Smyrna times., 1895-05-01
Legislatives Notes.
Do1Nes OF A WEEK AT THE CAPT.,

LeSlSlaClVeS Notes.
DoINGs OF WEEK AT THE CAPITAL.
The House passed the Senate bill
appointing commission to report at the
next Legislature the needs of the Will
mington city government. The com
mission could do it right now by saving
That Wilmington should be governed
at home and not from Dover.
There was not a dissenting vote to
the resolution offered by Mr.. Mustard
directing the Committee on Elections
10 prepare and present TO the House a
Dill TO punish fraud at elections by fine.
imprisonment and disfranchisement for
o1ering to buy vote. The resolution
was adopted. The resolution was as
follows: %
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Elections be and they are hereby in
structed and directed to have prepared
and presented to this House, for its
action, bill making it felony pun
lshaOle by a fine and Imprisonment.
dlsiranchisement and disqualification
Ior holding any Office of trust or profit.
lor any person TO offer in any manner
TO purchase vote at any general or
special election in the State.
After lively debate in the Senate
the Laurel Loan and Trust Comnanv
Dill was passed and sent to the House
The House Committee on Education
mas sharp eye on the bill concerning
the purchase of text books.
PRESIDENT Raub has invited the MEM
Ders OF the Assembly to visit Delaware
College. - " -
The Senate bill Incorporating the
Delaware Pipe Line Company passed
the Senate. F'''00
Mr.. Rodney wants $4OO for purchas-
Troop B. '0''''o ="
Representative Moore introduced an
act declaring that no person shall he
appointed to any Office in this State for
more than two succeeding terms. nor
shall any one be eligible for election
0y the citizens to any Office in the State |
Ior more IMAM two succeeding terms:
provided, however, that this act shall |
not apply to the offices of Justices of |
the peace, notaries public, superinten-
dents of schools or any honorary Offices
not conveying any emoluments.
Inc House nOn-cOncurred in the
senate amendment to the bill repulat-
ing the practice of medicine and snr-
gerry in this State. The amendment
was Intended to correct a slight defect
Ia the measure, but tended to defeat
the main object of the bill. A commit
Tee OF conference was appointed. and
on lts recommendation the Senate re.
ceded from its amendment. and the hill
was passed in its original form.
Inc House bill to incorporate the
EaenIopen Electric Light and Railway
company was recOmmitted. The Honse
9lii 9liIs TO incorporate the Wilmington e.
Electric Railway Comnanv
mo TO Incorporate the Harrington
reuerlca & Denton Electric Raijwav
loI pahy, were reported to the House
With amendments. '0
Alexander Cummins, David 7 Curr.
nlns and several others of Snnvrro ]
we're In Dover Thursday and tsIkaJ ,
Win the Senate members in oDnosition
o the bill which provides for The an-
'ointmeut of peach inspectors Tbero
viii be a very determined foht ,na5o
galnst the bill before it il nJsced az
Is final passage. y" 7
Inc senate Committee on Revised
tatuIeS gave another hearing to those Il
i'erested in the bill to allow surety =
Ompanles to do business in this S,ate
uGer certain conditions. Henry
hdgely, Jr.,and Hugh C. Brown snoLe
the interests OF the bill, and John A lc
usseil ana OthO NOwland againt the Il
". IL Is also supposed that a Balti. Il
ore surety company is opposing the al
assage of the bill. '"0
The Senate killed the House b;Il 81
Tered by Mr.. Sypherd to provide mic. -
I'aI a. instruction in the free schools of
y State. NO one said word in favor
the Dill and it went to its death
In the House the bill offered hv NJ
y oUi1 70 abolish the whipping most
'cept Tor burglary was reported nm
Vorably by the Committee on crimes
ia punlshments While there is
eling against abolishing corporai
lnlshment there is growing feeIina -,
at something should be done so the VI
g law would define the mannor
1ich they are to be whipped In Nou
'stle county it has been the cnstoUo 40
long as the oldest men can reroon1 =
r, for the prisoners sentenced 70 h.
ii1PPeu Iashed with cat.o-nine-tails
NeI! ana sussex counties the men
whipped with a raw hide. Tn.
USE sequences Is that ten lashes in New S,
sue county really mean ninety
hes' while in Kent and SusseX
intles ten lashes means ten lasbes
Is Is manifestly unjust, and either ali -,
'uld be whipped with a cat-o-nina- ol4
IS or all the prisoners sbonld he -
Ippeu with raw hide. The present n.
leaves this matter wholly in the lJh
ips OF the sheriff, It also leaves in ~
hands of the sheriff entire discre.
as 10 whether the punishment
! II oe light or severe. It is probable
some action on the present law
be proposed at least -"