Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11

NAL School in Wilmington.
Chairman Smith OF the House com.
mittee on private corporations reported
favorably on the bill incorporating the
Realty Co. Of Georgetown, and on his
motion the bill passed the House. The
company prcposea to make aome i'm.
provemenis at Georgetown.
Representative Thompson introduced
the bill amending the charter of the
Henlopen Electric Ligh and Railway
Co. The company desires to use either
steam, compressed air or electricity
and an extension OF time Of beginning
operations until 1900.
Tho House pas sed the Senate bill
divorcing Ella and Cherles W. Dellop.
Representative Thompson gave notice
OF bill to incorporate tho Riverside
Brick Works. The incorporators are
Willard SALISBURY, L. Taylor Dickson
and Alfred II. Lupton. The company
proposes to manufacture hricks and
other articles from clay. The capital
stock ia to DO $50. 900 and may be in
creased to 100000 Tho principal
Office is to be In Philadelphia.
Representative Smith gave notice OF
q bill in relation 10 election inspectors.
1t was discovered during the recent eIec-
tion litigation in Kent county TINT the
inspectors had not been legally elected,
and Mr.. Smiths bill provides for the
appointment by tho Governor of tho
inspectors to hold the next election,
texceptiug in the city of Wilmington,
whero there is department Of elcc.
tions), and tho election OF their SUCCESS
| sors.
A number of citizens OF School dis.
tricts nos. ], 4, 8, 116, 1877 and ia, Of
Sussex county, hapo petitioned the
Legislature, through Representative
Thompson, TO pass an act repeating the
act exelnpting certain school districts
from the general stock law, being chap
ter 65S, Vol. XIX., Laws Of Delaware.
The House bill extending the Satur.
day half.holidays ID banking institu.
tion to New Castle county was passed
by the House, after 1t had been
amended by excluding st. Georges hun
dred.
Senator Pyle gave notice OF two bills,
one providing that before druggists'
assistants can become qualified TO
operate stores they must have studied
two years ana passed an examination.
The other bill provides that legal
papers shall be type, writteu.
Tho Senate killed the Senate bill to
divorce Samuel b. and Phoebe A.
Grabill. Tho bill was fought by Mrs.
Grabill, who lives In Virginia, and who
furnished evidence that she was a
hard. working woman aud that to pass
the bill would no an Injustice to her.
Senator Pyle gave notice of bill to
amend chapter iI5. Vol XVI, Laws Of
Delaware. which changes the limit for
filing mechanical lions from four days
to one year.
The Senate declined to concur in tho
House resolution Hppropriating 81, 900
to the colorsd college, as it was not
drawn in proper shape, but it will be
drawn in different shape.
Senator William I. Moore. who has
been i'll, for somB time. was at his desk
again yesterday. He brought up with
him bill to change the name OF
Edward L. Merritt OF Broad Creek
hundred, Sussex county, to Edward Z.
| O'Neal.
Dover, March 10 AT the conclusion
Of the routine business in the House
yesterday afternoon. the report on
claims in the Cheairs- DicIsey contest.
which had been under consideration on
! Monday, was taken from the calendar,
and Mr.. johnson moved that tho com
mittee' report and Mr. Dempsey's sub.
stitute he referred back to the commit.
| tee on accounts. Mr.. Short called for
the yeas and nays, and the motion was
lost by the following vote:
| Ayes-M essrs Davis, Cheairs, Dukes,
Hazell, johnson, Smith and the Speaker
-.
Nays Messrs Adams, Demspey, j.
II. Hopkins, Mccullough, Short, Tay-
Tor, Thompson, Whitney and Wilson,.
| Mr.. Dempsey moved tho adoption of
the substitute. Mr. johnson said he
objected to the substitute, on the ground
| that the sergeant alarms was allowed
| S25 and the wBtchman s24 for board.
Mr. Dempsey defended the euhsti-
tute. and stated that the allowances
we're in his opinion, only just.
Mr. Hazel expressed regret that the
substitute was not referred to the COM
mittee. He thought ii was about time
that the General Assembly had stopped
political wrangling. as he considered
that was what IL was.
Mr.. Dempsey accused Mr.. Hazel of
perpetuating political wrapgles and in
substsntiation Of his accusations, made
personal remarks, to which Mr.. John.
aon took exception, and asked that the
Speaker require him to condne himssl
to tho question.
"Let him. so on, Mr.. Speaker, " re
marked Mr.. HAZEL, II seem TO be the
| question.
Mr.. Dempsey said he would confine
himself to the question, and continued,
making quite a lengthy address.
Although the discussion was heated,
1t was good natured throughout and
there WAS no i'll feeling over the matter.
| Mr.. Wilson also made a few emarks,
in which he regretted the unfortunate
affair, and thought 10 about time that
all family qunrrels should be buried.
He stated that willis ,he did not agree
with the substitute throughout, be was
compelled to choose between 1t and the
original report, and would favor the
substitute.
The substitute was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes--Messrs. Adams. Dempsey,
Dukes. J. II. HopkinH, Mccullough,
Short. Taylor. Thompson. Whitney and
| Wilson--10.
Nays--Messrs. Davis, Cheairs, Haze u,
johnson, Smith and tie Speaker--6.
Absent-L. s. Hopkins, Mccoy and
| EliRson-3
Mr.. Martin was present but did not
ovtc, as he had paired with Mr.. Dom
aldson, who had left the House.
The substitute provides tor the fol-
lowing awards;