Evening journal., 1895-03-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

OF This Session-scrAps OF Legislative
News.
stafr Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER March 10 Yesterday was BY
all odds, one OF the dullest days of the
session. In order to give the Divorce
Committee full scope the House held no
session In the afternoon and the Senate
simply went through the form Of calling
to order Even at the morning session
but little that was noteworthy was
done.
| The divorce cases heard were as
/ follows: Mary j. VS. William j. Daniels,
Of near Mlddletown Frank O. vs..
Josephine Lee, OF Wilmington, and some
additional testimony In the case Of
| Sylvester va. Ellen ToIbert. The Lee
/ case consumed almost the entire after
noon by reason OF Mrs Lee setting up
defense and calling witnesses in her
behalf.
Senator Handy obdurats.
The Cherry Island Marsh people called
upon Senator Handy at his home near
Holly Oak on Sunday, and endeRvored TO
induce him TO withdraw his opposition to
the bill which they have here authorlz
ing the Levy Court OF New Castle
county 10 appropriate money towards
keeping up the marsh banks He
listened patiently and argued the matter
with them, but returned to Dover just Rs
much opposed to IL as evers
The Time Extended.
Yesterday was the time Fixed by the
Senate for taking up for consideration
Representative Walkers bill TO prevent
the adultsrAtion of candy. Ia the absence
OF MIR Alrichs, who has charge Of the
bill, Mr Handy secured an extension Of
time until his return.
Let Hawks and Owls Beware.
Representative Robbins introduced his
bill for the protection Of chickens and
game birds. Ii allows a bounty Of
twenty-h FIVE cents for every large hawk
and owl killed In Kent and Sussex
counties.
Walker and Wilson Paired.
The House will probably act upon the
House bill appropriating $4,000 TO the
Delaware State Agricultural Society
some day this week. Both sides have
asked the committee to hold It back for a
short time uutil they feel the legislative
pulse. Representative Walker who iH
opposed to It, and Representative Wilson,
who believes that the allowance should
be made, are paired pending Mr..
Walkers recovery
Ths Governor IA Not Well.
< Governor MarvIl was not In Dover yes
e terday. He is confined to his home il
D Laurel by heavy cold.
DeIaware's First Governor.
The Joint committee appointed to ar
1 range services In honor Of Peter Mnuet
the first governor of Delaware, met II
the Senate chamber yesterday morning
The matter OF securing data for the occR
sion was left to Chaplain Cort, OF this
Senate, who will go to Philadelphia Rnt
probably New York TO make research.
pelsware's Military Standing.
g The biennial report OF Adjutant- Gen
D eral Garrett ]. Hart, the principal feat
d urss OF which have already been pub
lished, has been printed. Bound copie
a were laid on the members desks yester
0 day and mailed by them to thel
q constituents.
q 1t Is an Addloks Boy.
Z Representative Brown, OF Seafort
hundred, is the father Of bouncing boy
the first that has blessed the Brow
household He was present yesterda
morning to receive congratulations Il
q person, and his brother, Reading Cler
m Brown, received them on the strength o
being an uncle. He says that the frs
words the youngster uttered when
81 saw light were "Hurrah for ]. EdWAr
% Addicksl'
i MIR. PsDnewnl = Trustee.
Governor Marvil has appointed Jane
= PenneWill, of this town, a trustee q
Delaware College on behalf OF the state
= He succeeds J. Alexander Fulton, de
q ceased.
"a AsFar as seventh and French.
N Richard W. Crook was down agRi
Yesterday. When asked how bis supple
IL ment to the charter OF the Wilmingto
IN and Brandywine Springs Railway Com
ia pany was coming on he said that tt
: House committee had agreed to allo
o. the line TO come into Wilmington as Il
y as Seventh and French streets.
ID "Rm the BiIlr'
Flaming circulars against the Houl
~ bill making dogs personal property Al
- being received by the members. Aft
reciting the dangers to which II won
expose the public it concludes with u
admonition: XIII the bill"
70 Legislative Notes.
". Governor Marvils brother, James,
.st near Laurel. is very low, and there Is l
le likelihood that he will recover.
le Representative DAILY introduced b
,st providing Board of Education for &
ty town of Lebanon in Kent county.
Is. The mother OF Sergeant st-A Arr
re Thomas. Of the Senate. is quite sick
IS Philadelphia. She is N years old,
Of The House passed a bill authorizh
4. the laying out of new public road
an South Murderkill hundred.
u Elk Deputy Collector Of Port Willia
on Finn, of Newport, was State Hou
NO visitor yesterday.
In Senator Alr.chs was the only abse
ed member of the upper branch yesterda
Its Representative Walker was able
sit up yesterday He will not return
his desk In the House until ell danger
q relapse has passed.
.sn Representative Jolls gave notice Of
he act to divorce James d. and Ohristia
re- Leitch, Of Wilmington.
ne Derby Hats for Spring.
be Superior facilities for buying. ia CT
an lots from the factory diract 0uarantf