Evening journal., 1897-05-25
woman. The bill was killed without
further comment.
DLETOWN LIGHT AND WATER.

woman. The bill was killed without
further comment.
MIDDLETOWN LIGHT AND WATER.
The Senate passed the House amend
ments to the act regulating the light |
and water commissions of Middietown
They permit a person other than the !
Justice OF the peace to hold the election, |
and provide that the owner Of property |
at the time of the election and not the |
holder of a tax receipt on transferred |
property shall have the right to vote.
ANOTHER PUBLISHING VENTURE.
Senator Meredith introduced bill to
incorporate the Peninsula Press and
Publishing Company. John w. Causey.
Robert j. Reynolds, William A. G.
Hardcastle, Nicholas r. Johnson, DR..
Nathan Pratt, State Treasurer w. M.
Ross Joseph e. Holland, Robert Pat
terson Hezekiah Harrington, Samuel
r. Meredith, Ezekial T. Cooper, Will
! liam Il. Watson, William M
Dickson, Evan G. Boyd, Charles c.
! Stockley, Peter j. Ford, John ID. Haw-
| kins, James Lord William p. Biggs,
| William II. Stevens, John II. Judge,
| Franklin Temple, Theodore f. Arm
strong, Robert w. Dasey and John p.
| Virden. The capital stock is $4,000,
| with power to increase it to $4,000.
The principal office of the company
shall be in Dover Colonel E. T. Cooper
will be the manager.
PUBLISHING ENTERPRISE ATMIL-
TON.
Senator Alrichs introduced a bill to
incorporate the Milton Times Publish.
ing Company. Ex-Governor James
4 Ponder, George A. Deakyne and Henry
wilkinson, are among the incorpOra-
tors. The capital stock is placed
| at $4,000, of which sum 81 900 must be
paid in before business is begun.
NUMBER OF JURORS REDUCED.
The Senate passd a substitute for
the House bill fixing the salary of the
coroner of Kent county. The substi-
tute leaves his fees as they are now,
: but provides that he shall only sum-
mon nine men on jury and empanel
but six. At present he can summon
from twelve to twenty-three men and
empanel twelve.
MOVE FOR ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Pierce offered a joint .reso-
, luton on adjournment 1t provided
that both houses should adjourn on
Saturday until Tuesday, January 20,
/ loJof anu lncN a JOinb N0AAhlAlNOC bI
appointed to employ lawyers to codify
the laws to conform with the new Con-
stitution.
Senator Alrichs objected to the Gen
eral Assembly adjourning over until
next year. He contended that the
proper course would be to adjourn sine
! die and have the governor call a spe-
, cial session at the proper time
Mr. Handy said that as the matter
was very important he would like to
have the resolution laid over for one
, day. and that was the disposition made
of the resolution.
PASSED THE HOUSE.
The House yesterday afternoon pass
e ed the following bills: House bills to
e incorporate Diamond Council, No. s.
Jr o. u. A. NJ; to authorize the insur-
e ance commissioner to examine into
and publish the standing of insurance
= companies chartered under the laws OF
q this state and doing business here;
y Senate bill concerning the arrest OF
i tramps and limiting the fees and mile
r age of sheriffs, constables and detec-
: tives.
y GOOD FORTUNE FOR FARNHURST
! Friends Of the Delaware State Hos.
\ pital at FaTnhurst will be delighted tC
hear of its good fortune at the hands
y of the General Assembly. Senator
el Pyle yesterday offered joint resolution
q appropriating $4,000 to that institu-
o tion in addition to the $4,000 already
n appropriated. The resolution provided
s that $4,000 of the amount should bs
used for the current year and the re
% naming $4,000 for the year 1898. Ou
n Of this years allowance the thirty-sil
: acres of land adjoining the asylum
grounds must be purchased at a cos
N not to exceed S125 an acre. The super
n intendents fund is abolished. Their,
'e was not a vote in the Senate agains
the resolution.
STRAIGHT AT LAST.
On motion of Senator Meredith. tn,
clerk of the Senate was instructed t.
le return TO the House the House bills L
Y incorporate the Newark Building anC
e Loan Association, and for the relief o
that corporation, and to eXpunge from
7 the Senate journal all reference Il
e. them. This was followed by the pass
n age Of the new bill to incorporate th'
Is association.
l. Senator Handy made a strong effOr
to get the Senate to reconsider its vot,
on the Adams Tax bill, but was unsuC
cessful. He made a statement tha
during his stay in New Castle count,
over Saturday and Sunday, ne ha,
! been urged to take such action. In hi
/, opinion the bill was not equitable
, Among other things exempted was thu
/ Pennsylvania Railroad Company Thl,
was because the friends of the bill