Evening journal., 1897-02-03
THE MORTGAGE LAW.
Bill Recommitted Pending the
Arrival of It's Friends.
AssEMBLY's PATIENCE EXHAUSTED

REGARDING VARIOUS ELECTRIC
RAILWAYS WHICH EXIST MERE
LY ON PAPER-IAIPORTANT BILL
PLACED IN SENATOR PYLES
HANDS BY CITY SOLICITOR HAIR
MAN.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 3.-The Senate bill
amending chapter 497, volume l5, Laws
of Delaware, being the chattel mort
gage law supplement, was passed with
a House amendment which provided
that none Of the provisions OF the act
shall be applicable to mortgages or
deeds Of trust. including both real and
personal property heretofore or hereaf-
ter executed by any corporation to Sc
cure an issue CT bonds"
AS introduced the bill reads a fol-
lows:
Section 1. That chapter Az, volume
10, Laws of Delaware, entitled An Act
in Respect to Chattel Mortgages, be
and the same is hereby supplemented
by adding at the end Of section 4 of
said act the following: Provided, that
none of the provisions of this act shall
apply to mortgages heretofore given
and executed, or which may hereafter
be given and executed. by corporations
Of their real or personal estate, with
their franchises"
When the bill, which had passed the
/ House, was called up yesterday after
noon, the House amendment was non
concurred in. Mr.. Fenimore then Of
| fered a Senate amendment, which was
as follows.
Strike out the House amendment by
striking out all Of section / after the
word shall in the fifth line, and insert
| ing in lieu thereof the words: Be ap-
plicable to mortgages or deeds of trust,
| including both real and personal prop
erty heretofore or hereafter executed
by any corporation to secure an issue
OF bonds. "
Senator Handy wished to be enlight-
ened concerning the purpOrt Of the bill,
and it becoming apparent that the Sen
ate did not fully understand it he, with
the assistance Of Senator Pyle, secured
the recommittal Of the bill. pending the
arrival Of its friends and supporters.
MAAs AND HIS NAME.
Representative Donaldson called a
halt on the passage Of the House bill
to change the name of Bennett Mas to
Bennett Mays yesterday afternoon. 1t
was reported favorably by the Commit
tee on Miscellaneous Business, and was
about to BE voted on when Mr.. Donald
son demanded TO know why Mas
wished his name changed No enc
could answer his question, and Chair
man Hopkins stated that he would like
TO have the bill recommitted pending
inquiry. Just before the recommitta
Mr. Dempsey declared that he had NJ
objection to Bennett having his nam'
changed if he wanted it that way.
! CUT DOWN ONE YEAR.
The House passed the House bill t,
amend the charter Ct the Chester anC
Wilmington Electric Railway Company
2 with an amendment cutting down {,
] January. 1898, the time for completing
the building of the road. The com
pany wanted until January OF 1899, bu
the General Assembly has been mos
lavish in its time allowance in the pas
and its patience is exhausted, not onl!
regarding this road, but also severa
others which have been existing merel,
on paper for several years.
FIRST STAGE-HOAIE STRETCH.
Friends Of the following House bill
will be pleased to learn that they hal
their first reading in the Senate yester
. day afternoon:
To renew the charter of the Whining
ton Club; transferring the house c
Mary H. Rose from school district Nc
J 45 to united districts Nos 80 and Al
5 New Castle county; in relation to tn
estates Of aliens, and to complete tnei
title thereto; to amend chapter 122. vol
n
the charter of the Elsmere and VIII
mington Railway Company (referred)
to incorporate the Chester and Wi
mington Electric Railway Company
INTRODUCED TWO BILLS.
But two bills were introduced in th
Senate yesterday afternoon, and Sena
tor Pierce put them both in. An act I
divorce Martha p. and Robert II. Arg
was read first time and sent to th
committee under suspension Of rule
The other bill enables the commission
ers of school district No. "A, Kent cour
ty to borrow $500 for building purpose
KEROSENE AND CANDLES.
Owing to a break in the gas mai
Dover had to go back to kerosene an
candles last evening. But for two {
lultt Adlulot DulthaoA. NIbDNioAif
meet the emergency. the State Hou!
would have been in total darkness.
= WANTS JURY REPRESENTATION
A bill most important in its bearir
on law suits to which the city Of Wi
mington is a party, was placed in Il
hands of Senator Pyle by City Solicit
Harman yesterday and was by hi
given notice of this morning. 1t pr
vides that in actions hereafter broug
against the city, the city shall have q
right to have two Wilmingtonians s
on the jury. At present no Wilmin
tonian is permitted to sit in the ju
: box while a city case is being tried.
n. ROCKFORD ROAD BILL.
It's Street and Sewer Director Villa
)n Simmons brought to Dover with hi
a yesterday a bill providing for the v
a eating CT Rockford road when Woo
he lawn avenue is opened to Delawa
d. avenue The land so vacated will go