Evening journal., 1897-05-13

teration common TO the cheap brands
Royal Baking Powder Co.. New York.
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killed be reconsidered and the bill be
recommitted. He said that friends Of
the bill would be down in the evening
and he would like to give them hear
ing. The House was in its gracious
mood, and both motions prevailed.
Last evening William Dawton, Sam
uel N. Trump and Alfred ID. Poole, of
the Wilmington Board of Trade, were
given hearing in behalf OF the bill.
ANOTHER BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION.
Representative Thompson introduced
a bill to incorporate the Delaware
Building and Loan Association. The
incorporators are Robert G. Houston,
Charles X. Lening, Morgan r. Gum
and Philip l.. Garrett. The funds nc
cumnlated may be loaned to stockhold
ers and others at a rate Of interest not
exceeding per cent.
NO TIME LIMIT.
The House bill to incorporate the
Delaware Central Railway Company
which had been reported without rec
ommendation, was called up by Rep
resentative Short and given its third
reading Mr. HAZEL called the atten-
ton OF the House TO the fact that il
contained no limit as to the time for
building the road. Mr.. Short said that
there was no objection to having such
an amendment put in, and on his mo-
tin the bill was recommitted with the
understanding that it was to be
amended and reported Immediately af-
ter the noon recess.
MORE OYSTER LEGISLATION.
The House passed the House bill TO
amend chapter 653, volume 10, OF the
Laws OF Delaware. It increases the Ii
license fee on oyster boats. At present
the tonnage tax on some OF them Is 81
and others 49, This bill provides that
all Of them shall pay $3.50 a ton. The
bill carries with Il an amendment pro
viding that the collector Of oyster
revenue shall receive as compensation
ten per cent. of all collections, but his
total fees shall not exceed $1,000; that
| thu captain OF the guard boat shall re-
ceive $50 a month and each member OF
his crew $50 a month.
FROM EIGHT TO SIX.
The House bill to incorporate tn,
National Building Loan and Providen
Association passed the House with al
amendment reducing the rate OF inter
est from six to eight per cent
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The House bill to amend the charte
of the Chandler Trustee Company, o
Wilmington, was reported favorabll
with amendments. The bill original!
changed the name to the Wilmington
Trust. Title and Guarantee Company
This is changed to the Commonwealth
Trust, Title and Guarantee Company
There is a further amendment tina
$25,OOe shall be paid in before bust
ness is begun.
Il ONE SUPPLIES THEM ALL.
The new election bill having bee
. framed in such manner as to meet al
requirements, the House Committee ol
Elections yesterday made an unfavor
able report on all other bills in han
with the exception of the one whic
passed the Senate two years ago, en-
, titled IAN Act to prevent corrupt prac
tices and fraud at elections" 1t wa
IItUNIltu ldNOIdDly Will blutAnhltnN
covering the registration, and ais
, providing that person may be arreste
while at the voting place or Will
leaving il, but with a provision tina
such person may demand immediat
! trial.
The titles of the bills reported IN
favorably are: To amend an act to pre-
vide for the secrecy and purity OF tn
ballet; to supplement an act to pre-
serve the secrecy and purity Of the bal
lot; in relation to the revision OF Gel
tain portions Of the election laws
! RAILROAD COMMISSION Bill
AMENDED.
e The railroad investigation committe
of the House at a meeting yesterda
e afternoon, considered the Railroa
e Commission bill, and made sever;
e amendments. which modify the bi
S somewhat. Section is amended as
D make the salary of the secretary {
e the board $500. instead OF $500. SCI
tion IA. which requires the board
examine into the condition OF the mar
S agement of railroads, is stricken on
70 as is also section 16, which require
s the commissioners to look after n
e. roadbeds. bridges, rolling stock, ct
Section II Is amended so as to comp
railroads to pay $40 instead of 500 f
81 every day of refusal to comply wit
! an order of the board to place safet
I gates or other safety devices at cros
I ings. In section 10 an amendment pr,
! vides for paying witnesses 81 per da
r instead of 50, for each days atten'
!. ance at court. in addition TO mileag
at the rate Of three cents per mile.
The committee decided to report III
bill as amended to the House.
To,PRoTEcT GRAvEYARDs.
Speaker Riggin introduced a bill fC
. the protection of graveyards. Il Civ,
the trustees Of cemeteries more con
i, plete jurisdiction and is designed
breaa. up vandalism.
LUCKY RAILWAY CHARTER.
The House passed in its amendt
u form, the House bill to incorporate Ii
: New Castle, Newport and Wilmingto
d Electric Railway Company. There W;
r no opposition and it received cightee