Evening journal., 1895-04-01

Conventlon--DeIaw Pipe Line-wants
More Election Distrtcts-Amendmen ents
for the Election Law-Representattve
Ball and the Oolored schools-Lerisla-
tive Notes.
star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 1.-The Republican
members OF the House have about come
co the conclusion that they cannot frame
Constitutional Convention bill which
will be acceptable TO the Democratic
Senate. They have tried several times.
but ultimately even the Republican
members of the Committee on Constitu-
tional Reform could OF agree on the
representation feature and made
maj GRITTY and minority report The
House then adopted joint resolution
providing for joint committee OF six. to
be equally divided betwee the houses, to
| determine upon the character Of bill and
| employ a lawyer to draft it The Senats
took this resolution up on Saturday and
concurred In IT, Speaker Watson appoint
| ing Messrs Records, Harrington aud
Handy on the part of the Senate The
| House committee was not named OIL
4 bAN 10 lo-Aa3s
Senator Hanby's Latest.
Senator Handy introduced a bill to
incorporate the Delaware Pipe Line Com
pany TIE incorporators are Randall T
| Dickinson. George L Cloud and George
Lodge. The bill authorizes them to
transport ell and liquids through pipes
and imilar contrivances, aud to ley pipes
any where after securing the consent OF
the proper authorities The company is
also empowered to manufacture, refine,
buy and sell oil OF all kinds The capi
tai stock Is placed at $l00 600, with
po wer 10 increase to $500, 600 The
principal Office of the company shall be
In Wilmington Any person wilfull,
damaging or obstrueting the pipe lines
shall be liable to the company In 8 civil
action for double the damages sustained
and shall moreover be guilty Of 3
misdemeanor, and, on indictment and
conviction shall be fined not exceeding
$500 at the discretion Of the court. The
bill makes itself public act.
More Trouble for salisbury.
Two bills, which be has not received
were given notice of by Senator Hauby
One is to INCORPORATE the Cherry Island
Improvement Company, to drain, reclaim
aud build up Cherry Island, near vii
mington, and the other to Incorporate
the Wilmington and Clsymont Electric
Railway Company.
Hanbs's Looking Backward"
An act providing for the election Of
county commissioners. tax collectors and
constables la New Castle county was
give notice of by Senator Hauby. He
proposes to repeal the present five com
missioneTs law and create a Levy Court
of eleven members, each hundred to elect
It's own representative He also wants
each hundred TO elect its own tax collec.
tors and constable. He will 20 in for
home rule with q vengeance, a d ex-
presses the belief that. by honest effort
and hard work he can accomplish his
purpose.
Satisfaction Of Judgments
Senator Harrington introduced his bill
to provide method of procuring entry
of satisfaction on records Of judgments
in the Superior Court. which are paid
and should be satisfied of record H.
stated that 1t was a very important
measure, and on his motion the rules
were suspended, the bill was referred
and 800 copies of It ordered printed.
VIII BE Public Act.
The supplement to the charter of the
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
will be pu olic act The Senate hae
receded from It's position 1t will be
remembered that thu House passed the
supplement as a "pablic" act The
Senate passed it with an amendment
making IL 'private" act The friends OF
the bill mustered themselves, re presented
that tie original act was a public" scl
and 1t would never do for the supple
ment 10 be private The House
nonooncurred In the senate amendment
aud asked for a committee Of confer
eucs 1t was appointed, with Mr.
Records ss chairman He made his
report on Saturday. recommending tha
the Senate recede from its position Th,
report was adopted and the committe,
J was discharged.
Went Through without Murmur.
! Some of Senator Hanby's constituents
! met him with flowers and others will
, bricks when he slighted from the cars af
Holly Oak on Saturday evening II vii
not b wondered st when IL Is learned
that be engineered his Brandy wine roaC
, bill through the House without a mur
muir or halt on Saturday morning. Tn
4 roads Of that Republican hundred ar,
4 now In Republican hands, and th,
s property-owners may borrow s 4 600 Of
the credit OF the county to permanent,
J improve their roads.
!, Wants Hundreds Out Up.
Representative Burton is convince
4 that the election districts Of Sussex
county are too large TO be operate,
4 successfully under the secret ballot la "
At present only two hundred are divided
= They are Cedar Creek and Little Greek
4 In Dsgsboro hundred, where Nc Burtoi
2 lives. there are eight hundred voters an,
7 they all have to vote at one place n
), thinks that all the hundreds with tn
exception OF Indian River and Gumbor
a should have at least two voting places
: He will introduce a bill TO divide them
u IS the law says that not more than 30
voters shall vote at any one place.
y Two BY MIR JolIs.
Representative Jolls gave notice Of a
II act to amend chapter IS, of the Revise
% Code 1t will provide that when q
6 election officer fails to put in an appear
le ance at the time prescribed for th
Is opening OF the polls, that those presen
e name another man of the same politics