Evening journal., 1897-05-22

case. AT the morning session Mr.. Will
son offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, By the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Delaware,
that future copies of the Every Even
ing and Republican, newspapers pub
lished in the city of Wilmington, be
and the same are hereby excluded from
this chamber"
After this had been discussed for an
hour or more the House took a recess.
and at the afternoon session Mr.. Will
son withdrew the above resolution and
substituted the following, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the members of the
House concede the right of the public
press to critcise the act of public SER
wants when properly informed and in
proper cases; be it further
Resolved, That the editorial which
appeared in the Every Evening, a daily
newspaper published in the city OF
Wilmington, on the 20th instant. was
false, slanderous and unjust toward
certain members of the House, and the
article deserves and should receive the
condemnation of every respectable citi-
zen of the state"
The Auto-Commitment bill for the
Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst
was recommitted by the House on mo-
ton of Representative Dempsey. 1t was
taken up for consideration, and Mr.
Johnson offered an amendment COM
pelling persons who wished to commit
themselves to the asylum to pay a fee
of S. a week. Several of the members
asked for light on the subject of auto
commitment, and representative Don
aldson attempted to unravel the tangle
for them. but as the founder only led
deeper into the mire Mr. Dempsey made
his motion to recommit which pre-
vailed.
The House killed the bill providing
that if newspapers publish libelous ar
ticles retractions made shall exempt
them from prosecution.
The Senate, by unanimous vote. pass
ed the House bill TO vacate a portion of
Hawley street.
The House passed the House bill to
amend the registration law in such
manner as to require the applicant to
give his age, whether single or mar
ried, where he Ives, and the owner OF
the House which he occupies. Mr.
Donaldson expressed the opinion that
there were too many question asked the
applicant for registration already. but
the House thought otherwise and pass
ed the bill.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Hanby INTRODUCED a bill u
suppress wagon speak-easies.
The Senate laid over until Monday
the House joint resolution allowing th'
state fish commissioner TO use the oys
ter police-b boat, Senator Fenimore wish
, ing to make its provisions clearer anC
more precise.
The House bill to refund $195, 900 o
the state debt was given its first ant
second readings in the Senate and re
! ferred to committee.
}, Senator Pierce is recovering from
q severe attack of sickness, and expect
to return to his desk on Monday.
, The House bill 10 allow the Lev
Court of New Castle county to fund tn
floating debt of that county had It
first and second readings in the Senat
and was referred to the Committee OF
Revised Statutes.
A new bill was introduced to take th
place OF the old one to incorporate tn
Newark Building and Loan Association
the defects in the old rendering it nee
Z essary.
Chairman johnson, of the Hous
/. Committee, reported favorably the Sen
ate bill to compensate the Municipa
Commission for work done in preparin
. the new charter for the city Of Wi
mingtOn.
, The Senate passed the House bill
3 divorce William I. and Emma f. Has
e ings, the husband having paid the viii
e $3.50 demanded by her.