Evening journal., 1895-02-23
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress Read BY H. c, Conrad.
THE CONTEST FOB D. s. SENATOR

SENATOR hecofus dets EVEN with senator
Pyle-The Augustine Bridge-No New
Business After March e5-rhe Poiiti-
cal Reform League-state Trsasurer's
Report.
STAFF Correspondence Evening journal.
Dover, Feb. 28 In honor of the
Father OF his Country the General
Assembly only had one session yesterday
and listened to the reading Of parts Of
Washington's farewell address by Henry
G. Conrad. In the afternoon most Of the
members Of both the Senate and the
House left town for their homes, and
the halls Of legislation were practically
deserted last evening.
The day showed nothing new la the
senatorial contest. Senators Pyle and
Records voted for Colonel e L. Martin
representative Daily cast his ballot for
Ambassador Bayard and Ebe w. Tunnel
was the man voted for by Representative
Mustard The Higgins vote was reduced
to seven by reason OF the absence Of SEN
ator Alrichs and Representative Town
send, and Senator Moores continued
absence at the bedside of his sick wife
kept George V. Massey's vote at three
The Wolcott and Addicks men showed
up in fne form.
1t Was Not Referred.
Governor Marvil's communication
relative to the Injunction case arising
from the digging lof Assawoman canal
was read in the Senate yesterday on
motion of Mr. Records 1t was not re
ferred but was left in the hands OF the
clerk.
Qaiz Follows Qaiz.
Senator Records has not yet fully
recovered from the quizzlng administered
by Senator Pyle when he made an ad
verse report on the bill introduced by
Senator Handy relative to the payment Of
costs in criminal cases
Senstor Pyle is chairman of the Sen ate
committee on divorce, position held by
Senator Records two years ago.
Then Senator Records voted for
divorce bills; this session he is voting
against them Heretofore, however he
mas refrained from asking the committee
TO explain the nature of the cases re-
ported fsvorably. Since the quiz on
Wednesday he has changed his tactics
and is endeavorlng to make 1t as un
pleasant for the chairman of the Divorce
Committee as the chairman of the
Divorce Committee made it for the
chairman Of the Committee on Revised
Statutes Yesterday Senator Pyle took
the floor and said
.Mr. Speaker, the committee on divorce
has instructed me to report favorably
Senate bill, No 8 an act to divorce
Georgianna from Jefferson Davis Beltz.
move that it be taken up and read d
third time with the view of passing the
Senate"
Reading Clerk Springer read the bill
Mr.. Records-"Mr Speaker, | think
the Senate can vote more intelligently II
II knows the nature Of the evidence In
the case"
Mr. speaker-"The psge is excused"
Mr.. Pyle-"This is case of non SUP
port and adultery. This woman has
proven to the satisfaction OF the commit
tee that her husband failed to provide for
her, deserted her and Is now living In
open adultery with another woman near
colts station. The petitioner in this
case is a respectable woman. She has
proven her good character and her
husbands bad character by both men and
women who live in the neighborhood OF
Colts station. II the gentleman wants
to know anything more about 1t we have
the testimony and it can be read /"
Mr.. Records-"Mr. Speaker, don't
think that the explanation is specific
enough. ! think the senator can give
us q better understanding Of the case
than that.
Mr.. Pyle-'I have said that we have
the evidence in full, taken from the lips
Of the petitioner and witnesses sum
moned. think that perhaps 1t would
be better for the clerk OF the divorce
committee to read It, "
Speaker Watson nodded to the divorce
clerk, but Senator Records, who did not
want his quiz to carry that far, objected
and allowed the bill to 90 to a vote, cali.
ing for the yeas and nays It was
passed by q vote Of yeas TO nay,
Speaker Watson not voting.
Senator Records also called for the
yeas and nays when the bill divorcing
Margaret E. and George H. Lynch was
called up and passed The charge in
that case was extreme cruelty.
Want to Make Bitters.
Senator Pyle introduced the act tc
incorporate the International Manu-
fasturing Company. The incorporators
are DR.. Peter Cooper, John NJ. Newell
aud ]. Leonard johnson. all of Whining
ton. They want to manufacture, buy
sell and dispose Of bitters. eyrups
extracts, catsups, sauces, and tonies from
vegetables, fruits. nuts, drugs AND
minerals Capital stock $40 600, with
power to increase to any amount. The
principal Office shall be in Wilmington
who Gan Blame Her.
Representative Pyle has In hand a bill
10 change the nsme OF Mary Ellen Fly L
Mary Ellen Whitaker
From All TO a Majority.
At the present time the law provides
that a school teacher, in order to get hi
salary, must present q warrant signed By
all OF the school commissioners of hii
district Rspresentati Fe Burton has giveI
notice of an act which will provide thai
the warrant shall be good II signed by
majority Of the commissioners.
"Chsapsr In tho beginning"
The friends Of the proposed schsm'
to do away with st. Augustine bridge IL
St Georges hundred and build rosC
across he marsh from fast land to fss
land, are making an earnest effort Il
secure its passage
1 ttIt will enRt fha countv a Uraat dea