Evening journal., 1895-02-14

Two sittings a Week.
Hereafter the Divorce Committees will
sit twice week-Mondays and Thurs
days. The sittings will begin at 2
o'clock In the afternoon. The number OF
divorce bills already In hand Is large and
they are coming in all the time.
Want the Sabbath Observed.
Representative Pyle has had sent to
him and will introduce bill to amend
chapter 1871, Of the Revised Code, by
inserting the following paragraph,
"If any person, corporation or firm
engaged In business Of any kind, shall
carry on or operate the same; or shall
attempt TO carry on or operate the same
on the Lords day, commonly called
Sunday, or shall engage, employ or hire
/ any person to carry on or operate the
same on the Lords day, or Sunday, he, 1T,
or they shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall pay a
| fine Of $i00 and costs of prosecution for
each and every such ohense, and may
also be imprisoned one mouth, in add
tion to such fine and costs.
| And any person, corporation or firm
| engaged in business as aforesaid, that
shall carry on or operate the same
Il
up the entrance or means of ingress
thereto for the purpose of concealinp
their operations or work or shall compel
or coerce their employees by threats ol
suggestions Of discharge or other dis
advantage, injury or loss, be
cause such employees refnse or de-
cline Ito work on the Lords day
shall be guilty in like manner and pun
ished accordingly. And beside and ii
addition to such prosecution sucl
offender shall forfeit and pay fine o
like amount to anyone who may, within
one year, sue for the same either befor,
justice Of the peace or In the superior
Court"
A Humane Memorial.
Speaker Watson presented a memoria
from the American Humane Education
Society asking the General Assembly Il
enact law requiring a careful and com
petent inspection, previous to burial, o
all persons supposed to be deceased, Il
prevent them from being buried alive
,, It WAS read Merely that and nothln
more.
Pyle's high License Bills.
Representative Pyle introduced an aC
, to amend chapter 555, volume is. Law
! | of Delaware, entitled, "A further supple
! ment to the act enti led an act to regulai
the sale OF intoxicating liquors" psase
1 at Dover, April 10, 1878 The bill strike
Q out all of Section 2 and inserts In lie
' thereof the following:
3 "The price OF license to keep an IN
or tavern in cities or towns having 10 OF
inhabitants and upwards shall be $75l
and IN cities and towns having more tbs
| / 600 inhabitants, shall be $500, snd |
all other places $400. The pri
2 of license to cell intoxicating liquo
p to druggist shall be $50; and the prlI
Of such license to a retailer Of good
wares aud merchandise shall be $40
The number OF inhabitants for q
le purposes OF this section. shall
I ascertaiued from the last census prece'
"a ing the application. In all cases whe
L applications are pending at the passa
q OF this act, the applicant may, on I
II 6rst day OF the term of the court, pay
le the clerk Of the peace such addition
{ sum as shall be necessary 10 make up u
v price of the license of this section pI
( scIibed with the like effect as IL q
le whole sum had been paid thirty da
before the court.
A companion bill increases the penal
for violation Of the quor laws to Fl
y of not less than $3.50 nor more than $5C
y and imprisonment for not less than 8
70 months nor more than one year.
y The Business in Hand.
NJ The Senate journal shows that thir
"a two bills have been introduced, VIII
IN that of the House shows 10. Taking
as Houses together the volume OF busin'
ts is about equal to that Of this date t
years ago.
Mr.. Killen will introduce bill
ny change the name Of Harry Minner
~ Rothal Bryant
n TheiHouse passed the House bill trAl
Gu fsrring the farm Of John w. VeRsey fr
= = school district No Is to district No.
Sussex county.
ne On motion Of Mr.. Pierce the Sen
empowered the Printing Committee
have one hundred copies Of the Mispill
ill oyster law printed for distribution.
i'll The Senate passed House bills inc
mt porating the Phillips-Thompson 90
IDS pany, Of Wilmington, and authoriz
he the laying out OF a new road 10 KEN
1ill hundred.
ler The Senate concurred in the Ho
Joint resolution appointing John
Hopkins and Alfred Short commission
to lay out the boundary between X
his aud sussex counties in lieu Of William
IN Atkinson, deceased.
eft By Joint resolution Clark and
act Daniel were allowed $SO4 20 for stat
me cry.
ne The House ordered the q
vii 10 have printed 500 copies
wn the act to equalizs taxation,
sor 200 copies of the act for the rel
ext nation OF inebriates
ace Representative DAILY gave notice OF
IS act to compel livery stable keepers
asst pay state tax Of $40 each.
is Representative Sypherd has noti
the House. that he will introduce
providing for the calling Of an elec
ose Of delegates to a constitutional con-
a., tion.
the Children Frozen to Death.
the FARMTNeToN, Del, Feb. 14.-SteI
Dyer, who lived near here with his
ere children, ran out Of fuel and provis