Evening journal., 1895-02-18
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover on Saturday.
THE FORTY-N1NTH BALLOT TAKEN
No Oh snRe Looked for In the Near Future.
The Age OF Consent-LandIord and Ten
ant-Ths State Senate Contested Seats
Legislative Notes.


staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb Is The latest beneficiary
Of the complimentary fad Of certain 81
the Democratic members Of the General
Assembly is Congressman John w
CAusey. DR.. Nathan Pratt will probably
bs the next, and there is no telling where
It will end A maiority Of the Democratic
members are opposed to these compliment.
airy proceedings and James L Wocott
shows a majority all the way through
There is no change on the Republican
side and no exchange Of compliments
The Republican members mean business
but are doing 1t III different lines, that is
all.
Two ballots were taken on Saturday.
making forsy-nine In all. The personnel
Of the vote was as follows.
Higgins-B Burton, Jolls, Pyle, Town.
send, Walker, Wilson'S On second
ballot 1t was increased to seven by return
of Money.
Addicks-Ball. Brown, Moore and
Robbins
MAssey-Moors. Pierce, Fleming, Mo
| Mullen-4
wolcott j Harrington, Watson, Davis,
Killen, Sypherd-5.
Oausey-Fenimore, Pyle, Records, Daily
IA.
PSlred-Alrichs and Morgan.
Absent-HsnbV, Mustard, Reybold and
| Representative Watson.
It is not believed that there will be any
break Of the deadlock for several weeks
on the Age Of Consent.
Aaron Nj. Powell, Of New York, wants
to address the General Assembly on the
matter of raising the age of consent from
Is TO is years Colonel Samuel A. Mac
allister wrote to Speaker Watson asking
that the date be fixed for February 81 At
I130 p m Both houses agreed to 1t and
the colonel was Immediately notified.
On writs of Certiorarl.
Representative Walker gave notice Of
an act 10 amend the act to revise aud
consolidate the statutes pertaining to the
city of Wilmington The bill will pro
vide that, when a case is carried from
the Municipal Court to the Superior
Court, 1t shall be heard upon the record
Of the court below, thereby doing away
with the filing Of declarations and
answers as though it were an original
Superior Court case.
Little Short of Cash.
Two years ago the General Assembly
authorized the town of Odessa to borrow
81 900 for the purpose of building 1
school house The loan fell short ius
$400 and Representative Jolls Will intro
duee bill to amend section 5, chapte
l6l1 volume 10, which will increase th
loan to s2.400
For the Peoples Inform alton.
The House ordered Clerk Hastings :
have printed 300 copies Of the act ii
relation to allowing rural pupils to &
into town schools, the town to be pal,
$50 from the school fund for each pupi
, so admitted. like number Of copies o
! the act regulating assignments for tn
benefit of creditors was also ordered
printed.
The Supplies Paid For.
The Senate concurred In the Hous
/. Joint resolution spproprlsting 1904 30 t
Clarke g. Mcdaniel for stationsr,
furnished to the General Assembly. Th
supplies were made by contract thi
!, session.
Landlord and Tenant.
a An act to amend chapter 100, sectio
/. 21, of the Revised Code will be intrC
!. duced by Representative Pyle Tn
4 amendment provides that 'the distres
!. of rent shall be legal If made at any tim
1 during the twenty four hours OF
. secular day 1t adds q section whie
j provides that "sny tenant who sha
d fail to pay his rent for a spaS
d Of fifteen days after the San
shall be due, may be dispossessed Of I'll
htuse and premises after rsceivin
fifteen days notice in writing from tt
q owner or agent In the same manner
+ provided for In the case Of 'tenaI
"a holding over, in ch apter 10l, section II
, Of the Revised Code, but in case Of failul
Of this proceeding this said tenant shs
!, not be held liable to distress for sa
rent. This section shall apply only
the city Of Wilmington"
" Mr. Pyle says that he thinks that II
Is good thing for Wilmington 1t is ju
J" IS good for the entire state.
N Council may Fix the Salary.
Representative Brown will introdu
= an act TO amend the charter OF the TOW
"a Of. Seaford. 1t will allow the Tow
!, Council to fix the salary Of the secrsta
and treasurer of the Board OF Wat
b Com missioners.
"a Closed Season for '85.
In Senator Pierce gave notice OF an a
a for the preservation OF game in this stat
r 1t will prohibit the killing Of quail aI
rabbits next Fall and Winter because
le the depletion OF their numbers by starv
tion, tine present heavy snow keepiI
them from their feeding grounds.
ParvIs's Brother Killed.
Us Senate Enrolling Clerk William
IN Parvis went to Philadelphia on Saturd
Id to attend the funeral of his brother W
as was killed by Reading railroad trai
&c The family has been singularly unfort
To nate. The enrolling clerk, who W
g. formerly q railio Dad man, had his al
r badly crushed, brother had his leg RI
over and the chapter ends with the ki
ing of the third brother, who was
conductor.
~ The Contest Is Tagging.
IA The session is month and hi
oh gone and the Senate COMMITTEES
of Elections has done nothing In the matt
q. Of the contest against, ,5sBators Moore a
be Pierce. Republicans. Of Sussex, by "
"a. liam II. Stevens and Edward d Hsarr
aff their Democratic opponsnts at the il
election, This indicates that the t
Republicans are not to be unseated, a