Evening journal., 1895-05-08

times aud referred to the Committee on
Finance.
DId Not suit the Senator.
For awhile yesterday it looked as
though the Senate bill to incorporate the
Cherry Island Improvement Company
would pass that body It was reported
favorably by Chairman Harrington of
the Committee on Private Cor
porations and put ON it's pas age
After 1t bad been read Senator
Pyle asked II it did not carry
with 1t the right to bnilu bridges and
decks That section was re read and
showed that the company was by 1t
authorizs I'd to do such work on its own
premises The senator WAS still not
satisfied, and on his motion the bill was
recommitted until 30 o'clock to-day.
The Mississippi Bin Again.
The Wilson Temperance bill was re-
committed on motion of Representative
Moore 1t was rscommitted the latter
part of last week to be amended as to the
number of signers required for license
Mr. Moore reported 1t again yesterday
afternoon without any further amend
ment Mr. Moore cilled the attention Of
the House to this sin OF omission and
secured the recommittal
Went Back to Committee.
After short debate the House recon
mitted the House bill to sllow the re
corder Of deeds of Kent county TO make
uew indices Mr.. Mustard said that the
old ones could be rebound. IL was dis.
covered by Mr.. Jolls that the bill pro-
vided that the state treasurer should pay
the bill He Immediately stated
that the expense should be borne
by the county and not by the
state The combined opposition resulted
In the bill being sent back to the com
mittte
Death Of the Ecuador.
The House resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
Ecuador Mining Company bill Visitors
| and reporters were requested to leave
the room and the doors were closed. The
bill had been reported without recon-
mendstion. Representative Moore spoke
against It, He said that there was
evidently something wrong with the bill
None Of the ineorporators were Delawar-
cans and, as far as he knew, no Della
warean was interested in 1t They
claimed that they came here to save a
little money and he said that that was a
very fimsy excuse for corporation with
capitalization Of 81 600 900
Mr.. Jolls said that he knew nothing
wrong concerning either the bill or the
parties behind It.
After other talk OF similar kind the
committee proceeded to pass judgment
upon it, and the verdict was death. The
committee then arose and the House
killed the bill only three members voting
for 1t.
High License Killed.
The House killed Representative Pyle'i
High License bill The following wal
the vote when 1t was called up for pas
sage:
Yea-Messrs Brown. Davis, Moore
Morgan, Pyle, Robbins, Townsend, VIII.
sons
Nay Messrs. Burton. Fleming, Jolls
Killen, Money, Mustard, Rey bold, Sypherd
Walker, Watson, Mr.. Speaker-11.
Absent-Messrs Ball and Daly-2
And the w. 4 N. O. Came Back.
Encouraged by the good fortune of tn
4 | Wilmington and BIandywins Spring
; Railway Company, the Wilmington an
New Castle Railway Compsry is noy
3 asking for additional legislation. UIde
y | the title Of an act for the better pro
8 lection Of the public Rspresen entativ
. Moore introduced a bill to enable tb
9 New Castle company to cross railroad
q at grade, over grade or under grade a
the discretion Of the company, cr Of an
company with which 1t mergas, the powe
: Of merger also beiag granted BY the bill
. Kept in Force IN New Castle.
The House during it's afternoon sessio
. passed bills for the relief Of the heirs o
. Robert Graves; to change the name Q
2 Napoleon Trader TO Napoleon WarrinE
ton; to incorporate the Hearn'sa Branc
Ditch Company and substitute for th
bill limiting judgment liens on rei
: estate to ten years, the substitute II
Q lieving Kent and Sussex of the law. bu
!, keeping it in force for New Castl
, county.
2 Not Coxey's Bill.
EARLY In the session some man VIII
believed In good public roads sent bill
v to Dover. It provided that when per
d sons living along public road shoul
II decide to maintain one mile of it them
a selves they might do so. sppoint a
agent and the road tsxas Of ali person
living slong the mile line should
te placed in the hands of the agent an
d. expended upon that particular piece
y road 1t was called up Ia the aous
q. / yesterday hpJu lAF bOilo 30
ii that It was not q good bill, the Hpus
Is killed It,
y In Very Bad sbspe.
The Phce lix Fire Clwpsny, OF Wi
Il mington. will not give vote Of thsnl
Il to preventative Pyle Hs said riel
X along that he would kin Senator Handy
Il bill gs soon AS he could do so after
10 reached the House, and he has keep h
% word At his instance the House ye
x tsrday put it on the indefinitely pos
ry poned list
r EHr. johnson Against II.
John G Johnson, the principal stool
Il holder ia the johnson Forge C1mpan
in OF Wilmington. Is opposed to the amen
Sc me to the charter of thsf conpai
k which Is now before the House :
or thugs that It's passage would affect b
8 investment Now the company only b
ct the charter tight to forge iron. Some