Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09

Castle county. The bill provides for the
laying of an additional tax, to the amount
Of 1000, while, it is suspected, the inhabi-
tants of the district desire to negotiate
loan instead
The House recommitted the House bill
for the relief of School district No. AZ, New
Castle county.
Senator Handy introduced an act to in
corporate the Wilmington Claymont
Electric Railway Co. 1t desires to con-
struet and operate a railway extending
from point on the line dividing Della
ware and Pennsylvania 10 the Wilmington
city line. Its incorporators are Robert }.
Hanby, Amor g. Forwood, DR.. Peter
Cooper, William II. Bird, DIR. John q.
Fahey, William G, Lodge, James G. shaw.
Harry Z. Shields. james Il, Pattison and
Harry Stoeckle and its capital stock is to
be 100000, with power to increase to an
unlimited amount. Its principal office IS
10 be in Wilmington. The charter contains
merger clause. Work on the railway
must commence in six months and the
line must be completed in TWO years
Senator Handy introduced an act TO in
corporate the Cherry Island improvement
Go. Its incorporaturs are William LaWtOn,
George II. Mccall, ]. Atwood Weldin,
Charles w. Talley, John b. Martin, Isaac |
| S. Elliott and Thomas j. Talley and its |
capital stock is to be not less than $4,000 |
nor more than S25000U. 1t is authorized |
| to erect on its own premises houses, |
buildings, improvements mills, manufac-
tories, machine shops, docks, wharves,
bridges and piers, and to rent and lease the
| same.
declaring that person shall not be elected
or appointed to certain offices for more
| than three successive terms. II IS dupll-
cate of q bill which was killed by the
House few days ago by an uncomforta-
bly, close vote.
House bill to divide Red Lion hundred
into three election districts. go,
The vote OH the oleomargarine bill was
as follows:
No-Senators Handy, Harrington, Pierce
and Pyle-4.
Yes-Senators Alrichs, Fenimore and
Moore and Speaker Pro Tenn Records.
The Senate defeated by party vote the
House bill to repeal the delinquent TAX
laws of Kent and Sussex counties.
A large delegation of Sussex countlans
was given hearing in the Senate chamber
during the afternoon respecting the bill
making the live stock law affecting several
hundreds in Sussex applicable to the whole
county. Champions and opponents OF the
bill exchanged hot shots" and some OF
the speakers frequently indulged in per.
sonalities and even used 'cuss words.
The uproar finally became so great the
House adjourned and its members went
over to the ''circus."
The Senate gave audience to large dele
CATION in advocacy of the State Workhouse
bill. Speeches in behalf of the measure
were made by Chief Justice Lore Deputy
Attorney General Giles, United States Dis
trCt Attorney Nandegrift, William Law
| ton and Manlove Hayes.
Mr.. Lawton said he would approve OF
. the bill il it were amended. He asserted
| 4I,1 Ia de Nfa m an
! sell far below goods made in the regular
/, way. If the goods to be manufactured IN
the penitentiary are to be put on the
4 market at market rates he would oppose
! the bill. Otherwise he would approve ol
it. He suggested that the bill be amended
: SO that the penitentiary products will have
to be stamped ''prison made"
: Chief Justice Lore said mark them"
All the speeches were brief, but convinc
0 ing. "
: Down, May 4.-The 131st ballot fo
IS United States senator, taken by the Legis
l. lature to-day, showed no change. resulting
as follows:
10 THE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For Higgins--Senator Alrichs and Rep
resentatives lolls, Pyle. Reybold, Wake
and Wilson-6.
o For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep
V. resentatiyes Bail, Brown, Money, Moor
l. and Robbins-6.
For Massey-Senators Moore and Pierce
ie Speaker MGMullen and Representative
Burton Fleming and Townsend-6.
Sc For acknowledgements Morgal
h II.
d. For Edward Ridgey-Speaker Pro Ten
lie Records, Senators Fenimore, Harringto
Us and Pyle and Representatives Daily, Davis
ne Killen Srpherd and Watson-9
IN For Ebe w. Tunnell-Representatiy
ie Mustard-l.
~, A hr,,,. c,naol-on lVntson
of On motion of Senator Pyle the tw
tn houses separated until noon on Monday.
X DOVER May 4.-Effort was made to-da
le to prolong the legislative session. Repre-
~ sentative Moore introduced u joint resolt
~ ton extending the time for final adjourn
IN IN ment until Saturday. May 18th, at
~ ~ o'clock. Representative Walker move
" that the resolution be indefinitely post
y. poned The resolution having been oh
~ lected to, it, in accordance with a Hous
ys rule, had to go over. 1t will be called Il
ol Monday, when Representative Walker
ses probably, will renew his moion. Man
~ sns legislators are opposed, topostponlns To
'ee date for adiourning sine die and II IL
~ postponed it likely will be only for te'
40" 40 days.
W W The House this afternoon broke the reC
~ ord of the legislative term. 1t was III Sc
m lor sion for an hour after dinner and thereb
20 30 obtained the distinctiont of holding III
N '"r first Saturday afternoon session OF th
- - term.
on The Senate passed the Senate bill regl
"' lating dealers in secondhand goods. II
- provisions are as follows Amy person
W 'Weu the CITY of WILMINGTON who shall buy
az ~; receive amy scrap iron, brass lead, coppI
-, ~ or other metal, or combination of metal
~ or OF clothing, from Any minor, or troi
~ ~, any person deemed ulider any law of tn
,i ,9' State to be a vagrant or tramp or frol
H. any intoxicated p1rbon, or from an
VIC VIC person known to Mcpherson buying or r
~, ehV ceiying to be an hgDitual drunkard,
~ from any person known to the persC
oiii buying or receiynI to have been COZ
victed in either of the counties of th
use State of larceny, of breaking aud enterin
ing a house or store in he night time or in Il
day time with inteJt to commit larceny
md ofrobbery shall be deemed guilty of q misd
the meanor and upon conviction thereof sha
be lined not more Than $500. and in defau
hal of the payment bf the tine shall be II
not prisoned for not iiore than one year, pr
soF- vided that the provisions of the act shi
not apply to pqreut OF MINOR, or Al
'uld one in the relation of parent, receivil
e 10 any of the goods and chattels herein z
tute scribed from suIl minor: persons carryi
and on in the city of Wilmington the busine
be oF buving and rhcei wing goods as describe
or of buying and receiving secend-ha
tute goods, shall permit the chief of police p
sonally, or any police officer of the city,
'son any detective residing i'll the city exhib
cad. ing an order from the chief OF police, sh
oi have free access to his or her goods
chattels within such place of business
the purpose of searching for said got
the and chattels; persons refusing, or
HOW shall conceal or remove goods with the