The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-25
DOINGS At DOVER'
What Our Law Makers Are
Doing,
WANTS TIE sHEf? Law a!?EalE.


narrow ESCAPE IN the beBnte, nut
1t WIN Die by Order of the Demo-
cratic Party-oiher Matters
OF Interest.
The Senate amended the House resolution
TO continue the time for receiving new
business until April s. by making the limit
April /. This will continue the session for
several days at least. Some of the MEM
bers were opposed to continuing the ses-
sion, but there did not seem any way to
avoid II.
Mr.. Jolls Is after the New Castle county
law which requires the Levy Court Of the
county to pay for the sheep which are
killed by dogs, Mr.. Jolls wants the law
repealed and the House has asked the
comptroller to give the General Assembly
the figures on the matter.
Mr.. Pyle gave the necessary notice of
bill to confirm the action of the Street and
Sewer Department of Wilmington. which
vacated certain streets in that city. He
also introduced the bill to continue frac-
tional tax rate In a portion of the Twelfth
ward. Notice was also given to incorporate
an electric road to run from Elsmere to
Wilmington.
Mr., Mustard introduced his bill to incor-
porate the Bombay Hook Improvement
vessels and to run an electric railway and
also to generally improve the condition of
the community.
Mr.. Brown introduced his bill to make
an exemption law similar to the one in
New Castle county to apply to Sussex
county,
The Delaware Construction Company of
your city is agitated over a notice which is
given by Mr.. Ball to incorporate company
by the same name. They will ask the peo-
pie who are interested in the new company
to change its name.
Notices have been given of two bills to
amend the charter of the Peninsula Invest
ment Company, which is the concern
which is being operated by j. Edward Ad-
dicks.
Notice has been given In the Senate for
the incorporation of the Bush Lumber
Company. The corporators are William H.
Swift James p. Winchester and Edwin H.
Gayley.
Notice was also given In the Senate to
amend the law in reference to stock run
ming at large in this state. AT present
there are six school districts in which
stock are allowed to run at large All of
these districts are in Sussex county. 1t
Is proposed to amend the law that stock
will not be allowed to run at large any
where In the state
NEW SCHOOL LAW
In the House Mr.. Pyle introduced his
new school bill The bill provides that the
coored schools shall receive appropria-
tions in the same manner and be governed
in the same way as the white schools, It
also provides that $4,000 year out of the
school fund of the state shall be appro-
priated to build and improve schools for
ph r1 oF
is to go to each county.
The bill provides that separate and dis
tiuct schools shall be maintained for the
colOred children of the state The money
appropriated is to be expended by orders
OF the State Board of Education. The bill
will be referred to a committee on Mon
day. There is also another bill to be in-
tro1uced to improve the condition of the
Colored schools.
IT HAD \ NARROW ESCAPE,
The bill to provide for the election of
the judge of the City Court in Wilmington
had narrow escape from death in the
Senate this morning. The bill was intro
duced and Senator Records moved that
further action be indefinitely postponed.
senator Handy said that he was not in
favor of the bill in Its present shape be-
cause it Would put Judge Ball out of office
before his term expired, but the bill might
be amended so that it would provide for
the election of the judge after the term of
Judge Ball expired.
Senator Records said he would insist
upon the motion which he had made unless
Senator Pyle. who was from the city of
Wilmington would ask him to withdraw
it.
senator Pyle then asked that the motion
be withdrawn so that both sides might he
heard before any action on the bills was
taken. The bill was then allowed to start
on its course,
WATCHING A RACE BILL.
The members of the General Assembly
are carefully watching a bill which is en-
titled an act to incorporate the Diamond
State Exhibition Company. The only one
of the proposed corporators who appears
to be known is Daniel F. Stewart, the
postmaster, well-kuown horse almirer
of Wilmington. Mr., Stewart refuses to dis
russ the matter at present. The members
are afraid that an attempt will be made to
get regulation race bill through the Cen
eral Assembly and therefore watch every
bill which says anything of races. An
other bill which they are Watching is the
Delaware Horse Breeders Association bill.
COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES.
Notice has been given in the Senate of
bill to cut down the salaries or fatnef HN
the salaries of the officers of the several
counties. The salary OF the sheriff clerk
of the peace and recorder of deeds in New
Castle county is fixed st $4,000 each. The
salary of the prothonotary at $1,000 a year
and of the clerk of the Orphans Court
and register in chancery at $500. In the
other counties the salary of the sheriff.
clerk of the peace and recorder of deeds is
fixed at $500 each; of the prothonotary at
$500 and the clerk of the Orphans Court
and register in chaneery at $1,000 The bill
will be opposed
Mr.. Moore in the House this morning
gave notice of bill to extend the time for
the Queen Anne's Railroad Company 10
begin operations ON the line of building its
tracks in Sussex county.
Yon can be supplied with the famous
Tutchstone Cigars at Durstens Whole
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