Evening journal., 1895-02-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
DISSOLUTION OF partnerships

Payment of Coats Bill KtIled-Can BE No
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Road-GeneraI Legislative Affairs.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. Feb. % The House bill con-
cernlng the dissolution of partnerships
and the appointment Of receivers passed
the Senate and is now law. The
measure Is q very important one and its
principal provisions are as follows:
Upon the dissolution d of any solvent
or insolvent copartnership, having it's
principal place Of business ia the State
of Delaware, and upon the joint petition
to the chancellor Of the State Of Delaware
OF all of such partners, or OF all the sur
vivors Of such copartnership, and the
legal representatives of all deceased
partners. setting forth that they are not
able to agree upon a method Of winding
up the affairs of such copartnership, or
that there is danger Of the assets OF such
copartnership being wasted by, or
inequitsbly distributed among the
creditors of such copartnership, the
chancellor shall appoint a receiver or
receiver and manager, for such
copartnership.
2. Receiver Or receivers and managers,
so appointed as aforesaid, shall, upon
giving bond in sum and with surety or
sureties to be approved by the chancellor,
be invested with all the usual powers OF
receivers over the assets, credits, prop
erty, books and effects Of such dissolved
copsrtnership. In the management of
such copArtnership business, In the
collecting OF debts due such copartner
ship, and In the winding up Of such
copRrtnership's affairs and shall apply SO
much as may be necessary OF the assets.
after the payment of the expenses and
costs, to the payment OF the debts of
such copartnership The residue of such
assets, ii any, after the payment of said
debts, costs aud expenses, snail be dis
tributed under the order and direction Of
the chancellor, among the partners, or
the legal representatives of such dis.
solved copsrtnership.'
How the Handy Bin Was Killed.
Senator Hsnby's bill regulating the
payment of costs in criminal cases met
an ignomlnious fate In the Senate
yesterday afternoon. The bill pro.
vided that the court might compel
the prosecuting witness to pay the costs
In q criminal case which went against
him, or might divide the costs bet tween
the prosecution and the defense, and, in
default of payment, commit the delln
quent to jail.
Mr.. Records. from the Committee on
Revised Statutes, reported 1t unfavor-
ably, and moved that It be taken up fol
consideration. 1t was read by paragraph
Before the question was put there wal
some debate.
Mr. Pyle-'I would like to ssk tbt
chairman Of the Committee on Revises
Statutes what reason the committee gIvei
for making an unfavorabe report on thi
bill. think the Senate should know II
order that 1t can vote intelligently on thu
subject
Mr. Records-"I am very anxious "a
accommodate the senator | think that
any member can see that it is a vicious
bill. 1t is calculated to get men into
trouble A man will be afraid to bring
suit against any man unless he has tn,
money to pay costs. for II he has not they
will throw him into jail
Mr. Pyle-'Yes, | know, but wha
does the bill provide. That's what
wants.to know"
Mr.. Records THE committee only
studied the bill for a few minutes i
was read twice In their presence aud thel
considered that 1t was bad bill. F."
Mr.. Pyle-"But what are the provi
sions of the bill 2"
Mr. Records-"If the gentleman haC
| listened when the bill was read he woulC
not have had to ask that question.
Mr.. Pyle -"You can't tell from hearing
1t read. You can tell more In two min
utes from hearing 1t explained than II
ten minutes hearing it read
Senator Records evidently though
otherwise, for he had the clerk read tn
bill q second time and advised Senate
Pyle to listen sttentively.
At the conclusion OF the reading th
bill was killed the only negative vot
being that of Senator Handy, who II
Trained from otherwise defending th
measure.
The Increase for GIrlA' Industrial school
The bill increasing the appropriate
Of the Delaware Industrial School fc
Girls from $1,000 to $4,000 and exempt
ing it's property from taxation came yer
near meeting its death in the Senat
yesterday morning. 1t was reporte
adversely by the Committee on Revise
Statutes, Chairman Records stating tbs
the state treasury would not justify th
increased appropriation and was oppose
to any and Sll exemption from taxatio
for municipal and county purposee,
Mr.. Pyle was surprised at the quici
ness of the committees report and sal
So He informed the Senate that he be
told tho friends OF the bill that the
could not get the exemption from tax
tion; but that they might possibly get Q
increase Of appropriation They e.
Ipected to come to Dover about the mlddl
of next week and ask for hearing
He thought that common courtei
required that they be given
hearing In his opinion the friends
the bill were good people and the cause
worthy one. "If there is any good eau
on the face Of Gods earth 1t is the eau
in which they are engaged" ne sal
They take girls who have wandert
from the path of rectitude and make goo
. citizens of them. / think they q
entitled TO a hearing. / would mo-
that the bill be recommitted TO the con
mittee for a week IN order that the
people can be heard. After that Il
| Senate may act on its own good judG
ment."