Evening journal., 1897-02-02
STATE HOUSE CHANGES
Request From an Authoress to
Abolish the Whipping Post.
NOT LIKELY IT WILL BE DONE
JOHN F. sAULsURY's OPINION OF
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvEN-
TIoN--vARIOUs TOPICS DISCUSS
ED BY MEMBERS OF HOUSE AND
SENATE.

SENATE.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 2.--Attorneys who held
up the Dickey end Of the Cheairs-
Dicley contest want to be considered
when the Levy Court makes its allow
ance for the expense Of that memoir
able struggle James w. Ponder, who
was chief of Dickey's counsel came
here and conferred with his associates
and endeavored to convince Chairman
Hazel, of the Committee on Eelec-
tiOns, that the resolution which he Of
fered on Saturday in the Cheairs in
terest should also provide for the
Dickey interest that being the congress
siOnal custom. He cOntended that Mr.
Dickey had the certificate and conse-
quently the prima facia right to the
seat.
Mr. Ponder has placed in the hands Of
Mr.. Hazel a bill for $780, being for the
services Of himself. John b. Pennington
and Alexander NJ. Daley, his colleagues,
on the Dickey side of the case.
STATE HOUSE CHANGES.
Senator Alrichs, chairman of the
joint committee appointed to settle
with John Pyle, William r. Records
II. II. McMullen and John W. Jolls,
the State Library commission, made a
report of settlement to the Senate yes
terday. II showed that OF the $4,000
appropriated for the new building So
9S3.31 had been spent I'm building and
fitting up the State House addition.
The committee recommended that each
on the commissioners be allowed $500
for services performed and that joint
committee be appointed to consider the
necessary changes TO be made in the
arrangements CT the State House inter-
iCr to meet the demands of the other
State Departments. The report was
adopted, as was also a joint resolution
carrying out the recommendations
which il made After dlscharging the
OLD committee Speaker Harrington ap-
pointed Messrs. Alrichs and Meredith
on the new committee. The House
concurred in the resolution, and Speaker
Riggin appointed EliasOn, HAZEL and
Smith on the part of the House
PYLE's BATCH OF NOTICES.
Senator Pyle gave notice of the fol-
lowing bills yesterday afternoon: To
divorce Norman and Mary II. Yeat-
man. Florence and John Russell. Emma
and John l.. Hutton; TO incorporate the
| Citizens Trust and Insurance Com
pany of Wilmington, two of the incor-
porators OF which are George Marshall
and George Maxwell; to amend chap
| ter 81, volume Is, Laws Of Delaware.
which Is the primary election law. The
two bills last named are not yet here
and their scope is not known.
SENATE CLERK CONGRATULATED
Clerk of the Senate Simon Doherty
is wearing the safety-pin and a bland
smile. II is a bouncing boy and came
to swell the ranks of the unterriied
Democracy Of the Tenth ward on Sun
day afternoon. He was warmly con-
graduated by the members when he
entered the Senate Gambler yesterday.
THE MAD DOG SCARE.
A dog belonging to Myra Hobbs was
attacked with rabies at Milford on
Sunday. II got out of the yard and ran
through the streets. biting thirteen
dogs. several Of them being valuable
animals, which were killed yesterday.
! Fortunately no persons get in the way
of the rabid animal.
In this connection it may be well To
y state that Representative Thompson
91yiu introduce a law to tax dogs in
Broadliln hundred, the idea being to gel
rid CT a lot of worthless ours In and
about Milton. The revenue derived from
this source will be applied to the sup
port of the public schools Of the hun
dred.
ROSS is IN OFFICE.
Yesterday State Treasurer Atkins
I IL 20 Of
Treasurer-elect w. M. Ross and Mr.
Ross took formal possession Of the OF
fee. The various funds and depositor
les have already been set forth a
length in these cOlums.
ADAMS TAX BILL IN
Representative Adams introduced il
the Houso his bill taxing mortgages
stocks. bonds and other interest-bear
ing evidences of Indebtedness. II viii
be referred to the special joint com
mittee on taxation.
BALLOT LAW AMENDMENTS.
representative Dukes gave notice o
an act to amend chapter 81, volume l9
being the act to provide for the purit,
Of the ballot. He says that the bill ha
not been drawn and that he canno
tell Just what it will provide. Anothe
. act of which he gave notice will an
thorizc the Levy Court commissioner
OF Sussex county to accept a certai
piece of road in Baltimore hundred.
WORK OF INSTRUCTION.
Mayor Jeneris. Clerk of Council Nor
+ rison and City Engineer Wilson, @
+ Wilmington. went before the Hous
t, Committee on Municipal Corporation
: and cndeavored to explain to the mem
4 bers the scope OF the Dickey bill carry
4 ing The June city election over to No
I vemher of next year. They refused
3 talk for publication. but they doubtles
learned that the bill was not in friendl
hands
WHIPPING-POST REQUEST.
r Members Of the General Assembl
l. have received the following letter froi
e John w. Graham. Jr. Of Philadelphia
r, Mrs. Blanca Adams Miller, the wei
o known authoress and campaign orato
J. has asked me to do all in my power
&c aid the bill now before your body
abolish the whipping Of criminals
Delaware. If YOU believe the fini