Evening journal., 1895-05-04

should be engaged and as TO their re-
muneration for services rendered. On
motion of Mr.. Alrlchs the bill was
recommitted for amendment In this
respect.
A Greater Wilmington.
Senator Pyle has made radical changes
In the House bill TO extend the boundaries
OF the city of Wilmington out In the
Seventh ward. He has abolished The old
lines of the original bill and ran new
ones embracing much more territory and
including part OF the Bancroft property
The new lines are as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
easterly side Of Greenhill avenue with
the southerly side of Twelfth street
extended; thence northeasterly TO the
northerly sioe of Kennett Pike; thence
along the northerly side OF Kennett
Pike TO its intersection with the easteriy
side OF Rising Sun lane; thence northerly
along the easterly side OF Rising Sun
lane to the middle OF BrandYwine creek
thence along the middle OF Brandywins
creek to an intersection with the present
city line which crosses the Brandywins
creek at or near the mouth of Crooked
run.
The rate OF taxation is also changed
The House bill provided a one half rate
for 1--WE years and after that the whole
rate. Senator Pyle's amendments make
Il q one quarter rate for FIVE years one
half rate for five years and then the full
rate. 1t passed the Senate yesterday
morning.
want to Drain ths Marsh.
Senator Pyle introduced bill to incor.
porate the Little st. Georges Marsh
Company. Lewis @ Vandegrift, Isaac O
Van Hekle and Thomas Higgins are
named as the incorporators. They want
to be incorporated TO drain the Little st.
Georges Marsh lying Immediately north
of Port Penn.
Handy SPOKE Too Late.
Senator Handy killed the amendments
TO the charter Of Georgetown on April
20. Yesterday he moved that the vote
by which the bill failed to pass lie recon.
sldersd, and the bill recommittsd for
amendment Speaker Records informed
him that 1t was too late, a. the three
days allowed for reconsideration had
expired. A new blu may be introduced.
Hard ON Secondhand Dealers.
An act regulating dealers in second
hand goods was introduced by Senator
Pyla Its application is confined to
Wilmington. 1t provides that any person
who shall buy or receive any scrap iron,
brass. lead, copper or other metal. or
combinations of metals, or any clothing,
from any minor or from any person
deemed under any Law of this state to be
3 vsgrant or tramp, or from any intoxi :
satsd person, or from any person known
to the person so bay ing or receiving to
be an habitual drunkard; or from any
person known to the person buying or
receiving TO have been convicted In any
one Of the counties of this state of lar
ceny, Of breaking and entering a house,
or store, In the night time or in the day
time, with intent to commit larceny, or
OF robbery, shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not more thar
$500; and IN default OF the payment OF
the fne. shall be imprisoned for not more
than oRe year. Provided that the pro-
visions OF the act shall not apply TO
parent OF a minor. or any one In ths
relation Of parent, receiving any OF the
goods and chattels herein described from
such minor.
Any person prosecuting or carrying on
the business Of buying or recei wins
such goods, or Of buying or receivin Z
second hand goods and chattels of any
description. shall permit the chief OF
police. or any police officer or detective
residiDg In the city, exhibiting an order
from the chief Of police, directed to such
person, setting out that he has reasonable
grounds to suspect that lost or stoler
goods and chAttels are within the place
of business of Hueh person and further
naming aud describing as accurately ri
the circumstances will permit, such
goods and chattels, to have free access
to his or her goods or chattels, for tbs
purpose of searching for the lost Of
stolen articles Refusal to grant suci
access or to conceal such goods, shall
constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by
fine OF not more than $500, and mo-
more than one years imprisonment IN
default of payment.
Representative MoSre's Lost Thunder
Senator Handy has appropriated to his
own use Representative Moore's los
. thunder. he introduced a bill makinl
It unlawful for a man to hold office more
than three successive terms. United
States senator's. magistrates. notGriel
public. county school superintendent
, and honorary officers are exempted. 4
similar bill, introduced la the House b,
Representative Moore, was killed there
Do They Know what They want7
The House bill for the relief OF schoo
district No AZ, New Castle hundred
: was reported without recommendation II
the Senate. The school-house wa
. recently burned. The bill allows th
commissioners to levy an additional tai
OF So, 600 to pay for the new building
5 Senators Handy and Pyle were OF th
opinion that the bill did not meet th
a wants OF the people Of the district II
. levy a tax Of So 900 meant very heav
? burden. They thought that the ts1
. payers Of the district really wanted u
] make a loan OF 81 600 to meet tn
! expense. Pending enlightenment th
I bill was recommitted.
Only the Totals.
The Senate passed the House bill requil
ing the clerks of the peace to send to th
state auditor only the totals of thel
d duplicates, instead Of entire dupl
$ Gates 1t was stated that the b.
!. would save New Castle county $500
j Kent $3.50 and Sussex, 5000 Tn
|, auditor mas no use for anything but th