Evening journal., 1897-05-14
THE NEW CITY CHAR TER
Bill Referred Back to the Com
mission for Two Years.
NEW PRIMARY ELECTION BILL
AND WHAT 1T WILL DO FOR NEW
CASTLE COUNTY-HOW THE
ACKLAN DIVORCE BILL WAS
KILLED OTHER LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS.


KILLED OTHER LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. May 14-House committee
made favorable reports on the follow
ing bills House bills TO create a
state Board of Agriculture; TO amend
the charter of New Castle; increasing
to $500 the salaries OF the clerks Of the
assessors and collectors of the city OF
wilmington; to provide a $50 license
fee for foot peddlers and to permit
quarterly payments of the same; Sen
ate bin in regard to arrests and COSTS
in connection Herewith; House bills
for the relief OF Assowaman canal and
appropriatng 81 900 for the same; to
improve the colored schools Of the
state Senate bill TO regulate the busl-
ness of pawn brokers In New Castle
county.
The House bill giving the Court Of
Chancery a stenographer was reported
unfayorably.
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL PROVI-
SIONS.
The new primary election bill for
New Castle county will do away with
the proposed special commission. II
will provide that outside of Wilmington
the inspector OF the party nominated at
the preceding election, whether elected
or not. to serve at the primary election
in the district, and the county COM
mittee shall select his associates from
among the friends OF the several candi-
dates. In Wilmington the county COM
mittee shall appoint from the different
inspectors OF the preceding election to
serve as the primary election officers,
and the county shall pay each such offi-
Ger 81 per day. The days of registra-
tion shall be in August, instead of Oc-
tober. All primary elections of one
party shall be held on the same day in
| September, after the three days OF reg
istration, and no man shall be allowed
to vote unless he is registered The
county committees or bodies in author
ity shall appoint person in each dis
trict with legal authority to qualify
the election officers, and he shal
qualify to the chairman of the county
committee that he has performed hi
duties.
CLOSED SEASON FOR CARP.
Representative Columbus Wat
kins. ex-Recorder of Deeds James r
Shallcross, Benjamin f. David, ex
Register of Wills J. wilkins Cooch an;
Elias N. Moore had a hearing befor
p the Committee on Fish, Oysters ant
Game on the bill making closed sea
son for carp from April l to Novembe
10. The bill applies only to the inlanl
streams of New Castle county, and II
|. no wise affects the Delaware river an
= bay. Many of the carp fishermen ia
: yor the bill, but there are some VIII
! wish to fish all the year round.
I'VE took $4,000 worth of carp on
of APPOINTMENTS creek last Winte
! and Spring was a year" said Mr.. WA
= kins, but we didn't take 81 900 wort
= last Winter This was because the me
= who fshed in the Summer did not civ
: : the fish an opportunity to spawn.
a OF INTEREST TO HUCKSTERS.
. Representative Dempsey Introduce
a an act to regulate the business {
hucksters and vendors of produce c
q other goods in the public roads of tn
v state. IL gives them the right to pa
"a their license fees in quarterly insta
+ ments and then provides as follows:
y "That it will be unlawful for any pc
Il son to erect any booth, stand or oth'
place. for the sale of any goods, cha
tells. produce or other merchantab
! article whatsoever upon the bed of an
of the public highways of this stat
- or upon the bed of any street, lane
/, alleys of any village, town or inco
= porated cities or towns of this stat
- ANY violation OF the foregoing provi
Z ion shall subject the offender to a iil
!, of $40 and costs, the fine to be for Il
"a use of the state. Any justice OF u
peace of this state shall have jurisdi
ton In such cases
a. It was referred under suspension
4. rules.
NO MONEY FOR CASSIDY.
S. Chairman Mccoy, OF the House Cor
k. mittae on Claims, made a favorable !
T. port on the House joint resolution
ce lowing William c. Spruance compe
er sation for his services as chancell
.s. ad litem in the celebrated parlor-c
O. pilot case.
of An unfayorable report was made
a Hubert Cassidys claim for about IS
alleged to be due him for extra wo
done On the Delaware building at {
Worlds Fair. This claim was turn
an down two years ago.
It INCREASE FOR THE CHANCELLC
IN Representative dempsey lhtloNut
he a bill to increase the salary Of Cha
nd cellor Nicholson from $4,000 TO S35
i'll making it equal to that now paid to
chief Justice. If the bill passes the
crease will commence on June of
present year.
FROM ONE POCKET TO THEOTHI
lss Representative Johnson offered
me Joint resolution to allow the ST
rs treasurer TO borrow 100000 from
school fund, the same to be paid ba
yh- on or before October l. He explain
sit that there was a bill in prospect
to borrow money for the relief of the g
eral fund. but, unless immediate rel
-. was Afforded, even the passage of 81
~ ~ a bill would compel the state to "a
i, a.a up the first proposition offered Whe
~ as, If the state treasurer had in hans
small contingent fund he could h
It'll off long enough to make the biddi
,et for the state bonds spirited. Mr.. Jol
DR.. son explained that at the present Il
there is about $4,000 in the sch
- Fund rtrbfah fc laVfpo i'm fhp hank Il