Evening journal., 1895-05-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


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Notes.
staR Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, May THE Senate bill
authorizing the governor to appoint two
state detectives is dead. 1t cams to an
untimely end In the Senate yesterday
afternoon. It owes its death to pro.
vision that Wilmington should pay the
salaries Of the two state officers
The bill was reported without recon-
mendation and with an amendment by
Mr., Alrichs. The amendment was read
Its purport was that the salary Of one Of
the detectives should be paid by the city
and that Of the other by the state. This
bl ought Senator Handy to his feet. He
said that they were state officers, subject
to the orders of the attorney general,
liable to be called to any part of the
staue, and the state should pay them In
his opinion Wilmington was part OF the
state and paid her proportioRate share of
state tax. Her workingmen should not
be taxed twice for the same thing.
Senator Fenimore replied that VIII
mington did not pay all of ths expenses of
the officers for their services down the
state. An examination of the spplicR-
tion of the contingent fund of the
attorney general convinced him that the
expenses of the state detectives wers
paid out of state funds. He said that
Wilmington was large city, and that IL
the state paid for one outside AID all
the travelling expenses of both, it would
be doing much better than heretofore.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Hanby's strenn.
GUS objections the amendment was
adopted. Mr.. Alrichs detailed the state
detective legislation, and after he was
through Mr. Handy renewed his attack
and was ably seconded by Mr. Pierce, who
said he was not willing TO support bill
which made Wilmington pay the ssla
ries of state officers and took from the
governor his accustomed right of making
appointments without dictation from
any body. The bill provided that the
governor should exercise his o wn discre
tion in the matter of one of the officers
and yet compelled him to select the
other man from a list submitted to him
by the attorney general
Mr.. Handy moved that the bill be
rscommitted and so amended that the
state would pay the salaries. This was
defeated by tie vote;
Yea-Messrs. Alrichs. Handy Pierce
and Pyle-4
Nay. -Messrs Fenimore, Harrington,
Moore and Records
The ' ote then came on the bill
Yea-MeEsrs Alrichs, Moore and Pyle
B.
Nsy-Messrs Fenimore, Handy, Har-
rington, Pierce and Mr. Speaker-5
The speaker declared the bill lost.
Divorce Grist Ground.
Chairman Pyle, Of the Senate Com
mittee on Divorce, did some effective
work in his line during lull In general
business yesterday afternoon. He re
ported faVorably and secured the passage
Of the following divorce bills: Senate
Ed ward Men abb; House bills tn divorce
SaIlie ], and William II Griffith; Annie
M aud William D. Hitchens and Lille
and Albert Thatcher.
The Time Extended.
The Senate concurred in the House
| amendment to the Senate substitute for
the House bill in relation to surety
bonds. 1t provides that the bill shall
not go into operation until July i, by
which time the surety companies will be
able to make their Indemnity deposits Of
$4,000 each, and prepare for business
Notary for the DuPonts.
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing Governor Watson to appoint
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Nemours and Company. Should the man
so appointed leave the employ of thl
company the governor shall appoint
some other employe to succeed him.
New BuiIdings at Farnhurst.
New wards for the insane patients
Twill be built at Farnhurat. The bill
authorizing the loan Of $50, 600 for that
/ purpose was reported fAvorably b,
Chairman Handy yesterday Afternoon
and passed by the unanimous vote o
the Senate. There was no debate
Senator Fsnimore merely asking II
plans had been prepared and fully con
sidered To this query Senator Hanb1
gave a satisfactory reply.
Must Conform with the Plans.
The Street and Sewer Directors nov
l hhFc hubnpAAby n4bDhulnE SAp AAlA
beyond the limits OF the city Of Whining
ton. The Senate passed the House bill &
that effect yesterday. This was done t
prevent persons owning property nea
Wilmington and wishing to sell 1t off 1,
building lots from laying out the street
through such property contrary to tn
lines Of the city plans
Looked Like a Job.
Governor Reynolds, In his message
made the following recommendation
Among the wards of the state shoul'
be classed the 'habltual drunkard. Their
should be the right TO take charge o
such and con6ne them for treatment, sn,
their property should be preserved TO
the use of their families To this end
would recommend such legislation a
will give the court, upon proper applica
tiou, the power, at its discretion, to issu
warrant authorizing such persons to b
brought before it, and to direct
Jury to inquire whether he or Hhe is Al
hRbitual drunksrd, incapable of taklni
care of himself OF herself; and If the per
son be SO found that the rules Of law ant
proceedings applicable TO the property o
lunaties should apply. And the cour
should be given the further power o
. authorizing the eonhning OF such pevso
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