Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21

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Stan Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
DOVER, March 13.-Rumors OF IN early
break in the Higgins lines are heard re-
peatedly, but as yet there is no indication
OF any cnange in the Senatorial situation.
member of the House has received
three notes from Sussex county admirers
of ex-senator Higgins. Each communica-
ton was written by the same person but
the signatures are not alike. In penman-
ship, spelling and literary merit the mis-
sives are curiosities. They are as follows
onorble Gents we beg 10 say this from past
huisness In this Question is Higenus Is the
man fore me- Yours.
onorble Gents from past Business think
higgans is my man. Yours
Mr. Onorble Gents think from past Business
higs'ns Is nsort able man fore The oriee Still
my word will not he Notl5t id0nt Spect Yours.
4 Republican member of the House is
suggesting to his colleagues that, ii they
succeed In eecting a United states Senator
they contract with q dime museum mana.
ger to be exhibited as freaks.
In the absence OF Speaker McMullen the
House was not in session this afternoon.
He and Speaker Watson accompanied
George V. Massey aud Superintendent
Holiday of the Delaware railroad OH a
trip to Georgetown. Senator Records pre-
sided over the Senate during the brief
period il was in session after recess.
Speaker Watson signed the bill to amend
the charter of the Peninsula Investment
Co yesterday. lie had received telegram
from a Wilmington manufacturing COM
pany, stating that it would send down yes
terday one of its members to examine the
bill and requesting that lie withhold his
signature until then. The person mem
toned by the company did not come to
the capital and the bill was signed us
stated.
Four members of the House commttee
oil municipal corporations will recon-
mend. with an amendment, the passage of
the act in relation to eXempting improve
ments oil New Castle real estate from taxa
ton ana Representative Pyle will present
a minority and adverse report The
amendment is being drawn at the instance
Of Speaker McMullen by George Massey
Jones, and will provide that the question
be submitted To vote of the property
owners and the citizens who have been
renters OF property for year.
The House bill to incorporate the Jacoby
Construction Co., will meet with opposi.
tion in the Senate. 1t is limited that the
company desires TO monopolize It's special
line Of business.
Representative Moore, assisted by Rep
resentative Pyle, prepared the shroud in
which the lottery ticket "bleeder" was
robed to-day.
The Senate, after prescribing that the
cost of distribution shall not exceed SO
concurred in the House joint resolution
Tespecting the distribution OF copies OF the
hsrLsee 9SL @ 1oue' ,od ~. ,io,so III, 49,,
s;n asse c;nt;os H iouIe y, ;orna U ein-
decrease The Timber of their trustees
Representative Pyle introduced an act
authorizing the Board of Park Commis-
sioners Of Wilmington to borrow Sl5Q,gOO.
The House passed the Senate bill to
euuhRe tue aaiia ~ Sle ., o'esiii G
e aiso ,he Wonsn @ biiI IN inc inrornorate tbnn
nal wnrc Stete sonietv If the t,inrinnati
Senator PYLE gave notice of an act to in
corporate tile Horse Breeders Association
OF Delaware.
DOVER, March 14--Therc was a large
attendance when the Legislature met in
ioint session 10 vnte for limited states
I Sonotor to-d,y but tbo,o ,vora mo 10
, oenasol '"i inv uu' hI apete Mese ,a ge,h nU ue-
Vclopnienls' Ane pailot-uhe 'Vth
showed no changes except those occa-
stoned by absentees, and resulted as fol-
lows:
TuE VOTE IN DETAIL.
~ 1T;.,;,. c,,,,,,,. A,n;oh, ,d
ror hiss,hs- s-2ehutol S Ailiohs uiu
hepresehiatlVeS burton, Jo!lS' rye
Reybold, Townsend and WILSON,.
For WolLutt--SGnators Harrington
and Fenimore and Speaker Watson,
ord Renrnsentotiyns DAVIS Kiilnn
S.s',,,,'J - 49,,
~ IpHetS ~ ~. w
TOT AuuicNs-ScnatoI nanny ana
representatives Ball, brown, MOORE
Morgan and RObbins-6.
For Masscy-Scnators Moore and
Pierce and Sneaker AlcNullen-3
For Ehn ~ TunnnII--Snnotors pv,,
,,1 ~ I,....,s..e,t.i ~
a"e i'oo"i"' "i" i0l''eseHt"NNo D"'s
d.
Absent = Representatives Fleming
Money, Mustard and Walkers.
On motion of Senator Records the
two hnusas snnnrntnd until nnnn to.n,nr
rn,,, 'O'
DOVER, March ll.-Io-day's session o
tne Legislature WAS eAtreinely uull. int
divorce committee met TINS afternoon ant
consequently other pesinesS -h"u 10 o'
Sarnrni nils rroviouslv deecr;bed wer,
introduCed
Representative Kllen introduced an nc
. to incorporate the Charitable Bcnignan
Society ot FELTON,. Its lnGorporatorS are
pn m,a T nT, GaIna,e' % iiaIsiI iIarris w1i,'" y
\ Py;;,chett % K g WS;te Il l. Harris !
NJ. Harris, b: Thompson, L. Thompson
and NJ; A. Harris.
The House passed, amended, the Houst
bill to incorporate the Utility Manntae
tnrinS 70 he d amenqmeit @ saysa y tne Geo Sap'
The princinal office shall he located i,
Wimiprton i II I aIso s'in nassed o the 'i Hons,
bill to allow the Farmers Mutual lnsur
ance Co. of st. Georges and Appoquini
mink hundreds to insure against lightning
Inc Senate substitute ior the House III
s Sohcerhins S omenGes ,s agan,s' tle s peisoas y
amendinr the orisinoi bill. N''''S-