Evening journal., 1895-04-06
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

LIN UIhA w nOOoh AMI 66N a 70
The Wilmington and Brandy wine Springs
Electric Railway Bill Passes the House.
House Passes the Bin to Allow Advanced
Rural Pupils to Attend Town Schools.
Legislative Notes.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER April 8 The House substitute
for the Senate supplement to the charter
Of the Wilmington and Brandy wine
Springs Railway Company passed the
House yesterday afternoon, only three
negative votes being recorded against 1t
They were those Of Representative
Mustard, of Duck Creek hundred; Repre-
sentative Daily, Of West Dover hundred,
aud Representative Moore, OF George
town hundred. Their statement OF the
reason for their negative action was
that the other members refused to hold
back the final vote for one day until they
could have an opportunity to scquaint
themselv YES with the provisions Of the
substitute.
The matter had been gradually draw
Ing to head for several days Richard
w. Crook and DR. L II. Ball reached
Dover yesterday forenoon and imme
diately set to work to bring it TO a yots
They gathered together the members OF
the H.use Committee on Private Corpo
Irstions and were closeted with them for
nearly two hours, explaining away their
objections and induoing them to rein-
quish the amendments which had been
sent TO Dover under the auspices Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company. The
discussion waxed so warm at one time
that Mr.. Brown, of the committee, left
the room
Finally the committee agreed to report
It in practically the following shape
The company to have the right to build
and operate a line from Hockessin to
Wilmington, via Brandywine Springs, In
Greenville avenue and Sixth street, tc
French or Walnut, and down either OF
those streets to the north side OF Fourth
At the terminus q depot must be built
and the cars be run into 1t and not
allowed to stand in the street for any
length of time No steam road must b.
crossed at grade, and the time for tn,
completion Of the road to be extended
The committee made Its report as
House amendment and the question i'm
mediRtely arose as to whether it thoulC
be an amendment or a substitute Aftel
great deal of talk it was decided itha
IL should be the latter, and on motion o
Mr. Sypheid, seconded by Mr.. Daily, thi
bill was recommitted The committel
lost no time, but Immediately assembled
and changed the report to one OF sub
stitute. For second time 1t was re
ported, ard then began the fight for tim,
!, on the part Of Messra. Mustard DAILY en-,
Moore. Their efforts were unavailinl
and they were voted down withou
ceremony.
TO day the bill will be taken to th
: Senate for concurrence
For the Rural Pupils.
! The House, after q spirited debate
r passed the House bill allowing ad
r vsnced rural pupils TO attend tow
. schools, the towns to be remunerRtet
s from the school fund on the basis OF ST.
year for each pupil so taken for in
l ftruction When town schools are full
| Of town pupils, the rural pupils are no
. to be allowed to Gro wd them out Before
8 the vote was taken Mr. DAILY made {
D short speech In favor of the bill
Mr.. Pyle opposed 1t on the ground tina
the money should be paid by tae parents
and not out OF the school fluid
That 1t W ould bond every town in tn
. state was the way In which Mr.. Mustsr
expressed It
n Messrs Sypherd and Moore also spok
sgainst It, and both arose at ores an
!. called for the yeas and nays The bi
,e psssed the House by a vote OF IL to
. During the afternoon the vote b
!, which 1t passed was reconsIdered 81
s further action deferred until to day 0
g motion of Mr Dsly, who said that b
wanted Mr.. Watson, friend Of the bill
q to be present when the vote was takei
,t The motion TO reconsider was made
ID Mr. Burton. who asked that the journi
r record of the vote on the bill be COZ
l. rscted, as it credited him with votiu
b yea whereas be voted nay. Mr. Dav
re made the same complaint II was d
lie oded that the iourasl could not
corrected and reconsideration followe
N The bill will probably be killed to day.
d Relating to Newark Dogs.
7 An act amendasory to the charter
:. Newark was introduced by Represent
% tive Walker. II strikes out the follol
ing words IN section 81 Of chapter IL
Of volume 16.
ANY keeper or owner OF male dol
ne shall be taxed 80 cents for each male d,
q kept or owned by him, and any keeper
~ owner of female dogs shall be taxed
y for each female dog kept or owned
70 him. provided said keeper or own
~ resides within said town
y This Is supplied by the addition OF
20 provision to section IA which empowe
g council TO require the payment OF a to
es and states that no dog shall be person
n' property unless registered In accordsn
with the ordinance.
II WanU to Engage ia Building.
70 Representative Pyle introduced g b
to incorporate the Wilmington Buildil
Company Capital stock, $50. 900 T
lncorporstors are Philemma Chandll
ed Charles +. Sherbourne, Jeremi
he Mshoney, Charles Gray aud Willis
Of Taylor. They propose to engage
alf general building operations.
on DAILY wants an Investigation.
ls Complaint has been made that {
'ss text books furnished for the pub
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