Evening journal., 1895-02-02
and few women OF Wilmington. That
Ia all VIC haaw of-avarv coul

When you begin to reconstruct that old
Court House, IL ever you can get IT,
because the people of New Castle prize
those old buildings and are very slow TO
give them up, you will find that 1t will be
very costly, and you will still have the
prisoners on your hands, with nothing to |
do but transport stone, bny stone, or
quarry stone, with all the expenses OF |
transportation that you now have This
Ball tramp law entailsd an expense of
81 900 year more than 1t came to. The
idea Of this measure WAS just this. to fix /
that workhouse right at the threshold of |
some quarry and keep the prisoners right |
there |, for one, shall vote against the /
repeal of hat law to-day II the Levy /
Court is determined TO go ahesd and buy |
this quarry / will vote for the measure |
on Monday"
Mr.. Alrichs agreed aud final action on |
the part of tue committee of the whole |
was deferred until II 80 o'clock on Mon |
day.
The Senate then resuned It's sitting
and Chairman Pyle reported progress.
The Vote Is sunhoient.
The special joipt committee appointed
TO ascertain whether the vote cast FOR
constituti nal convention was sufficient
TO justify the General Assembly ia pass
ing m, asurss providing for ths hol1ing
of a convention, made an Affirmative
report In both houses The report
showed that % SAC votes were cast for
convention and 2 285 votes sgAinst IL,
the vote in the Affirmative being
majority of the total vote cast for Con-
greasmRn at esch of the last four elee-
tions, as the following figures will show
lsss, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sa70
leeu. ~, -
lo9z, ot1to
Iu 1894 the total vote pollsd for Con-
gressmRn was 3s 941
The report WAS adopted and convention
legislation will follow.
The Benah supply Company.
Representative w walker introduced the
bill to incorporate the Bsllah Supply
Company The lncorporAtors are Thomas
Bellah, Wilbur Palmer and William H.
Gibson The capital stock is $4,000
with power to increase 1t to $4,000.
Mr. Walker Objected.
Action on the House bill providing q
training school for school teachers has
been postponed until February 8 It
was reported favorably in the House
yesterday and would have been put on its
passage but for the objection Of Repre-
sentative Walker who wanted time TO
become better acquainted with it's pro.
visions.
Wants Evasion Stopped.
Joseph Davidson, Of Wilmington,
wants the present bogus sale law not
only amended so as To exte I'd it's opera
tions to all parts of the state but also "a
1 ,..,va r-nva~a1 f,t tfa a.
what constitutes bogus sale. "a
present the law is evaded 10 the detri.
ment Of resident merchants by assignee
and closing out" sales.
The Substitute Oyster Bill.
The substitute oyster bill to protect
the bivalves Of Mispillion and Broadkilr
rivers, and Broadkiln sound is now IL
the hands Of Senator Pierce. 1t prevents
persons from catching them 70 sell FOL
planting purposes, and prevents them
from catching them and selling them tt
} persons for planting purposes. Anybody
can catch FIVE bushels for his own use
but not for sale outside the state
An effort WAS made 10 put II through
the House under suspension OF rules, bu
, Representative DAILY objected and it ha'
. TO go over.
Changes in Text BOOKS
The act changing the time OF tn
meeting Of the State Board of Education
for the purpose Of deciding upon certain
text books was introduced by Repr ssents
Z tive Ball. It provides that hereafter tn
day Of the masting Of the State Board o
EducGsion, to be held every Eve years 70
the purpose of deciding what change
shall be made In the text books to
used In the free schools of this state a
: provided for by chapter 4i6. volume II
Laws of Delaware shall be the frs
Tuesday of August instead OF the secon
8 Tuesday Of July as therein prescribed
4 For Extension and Additional Privileges
v Senator Handy gave notice Of bill I
q amend the charter OF She Chester an
q Wilmington Electric Railway Company
passed last session IL will ask for a
' extension Of time and addition
d privileges. but has not Jet been placed
y | tAe senator's hands.
q Favors COIorsd Institutes.
Representative DAILY Is the friend I
"a everything which sm4cks OF education
y reform, and many Of the measures II
20 troduced for the bstterment OF the publ
school system are due to his indefatigab
= energy.
His latest move is in behalf OF an a
E, propriation for Institutes for colors
"a teachers, and q resolution which he hl
az introduced in the House and which hl
Is been adopted, appropriates $500 for thi
er purpose, $l0O for 1895 and a like su
I" for next year
Mayors Governmental scheme.
y Mayor Shortlidge visited Dover yeste
~ day and, as a result OF his co ling, Re
- resentative Pyle gave notics Of an act (
= a new system Of government for Wi
y, mington The mayor has not yet draw
IN N the bill setting forth his Ideas Of prop
st a. form OF government for Delswars
metropolis, but he has been In corr
I. spondence with the executive heads
~ the leading cities Of the country and b
ss received q number of letters giving hi
s az what he regards as excellent ideas.
=, proposes to give Wilmington home rule
~ The main outlines OF his government
no scheme are as follows:
10 To abolish the present Police Comm
y sion and elect two members, one frC
~ north of Sixth street and one from sou
of Sixth street; or one from east
Market street and one from west
idh kF.~bak ofroat This xgould fnaufQ a