldwin I Springer, secretary.
An effort was maze by Messrs Hanby
and Pyle to have the delegates 80
h4#
should have fourteen delegates and Kent
aud Sussex ten each. To this NJ .ssrs
Records and Harrington would not agree.
as was also the case on a proposition 10
allow New Castle county sixteen and
Kent and Sussex couaties twelve each.
Mr. Harrington moving to amend 1t in
such manner as to give New Castle
thirteen and Kent and Sussex ten each.
The committee adjourned without hav.
ing come TO any determination. It will
meet again ct o'clock this afternoon.
when, 1t is believed, that the down crate
members will agree to give Nav Castle
fourteen OF the thirty four delegates.
Whiie the resolution authorized the
committee to employ an attorney. it will
not avail itself of the privilege. having
Sufficient material ia The old bills to
supply all that is necessary for new one.
Colored Educational Advocates.
delegation of WILMINGTON oolored
men. interested in the educational ad
vancement of their race, visited Dover
last evenin gand were accorded hearing
by the Senate Com nittee on Education
They are especially interested in Repre-
sentative PILES bill increasing the
appropriations for teachers salaries
buildings, repairs and maintenance, and
practically placing the colored schools on
footing with thuse for white children.
They showed remark able intelligence in
the presentation Of their arguments for
the passage of the measure, and made
favorable impression upon the commit
teemen 1t is not believed, however. that
the bill will pass the Senate. even should
1t pass the House
The Rule of alienation.
The present law regulating the Office
Of assessor of North Murderkill hundred
provides that he shall alternate bet ween
the two districts, for instance. ii q man
is elected from the East District this
election, at the next election man must
be elected from the West District This
is hardship, inssmuch that it prevents
the re election OF any one man, thereby
Masking the Office practically worthless
TO the assessor who Is unfortunate
enough to secure it in years when there
is nothing but scrap assessment. It Is
on the general assessment that the
officer reimburses himself for the labor
performed In scrap assessment years
The House, yesterday, passed a kill
wiping out this alternating feature.
Polk and Hts Streets.
William R. Polk, it is understood,
shows no disposition TO lay out the
streets through bis property adjoining
East Lake according to the lines lail down
by the Street and Sewer Department for
streets though adjoining land Ia order
that he may be compelled to do 90,
Represent attve Pyle has introduced bill
taking the property into the city and
giving the department Jurisdiction In the
matter.
Want Equai Distribution.
President Charles Baird and Commits
sioner Samuel H. Baynard and William
Turner, of the Wilmington Board OF
Public Education, had a hearing yester.
day afternoon before the Senate and
House Committees on Education. They
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