Evening journal., 1897-02-04

against this usurpation of the insignia
of the society. The Royal Easy BorU-
Ger and the Left Hand Supporter to the
Most Worshipful Lullaby Singer were
appointed a committee 10 wait upon the
Duck Creek hundred Statesman and
demand an explanation. Mr.. HAZEL
met them in his breezy manner and his
explanation was as follows:
1T is in honor of three children who'd
arc soon to be named in my honor 4
They are HAZEL Dempsey, Hazel |
Dukes and HAZEL Doherty"
He was warned not to wear the mark |
more than one day.
The committee made its report and |
tho Lord High Recorder of First Teeth |
and Dimples entered the order in the
archives of the society.
TWO PASSED BILLS.
Two bills were passed by the House
yesterday afternoon. One was the
amendment to the charter of the Els
mere and Wilmington Electric Railway
Company. and the other the act to in
corporate the Peninsula Press Com |
pany
THE BILL WENT BACK.
On Tuesday afternoon the bill to ex-
/ tend the time for building the Elsmere
and Wilmington electric railway was
given It's first reading in the House. In
scme manner it got mixed up with the
passed bills, and Reading Clerk KERN
'messaged" IT over to the House. The
mistake was discovered by Clerk Spicer
/ yesterday morning when the second
reading of the bill was called for. He
Immediately laid plans to get it back 10
/ the House
After the Senate met Mr. Meredith
moved that that part of the Senate
Journal having reference to House bill
No. 40 he eXpunged and the bill re-
turned to the House. There was not a
dissenting vote. aud now the bill is
again in its proper channels in the
lower branch OF the Assembly.
GREATER WILMINGTON MOVE
MENT.
Senator Pyle gave notice of an act TO
Incorporate the Greater Wilmington
Printing and Publishing Company, a
proposed Wilmington corporation. The
/ bill has not yet been placed in his
hands.
THE SENATE ROUTINE.
In the Senate yesterday morning the
following House bills were given their
second reading and referred To trans
fer the lands OF Mary Rose
from school district No 54 to school
d districts Nos. 80 and Al New Castle
county; act in relation to the estates OF
, aliens and to complete their title to the
same; to enable the commissioners Of
school district No. AS, Kent county, to
borrow money for building purposes;
to renew the charter of the Wilmington
] to 4 ,ta.
and John H. HOotten was also read a
second time and referred The House
, bill to repeal the act transferring the
= lands of stephen e. Evans e. al. from
school district No. 1913 TO school district
No. lSl, Sussex county. was read first
and second time md referred under
suspension OF rule.
e ANOTHER BILL PREPARED.
e. r. Cochran. Jr.. attorney for the
= House, has prepared for Senator Handy
. the act taking the state detectives from
\ the payroll Of the city of Wilmington
u and placing them upon the pay-roll OF
the state. and the senator has nitro
duced il in the Senate.
THE TWO-JUROR BILL
Following is the text of the bill in
reference TO actions against Whining
g ton placed in the hands Of Senator Pyls
l. by City Solicitor Harman. and which
T" ne viii introduce in the Senate:
IS Section j. That in all actions here
e after brought against the city Of viii
mington. known under its corporate
name as The Mayor and Council o.
Wilmington the said city shall have
= the right after challenges of all kinds
y whatsoever. have been exhausted b.
N ~ MA nd TrfrnHnff tn ha
!, sitting upon the jury drawn to try saiS
y action, two citizens of the said city o
IN two members of the said corporation
~ known as The Mayor ard Council O
u Wilmington
III Section 2. The provision Of section
I Cf this act shall apply 10 all action
already brought against said city. a
, we'll as 10 those hereafter to be brough
nj against the same: provided, at the tim
~ OF the passage of this act. the jury tha
4 is to try said action or actions, has no
Js actually been sworn"
tx CITIZENS LOAN AMENDMENT.
Representative Mccoy gave notice q
TO an aCt amendatory of the Citizen,
ry Building and Loan Association OF Ne'
all Castle passed at Dover on March ..
of 1889
Sc The amendatory act empowers thi
mt loan association to issue bonds for tn
100 payment of its first series stock whic
lis natures in a few months. Because tn
ne association has three series Of stock in
u- vestments. there will not be enoug
all cash on hand TO pay the first seriC
at its maturity. and the association
directors have decided 10 issue interes
,- bearing bonds.
to LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
ter Thomas C. Lowe. Of Little Cree
* hundred. wants a tract of salt mars
ial the title 10 which vests in tho stat
lie. and Senator Fenimorc will introduce
in bill in his behalf.
of Senator Pyle introduced a bill 10 d
lns .vorce Mabel O. and William J. Till
ed Notice of a bill to reincorporate II
ell, Wilmington Board Of Trade was give
es- by Representative Cheairs. The pre-
ent charter under which they are wor
ing las about expired
Representative Mccoy has intr
OF lmrnl Ifc Cfpo1o f.a.- l,t1f