Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11

| ~ Nbfii tnb A}tHibihthTt tuu
intend. lie claimed that on ACCOUNT OF
the high freight rates the Delaware
farmers are uaable TO compete with
farmers In other States He favored a
railroad commission.
| MT, Derby produced figures, which
showed that there had been considera-
| bic increase in tho rates ON sugar and
oil from Philadelphia TO Delaware
since 1887 lie also stated that ii cost
! bim more to ship merchandise from
Woodside to New York, 1870 miles, than
oyer 800 miles from New York City to
Central New York.
AT the conclusion of the hearing
| chairman Donaldson announced that q
Joint meeting will be held In Represen-
tatiye Hal next Tuesday afternoon, at
| l.30 o'clock, with committee from the
\ Constitutional Convention.
! The railroads have HAD no represen.
tatires before the COMMITTEES as yet
Judge j. Frank Ball OF Wilmington
yesterday brought down a workhouse
bill, which was given notice OF In the
House by Representative Dempsey.
Enc Dill 10 counterpart OF the one
| which was before the General Assem-
bly, two years ago, except that the com
| missloners have not yet been named
and the bonds ave to be dated two
years later and expire two years later.
Tho act, which is familiar to almost
every Delawarean, simply provides for
the purchase OF land and erection
thereon of workhouse for the accom-.
mediation of all prisoners sentenced to
terms of imprisonment by tho courts of
this State. TO pay for the proposed in
stitution the bill provides for tho issu-
| ance OF bonds not exceeding 5000, 600.
which shall he payable at the Farmers
| Bank IN Wilmington on July LIST, 1895.
| The bonds are to bear 4 per cent inter
est, payable semi annually. The bill
| also stipulatss that tho work house
| board shall reward guod bshavior OF
prisoners by shortening tprms Of i'm
| priSppnent.
The bill will be fought by tho labor
organizations of Wilmington, which
have already signed petition. to be
brought here.
The first divorce bill to pass both
houses is that Of John vs.. Jane E.
Magiiley, which was brought over from
the Senate few days ago and passed
the House yesterday.
Divorce bills created quite stir 10
the HOUSE. Tho first trouble came M
] ~ ~ Nubb NuHtCIuHu hC-
Ouilough of the divorce committee r..
ported favorahiy the House bills to di-
vorce Joseph and Apniu NJ, Perkins and
Fannie and Harvey @. Leach. The
Beach hill was about to be- put on
fiGal passage, when Representative
Donaldson stated that he should think
the committee in making ts report
should also give some PERSONS therefor
He would not know what he was voting
on unless some reasons we're given.
Mr.. Dempsey thought the members
should vote according to the recommen-
dation Of the committee.
Mr.. Cnsaifs favored the plan Of
accompanying the report with O brief
of the evidence, so the members would
not be entirely ia the dark in voting.
Mr.. Hazel was willing to abide by
the report OF the committee, but made
the suggestion that the chairman of the
committee might give the REASONS for
the Recommendation.
Mr.. Donaldson commended for the
stand he had taken, and BIO was sun.
ported by Messrs. johnson and Cheairs.
After considerable discussion, at the
suggestion OF tho speaker, Chairman Nc.
Cullough gave the reasons for making
favorable report on the Beach applica-
tion. Messr5. Hazel and Riggin, who
knew the parties, also testified that
there were good grounds for making
the application.
The bill was PASSED unanimously,
and sent to the Senate for concurrencc.
Mrs. Beach asks to have her name
changed to Annie Dixon.
There was another tilt later in the
day, when the bill divorcing Joseph
and Annie NJ. Perkins came up to be
acted upon. Mr.. Donaldson renewd his
objection TO voting on divorce bills
where he knew nothing of the evidence.
lie said he would not insist on any
more information being given, hut
would simply vote against the bill.
Mr. Mccullough made brief state
ment concerning the evidence, and the
bill was passed.
The bill to divorce John and Jane e.
Mcliilley, which had been acted upon
fayorably by the Senate was the noSt
matter under consideration. AS soon
as the bill was read Mr.. Donaldson asked
for an explanation. lie wanted TO
know IL the House was expected to
ratify bills simply because tbs Senate
had done SO, If SO the two bodiea had
better organize as one. Mr.. johnson
wag OF the same mind and made similar
inquiry. Mr.. Smith made an oxplana.
tion concerning the parties, which
threw considerable light on the mat.
ter. Mr.. Johnson's motion to lay the
bill over until to-day was defeated and
the motion to pass it was carried.
Tbs divorce discussion came up the
third time, when Mr.. Donaldson offered
q resolution providing that before any
divorce bills were put on final passage
tho chairman Of the divorce committee
shall be compelled to give summary
of the causes in the case. There was
opposition to the resolution, and it was
withdrawn.
Representative Cheairs made Al
motion to have 200 copies of the Yukon
Mining, Trading and Transportation
Co. hill printed, but the motion was
Withdrawn, resolution having been
passed recently making it obligatory on
corporations seeking legislation to have
their bills printed.
In the House, on motion Of Repre.
sentative Donaldson, joint resolution
was adopted expressing sorrow at the
death of Judge Wales and authorizing
tho appointment of committee OF a
joint resolution to draw up resolu.
tions. Messrs. Donaldson, johnson and
Adams were named as the House mem
bers OF the committee. The Senate con-
Cured and Messrs. Handy and Feni-
more were named on the committee.
The Senate endorsed the Anglo
American arbitration treaty, which was