The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-02
FIFTH edition.
OUR DOVER LETTER.
Matters Of Interest That are Taking
Place al The Capital.
NO SENATOR YET.
staff Correspondence OF the Republican.
Dover, Feb. |, 1895.

Dover Feb |, 1895.
Business thus far with our Legislature
is very slow The omission of having
elected Senator Higgins successor seems
to hold business back. Senator Handy
gave notice OF an act to amend the char
ter Of the Chester and Wilmington Elso-
trio Railway Company. Tho House bill
to repeal the quarry purchasing act was
laid over until Monday. There may be a
negro in tho wood pile In this bill and IL
should be killed promptly and at once.
The Lovy Court might Just aS vol pur.
chase railroad rs the quarry, which
would DO twelve thousand dollars thrown
away. Gentlemen. pass this billt0 repeal
the act ut once Don't give the three
members NJ the Levy Court an opportu.
nitv of squandering the money that be-
longs to the taxpayers OF New Castle
County.
DoINGs IN THE HOUSE.
The bill to change tho name of Robert
Carter Cox to Robert Carter simmons,
passed the House Also the bill to incor.
porate the w. and j. Lang Company. aud
the bill to renew the charter of the Vul.
eaniaed Fibre company. Notice was given
In the Senate to divorce John l.. and
Beatrice Norwood.
Bills read first time-nouse bill incor.
porating tho Benjamin +. Shaw Company
House bill to Ionew the charter OF Good
Samaritan Lodge. !. o. o. i. Rules sus.
pended read and referred-House bill to
reincorpurate the Keokuk Tribe, No. 8. L
o. Il NJ. of the city OF Wilmington; to In,
corrorate Independent Circle b. OF u;
Senate till to change name ofCedar Creek
Sussex County.
Tho special committee reported that
sufficient vote had been cast to hold q con
venlion to change the constitution.
The bond OF the Auditor elect DIR. b. L.
LOWS has been approved by tho Governor
and the now Auditor has now taken pos,
session of his office
The substitute for the Nisplllion oyster
bill passed the Senate.
The House bill WAS read u second time
TO amend an act entitled an act for the
appointing Of a superintendent OF the
iren schools for each OF the three coun
ties.
Representative DAILY offered joint reso-
tuition appropriating 500 toward a col
cred teuchers' institute. which was
adopted.
NEW CASTLE CAN BORROW.
Representative Jolls introduced a bill
authorizing the MAYOR and Council OF
New Castle to borrow 5000 for tho pur.
pose OF paying the necesaary current and
school expenses.
Representative Ball introdlced q bill to
change tie time of meeting of the State
Board OF Education for purchasing school
books.
Representative Burton wants another
Justice oil Peace 10 Indian Hver. Hundred,
Sussex County.
Tie bill to provide training school for
teachers was reported favorably and ao-
ton postponed until February 6th.
Marguerite II. Carpenter wants her name
changed back to her maiden name Rich.
ardson. She Is the widow OF MIR. Frank
Carpenter, who died about one year ago.
She will go OIL tha stage IN the near tut.
ure. ."
The Board of Education of New Castle
wants to be reinCorOportod.
The following passed. the House, To re-
Incorporate keokuk Tribe. No. 5, |. u y
NJ; To re-incorporate Good .,amaritan
Lodge No D. / .. u; =
DELAWARE GAs COMPANY.
The Delaware Gas Company wants a
cliart'r. This ls the company that Mr..
hddieks says Le has no interest In. He Is
JUS now looking after his Senatorial boom
aud nothing else. Ho has no other axe
10 grind at this session.
Representative Pyle gave notice OF O
blu Tor the better government Of VII.
mington. This bill should do away with
81 her the Municipal judge or mayor OF
tho city. It Is nonsense to pay man
$3.50 Il year Tor beng only ligurelsad to
our city government. We think the mayor
Should 10 at the head of our Municipal
ALLURE.
We have no mead of Judge OF the NUM-.
cipat Court. Better give the Mayor
power to hear the police cases as In days
past Then our city could save the
amount paid Sl.h0) yearly. Then again
the Clerk OF tue Municipal Court is use-
less expense. Tho Chief Of Police formerly
performed the duties file could do so
again aud thus anotnsr salary would be
saved.
WANTS 10 lie DIVORCED.
The following bills we're introduced In
the House: By Mr. Bail, to divorce Mar
Gatet Il and George Ii. Lynch; also to
divorce Edward q. and Amanda q. PhlllIpst
also TO divorce addie L. anu John +.
Hollis; INCORPORATE Globe Lodge, No. 40,
L. q. q, l.,
Representative Days bill to provide n
training school for teachers was reported
favorably TO the House and action post.
pDned until F5DruaryS.
Tie bill requiring tho SUPERINTENDENT
of schools To possess nigh grade eertln.
cate AZ teacher or n college diploma.
COMPLIMENTARY VOTE.
Chancellor woleott. will soon be out OF
the race with tho Democratic members.
1hsy will soon taks up new move. The
casting OF two votes for attorney general
Nicholson ye sterday was tho beginning
of tho breaking away from WolcoIt The
baIloting Tot u Democrat 10 sheer nonsense
for senator higgins successur will ID q
Republican.
Still II tue Democrats want to keep up
the fun oil Dnllot!ng, why there Is no harm
done
Representative Mustard Ia not yet we'll
man by any means, tut he cane back to
hold up hls end of Ire Tunnel. He ID
that kind OF Mustard that sticks as close
as brother.
Tlo tall OF snow will make exesllent
sloIalling as it has good foundation,
and the owners OF fast horses aud sleighs
Will DO CORRESPONDENCE happy therHat
William j. lilies 10 Interested IN several
bills which he has been down talking to
tine membors about.
The Worlds Fair accounts OF Mrs. j,
Frank Ball were audited and reported
correct
SNAIL SUSSEX HOGS.
Appropo OF the fact that senator
TTanby ind to place his two Sussex County
pigs in Il nogshead Tor three days and soak
them 30 that they would mold Brandywine
swine. the. following story Is gong the
rounds:
Mir. salisbury says that either Senator
Pierce or his business partner raised ten
hogs last year There was n grand hog
Rlllln," and after The porkers had been
sealded and scraped they We're hung up
on tho tongue oil wagon. During the
Temporary absence oil the butchers the
family cat walked out, carried off tho big.
gest one. and the Kitten was lust making
off with the next to the biggest when 1t
was caught In the act and forced to give
up ita prey.
Waiter II. Hayes don't want the amend
ment TO the House bill passed providing
Tor the Clerk OF the Peace TO charge a lee
OF 81 for transferring oil liquor licenses.
Representative lyle ID in favor OF high
license law and not local option one.
Tho parliamentary OF Kent county wants
authority to make q new index OF The
Judgment record; that IL, he wants to
iuake few extra hundred dollars for per.
tol ming the extra work.
The bill to provide for another magls.
trate in Wiimingtonls thought Will mob
pass the Legislature. w. ). V.