Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

otnu correspondence OF dRzeUe END JOURNAL.
DovER, April 1.-The General Assembly |
transacted fair amount Of business to- !
day. Eight bills were passed by the Senate
and 10 by the House. The latter body was
in "scrappingn humor. IL engaged in |
more debate to-day than on any other day
since the Legislative session began.
A struggle preceded the passage of the
House bill to regulate the practice OF medi-
cine and surgery,
Representative Burton moved that action
.oe postponed Il week,
Representative Walker said the bill had
been in committee since February 10th.
The committee had held several meetings
and nobody had appeared in opposition TO
the bill. II was good bill and the COM
mittee had reported it unanimously. lie
lad already been Informed that both
schools favored IL. Action had already
been postponed for 10 days.
Representative Moore commended that the
opponents of the bill had not been given
an equal chance.
Representative Walker declared that the
aninus of the delay was to defeat the bill.
II there was any opposition to the bill it
was being nude in an underhand way.
Representative Burton disclaimcd that
he had made the motion for the purpose
OF anta2onlzing the bill. lie had been
approached by two or three Homnopaths
and he merely asked that action be de-
ferred until next week.
Representative Walker insisted on i'm
mediate action. Opponents of The bill had
been given ample time to state their OPP.
position and he could not SEQ why the bill
should be delayed or defeated
4 Representative DAILY spoke OF the slow
progress OF House business and demanded
\ That il there is objection to the bill that it
be stated in the Senate.
The motion to postpone was defeated by
II vote of 10 TO 2. Messrs. Burton and
Moore voted in the affirmative.
/! The bill was passed by q vote of IL to /,
/ Mr.. Moore voted in the negative.
The House passed by vote of IL to 4
the House bill to allow guardian TO in
vest wards money in real estate as we'll
as in stocks aud bonds. Messrs Burton,
1 Moore, Mustard and Townsend voted in
the negative.
! The Senate passed the House bill author
izlls the town of Harrington to increase
| its tax levy.
The House passed the House bill requir-
ing Tho City Council of Wilmington to ap-
propriate $1,000 annually for the mainte-
nance Of the Washington Fire Co.'S
chemical engine.
Tho Senate passed the House bill author
;zing tho stockholders of the Wilmington
~ Northern Railroad Co. to change the
date OF their annual meeting
The House passed by unanimous vote
the House bill for the suppression of bets
said bill is aimed at the pool-selling con
Germ doing business in Wilmington.
The Senate passed, amended, the Senate
bill to prevent tho pollution of streams in
this State. The amendments provide that
said bill shall not apply to manufacturing
establishments.
The House passed the House bill to
yacate a portion of d street, in the city of
Wilmington.
The Senate passed. amended, the House
bill in relation to widening the Elsmere
road. The amendments provide that New
Castle county shall pay only the cost of
widening the road and that the expense in
Cured by making other improvements
shall be borne by Christiana hundred. The
bill uuamended was an act TO establish u
boulevard.
The House passed the House bill to
repeal the act that made Speaker McMnl-
len Ineligible for the office of clerk of the
peace of New Castle county.
The Senate passed the Senate supple
ment to the charter of the Diamond State
Iron Co.
The House passed the House bill to
divide Baltimore hundred into two cleo
ton districts
The Senate killed the House bill to re-
peal the law requiring road commissioners
To remove snow from Kent county roads.
Senator Harrington spoke in advocacy
of the repeater and Speaker Watson and
Senator Kenmore opposed II.
The House killed the Senate joint reso-
luton in relation to the muster rolls of
Delaware troops. Speaker McMullen and
Representatives Jolls, Money, Pyle, Rey-
bold, Sypherd, Walker and Wilson voted
in favor of the resolution.
Representative Moore expressed the
opinion that the information respecting
said rolls can be gotten free of cost. He
explained that he had obtained from the
War Department the roster of the full
company of which his father was mem.
Der and said he had to pay therefor only
the cost OF postage.
Representative Jolls asserted that this
was not q parallel case.
Representative Moore announced that
q he was opposed to allowing any man S50l
for 10 minutes work and suggested that
the acknowledgement inform the War De
partment as to what information he de-
sires and ascertain the cost Of obtaining it
The House bill to enlarge the Ninth
ward, in the city of Wilmington, will be
amended so that the boundaries of til,
territory to be admitted will be as follows
Beginning at a point where the north
easterly boundary line OF the city of Viii
mington intersects the northerly side o.
Wooddale avenue extended at right angle.
to Thirty-seGond street as laid down on th,
city map; thence northessterly along thu
northerly side of Wooddale avenue ex
tended at right angles with Thirty-second
street aforesaid twelve hundred and twenty
feet to a point; thence southeasterly by
line measured at right angles to the first
described line, crossing the Philadelphia
and Wilmington turnpike road lat point
about six hundred and thirtysfeet east o
the present at city line intersection of Mar
ket street and Eastlawn avenue) to poin
where II intersects the present city line @
or near the Philadelphia, Wilmington a
Baltimore railroad; thence northwestern
along said present city line by its variou
courses to the place of beginning.
Representative Pyle will introduce b,
request an act in relation to fire insuranc
companies doing business in the city o
Wilmington. 1t provides that each pei
son, firm or corporation engaged in th
fire insurance business in that city shal
annually, in addition TO the fine now pai
by law, pay o tax of $50 that failure an
neglect flor a period of five days. to pa
said tax shall be inisdemeaner punishi
BILE by u fine of not less than 5000 and nc
more than $500 and costs; that the none
received and collected under the act sha
be deposited by the city treasurer in Unio
National Bank, to the credit of the Mayo
and Council, and kept us II separate fun
TO be known AS the "chemical engine iii
department fund.-" that said fund sha
be annually divided and apportioned b
Council equally among the fire compani'
having chemical engines, to be used ft
the maintenance and support of such Ell
gines and for no other purpose.
General w. l.. Vessels of Litchfiel,
Conn, who bus been guest at the Hot
Richardson for three months, is extremel
ill. lie is suffering from asthma and hop
of his recovery have been abandoned. Il
stopped here while returning from Sa
Antonio, Texas. whittier he went for Il
benefit Of his health, and has been col
lined tn his hedroou siucD the first of d