Evening journal., 1897-04-27
STATE AGRICULTURE.
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counties are arrayed in opposition TO
il. or else are forced to sacrifice their
Judgment in order to meet the wishes
of their constituents.
A WARNING TO MINORS.
A bill to protect saloon-keepers from
the impositions and Misrepresentation
of minors was introduced in the House
by Representative Donaldson. 1t pro-
vides that any minor who shall obtain
intoxicating liquor by misrepresenting
his age shall be liable to a fine not ex-
ceeding 500, or thirty days imprison-
ment, or BOTH in the discretion OF the
court.
BILLS WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE.
The following bills passed the House
yesterday afternoon House bill to in
corporate the Stanton Store Company;
to divorce James S. and Sallie Melvin;
to divorce George w. and Roberta N.
Phillips; to amend the charter of the
Liberty Steam Fire Engine Company;
Senate bills to divorce Ella and Robert
Colgain, and Grace and William Whit
aker
FOR AND AGAINST CIDER.
Some weeks ago Representative
Whitney introduced a bill prohibiting
the selling or giving of cider in less
quantities than ten gallons in Seaford
and Northwest Fork hundreds. 1t
was backed by the liquor men of Sea-
ford hundred. They alleged that 1t was
for the purpose of breaking up the
soft drink places in the two hundreds,
as many of the alleged soft drinks were
part whisky. II was suspected at the
time that the bill was for the lettering
of the trade of the eguarly-licensed
places in that section, as the soft drink
ranches were injuring their hard drink
business The bill passed the House,
and Is now in the Senate. Three or
four Soaford friends of the soft drink
places were in the State House yester-
day endeayoring to kill the bill. They
canvassed the Senate very thoroughly,
but whether they accomplished their
purpose will not be known until the
bill is reported and voted on. 1t is un-
derstood that they failed to convince
Senator j NJ. G. Moore, and If all reports
be true, he will have the bill still fur
ther amended as to include in its pro-
hibitory provisions a portion of Broad
Creek hundred.
PLUMBERS BILL KILLED.
The Wilmington plumbers met theiI
Waterloo in the House yesterday after
noon. Chairman HAZEL. of the Com
mittee on Revised Statutes, made an
unfavorable report on their BILL which
was designed to prevent the Water De-
partment OF Wilmington from laying
service pipes, and also to compel it tC
reduce its water tariff % per cent af
ter the present year. Later on it was
called up and killed Representative
Cheairs making the motion to indeh
nitely postpone 1t.
ebo HOUSE NOTES.
One Of the Kent county representa-
tives brings news that Mrs. Charles II
Simmons, Of Pennington, presentei
her husband with twins on Sunday
They are both boys and they and thei
mother are getting along nicely
Engineer James Wilson, of the Stree
and Sewer Department of Wilmington
was in town yesterday.
Among the visitors yesterday wer
Charles G. Rumford, of Wilmington
and Clerk Of the Peace John b. Dor
man, OF Sussex county.
During the noon recess yesterday tn
special House committee appointed {
investigate discrimination of rates b
transportation lines doing business i
Delaware assembled III the Stat
House parlor and signed the repOI
which had been audited by the audito
OF the Interstate Commerce Con
mission at Washington. 1t has bee
placed in the printers hands, and wi
not be made public until It has bee
placed in pamphlet form before tn
General Assembly.
The House concurred in the Senat
joint resolution providing for the prC
lection of the old Latin Bible by pu
ting it in a glass case.
The House passed the Senate bill tai
ing the power to appoint the special o
ficer at Eighth street park out Of I'll
hands OF City Council and vesting it
the Police Commission.
The House passed the followir
House bills: To incorporate the Equ
table Land Company; to transfer u
farm Of William Hargis, in Kent coul
ty; 20 reincOrporate the Lewes Rivl
Improvement Company, with q
amendment substituting the name
Representative Thompson for Govern'
Tunnel as one of the incorpOrators;
divorce Bucretia r. and William
Hitch.
In the House yesterday afternoon q
following bills were introduced and r
ferred under suspesion of rules: BY M
Thompson, to divorce George A. al
Mary Z. johnson; by Mr.. Dukes.
amend the charter of the Blackwat
Ditch Company; and to lay out ne
public road in Gumboro hundred.
The Senate bill to vacate a portion
the Old Ferry road. in the city of w
mington, was read first time in Il
House. and referred to the Commit
on Roads and Vacant Lands, und
suspension of rules.
Harvey b. Vandegrift, of Wilmin
ton, was down yesterday.
Several of the members went to s
the minstrels last evening.
Judge Marvel has taken to the whe
and is quite an accomplished rider.
Owing to the divorce busine
neither house accomplished r,Cch ye
terday afternoon.
The water was shut off in the Sta
House for a time yesterday.
FOR PROTECTION OF STURGEON