Evening journal., 1895-03-13


and has got them in pretty good condi-
tion l don't know why il doesn't ask
for sc. 600 from the county as It's share Of
the expense II they got 81, 900 year
from the public 1t would pay the interest
on the outlay and the company would be
under no expense at all.
"rhe company has no more right to
ask for this money to fence out the
water, than l have to ask for 1t to keep
up fence on my farm Not a particle
This bank encloses 999 acres under the
original charter It s. l understand, cut
down now to about $50 acres by reason OF
the railroad going through 1t The
owners have put up about $12 600 worth
OF mud fences and come here to get the
county and city to pay for 1t by general
taxation
They claim they pay so much county
tax; but doesn't the farmer pay county
tax on his land2 They say they get no
benefit Don't they get the benefit Of
the courts and other projections thrown
around other property Now they want
us to tax the poor man, who goes to his
daily labor, for the benefit OF gentlemen
who are all in good circumstances.
move the indefinite postponement OF the
bill "
Mr.. Pyle II second the notion"
Mr.. Recurds-"How does the other
member from New Castle Mr. Alrlohs)
stand on this question: He is absent and
for one do not want to take advantage
Of bis absence "
Mr, Hanby-"I don't think he will vote
for this bill II doesn't come from that
part Of the country. His friends are
down below. | don't know whether he
has any relatives there, and have an
idea that he will vote against the bill |
hope you will all vote against this
last one along the water front, for we
shall have some bad ones to come from
inland"
The vote was then taken and the bill
killed
The Vote Not Counted.
Senator Fenimore's bill regulating the
sale Of intoxicating lliquor, recommittsd
In the Senate yesterday morning, was
reported with an amendment yesterday
afternoon The amendment was adopted
but the bill was lost BY what Speaker
Watson declared to be a tie vote
although Senator Pyle says he voted for
it, which vote, IL counted, would have
carried 1t through.
The bill, as amended, made It q misde
meanor for any person to sell or give to
| or procure for any hahitual drunkard or
minor any intoxicating liquor The
penalty provided for infraction Of Law
was fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $50, ard, In default Of payment
imprisonment for not less than thirty
days nor more than six months. The
judge OF the Municipal Court. OF VIII
mington, and justices OF the peace were
given exclusive and fnsl jurisdiction.
Mr.. Handy attacked IT., not because he
was opposed to the principles involved,
but because be was opposed to placing a
man at the mercy of justice of the
peace, with no right to appeal to higher
court and to have a trial by jury
Mr. Fenimore explained that appeals
would only double up the COSTS, but Mr..
/ Handy was not satisfied. When the vote
was taken Messrs Fenimore, Records
and Moore voted for 1t, and Messrs
Handy. Pierce and Mr.. Speaker against IT,
The bill was declared to be lost AS ssor
as the speaker learned that Mr.. Pyl,
had voted and that the vote had not beer
recognized by the chair he offered "a
move for reconsideration, but the matter
was deferred until this morning.
Passed the Senate.
The following House bills were passed
by the Senate yesterday afternoon: To
divorce William w. and Hettie C. Andrie
to lay out new public road in Mispilior
hundred; to incorporate the Wright and
Son Company and Senate bills to moor
/ porate the Delaware Baptist State Mis-
sion Society and to enable united schoo
districts Nos. Al and $50, Sussex county
to locate site for new school house
and to secure title thereto
Guardianship OF Children.
The House passed the House bill
authorizing the st. Micheel's Day
Nursery and Hospital for Babies tc
assume the guardianship OF any child
under the age Of 10 years when placed il
its custody by any regularly constituted
authority, and giving the Levy Court Of
New Castle county authority to make any
/ appropriation 1t mag see fit, to be applied
to the support OF the institution. Il
was given two readings in the SenAt,
yesterday afternoon
KILLED BY Its Father.
The bill inaugurating in Sussex county
the same process of STRENGTHENING and
| widening public roads that Is now II
vogue in Kent county was reported
unIaVorabiy by the House Committee OF
Roads aud Vacant Lands The adverse
report was msde at the instance Of Mr..
Robbins, who introduced II.
Should BE Disintsrested.
Representative Mustard will introdue,
q bill preventing the governor from
sppointing any real estate agent or his
employe q notary public He thinks thu
notary public should be 8 disinteresteC
party to all legal transactions
They Want Relief
Representative Davis gave notice Of al
act authorizing the Superior Court Il
open 8 Judgment of $500 against Josepl
Wallace, William Hszell and John I
Poore, of Kent county Wallace wa
accused Of assault. The court fixed hi
bail at $780, Hszell and Poore went oi
his bond Between terms the prosecut
ing witness died and Wallace left thl
jurisdiction. The attorney general hat
the bond entered up and it is standing
against them to day. They want to b
relieved of 1t.
A Death In Prospect.
The Levy Court OF Kent county ap
pesred before the House Committee on
Judiciary yesterday in opposition to tn
House bill authorizing the prothonotar'