Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-13
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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additional state license
After It had passed. Senator Records |
discovered that the olll would be OF no
avail as II was revenue bill aud must
originate In the House He will have
copy Of it made and get soAe House
member to introduce H.
The Minors L,sbuitr.
There Is a bin In the hat d Of Senator
Fcnimors for the protection Of liquor
dealers IL was brought here by e r
Cochran Jr, and Is entitled an act TO
regulate the liability OF minors L pro
yides that any minor from II TO 21 years
OF age, who obtains liquor by mlarepre-
senting his age shall be guilty Of q
misdsmeanor snd subject to ine not
exceeding $50 or imprisonment for term
not exceeding three months, or both.
Raised TO sixteen Years.
The Senate passed the House bill con-
corning ofsnses against tho persons OF
individuals Il provides that any
man who laselviously toys with girl 10
years old or less shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and ubject TO a fine Of not
exceeding $500 or imprisoned for term
not exceeding thres years, or both ia the
discretion Of the court. Heretofore the
age has been II years Or under
where are the Creditor?
The House bill to incorporate the
McIsar and Kendall Company came up
smilingly for passage in the Senate
yesterday, but by the time Senator
Handy got through with 1t, all the smile
had left it
The measure was repc rted fsvorably
by Chairman Harrington OF the Commit
tee on Private Corporations. II was read
BY paragraph.
Senator Handy objected to its passage
he said that the firm failed some time
age and he had never seen anything in
the newspapers showing that IL had made
settlement with its creditors Before
no voted on the bill he wanted to be
assured that Il would not result in the
cutting out OF creditors who should be
protected When told that he had voted
for the Samuel J. White Company bill he
acknowledged It. but said that that Was
no reason phy ne should vote for another
like It,
AS result Of the attack the bill was
recommitted to enable the Senate %
ascertain just whore It's passage would
leave the creditors OF the old hrm.
Mrs Bsttine McKean Rogers. OF New
Castle, wants . divorce from her hus
band. William Il Rogers, Jr The
plaintiff Ia a daughter of Colonel Samuel
/ B Davis, and descendant OF Governor
Mexican
Not Less. Than Three Thousand.
The Senate eoncurred ia the House
amendments to the Senate bill to incorpo
rate the Earle Publishing Company. Il
| provided that thu capitol stock should
not be less than So GOO
The "Exc,u.ieo' Bog Rear Again.
Harry Emmons and Philip r. Clarl
were down yesterday endeAvoriug 20 gei
the Senate Committee on Private CORPORA
tious to make favorable report upor
the supplement to the charter Of thi
Wilmington and Brand wine Spring
Railway Company.
They had hearing yesterday morn
Ing.
representative Jolls showed severa
members Of the Senate the origins
chsrter Of the Wilmington City Railws
Company, yesterday He called pRrticu
lar attention to the clause which give
that company the exclusive" right L
construct, maintain and operate q stree
railway within the corporate limits o
the city Of Wilmington The same ple
was aot up tNo years ago, aud resuite,
in the keeping out OF Wilmington OF o.
other electric railways.
A DisoouraeIng Canvass.
The friends Of the House bill grentin
an annual appropriation Of e. 600 to ia
Delaware Stale Agricultural Society hRv
made = canvass Of the House They fin
that nine OF the twenty one member
favor it and twelve a'e opposed TO it.
The Park Purchase Bill.
representative Pyle introduced bill
the fun text Of which has already bee
7 published, authorizing the Park Com
mission Of Wilmington, under o.
1 dinance passed by two thirds OF Cit
Council, to borrow $3.50 900 for th
Improvement OF the public parks and tn
acquisition sof additional land for par
pui poses,
There will undoubtedly be q big fgh
J on it bsfo-e 1t passes the Senate, /
, opposition 10 already cropping out
! The Sewer Rin held UP.
The Senate Committee on Revise
Statutes has held mp f,r further advise
: u ut Senate bin No 80 entitled an a.
s 10 amer d chapter 1875. volume 10. Law
! Of Delaware, entitled an act
! amend chapter 206 olume 10 Laws
! Delaware IL wants the friends ar
] foes Of the bill to express their sent
I ments upon II before final action
/ taken Tbs bill provides that so 2
liens shsll be S ON the front foot Of
\ lot ii the iowusr Of such lot uses su,
sewer, but if be DOES not use it he sha
not pay snytbing. The Law now il for
! compsls the owner or a lot to pay
4 cents per foot front and cent for eve
! square foot Of the aieA
y A Favorable Report.
The House committee will, to-day
u to morrow, make favorabl- report upC
4 Deputy Attorney General CHESS bill
a prevent bets and wageis on the spec
. strength or power OF endurance Of mi
L or beast with spsciRl reference to q
company now doing business in q
& Smith Building, Wilmington
Representative Davis. who has the b
IN hand. has received letter from +
ctiver Of Taxes Johu I nickey sskin
bim 10 either hold The bill OF report
y unfavorably. Mr. Davis, however, is
y favor o. the bill ard will report 1t favo
!, ably.
II Went TO Cummittee,