Evening journal., 1897-03-25
NEW SMYRNA CHARTER.
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state work-house had influential friends
here yesterday. and they earnestly
urged it's passage. Among those pres
ent at the meeting held in the hall of
the House of Representatives were
Chief Justice Lore, Judge Marvel,
Judge Cullen, Judge Ball, Bishop Cole
man, Rev f. NJ. Munson, A. d. Warner
and Rev. Charles A. Grice.
g The meeting was presided over by
Judge Ball.
Chief Justice Lore was the first
speaker. He declared that the Jail sys-
tenn OF Delaware is the same to-day
that It was when. the colonies separ-
ated from England. He then said that
the cost OF Keeping prisoners in East
ern Penltentiary Is but cents a day;
In West Chester, cents, while In Della
ware Il is so cents. Not only that. but In
the Delaware jails the prisoners are
not separated but tester In crime all
the year round He said that the work
house would cost Sl50,000, and that II
would provide accommodation for 264
prisoners. At present the state is pay
ing s36, 500 for its prison system BY
borrowing 100000 to build the work
houae $4,000 a year would be saved
BY creating sinking fund the bonds
would be redeemed in fifteen years. The
experience Of other states has demon
strated that state work-houses are the
proper thing. II has been shown that
convict labor in other states does not
Interfere with honest labor.
Bishop Coleman, United States Dis
trict Attorney Lewis c. Vandegrift.
Rev. Charles A. Grice, Judge Ball and
Judge Cullen also made speeches In
favor OF the bill on the ground Of hui
manity and economy.
,,ANoTHER PARK COMPANY. I
Representative Mccoy gave notice OF
an act to Incorporate the Delaware
Park Amusement Association. The bill
is not yetsin hand. but Mr. Mccoy will
be one,of the incorporators. II Is un-
derstood that the park will be located
at New Castle.
RESIGNATION COMMITTEE AP-
POINTED.
At the executive meeting OF the
House yesterday Representative Smith
Of Milford hundred, and Clerk Spicer
were appointed committee to go 70
Milford to see Reading Clerk KERN and
make arrangements to get his reslgna-
tion.
MORE WORK On INDUCES.
Representative Short gave notice OF
an act to authorize the clerk of the Or
phans Court OF Sussex county to make
n copy of the indices of his office ant
appointing William II. Boyce ant
Chares r. Richards commissioners tC
examine the indices when completed.
AT DoNALDsoN's SUGGESTION.
As Representative Donaldson was mo-
ready to vote on the House bill pro
viding that all pharmacistsmus re-reg
lister within ninety days when 1t wal
called up yesterday afternoon, II wal
laid over until Friday
DEMPSEY SAW THE DANGER. Is
The House bill to extend the term
OF the present officers of the city 0
Wilmington to the Fall of 1898 wa
called up in the House yesterday after
noon and speeches in it's favor wer
made by Representatives Dempsey, Nc
.Cullough and Donaldson. Representa-
tive Cheairs spoke against Il. Jus
when the vote was to be taken severa
II the members left the chamber to <
TO the train and Representative DemI
sey moved that further consideration
OF the bill be deferred unit to-day. Iii
motion prevailed.
FIVE BILLS PASSED.
The House passed the following bill
yesterday afternoon: To Divorce Josen
Z. and Della e. Fryling; to divorce Ev
s. from William M. Gregg; to divorc
Mary e. and James Montesi. and
amend chapter 140, volume rs, Laws {
Delaware.
KILLED BY THE HOUSE.
by vote of thirteen to fou
the House killed the House bi
extending to Kent county the law &
present in force in New Castle count.
limiting to ten years judgment liens o
real estate. Il was opposed by Repr'
sentatives Adams and l.. S. Hopkin
who said that the people of Kei
county did not want IL. Represents
tives HAZEL and Wilson spoke in fave
of the bill
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.
The following bills. previously de
cribed were introduced In the Houl
yesterday morning: BY Mr. Cheairs.
amend chapter 62S. volume rs. Laws
Delaware; by Mr. Donaldson. to repe
the law providing for the election
10 enable theirecorder Of deeds of Su
sex county to make new indices;
Mr.. Short, TO divorce John II. al
Emma L. Harley: by Mr.. Thompson,
straighten a public road in Lewes al
Rehoboth hundred by Mr.. Dempsey,
divorce Ezmy K and William II. Win
sor, by Mr.. Adams, TO divorce Edwa
=. and Sallie 3. Harnieh; by J. II. Ho
kins to lay out a new public road
West Dover hundred; by Mr.. Thom
son. TO straighten o public road lea
ing from Red Mill TO Five Points.
Iewes and Rehoboth hundred.
SHY BY THREE HUNDRED.
Members Of the General Assembly a
practically unanimously of the opini
that the present pay of the deputy
torney-general is inadequate, but the
is a question as to what the increa
In salary should be. Some weeks a
bill was brought to Dover increasi
the salary to 81, 800. Yesterday It "
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