Evening journal., 1895-03-23

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ful prosecution of its business, and for
sll the purposes aforesaid, and the
company may make such contracts and
enter into such agreements as. In the
judgment Of it's officers and agents, may
be necessary and proper The bll de-
clares the supplement TO be public act.
which provision will undoubtedly be
stricken ont.
The Twelve-NIiIe Line.
Senator Moore introduced the bill to
incorporate the Bethel, Laurel and
SharptOwn Telephone Company. 1t is
proposed to operate a line about twelve
miles long for the private convenience OF
the incorporators, wbo have interests In
the three towns They are Governor
Joshua H. Mavil, Senator John M. O
Moore. William Thomas Moore, George
g. Phillips and Andrew Horaey.
Thatcher Improvement Company.
There Is In the Senate a bill to incor.
porate the Thatcher Improvement
Company 1t was introduced by Senator
Pyle. The incorpoTatora are Aubrey
Thatcher, Sarah h Thatcher and
William s. Hilles The capital stock
shall not exceed $100. 600 aud the bill
provides that the value OF the real estate
and personal property shall not exceed
$3.50, 1000.
During Absence or Illness.
Senator Pyle introduced a bill provid-
Ing that during the Illness or absence
from bis county OF any associate iudga
the powers and duties required by any
statute of this state to be performed by
him in relation to the discharge Of
prisoners and convicts under section 10
chapter 1873, Of tho Revised Code; to
issue all fractional liquor licenses; the ap
proyal OF, the assignment OF liquor licenses
or proceedings for the condemnation
of property to be taken or applied to any
municipal or other public use. may be as
fully and effsctuslly exercised and per-
formed In all respects by the chief
justice or any other associate Judge Of
this state A similar bill was introduced
in the House by Representative Pyle
several weeks ago.
Had 3 Very Close CAN.
The House bill authorizing the poy-
ernor to appoint an additional Justice OF
the peace and notary public for Indian
River hundred, came within an ace OF
turning up It's toes and croaking on first
reading Ia the Senate yesterday. I'm
mediately after Reading Clerk Springer
said his little piece Mr.. Records moved
that further consideration of the bill be-
indefinitely postponed He said he
thought 1t bill to make Job for some
man In his opinion there we're Justices
OF the peace enough In Sussex aud II q
Republican wanted job be should wait
until the term Of one Of the present in
cumhents had expired.
Senators Pierce and Handy urged him
to withdraw his motion and allow the
bill to 60 TO committee the former
assuring him that he would Ia the
meantime inquire into the matter and
see whether or not the people really need
the officer or whether the bill was drawn
for the benefit Of man wanting a lob
TO this Senator Records consented, and
withdrew his motion.
The House Repsnted.
The senators want to get through with
their legislative work and 20 home.
Some days ago the two Houses adopted a
resolution shutting out all new business
after March 25 The House repented of
its hasty action yesterday and adopted q
Joint resolution extending the time to
April 5 and provided that bill might be
introduced after that time If a genuine
notice had been given before The reso
luton shut out fictitious notices 1t was
carried over to the Senate by Clerk
Hastings and called up by Mr. Handy for
concurrence. Mr.. Records objected say
ing that the 25sh Of March had not yet
arrived and ell the business might be In
BY that time. He thought that the reso
luton had better be held up until the
Senate could see whether the business
could be got in by Monday.
Mr., Handy said that be was ready to
go home at any time. His idea in calling
up the resolution was to get the ssnse Of
the senate
On motion Of Mr.. Records the matter
was laid over until Monday morning.
Several Restrictive Amendments.
There were ten or twelve amendments
to the Senate bill incorporating the
International Manufacturing Company
which passed the Senate yesterday after.
noon They were, in the main, minor
restrictions, although the capital stock
was decreased to $25 600
The Boys Are Safe.
The Senate has raised the age of con-
sent to Is years, and included bogs In the
bill making it misdemeanor for anyone
to harbor or use q minor under Is years
Of age for immoral purposes. It was an
amended House bill and will now 20 back
to the lower branch for concurrence.
Poor Bunny Of SUSSEX.
The Sussex county rabbit will feel
slighted when It hears OF this. The
Senate passed the Delaware Game
Protective Associations bill with an
amendment exempting the rabbit OF the
lower county from TIE benefit Of closed
season next Fall The bill, as passed
provides that no partridge, quail.
pheasant or woodcock shall be killed or
had in possession in any part OF the
state before November 10, 1896 and that
no rabbits shall be trapped or shot in
New Castle and Kent counties prior to
that time. The cunning season, which
now opens on November / and closes on
December 81, is changed by the bill to
open two weeks later and close at the
sane time as under the present law.
The House has yet to pass upon the bill.
Local sportsmen say that the provision
regarding woodcook is absurd, as they
are not to be found in Delaware after
November /,
To Knock Out the Police Commission.