Evening journal., 1895-02-12
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Law and Senator Makers
at Work Again.
THE BLOCKADE OF SNOW RAISED

Aho OehulocR oIAtA Oh-mOmuhlen's q
Break-The snowbound Representa-
tivea -NTiddIetown May Borrow-Pro-
teCtion of GAme-other Legislation.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 12-The senatorial situa-
tion is identically the same. There Is no
break In any direction and nothing
apparent on the surface to indicate that
one Is imminent The Addlcks men hav Q
put in circulation rumor that there will
be one next week In his behalf, but the
rumor is accompanied by nothing sub
stantive.
The friends OF James G. Pennewill
think that his chances are Frightening
THIS is doubtless due to the frank ad
mission on the part of the Massey men
that they do not expect to elect Mr.
Massey, but simply find an abiding place
Ia his name until an acceptable man is
brought out. They seem to regard Mr.
Pennewill as that man.
George Fl. Hollis was the only Higgins
manipulation here during the snow
blockade, and he found that the only
taking theme of conversation was the
weather. He has not by any means
despaired of the reelection of Mr.
Higgins, but admits that it may take
some time to do It, He went down the
Delaware road last evening, presumably
to see Governor Marvil at Laurel and to
devise some means of breaking the
deadlock.
The resumption of train service, both
north and south, led to the home-going
Of number OF those members and Fisi
tors who had been compelled to stay in
Dover since last Thursday Those VINO
went north were Senator Handy, Repre-.
sentative Jolls and Mr.. Addicks. Mr.
Jolls returned on later train. Speaker
Watson, Senator Harrington, Senator
Moore, Clerk of the Senate Hastings, and
Representatives Moore and Brown, went
down the road last evening and will
return to day
The Speakers Dilemma.
Speaker of the House Fl q McMullen
wants to be clerk Of the peace of New
Castle county. Just how he expects to
get it in the light Of his desertion of
Senator Higgins is matter which no one
but the speaker seems able to satisfac
torily dstermine.
Whatever his chances of getting the
office may be, he is exceedingly worried
Just now because he has voted for bill
increasing the fees Of the office. This is
the House bill providing that the clerk OF
the peace shall keep record of license
transfers and receive 81 for every trans
fer so recorded. The House passed 1t and
Mr. McMullen, who did not know that if
he voted for it 1t would debar him from
the Office, cast his vote la the affirmative
When he learned of the break he had
made the bill had gone to ths Senate for
concurrence. He is now endeavoring to
kill it there Francis II Walker, who
expects to be register Of Wills, is keeping
bis ears open for anything which can
possibly affect him
A member Of the House will introduce
a bill making a member Of the General
Assembly ineligible until his term shall
have expired.
The snowbound Representatives.
Representatives Pyle ard Money
reached here shortly before o'clock yes.
terday morning on the Norfolk express,
which was In charge Of Conductor Parker
They we're warmly welcomed by the r
colleagues to whom they related their
experience of being snowbound at Towns.
end for three days.
Hon. George Y Massey, who walked
from Townsend to Brenford over the ties
and there gave out, reached a point Just
above the Dover fair grounds on wreck
ing train shortly before midnight on
Sunday. There the train jumped the
track and two men had to assist him to
the Capitol Hotel, the muscles of his legs
having collapsed. He was all right
again yesterday morning
Chsplain Came on Horseback.
Chaplain Cont, Of the Senate, rode from
Wyoming on horseback. he came most
Of the way over the fields, the roads being
wholly impossible. some of the drifts
between here and Camden being eight or
nine feet high. Representative Daily,
who also lives at Wyoming, footed his
way over the snow to the State House.
Reading Clerk Springer returned at
noon.
MiddletOwn May Borrow.
The Senate passed two House bills.
One transferred the farm Of Garrison f
McCabs from school district No. 1877 to
district No. 1873, Sussex county. The
other authorizes the commissioners Of Mid.
dletown to borrow SO. 600, OF which sun
"a 600 shall be applied to paying for the
we'll supplying the town with water, aud
So, 900 to meeting current expenses.
For the Protection OF G anne
The present heavy snow will provs
very destructive Of game, particularly
quail and rabbits To allow them an
opportunity to recover from its effects
and multiply, the present General
Assembly will pass hill making 1t un-
lawful TO shoot them next Fall and
probably 1896 may be made q closed
season.
Even the buzzsrds and crows are
almost starved and hundreds are to be
seen about the back yards Of the Dover
residences and business places locking
for offal and scraps Robert Walker set
trap at Richardson and Robbins's
factory on Sunday and caught seventy,
eight crows and one bnzzard. The
latter he released, bat the Corner he
put in pen and will shoot them from 4
trap,
Advantages for Rural Pupils.
Representative DAILY desires that ad.
vanced rural pupils shall enjoy the ad-
vantages Of town schools. To accom-
plish this he has given notice Of and will
introduce a bill throwing the town
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