Evening journal., 1895-04-27
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday
THE WORK OF HoUsB AND SENATE
Wilmer Emory Goes to Dover to Seek an
Extension of Time for the Queen Anns
Railroad-How CLERK Parvis once me-
came Preacher-Uost of thsl Peter
Minuit Memorial ExorcIss-Bllls Passed
aud Killed.

came u Prenchar-Uoat of the Peter
n1inult Memorial ExsrcIss-Bns Passed
aud Killed.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 27-The House Com
mittee on Revised Statutes unloaded
number Of its political bills yesterday
afternoon, all of them being favorably
reported, They we're as follows:
An act to amend chapter 81, volume 10
Laws Of Delaware. This is in regard to
the appointment OF voters assistants. It
provides that ihs minority inspector
shall exercise sole authority In the
appointment OF a man to represent his
own party and that the majority In
spectors shall appoint q man to repre-
sent their party.
An act to amend chapter 80. volume
10, Laws OF Delaware 1t allows the
minority member OF the Department Of
Elections to select the men who Hill
represent his party rs inspectors Of
elections.
An act to amend chapter 26 volume 19,
Laws OF Delaware 1t compsls the
delinquent tax collector OF Wilmington
hundred to sit in the once of receiver of
taxes for twenty days. at leaat five
hours each day and from to o'clock In
the evening and regulates the advertis
ing of such sitting. Further than that
it compelH ths receiver of taxes to keep
his ofacs open on all days with the
exception Of Sundays and legal holidays
and requires him to ait at night 80 many
days In the week.
An act to amend chapter 566. volume
~. Laws Of Delaware, which knocks out
the present annual general assessment In
Wilmington after this year and restores
the old general end scrap" order OF
things.
WiIminKton'a Future Government.
John 8. Rosssll, Alfred D. Warner.
Daniel w. Taylor and William ID
Mullen. Jr., now constitute a commission
toconsider the governmental needs Of the
city Of Wilmington They will make
their report at the next session Of the
General Assembly. The Senate yeater-
day concurred in the House amend ments
to Senator Pyle's bill appointing them
They merely left the matter of the pay
of the commission open for future
Retisn. As ave years must slapns before
a report can be made the commissioners
will necessarily move very slowly In the
matter of reform. The commission Is
bipartisan and may come here two years
hence with two reports instead Of one,
a. did the commission appointed four
years ago to consider the matter Of tax
atien.
The House IDtroduotiona.
Two bills were introduced in the House
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Davis handed
In an amendment TO the chapter Of the
town Of Clayton; while Mr. Walker
increased the business in hand by offer
ing bill providing for tho improve
msnt Of New Castle county road.
The bill introduced by Mr. Davis is q
very peculiar one 1t provides that the
proceedings Of the to~n council Of
Clayton shall bs printed every week in
the local paper and paid for as sdvertis-
Ing. The excuse for the bill is tina,
many Claytonians complain that they do
not know what their town council Is do
ing.
The Fortunate Ones.
Among the bills reported favorably BY
the committees of the house were the
following: To appoint an additional con
stable for Brsndywine hundred: tC
authorize the governor to appoint gn ad
ditional notary public for E. l DUPONT
de Nemours and Company; In relation tC
the appointment OF notaries public, pro-
viding that real estate agents shall not
be eligible; for the relief Of Sallie O
Butler, of Georgetown; Senate bill tC
punish aiding or harboring girls whS
escape from the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls to extend the boundaries
/ of the town of Ere derica giving thu
Street and Sewer Department of Will
mington control of the laying ont o
streets within half mile OF the cit,
limits.
Many Bills OF Many Kinds.
Bills to allow the town OF Lewes &
borrow money; to incorporate Minko
Tribe, L o r. NJ; to incorporate th
DslmArvia Telephone Company ito incor
porate tho Henlopsn Electric Light ap'
Railway Company, and to grant So
exemption to Sussex county creditors
were passed by the House yesterdR
afternoon They have now gone to th
Senate for concurrence.
To the City Line.
The House bill to incorporate th
Elsmere and Wilmington Electric Raj
way Company, passed this lower branch
IL was so amended that the new roa
will connect with tbs old line at or nea
the city line II was originally propose
TO run the road In as far as Second an
Market streets, but the change ls salts
factory to the ineorporators.
A House Unfortunats.
The House Committee on Revise
Statutes made an unfavorable repoi
upon the House bill to amend chapter 6,
of the Revised Code. The act sought [
be amended relates to peddlers' license
International Recommitt cd.
Mr. Jolls, chairman Of the HouI
Committee on Private Corporations, hs
the Senate bill to incorporate the II
ternationAl Manufacturing Company n
committed yesterday afternoon. 1t WI
reported favorAbly several weeks ago ap
had been on the table since that time
was called up for passage yesterday, ar
Mr.. Jolls, noticing some objsctionAb
features In 1t, had it returned to him Il
smsndment Ths principal objection
the charter is that 1t allows the compar
: to change Its name whenever It desire
Since the original report was made u
House had placed itself upon record
: being opposed to such . right on Il
! part Of corporation.
Two Ditchss and Ons Read.