Evening journal., 1897-03-13
WHY IT DID NOT PASS.
Senator Fenimore Forgot the
Pyle Primary Election Bill

yAS lillldl y LA-NtlOi DILL
DECIDED TO RELIEVE DR. WALES
NAME OF THOMAS HOLT sUBsTI-
TUTED ON THE PRIMARY ELEC-
TION COMMISSION REGULARLY
LICENSED PLACES IN sEAFORD
WANT THE SALE or SOFT
DRINKS PROHIBITED.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER March l3-The substitute
for the Pyle Primary Election bill did
not pass the Senate yesterday because
Senator TenimCfe forget al about IT,
and having some business on another
bin. which carried him outside the
state HOHse he remained away so long
that the other senatOrs. despairlng OF
nas lctNrn, adjourned the Senate. When
finally be did rCcOlect 90. he hurried TO
the Stnte House and was dumfounded
20 learn that no more business would
be Transacted until Monday morning.
Hig absence was a disappointment 10
The friends of the bin. who hoped TO get
it through and have d read In The
House on Monday and referred under
suspension q rules.
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE CHARTER.
Senator Pyle introduced an act to in
corporate the Democratic League of
Delaware Among the incorporators
are John n. Carswen Francis r. s. Da-
Wis, william S. Alexander. George G.
Morton. Lawrence j. Rigney, Isaac Dill
lon. Pierce G. Doud and J. Frank Me-
Coy The bin gives the league the
tsffr ia me flt i'm oil tsFc
OF the state
LEFT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Senator Pyle has received from the
Wilmington Municipal Commission a
supplemented report 10 shows the in
cidental expenses of getting up the new
charter 10 be S3i7, divided as follows
Daniel w. Taylor. $3.50 John S. Ros-
SELL S1l6I; Charles M. smith, S2S.40;
and ihe Star Publishing Company
$2l8.T5. The matter Of compensation of
the commissioners for their work in the
drawing of The charter is left to the
Judgment OF the General Assembly The
supplemental report was presented to
the General Assembly and referred.
THAT iNTER-COUNTY BOUNDARY
Senator Pierce presented the report OF
the special committee appointed to set
tie with the commissioners appointed
10 establish the boundary lines be-
tween Kent and Sussex counties from
q fork In Mispillion Creek from the
junction OF Tan Trough branch and
Beaver Dam branch TO the line divid-
ing Delaware and Maryland 1t was
adopted together with resolution
awarding 500 to the four commission
ers and $3.50 TO Surveyors Hopkins and
Short. and authorizing the state treas
urer TO have the plot and report record
ed IN both Kent and Sussex counties.
TWO THOUSAND INDEMNITY.
The Senate passed the Senate biz va
eating Reed street. between Monroe and
Adams streets, ia the city of Whining
ton, with an amendment compelling II.
blumenthal 6 Go to pay the city $1,000
indemnity for improvements heretofore
placed on the block.
INCREASED LEVY ORDERED.
The Senate passed the House bin per-
hitting the citizens Of Laurel to raise
$1,000 Tor school purposes. an increase
OF $500 over The present levy.
THE STATE INSURANCE.
Senator Pyle, chairman of the joint
committee TO ascertain the amount OF
Insurance carried 1n the state property
at Dover made q report showing the to-
tal amount TO be $4,000. divided as fol-
lows. State House. Sl500O books in
library, $4,000; State House furniture
$1,000 new library building. $4,000;
snelVing, $4,000. The report was
adopted
TO CARE FOR PROPERTY.
Senator Alrichs gave notice Of an act
70 incorporate the Trustees of the Della
ware annual Conference of the Union
American Methodist Episcopal Church
james II. Seeney, Nathaniel Bell, Grit
I'm Sanders, Samuel Ambrose, Isaac
Porter and Shadrac Boyer are the in
corporaturs. The bill authorizes them
TO take charge of any property which
may belong to or be heQueather to the
conference
SENATE NOTES.
The Senate passed the Senate bill in.
crcasing tho power of Reliance Fire
Company, Of Wilmington, TO hold prop.
orty.
Senator Pierce introduced. the bill
changing the name of the Minoua Iron
and Supply Company to Delaware
Hardware Company and extending the
chartes TOR period of twenty years.
The House bin reincOrporating the
town Of Clayton was given it's FIRST
reading in the Senate yesterday, and
was referred under suspension Of rule
senator Pyle introduced q bill to di.
vcrce Sallie =. from ". Dennis Red
mOnd.
Senator Fyle will Introduce q bill tC
divorce Caroline A. from Thomas J.
Shandley.
bih Was given notice OF to divorce
George W. from Roberta NJ. Phillips.
DON'T WAHT SOFT DRINKS SOLD.
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