Evening journal., 1897-04-17
MAY BALK MANDAMUS.
Bill Passed Abolishing the
Present Board of Canvass.
TO REVIVE A RAILWAY CHARTBB


MENT OF EXPERT WITNESSES. |
MEASURES PASSED AND KILLED /
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, April 17.-At the afternoon !
session of the House the Senate bill re-
pealing all the present board of can
vass laws and making the resident
judge, sheriff and register of wills OF
each county the board of canvass In the
future was reported favorably by the
Committee on Revised Statutes, and
passed under suspension Of rules after
Chairman HAZEL had explained its pro-
visions. It's passage nullifes and stops
all further proceeding in the Addicks
mandamus case in Kent county.
When Senator Handy got an oppor
tunity to bring up the matter yester-
day afternoon he asked Speaker Har-
rington if the bill could not be recon
sidered. He was reminded that it had
passed both the Senate and the House
and was a law. Senator Handy re-
piled that it was sneaked through the
Senate and rushed through the House.
Speaker Harrington denied this and
said that the bill had been read in open
session and in the presence of the SEN
ator Mr.. Handy characterized it as
an abominable measure which took
the mandamus proceedings out Of the
hands of the courts and after appealing
to the Democrats TO save the gooc
name of the state, and finding that
they were unwilling to do so along
lines prescribed by him, relapsed into
silence.
TO REVIVE A CHARTER.
Representative Davis gave notice of
an act to revise the charter of the Della
ware Terminal Railway Company, pass
ed at Dover, May Is, 1891. Senator
Kenney is back Of the revival. The in
corporators were William l.. Sirman
John b. Dorman, John NJ. Eisenbrey
Daniel NJ. Ridgley, William r. Ala
band Franklin Temple, Harry f. Ford,
John w Taylor, Minos Conoway, S.
Gilbert Wilds, John NJ. Reed, e. j. Nor
ris, John d. Burton, William Dyer,
Robert w. Reynolds. c. l.. EliasOn,
William Eliason, Louder l.. Sapp, Dam
iel W. Corbit, John c. Higgins, George
4 H. Gildersleeve and Thomas f. Dill
worth The capital stock is 100000,
and the route from Lewes to a point in
the Maryland line. where it will con-
meet with the b. & P. road.
BILL MAY BE KILLED.
There is some likelihood that the
Senate bill compelling the clerks of the
peace of the several counties to settle
J with the state treasurer every sixty
/ days instead Of every six months viii
! be killed by the House. It is contendec
Z lby some that a very large proportion
+ of the money which goes into tn.
hands of the clerks Of the peace anl
particularly of the clerk Of the peace
: Of New Castle county. belongs to the
q school fund and cannot be touched fol
general purposes excepting in time Of
great emergency. AS the state owns
about sixty per cent of the stock OF
the Farmers Bank, where the money
is deposited, it is felt that it would DC
a losing venture TO place the money il
the hands of the state treasurer every
7 two months, and have it deposited il
r the bank at Dover, where it would earl
j practically nothing, instead Of leavinl
it in the bank at Wilmington, where j
is more needed by the borrowing class
/ Not only that, but it is discovered tina
j. at any time when the condition of tn
general fund demands it, the stat
I treasurer
the peace and collect from them al
money belonging to the general func
and apply it to meet the demands upo
the state treasury.
PAY FOR EXPERTS.
Representative HAZEL gave notice G
an act in relation to expert witnesses
l. 1t provides that any witness or wit
nesses called to testify to an opinion O
= opinions before any judge or any coui
ID in this state, the opinion being founde
on special study or experience in an
al branch of science, or to make scientih
'e or professional examinations and stai
2u the result thereof, shall receive add
d. tional compensation to be fixed by tn
court with reference to the value an
I'd the time employed, and the degree {
learning or skill required. The bill wi
fix the maximum sum to be paid fC
such expert testimony or services.
A BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Representative Taylor gave notice
st. an act to establish and maintain
State Board Of Agriculture and detinir
its power and duties. The bill Will m
n be put in until the report of the Con
j mittee on Agriculture Of the Constiu
~ tional Convention has been adopted.
MORE BhENfOND lbObiol<l1.
ss The Brenford school fight has be-
renewed in the House, but in diifere
form, for those who wished to have Il
- little school-house removed to Bre
e. ford and were defeated, have given Re
resentative Davis notice of an act
transfer their properties from scho
/: district No. 49, which is the Brenfo
district, to district No. 81. The me-
contents are Z. b. Dickson, George
Wright, L. S. Springs and G. o. Dewe'
VIRUS FOR ANTHRAX.
Representative Donaldson gave n
: tice of two acts, having for their obJ'
: ,ne purchase by the state. for the u
: of the Experiment Station, Of vir
used for treating stock affected wi
.. anthrax Heretofore the veterinari
> has been using virus furnished by
government, but 1t has shut off the 81
1t, ply except for experimental purpose;
the THROUGH THE HOUSE.
pISIn Yesterday afternoon the House pa
~ ~. cd the following bills: Senate bill
CN- NunpnI ohantor. Davfcod Coda lbOs