Evening journal., 1897-03-10

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stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March lO.-In the House
yesterday morning Representative
Donaldson moved that further consid-
Grafton OF the House bill extending the
terms of the present officers Of Will
mington until the Winter Of 1895 be
postponed until next Monday, as he was
sick when the discussion took place,
and he wished to acQuaint himself with
the feeling of the public regarding II.
There was no disposition on the part
Of tho enemies OF the bill to push the
matter TO a speedy issue and therefore
the motion to postpone prevailed.
MAKES IT DISCRETIONARY.
Representative Donaldson gave no
tico Of an act to renew the charter Of
the Newark Building and Loan Asso-
ciati0n. John c. Shivler, David G.
Rose. Jr Benjamin Campbell, George
w. Williams. Henry n. Reed, William
IT, Kelley. James Roberts and James
Thomas Maxwell are the incorporatQrs
He also gave notice of an act TO amend
chapter ga, volume 10, Laws Of Della
ware II will give majority OF the
board of trustees OF the Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst the right TO re-
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institution At present the trustees
have no option if two physicians certify
that the applicant is a proper subject
for treatment
PYLE'S QUICK WORK.
Chairman Hopkins. of the House
Committee on Miscellaneous Business.
made an unfavorable report on the
Senate bill allowing the city of VIII
mington three city jurors on all juries
drawn to try cases against the city.
Some OF the Wilmington damage suit
lawyers have been working up opposi-
tion to the bill ever since City Solicitor
Harman went South with his sick bro
ther
As soon az Senator Pyle heard OF the
adverse action of the House committee
hc went into the House and got the
committee to agree 10 report a substi-
tuto bill wipng out the present law OF
exclusion and permitting men from all
parts Of the county to be eligible TO SIT
I'm such cases.
FUEL AS WELL AS SALARY
Representative Wilson gave notice OF
an act GO amend chapter 1902, volume
no. Laws of Delaware IL will permit
the school funds provided by the state
for the payment of salaries of teachers
10 be used also for the purchase of fuel
in many of the rural districts the diyi-
dcnds received are too large for the sal
AIRY list and yet. under the present law
the balance cannot be used for any pur.
pose but that of the payment Of such
salaries.
NOT SERIOUSLY TAKEN.
When Representative Cheairs intro
duced the bill providing for a new
school fund and State Normal school
the actions of some of the House mem
bers INDICATED that they did not take
seriously. especially that part relating
10 the normal school.
DEMPSEY OFFERED A SUBsTI
TUTE.
The Cheairs-Dickey contest rs boun,
TO loom up I'm the House at frequent in
torvals and disturb It's tranquility. Thi
was the case on Monday afternoon
Speaker Riggn called up the report O
the Committee on Accounts. and i'm
medlately after the clerk had read
Mr. Dempsey offered n substitute whic
awarded the following amounts: Her
man V. First. $50; Robert Il. Francis
$50. Robert Adair. nothing; Sheri
Finn, S275, r. Bayard Heisel and Wi
liam r. Kurtz. 500; Baldwin Springer
$50, eX-Shcrin Paul Gillis, s.; Jane
w Ponder. 500; six watchmen. $50
John G. Hopkins $50; w. b. Hazel
SOS. board OF watchmen. $24.
Mr. Dempsey moved the adoption {
his substitute and this called Mr.. JOIN
son. of the Committee on Accounts, I
his feet lie said that he was surprise
at tho substitute as some of the a'
counts were like those made out by th
committee and some were not. Messr
Heisel Kurtz and Ponder. according
the substitute. were to be awarded n
same amounts. He expressed the opiI
ion that the presentation of a bill
Mr.. Ponder was absurdity personihe
Messrs. Heisel and Kurtz gave the con
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