Evening journal., 1897-03-02
FOR STATE INSURAN CE
State House and New Library
to Be Insured.

State House and New Library
to Be Insured.
TO THE RESCUE OF FARNHURsT
LEGISLATURE ADVANCES THE
TRUSTEES $4,000 TO MEET CUR
RENT EXPENSES-NEW AMUSE-
MENT COMPANY FOR WHINING
ToN-OTHER LEGISLATIVE MAT
TIERS.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March @
Representative Whitney offered a
resolution authorizing the state treas
urer to have $1,000 insurance on the
State House and $4,000 on the shelving
in the new State House, both policies to
run for a period Of five years. It was
adopted. and later on the Senate con-
CURED in it,
FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOR FARM
HURST.
Senator Pyle called up the House
joint resolution advancing the trustees
Of the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst $4,000 on account to meet bills
outstanding and current expenses. 1T
was concurred in without a dissenting
vote.
NO ENACTING CLAUSE.
Chairman Meredith, CT the Senate
Committee on Education, made favor
able report upon the House bill trans
ferring the lands of Eddie Gcdwin from
school district No. 81 to district No 120,
Sussex county. 1t was read, and Read
ing Clerk Hegeman discovered that it
embodied no enacting clause. which is
always essential to make bill opera
tive. 1t was Immediately withdrawn.
amended, reported again and passed
A PAWNBROKER'S BILL
An act to regulate the business Of
pawn.brokers and junk dealers in New
Castle county was given notice of by
Senator Pyle. It will be a copy of the
law now in force in Philadelphia, COM
pelling these two classes of merchants
to ill out and forward to the police de-
partment daily, blanks descriptive Of
property purchased by them. Failure TO
DO so entails a heavy fine, and impris-
Onment in default Of payment.
AMUSEMENT COMPANY CHARTER.
Senator Pyle gave notice Of an act to
J incorporate the Union Park Amuse-
ment Company He has the bill in
hand, and it is practically the same as
the one which was here either two orfOur
years ago and which failed to pass be-
cause of the words "alimentary refresh
n.
time are Christopher L. Pfrommer,
Emil Hertel Andrew Dettling. J. p. T.
Fuekel and AdOlph ]. Kocch. The COM
pany is authorized to establish places
of amusement and to sell all kinds OF
foods and liquors excepting those Of a
/ spiritous character. The capital stock
is $1,000. with power to increase to $780,
600.
THE SENATOR DECLINES TT.
Senator Kenney has written the fol-
! lowing letter to his friends in Little
i Creek hundred, Sussex county, who
were going to give a reception in his
honor:
Il am unable to express to you how
very deeply / appreciate your kindness
in arranging the reception to me by the
people of my Old home. I do, however
i
it would be better not TO have it-un-
derstand, however, that I am not un-
mindful Of the honor such an express
sion Of the people Of Laurel would be
to me. The press on my time is very
great, and ! am desirOus TO get fully
into the harness and as soon as possible
be able to give to the people of OuI
state the best possible services of which
l am or may be capable. ] shall, just
as soon as can, visit you all and spend
a day or two with my friends in Laurel
hope / have made it clear to you why
you should not go further with tn,
matter The Steps you have already
taken, and the willing response o
= which you speak makes it as gratifying
to me rs if the thing had gone TO a con
clusion. When / see you l shall, il
words, express more fully my deep feel
ings Of obligation to you and those VIII,
have acted with YOU
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
A town election will be held in Laure
J. on Wednesday, and a bitter fight viii
: be waged between the friends and enc
mics of water-works. Both sides hav
put tickets in the field.
= The Senate passed the House bill
changing the name Of Clayton Clyn
Worthington TO Clayton Clyne Tunnel
Representative Mccullough has re
ceived a remonstrance from Newpor
against the House bill incorporatin
the Valley View Cemetery Company.
The Senate passed the House bill va
eating a portion of the public road nea
Clayton in Kenton hundred.
Representative Taylor gave notice c
an act to divorce Annie and James Cle'
Of Blackbird hundred.
The Senate passed the House bi
transferring the farm of Phillip r. Da
Wis from school district No. 80 to dis
trict No. 176 Sussex county.
Representative Dempsey has receive
postal cards from Henry Jones, Thoma
Dugan and Joseph W. Gross, Singl
Takers, of Wilmington, urging him
vote for the Mccoy Single Tax bill
Representative Dukes introduced
bill so amending the charter OF tn
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