Evening journal., 1897-05-18
HOUSE NoTEs.
ROSSELL'S SCATHING WORDS.
AT HIS HEARING BEFORE THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE
CORPORATIONS.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE
& CORPORATIONS.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, May 1S.-John S. Rossell OF
the Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company, accompanied by James l..
Woleott and James Pennewill, had q
hearing before the House Committee on
Private Corporations yesterday after
neon in opposition to the bill increas-
ing the capital stock of the Hartmann
and Fehrenbach Brewing Company, of
Wilmington. tUs
He said this bill was a great slander
upon the Security Trust and Safe De-
posit Company and an effort to nullify
the wills of the founders of the Hart
mann and Fehrenbach Company. When
the trust company took charge OF the
concern they found 1t financial wreck
and devoted night and DAY to its man
agement, earning for 1t Sl4S,OOO, and
did what had never been done before
paid the stockholders dividend after
dividend. They had not only been
friends to the company, but to these
very individuals who had been SANDER
ing the trust company. They had taken
some OF them out OF the cutters and
honor The details of this, he said, he
was willing to give in open House If
accorded the privileges OF the floor
Mr.. Wolcott explained TO the commit
tee the legal status of the bill so far as
it affected the company and others in
terested.
FOR PLEADINGS AND PRACTICE.
General j. Parke Postles and VIII
liam T. Porter, of Wilmington, came to
Dover yesterday afternoon in the inter-
est OF the bill in relation to pieadings
and practice They brought with them
a substitute bill, less drastic in char
acter and placed 1t in the hands of the
House committee. The changes will al
low a longer time for the bringing OF
suits by persons who sustain personal
| injuries.
AGAINST A TONNAGE INCREASE.
A large delegation OF oystermen in
vaded the State House yesterday to
protest against the increase of tonnage
tax and also against the throwing open
Of Blakes channel to dredgers for
three months in the Fall of the year.
They had a hearing before the commit
tee and contended that the resident
Delaware cystermen did not want such
legislation,
PROTECTION FOR CARP.
DR.. Evan c. Shortlidge of Whining.
ton. and ex-Recorder of Deeds James T
/ Shallcross, of Odessa. were here yesteT-
day in the interest of the bill making q
closed season for carp in the inland
streams of New Castle county.
STATE HOUSE ALTERATIONS. (
f l.
day and exhibited to the committee hil
plans to alter the interior of the STATE
; House to conform with the require
ments of the several state departments
Governor Tunnel denies that he eve,
+, said that he would interfere with tn,
!, alterations. so far as his rooms are con
cerned.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Harvey b. Vandegrift was down il
4 the interest of his bill to Incorporate
\ the Eastern Inspectors Association.
4 Rev T. II. OBrien, pastor of Fred
4 erica NJ. e. Church, opened the Senat
, with prayer yesterday.
Ex-Governor William T. Watson, o
Milford. was a State House visitor yes
terday.
o Superintendent Hancker, Of the Dcla
| ware STATE hoSpldl at fafnnurSJ, wa
c down yesterday in the interest of tn
joint resolution appropriaing 100000 I
the institution and providing for IA
o purchase of thirty-siX acres of land ad
u joining the institution.
o Alvan r. Morrison, of the Delawar
D. Construction Company. spent a bus
a day in the Senate endeavoring TO cor
II vince the members of the justness {
|, the bill exempting the Cherry Islam
a marsh property of the company froi
: bank tax
IS Charles Fehrenbach and Thoma
r Reardon, of the Hartmann and Fehrer
lie bach Company. of Wilmington, WEI
a busy in the House endeavoring to 81
In cure the passage OF the substitute Il
f. the bin increasing the capital stock 4,
r the company.
s William S. Prickett. of Wilmington
al was in town yesterday.
Colonel w. II. Stevens. of Seafor
OF was in town yesterday.
A Sussex delegation was in Dove