Middletown transcript., 1895-03-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

q. ate. The house had previously killed th
IN State training school bill which provided a
ID appropriation of thousand dollars. II
ot friends have taken counsel and come agai
" with similar bill, limited to Kent count
le and three hundred dollars appropriation
Ia Since the matter is to be left in the hand
rs of the State Board of Education and ney
il Board will take charge of educational af
v fairs the first of August next, it is proba
}. BILE that the bill will not go into effect be
fore Jan. 1st, 1896, if it becomes law.
: The Every Evening says: 1.-THE Senate
:. regrets that it passed the House bill tC
incorporate the Dover and Milford Rail.
way Co. The Senators have just discovered
that the bill contains merger clause.
An amendment to the town charter OF
$ Georgetown provides that the women of
1 the town shall have a right to vote in per-
son or by proxy at the town election. the
voters to have one vote for each dollar of
, tax paid. Representative Moore intro
duced the bill.
Representative Jolls has introduced q
| VIA SoPPASAiShhihS thO dCb
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., of st.
Georges and Appoquinimink hun dreds. 1
authorizes the said company to insure
against loss or damage by lightning. 1t has
passed the House.
Representative Morgan has introduced
bill requiring liverymen to pay license
fee of $500.
Senator Pyle has evidently undergone
change of heart in the good old Delaware
Democratic doctrine of allowing the Gov
ernor to fill all the offices by appointment,
brought about perhaps from the fact that
some political friend is likely to lose a Job.
He styles his bill for retaining Democrats
in office "An act for the more efficient
protection against crime" 1t authorizes
the Governor to appoint two State Detec-
tives, each to serve for term of two years,
and repeals the State detective law enacted
! four years ago. The Governor is empow-
cred to name as one of the detectives any
body he chooses to appoint, but the other
is to be selected by him from list of
names submitted to Linn by the attorney
general. Detectives McVey and Witsel are
to be continued in Office until the terms for |
which tley were appointed expire Their
successors shall be residents of Whining.
ton. They shall be subject to the orders of
the Police Commission, but the attorney |
general may demand their services of the |
chief of police at any time. They shall |
serve all acquisitions made bv the Governor |
without compensation except for actual |
expenses. Their salary is be $500 per an |
mum, payable monthly by the city of Viii |
mington. They may be removed by the |
Governor upon petition by the attorney
general.
The bill to extend for six years the time
allotted the road commissioners of Red Lion
hundred for redeeming loan of 100000
has passed the House.
Representative Walker has been on the
sick list and for several days was kept
away from the sessions of the House. He
is now able to be out
The people not yet having surrendered
enough of their liberty to government by
commissions, Representative Ball on We'd
nesday introduced a bill to promote the
horticultural interests of the state. 1t pro-
vides for state board of horticulture to
be composed of the three vice-presidents
of the Peninsula Horticultural Society,
one of whom is from each county of the .
state. his board is to recommend a per-
son for horticultural commissioner, who ,
is to be appointed by the governor. The
has authority to appoint de- |
puties and an inspection of peach orchards l
each year and have power to condemn dis !
eased trees and order their removal. If i
an owner refuses to pull out such tree he 1
is liable to fine of from $40 to 500. An q
owner has the right to appeal from the
commissioner to the board and they shall
appoint three experts to look into the j.,
matter.
The Senate has passed the House bill
religious societies to increase the F
number of their trustees at will.
The Senate killed OH Tuesday an act re- q
5ulating the sale of intoxicating liquors to II
minors and habitual drunkards. 1t made v
It unlawful for any person to procure for 9
and sell, give away or dispense any intox- .
eating liquors to minor or a habitual q
and whoever shall do so shall be
leemed guilty of misdemeanor, and R
lpon conviction thereof, before the judge y
If the municipal court of the city of y y
Wilmington, or before any justice of the d
'eace of the State of Delaware, shall et
orfeit and pay fine of not less than $50 sc
Tor more than $50, together with - -
he costs, in each and every case, and the c(
aid judge of the municipal court
# the city of Wilmington, or justice of
he peace, shall have exclusive Jurisdiction al
March 18th has been fixed as the g
INIT for receiving new business The q,
members are very weary of the session, but m
is not improbable the first of May will cf
ind them still in session. fr
The Senate on Saturday reconsidered the ". y.
ge of consent bill which had passed at n,
8 years, and after referring to committee. hs
xed the age at 16. &C
The senatorial situation can best be de- h1
cribed in the language of an old Sus- on
ex friend, who was wont to say of sim. IN
ar affairs: "if there is any difference it -
J about the same" The seventy-seventh
allot was taken yesterday. The interest ~ ~
utside the State increases as the close of ~
1e session draws near, and especially since "
ne "deadlocks" elsewhere have been W
roken. A copy of the following circular " wy
'tter was sent every Republican member w
lis week: 9"
New YORK, Feb 28th, 1895.-DEAR SIR; ~
We are sorry to see that the deadlock still In
,ntinues regarding the election of United ms
tates Senator. The whole country is in. ho
crested in seeing protection Senator re-
lrned by your Legislature. sp
There is perhaps no State in the Union Of
here We have done more thorough and DO
vstematic work than Delaware, and it he
i'll be calamity to see your victory and or
le favorable results of your work and our 0n
ork amount TO nothing.
We earnestly urge that you will return