The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-11
Affairs at Doyers

DOVER Feb. 1O.-Senator Handy this
morning gave notice of a bill to incorpo-
rate the Claymont and Wilmington Elec-
trio Railway Company. Among the pro-
posed corporators are John N. CarswelI,
| Isaac 5. Elliott and several other well
known business men. The company pro-
poses to build line over the route which
the Chester and Wilmington line proposed
to cover. Nothing has been done by that
company toward building the line and 1t
is now proposed to charter company
which will build.
Among the Wilmingtonians here to-day
were S. S. Adams, Eugene Sayers and j.
| Harvey Spruance, Chief Engineer James
H. Wilson and Secretary Charles II.
| Ten Weeges. of the Wilmington Board OF
Health
| 1t is said that q number Of Wilmington
lawyers will come here and ask the House
| to kill the Senate bill allowing ths city OF
| Wilmington to have two members OF a.
jury in damage cases There will be fewer !.
damage suits in the city If the bill is pasS
| ed, and they do not want this source Fcf
| their revenue cut off Under the decision
of the State courts the city now has no
| members of the jury. This Is considered
unfair by many Wilmingtonians, and all
that they ask'is to give the city some pro-
| lection.
Mr.. Cheairs offered resolution to ap-
propriate S45, 1899 90 a year for the next
two years to the State Hospital at Farm
hurst.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice of a bill to sup
plement the law governing the purity OF
| the ballot
Notices were given in the House as fol-
lows: Mr. Dempsey-To Incorporate the
General Land Company of Wilmington:
Mr.. Whitney-To divorce Mary H. and
Durbin Smith; Mr.. Dempsey-To incor-
porate the Country Club, of Yorklyn;Mr.
Johnson-To allow the School Com.
lnissioners of District Is, in Sussex Coun-
ty, to remove their school house. Tho
Senate passed the House bill transferring
the property of Mary H Rose from School
District 81 TO United School Districts 30
and Al. Mr.. Alrichs gave notice of bill
| TO establish another polling place in the
norther district of Pencader Hundred.
- A Single Tax feature cropped out to-day
In the Legislature in the bill introduced in
! the House to Incorporate the town OF Ell
lendale, Sussex County. Besides the
usual powers granted the proposed char
| ter provides that when Il manufacturing
| plant locates 10 the town, the real estate
alone aud not the buildings are to be
taxed
Representative Dempsey offered joint
resolution to authorize the state librarian
to purchase flag for the State House.
The resolution was adopted and sent to
the Senate, where it was c0ncurred in,
The flag will now float from flagstaff on
the Capitol.
EJames l.. Wolcott, A. Il. Richardson
and II. Ridgely Harrington will apply to
the General Assembly for charter for
the United States Medical Case Company.
The capital stock will be $4,000
In the Constitutional Convention to-day
tie following resolutions were Adopted:
Resolved, That this convention has
heard with profound regret the formal an
nouncement of the death of the Hon. Ed
ward L. Martin, an honored citizen of this
stnte, highly esteemed for his ability and
integrity and for the eminent public ser.
vice he has rendered the people of this
state.
Resolved, That this convention, while
expressing regret at the loss which the
State has incurred, feels it due to itself
and to others TO offer the expression Of its
deep sympathy 10 the bereaved family Of
Mr.. Martin, and to the community OF
which he had so long been an honored and
valued mombor.
Resolved, That the president be and
he is hereby requested to communicate
these resolutions. properly attested by the
secretary of the convention, to the family
of our deceased friend
The members of tho Legislature and
Constitutional Convention will attend the
funeral Of Judge Wales tomorrow except
the members Of the divorce committee.