Evening journal., 1897-05-07

force should be properly maintained.
The opponents OF the bill we're Messrs.
Wilson and Adams. They contended
that the state could not afford the addi-
tional appropriation. In the course Of
his remarks Mr.. Wilson spoke OF toy
soldiers and the art of playing soldier,
and said that any time there was trou-
BILE the people pushing plows and work
ing in the manufacturing establish
ments could cope with It, In his Opin-
ion it was not necessary to have
standing army in time OF peace. A
viva voce vote was taken, and the nays
making up in volume what they lacked
in numbers, Representative Taylor call
ed for the yeas and nays, which were
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Davis, Dempsey,
Cheairs, Donaldson, Hazell Johnson,
Mccoy Smith, Taylor, Whitney and Mr.
Speaker-11.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Dukes, ]. H.
Hopkins, L. S. Hopkins, Mccullough
Short Thompson, Wilson's.
Messrs. Eliason and Martin were alb
sent.
The bill was Immediately taken to
the Senate, where it was called up,
given its first and second readings un-
der suspesion of rule and sent to COM
mittee.
A WILMINGTON PUBLISHING COM
PANY.
A bill to incorporate the Standard
Printing Company, Of Wilmington,
was introduced in the House. Harrie
T. Price, j. Albert Curry, Eugene #.
F'raim and Edward Price are the in
/ al te.
/ 600, with power to increase it to 5000,
0O0 Some time ago Harrie T. Price and
| Mr. Curry bought out Eugene +.
Fraim's printing establishment and
now they wish to form a stock COM
pany to run it.
REPEATING 1T QUICKLY.
The bill to repeal the charter of the
Sussex Land and Cattle Company, in
troduced yesterday by Representative
! Thompson, was reported favorably
yesterday in its original form. Some OF
the members wished to amend 1t, and
in order to make the changes it was
recommitted. Subsequently it was re
ported with an amendment in the shape
Of a preamble setting forth that the
company had misused and abused thS
privileges given It, In reporting th'
bill Representative HAZEL said that th'
company was conceived in sin and borI
OF iniquity, and that ever since its ex
istence it had done more harm THAI
good in this state. Every vote in tn,
House was cast for the repeater, whicl
was taken over to the Senate and rush
ed to committee.
SETTLEMENTS QUARTERLY.
The House bill providing that tn,
clerks OF the peace shall settle with tn,
state treasurer every three months wa
. reported favorably in the House, and a
the same time an unfavorable repor
was made on the Senate bill providing
for such settlements every sixty days
HOUSE NOTES.
1t is understood that the House will
refuse to concur in the Senate bill in
creasing from $500 to $1,000 the sal
aries Of the three county assessors fc
Wilmington hundred.
Representative Martin introduced
> bill to divorce ID. Belle from Henry A
Belle. Ii was referred.
In spite of the opposition of tn
> Board Of Health, the House passed tn
Senate bill authorizing City Council O
Wilmington to borrow $4,000 70
building a new crematory.
The following favorable reports wer
made by the House committees: Sen
ate bill to incorporate the Sussex Ian
and Investment Company; Senate bill
to incorporate the Hart and Quigle
7 Company; House bill to amend tn
charter of the Georgetown Buildin
and Loan Association; House bill {
give expert witnesses additional com
pensation.
The House passed the House bill t
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