Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01
LEGISLATURES PROCEEDINGS
The Billto Vacate Part OF Reed
Street RecommItted.
TAXES OF THE 3. & P. RAILROAD
A Joint Resolution Regarding
U. General Election.
Introduction Of an Act for the Better Pro-
trction Of Holders Of Lie Insurance
Policies Reinonstrnnce Against Incor-
porating Union Park Amusement Co.

yesterday morning the Senate bill to
yaegte Heed street between Muuroe and
Adams. in Wilmington, was taken from
the calendar 10 tho House, and i'm
nediately Mr.. Oheairs moved that 1t DO
POSTPONED until the afternoon session.
lie gave az a rensou that Patrick Neary
had wired him that be would be down,
on the noon train with protest signed
by majority Of the property owners on
Reed street.
Mr., Dempsey opposed the motion, on
fhe ground that there bad already been
considerable delay and be thought the
bill should be acted upon at once.
A vote was taken and the motion TO
stpone was lost by the following
vote:
Ayes--Messrs. Cheaire, Eliason, l..
6. Hopkins, Mccoy, Smith and the
Speaker--6.
Nays Messrs. Adams, Davis, Demp.
sey, Donaldson, Dukes, johnson, Mar
tin, Mccullough. Short Taylor and
Whitney--ll.
Absent - Messra. j. II. Hopkins,
Thompson. Wilson and Hazell--s.
The bill being before the Houee, Mr..
Donalgnn, bypermission, withdraw his
amendment requiring +. Blumenthal g.
Go. to pay the city s., 400 instead of
50, 600. fop the use Ut the street. He
aaid be would rather oppose the bill in
its original shape than with his pro.
posed amendment. lie spoke in OPP
position to the bill as did also Mr..
Chenirs, Messrs Dempsey, Whitney
and Mccullough spoke In favor OF the
bill, after which it failed to pass, the
vote being rs follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Adams, Davis Demp-
sey, Dukes, Eiason, j. II. Hopkins,
Johnson, Martin, Mccullough, Short,
Taylor and Whitnoy--l2.
Nays essrs. Cheairs, Donaldson
L, s. Hopkins, Mccoy, Smith and the
Speaker--6,
Absent--Messrs. HAZEL, Thompson
and WiIspn--3.
Before the vote was announced Mr..
Demspey obtained leave to change his
vote from the affirmative to the mega
tive which made the final vote IL to z.
Being corporation mensure, it was
lost, and as soon as this announcement
was made, on motion of Mr.. Donaldson,
the bill was reconsidHred and rerferred
back TO committee.
Mr.. Neary came down from Whining
ton at noon and presented petition
signed by 20 people owning property on
Reed street, asking the Legislature not
10 pass the bill. Ha was given hear.
ing, as was al4o A. r. Tatnall of Will
lnington.
! The friends Of the bill are undecided
as to whether TO bring it up again, as
lis passage seems doubtful.
Representative Adams offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted by the
House and sent to the Senate; y
'Joint resolution in relation TO the
laws governing the general election:
Whereas. 1t has become manifest
from occurrences at the lust election
that many changes are desirable and
would be productive OF fair and orderly
elections in the laws governing the
general election, and the cArtificution
and ascertainment Of the results OF such
election; and
Whereas. Such changes should be
made In careful and consistent
manner by those having practical know
lodged OF the opera lions of our present
laws, aud SO that the whole system oil
election laws may lie cohesive and con-
sistent; now, therefore he it
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives, of the State oil
Delaware, in General Assembly met,
that William Ii. Boyce, John ID. Haw-
kins and Willard Salisbury be and they
are hereby requested to prepare and
submit to the General Assembly at this
present session, bill embodying such
changes as experience has shown would
conducs to fair and honest elections
and prevent force and fraud thereat,
and they arg requested to render this
service without compensation, hut fol
the good of the State, but are authorized
and empowered ia incur expenses fol
ari m obi tnif tas
OF laws OF other States which they may
desire to examine, sum not to exceed
two hundred dollars"
Representative Mccoy gave notice o.
bill amending the judgment lien Law,
so as to eliminate the tenant and terri
tenant as parties to a suit whore re
newal 10 sought after lapse of II
years. Tho bill was drawn up by At
torney z. r. Cochran Jr.
Representative Uheairs gave notice
of bill to incorporate the Equitable
Land Go. Of Wilmington. The incor
porators are j. II. Moore, Mauric,
i5atterthwaite, Frank ID. Lackey, Henri,
D. Walter. Samuel Il. Finley and Wal
ter McIlear. The company proposes I,
conduct the business OF purchasing
owning, holding, selling, mortgaging
leasing. renting, conducting, cultivat
. iusY pioNinG mdudSlnB rbd
estate, mortgages and securities, &c
The capital stuck is $40, 600. and may b.
Increased to $3.50, 600. The prlncipa
Office Of the company is to be in Viii
mington.
On motion OF Mr.. LAWS, the Hous
joint resolution authorizing the Stat
treasurer to receive in lieu OF taxes from
the Baltimore e. Philadelphia Railroad
Co., for the next two years after Apri
1st, $50, 600, payable in semi annual in
atalmeLts, in April ana October, wa
referred to the COMMITTEES on taxation.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey th
House adopted joint resouution fix
ing Friday. April 10th, us the last da
upon which new business shall be re-
ceivsd. This applies to the giving q
notices of bills, which may DO intro
duced after that time. The member
OF the Senate thought the resolutio
was not in proper form and declined :
ooncur.
Representative Mccullough CAV
notice OF a bill regulating the paymen
OF constables for certain State work.
He also gave notice OF bill allowin
the town of Newport to raise $50
annually for town purposes, instead Q
$3.50.
Chairman Smith of the House com
mittee on private corporations reporte
tayorably the bills Incorporating lib
Democratic League OF Wilmington an