Evening journal., 1897-03-18

TRoDUCED BY SENATOR PYLE.
OTHER MEASURES BEFORE SEN
ATE AND HOUSE YESTERDAY.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. March 1S.-The General AS
sembly will not adjourn until Monday,
when II knocks Off work this afternoon,
as was expected This evening IL will
attend the Board Of Trade meeting at
the Builders Exchange Instead OF
spending the day inspecting the public
schools of Wilmington, the Assembly
viii meet in regular session.
e FRIEND OF, THE s. P. c. C.
Willard Hall Porter was down yes
terday- in the interest of the joint reso-
luton giving the Society for the Pre-
ventinn. of Cruelty to Children an ap-
Precipitation Of 81. 200. Two years age
the society, by reason OF the senatorial
muddle, got nothing, and the $1,000 in
ciudes the 5000 It should then have re-
ceived.
The Senate adopted the resolution
several days ago. and when 1t was
called mp in the House yesterday morn
ing Il was non-concurred In, not be-
cause the House was opposed to the ap-
preparation, but because the resolution
was devoid of title.
later IN the morning the defect was
remedied and the Senate for second
time adopted the resolution and 1t was
sent soVer. to- the House, (which con-
cnrred 4.
AT the afternoon session of the House
the now resolution was concurred In.
SETTLED WITH MR.. NICHOLSON
Yesterday the joint committee TO set
tel with ex- x-Attorney-General John r.
Nicholson met him and went through
the formality OF a settlement. When
MIR. Nicholson was elevated TO the
bench he had a balance of $143.l7 IN
hand belonging to the contingent fund.
This he Immediately checked over tc
his successor. and the report OF the
committee, which was adopted, simply
certided.to that fact
TOOK HIM FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Richard w. Crook, the legislative
agent OF the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Railway Company, bears
"A general resemblance to Governor
T0nnell. One day last, week, when he
vas IN. thetHouse, Representative Tay-
Ior walked .up to him, held out his
haHi and said:
1T is a pleasant day"
Yes" replied the Brandywint
SPRINGS man, who had never been in
trbduced to the representative. Ills
ui3nnor must have been constrained oi
something, for Mr.. Taylor looked al
him for second or two and then
asked:
You are Governor Tunnel, aren't
you?"
NO, am not so fortunate" sale
MruGrook, urgcr
.Aii Taylor. excused himself anC
moved OF, and Mr.. Crook walked ou
I'm tic toilet room. looked in the glass
shook hands with himself and said:
'lIow are you. governor, old boy"
Ex-Governor Ponder, OF Milton, wa
State House visitor yesterday.
PLEADING FOR QUEEN ANNE.
"A delegation Of Milton people in IA
vor OF the Queen Anne railroad amend
ments was TO have come to Dover, bu
failed to do so, consequently A. II. Tay
lor. OF Baltimore, and Wilmer Emory
OF Centreville, Md, appeared before IN
senate Committee on Private Corpora
tiona. explained the scope of the amend
ments and asked for favorable action
OPPOSED TO NAMING THEM.
iPeter,J. Ford Is opposed to the mem
hers Of the primary election commits
sion. provided for under the Pyle Pri
mary Election bill, being named In tn
bill. He wants them elected at specia
elections held by the parties for tina
purpose.
BEEN TO SEE HIS DAUGHTER
State Senator Robert j. Handy ha
heen down to Lutherville, Nd, to Sc
his daughter. Miss Kate. who is no'
IN her second year al the Marylan
College. On Saturday evening he wit
messed an enjoyable entertainer
given by the students. Miss Kate bein
In the cast The senator is muc
pleased with the standing Of his daugf
ter in the college Her last report show
an average OF 9.S out Of a possible 10 /
all branches.
WANTS 1T SUBMITTED.
Representative Donaldson has r,
ceived a personal letter from W. J. Fe
ris, OF New Castle, in which he says:
j trust that you viii use your intll
ence 70 require the new Constitution
be submitted TO a vote Of the people
the convention goes much farther v
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