Evening journal., 1895-04-16
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
TIE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE !
Temperance Legislation Rccommitted. !
The Police Observation-Disclosures Dens
OF vloe-sa5o,Ooo for streets and
scwers-rhe Doctors IN Dover-Notes
OF the Capitol.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Power, April l6 The House, after
long debate, yesterday recommitted the
Mississippi Temperance bill. as It is
best known. l. is a bill drawn after the
law now in force ia Mississippi, and
requires that no license TO sell liquor
shall be granted unless the application is
signed by a majorisY OF the voters OF the
election district in which such saloon
would be II licensed
MIR Pyle objected to II because ia his
opinion it was nothing more nor less than
prohibition, and he was not ready 20 vote
for that He said that under the bin
before the House. If he owned 100 prop
critics IN 100 different election districts
he would have 100 votes for or against
license while somebody more interested
would nave tut Ohe
afr Jolls said that in some election
districts there were / 900 voters and In
others only 100 The bill waa emnently
inequitable In that respect
That i majority Of the people should
rnle Ia all cases was the Democratic
utterance OF Representative DAILY, who
was ia favor OF the bill
Mr. Sypherd moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed,
Mr. Daily made q mistake and said that
the motion was out Of order When
/ called to accouDt for It he said that he
meant 10 say that the bill should not be
/ indefinitely postponed II the House did
not like tbat paTtloulac feature Of it IL
should recommend the bin FOR amend
nent
Mr. Walker suggested an amendment
requiring the signatures Of twenty five
! psr cent Of the taxpayers instead Of a
mrjority Of them
Mr. Wilson. who had the bill in charge,
asked that it be reoommitted for amend
ment, and the House acceded to his re.
quest.
Bridges or vladuots.
The bill to allow the Street and Sewer
| Directors of Wilmington, to erect over
4
and Railroad avenue and Pennsy ivania
avenue aud Union street passed the
House,
Before the Trial Begins
The House bill to amend section 10
chapter 107, OF the Revised Code, passed
the lower branch It gives htigants In
court access, prior to trial, to books and
papers TO Do put in evidence aeretofoIe
examination has been restricted to after
they were placed in evidences.
Republican Control Anyhow.
The House is very modest in It's De
mands upon the Senate relative to tie
control of the police departments Of
Wilmington Early in the session an
elaborate bill was sent here and intro
duced II was designed TO give this
Republicans control Of the department
When this bill was reported yesterday
II was shorn OF nearly al OF its length
and much of It's glory An afler the
enaeting clause Was stricken out and al
amendmentto the present law substi-
tuted This amendment transfers fron
the resident judge to the mayor tht
power Of appointing the police commits.
sioners as their terms expire THIS lee
means Republican CONTROL as TIA,
Republicans have for many years, With
one exception, elected the mayor.
Against Dens Of vice.
The House passed the Law aud Orde
Society bin 10 relation to houses Of III
fame and assignatlon 1t was introduced
by Representative Wilson several week.
ago and had been held up In committe
for long while L. provides that an,
person who keeps a house OF til fame 0
assiPnRtiOn, or who rents property TO b
used for such purposes, shall be deeme
guilty of misdemeanor, and, for th
FIRST oifense shall upon conviction, pay
fine of not less than 500 nor more tina
$500. For the second aud each succeed
I ing oifsnse, q fine OF not less than $50
! nor more than $500 or ona years IN
| priaonment, or both in the discretion 0
4 the court
! The last section provides that If
landlord unwittiugly rents q house fC
such purpose he shall have the right
forcibly enter his house ana sisct th
persons who are putting Il TO an uulaw
. ful use.
a BIns FavoraDly Reported
z Quite number Of bills were repofte
9 fayorably ia the House yesterday afte
( noon. They were SIS follows.
2 TO allow the vacation Of Brobson
4 lane in Wilmington
+ substitute for The bill maxim
4 Saturdays half holidays for bsukiu
y houses and trust companies The origin
p BIN provided that notes and other pap
Z falling dine on Saturday should be pa
able Oh Friday The substitute max
z them paysbe on Monday. giving q
q debtor tho benefit of the day
n An act to abandon days Of grace {
o negotiable paper.
y House substitute for the Senate b
dividing WilAington into three asses
ment districts for county purposes II
House committed did not thipk the lin
laid doRa by the senate were sufficient
clear q prevent future complications
Fsr Equitable Liquidation
u Representative Moore introduced b
y ia relation TO insolvent debtors u is
\ voluminous msasure Toe main prov
y sion s that when man Is insoivent
4 may present petition 70 the court siyii
= list Of hrs credisors, wi b the sever
amounts Que. aud OF his assets u
- the court shall thereupon appoint ter
pnrery trustee BE shall call q meetiu