Evening journal., 1895-05-02

highway robbers, who keep men there
under the laws OF Delaware to stop
persons and call upon them to stand and
deliver before they can pass am not
| going to oppose the passage of this bill,
but In its present form 1t Is of not bit
more use than so much waste paper
| No company can build and successfully
| operate an electric railway with
those amendments as part OF It's charter
The Wilmington City Railway Company
has come TO believe that It owns the
Senate, House and everything else In the
State Of Delaware IL is an outrage that
company OF people should be
allowed to combine and conspire
in the city Of Wilmington to
hamper every electric railway which
proposes 10 find its terminus In that
city. They have hampered the New
Castle road, they have hampered the
Brandywine Springs road and now we
have them hampering this one will
say. gentlemen, that It Is an outrage
upon the citizens Of New Castle county,
that the Wilmington City Rsilway Com
psny must keep them from the enjoy.
ment Of electric railway communication
with Wilmington and nearby places.
The amendments we're adopted, des
pite this protest and just bef ore the vote
was taken on the bill itself he said:
This bill 10 not what | want TO see
It Is an improvement which comes
through my country; but II can't get
whole loaf | am willing to take half
loaf
Ran the Senatorial Gauntlet.
The Senate passed large number Of
bills yesterday afternoon, most Of them
being House bills. One of the two
senate bills passed WAS that introduced
by Senator Handy legslizIng the peach
blossom as the floral emblem OF the
state. The House bills passed we're as
follows
An act transferring the farms Of John
ID Truitt aud John II Jones from school
district No 124 TO district No. II In
Sussex county
An act to incorporate the Esmere and
Wilmington Electric Railway Company,
with an amendment compelling it to
meet the Wilmington City rail way line
at Maryland avenue or Lancaster
avenue, instead of going in TO Second
and Market streets.
An act to divorce Alber. and Ida
Polk, eolored, OF Dover.
An act TO incorporate the II sn lopen
Light and Railway Company, the project
being to operate an electric rail way
between Lswes and Rshoboth and to
furnish light
An act to Incorporate the Provldent
Loan and Trust Fund OF Wilmington.
An act requiring the election inspec ?
tors Of Wilmington to meet at the City
Hall at noon on the day following the
day Of election and canvass the vjte for
county assessors.
Salaries OF County omciaIa.
"Mr. Speaker, Wish to report favor
ably substitute for Senate bin No. 14i, p
said Senator Pyle
Speaker Records" Senator. that bill
was referred to the Committee on Re
vised Statutes, and IS you are not /
member of that COMMITTEES l am at a loss
to account for how 1t comes into youl
hands to be reported"
Mr.. Pyle-"Well, l can explsin i5 III
have to. That bill WAS introduced by me
and referred to the Oommittse on Revised
Statutes. It WAS placed in the hands OF
Senator Alrlehs. got 1t from him, as IL
was not entirely satisfactory aud l now
report substitute which, l believe, will
be satisfactory to all "
Speaker Records-"But you are not =
member Of the COMMITTEES and you have
no right to report IT, Have you shown
this substitute to any member of the
committee on Revised Statutes3"
Mr. PSle-'No, sir "
Mr. Speaker-"Did you get the consent
Of that committee TO report itf'
Mr. Pyle-"No, sir
This stumped the sneaker and Il
stumped Mr. Pyle, who had never thought
I n hntn0 ha.s - Z H..
mittee. At last 10 was agreed that the
substitute should be put before the
Senate on It's merits. It was read and
found to be an act fixing the salaries of
the county officers Of New Castlelcounty.
The original bill applied 10 ali three
counties and included the sheriffs
The substitute offered yesterday hxed
the salaries as follows: Clerk Of the
peace. recorder Of deeds. prothonotary
and register Of Wills, 80 500 each, aud
clerk OF the Orphans Court and register
} in chancery, 81 900, in lieu Of ali fees and
emoluments 1t provides that the Levy
} Court msy allow the clerk Of the pc ace
additional compensation for writing the
assessment list. The clerk Of the peacl
and recorder Of deeds are each authorized
J to appoint deputy at an annual salary
, of 81, 900, the official bond of each officer
to be responsible for the fidelity Of his
. deputy. the Lavy Court shall provide
J clerical assistance for the clerk Of ths
, peace and recorder of deeds as 1t deemi
, necessary. aud may remove such clerks
at any time. The fees and emoluments
of the offices shall be deposited In ths
Farmers Bank to the credit Of the count,
| every week. and on the first day Of sact
month he shall turn the money over Il
the county treasurer. Any officer faillnl
, to maze such return shall forfeit hi
salary for the month OF such failure. Til,
3 Levy Court must provide the officers will
4 all necessary books, records and sta
3 tionery. Every three months the count,
comptroller shall audit the aooourts o
the several officers mentioned above
= The salaries shall be paid In equal quar-
J terly inetallments. The officers shal
= collect the fees 10 advance of performing
their official work. An officer violating
, the law shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shal
be fined not exceeding $40 600 and i'm
= prisoned for a term OF not mora than lv
years, or both, In the discretion Of th
. court The act shall take effect and z
! into operation at the expiration of th
terms OF the present incumbents. In cas-