Evening journal., 1895-04-13

made arrangements with him to call 1t mp
for passage Shortly after the House
reconvened he did so.
Representative Pyle jumped to his feet
and said;
tMr. Speaker, think this is q very
improper time TO bring this bill up. Mr..
Davis, chairman OF the committee,
promised me not more than fve minutes
ago that this bin should not be called up
this afternoon. | think that the manner
In which the friends of this measure are
trying to pass 1t Is an underhanded piece
OF business"
This brought Mr.. Sypherd to his feet,
aud the gladiators glsred at one another.
he asserted that he, too, had seen Mr.
Davis IS he was passing from the cor.
ridor he asked him for the number Of
the bill, and Mr. Davis told him It was
No 81. he asked him If be should bring
1t up, and Mr. Davis replied In the
affirmative. BE concluded by addressing
himself to Mr. Pyle:
Il want II distinctly understood by
the gentleman casting his mean re-
hsctions upon me. that | sm not trying
TO pass this bill In any underhanded way
whatever"
"Mr. Chairman" said Mr.. Mustard,
"Mr Davis told me fifteen minutes ago
that this bin would not be brought up TO
day under any circumstances
Yes. said Mr.. Daily. ut was the
understanding that this bill should not
| bs brought up this afternoon
| At this juncture Mr. Pyle moved that
the House adjourn until 10 30 o'clock
| next day. Speaker McAullen put the
| question and the motion prevailed. To
that way Mr. Pyle left the bill hanging
IN the air over night.
Why He is Happy.
| Peter L. Cooper, Jr, is happy or
| should be The House by unanimous
vote, ooncurred In the Senate substitute
for the House supplement to the charter
Of the Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company. The new
company Is given power to merge with
the Wilmington City Railway Company
| and to construct main line from New
Castle TO Wilmington, with branch roads
to Farnhurst aud 20 the mouth Of the
Christians river via Iiobdell's " was
not all its incorporators wanted. but all
they could get and little more than
they expected.
Passed ons and KILLED the 9th er.
Hereafter any Judge can, In the alb
sence or illness of the resident Judge of a
county, perform his functions relating to
transfers of liquor licenses, the appoint
ment Of commissions aud the release OF
prisoners Two bills with that object ii
view were introduced this session, one IL
the Senate and the other IN the House
The Senats passed its bill first and sent
1t to the House Yesterday afternoon the
House very courteously passed the Sen
ate bill and killed it's House duplicate.
DeIaware's Swedish Governor.
II is feared by the projectors Of thI
Peter Minuit memorial celebration thai
the Hall Of Representatives will not b
large enough to accommodate the Genera
Assembly and participants A resolution
was adopted by the House yesterda,
morning providing that the exercise
shall he held in the Court House on Apri
90 Chaplain Cort, Of the Senate. u
buslly engaged preparing the eulogy t
be read by him on that. day. Man,
prominent pszsons who are interested II
Delswares history and progress bRv'
signifed taeir intention Of being present
sad News for the KsnneII Club.
The Wilmington Kennel Clubs char
ter will have to be draped In mourning
for thirty days Under the auspices o
that organization a bill was sent her
early In the session making all dog
personal property. 1t fingered ia tn
! hands of committee and passed through
, all the stages of distemper, mango ant
itch. At last the club grew weary ant
sent letter to Dover asking that th
General Assembly either pass or kill tn
, bill, but not to let it die in committee
1 This is an accommodating General Assem-
bly, aud Yesterday the House committe
. having charge Of the cog department o
I legislation made an unfsvorable repor
on the bill, which Is equivalent to II
defeat The House members say that
a man has q dog which he value
: sufficiently to desire it TO becOm
j personal property, he has his remedy b
\ going TO ths Office OF the clerk Of thl
peace and having it registered.
A Republican Conference.
The Republican members, with th
1 exc ption Of Representative Wilson
4 who was unable to attend, held cor
I ference yesterday afternoon in Repre-
). sentative Pyls's room at the Richardson
' They decided to elect James Pennewi
counsel for the House and talked over th
! senatorial situation at length. The.
Z adjourned to meet again ia nom -bindin
I caucus on Monday afternoon.
q Resolution Not Necessary.
Until ex Secretary Of State John +
Salisbury strolled into the Ssnai
Il chamber last evening there was SON
9 talk Of adopting joint resolutio
9 legallzlng all licenses sgned by Gov
n ernor Marvil and not used up to ii
9 time Of his death. 1t was stated that
! New Castle county alone the clerk OF til
Q peace and other officers hsd about /, AZ
Al such licenses. Mr. salisbury imned
y ately turned TO chapter 2S OF th
t Revised Code Of 1874, entitled of IL
o Secretary Of State, and read section .
,r which Is ss follows
g HE shall prepare and deliver to I'll
II clerks of the peace, marriage llcense
a retailers, pedlers', tavern and al
d other licenses required by Law
duly signed and sealed; al
shall keep correct account of the sam
The death Of a governor or secretaI
y shall not avoid licenses duly signed.
y The Department BUS.
ol Street and Sever Directors Samu
ID Chambers, Enoch Moore and VILLA
30 Simmons, Chief Engineer Wilson, E