The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-18
>. MITCHELL.
Successor Mitchell Bash,
No 2l9 Market Street. Wilmington, Delaware


DOVER, March 17-The members Of
both house will go to Wilmington to-mor
row afternoon and be the guests of the
Board OF Trade and on Friday will visit
the schools In the House to-day the bill
to divorce Lewis Il. and Mrs. Kate Ella
son was given its first reading.
A joint resolution was adopted appro-
priating $1,000 for the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children.
In the Senate Mr.. Pyle introduced bill
to extend the term of the members of
theBoard of Health from one to two years.
Mr.. Moore bill to allow the state to edu-
cate the deaf, dumb and blind children,
whether they are INDECENT or not.
The Senate passed the House bill to in.
corporate the Georgetown Realty Company
and the bill to incorporate tho Delaware
Society of Colonial Wars. Judge Grubb
and Thomas f. Bayard are interested in
the latter.
In the House tho bill to open additional
oyster beds to drcdgers was unfavorably
reported.
In the House this afternoon Mr. Wilson
called up the resolution to appoint COM
mittee to examine the accounts of the
Farnhurst Insane Asylum.
There were no remarks made on the res.
Olution and it was adopted aud sent to the
Senate for concurrence. The House named
as the committee, Messrs. Dempsey, L. 5
Hopkins and johnson. The Senate con.
Cured and appointed Senators Meredith
and Pierce.
Speaker Riggin this morning called up
for final consideration the bill to allow the
town Of Laurel permission to borrow S1S0OO
for the purpose of building water works
and supplying the town with water. There
was no opposition to the bill and it was
passed. The bonds arc to be paid in twenty
years and are to be exempt from taxation.
The loan can only be made after the
voters of the town have approved 1t at a
town meeting Before the bill was passed
Speaker Riggin called Mr. Mccoy to the
chair aud made a speech in favor Of the
bill There is some opposition to the bill
but those who oppose it have not appear.
ed before the Assembly, although given
every opportunity to do so.
Peter L. Cooper Jr.,counsel for the New
Castle and Wilmington Electric Railway
Company, was here this morning in the
interests of the bill to allow the company
to extend its lines TO Smyrna and also to
enter the city of Wilmington. Mr.. Cooper
wanted the bill reported but Willard
salisbury, of the Wilmington City Rail.
way Company, had been here and asked
for u hearing of the matter before report
was made and the committee decided that
it would be but fair to hear him. For this
reason the billwas not reported to-day.
Clayton will receive new charter, as
tho bill was passed by the Senate this
afternoon, The House passed the bill to
incorporate the Rehoboth Light Heat
and Power Company Senate bill and
also bill to incorporate tho College Settle.
ment Company.
Notices Of bills in tho House were given
as follows;
Mr.. Rlggin-To prevent dogs from run.
ming at large during certain times of the
year in Sussex County. Mr. Dukes-To !
incorporate the Trans, Peninsula lele. |
graph and Telephone Company. Mr. |
Dempsey-To make corporations rosponsi |
bic for the acts of the foreman; to increase |
tho salary Of the Deputy Attorney General |
to $500 u year. Mr., Wilson-To compel a |
re-registration Of tho druggists Of the |
State.