Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04
THE CHEAlRS-DlCKEY FIGHT


Icontlnued fromiirst paRe.l
Dover, March 3.-In The House |
of Representatives yesterday morning |
Chairman Choairs of the committee
on municipal corporations reported I'M
fayorably the bill extending the time
Of the city election In Wilmington
until the next general election in 1898.
As Mr.. CbeGir8 had Introduced the bill
for John 4. Dickey, who had given
notice Of it, he moved that Ii bu given
its third reading aud tho enacting
clause be stricken out, which, of
cnurse, meant the death of tho
measure
Mr.. Dempsey objected to hasty
action ON the bill, on the ground that
it had not been printed. and that the
members had not an opportunity TO
strutinize 1t. lie was satisfied that
two-thirds of the members did not
know its contents, and made motion
that 1t be laid, over without further
action until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Choairs explained tho bill and
said he was opposed TO having the
municipal and general eluctiuns at the
sans time.
Mr.. Smith said the bill had been
printed in the newspapers and the
mcmbers should BIO familiar with ii.
Mr. Hazel stated that he was OPP
posed to the bill, hut he had no OBJ
lection to it going over long enough to
let the members familiarize themselves
with it.
1t was finally unanimously decided
to eonsign the bill TO the calendar, to
be taken therefrom next Tuesday.
MIR. Cheairs also reported fayorably
the bill Incorporating the town Of
Clayton, and IL went TO tina calendar.
Representative Thompson gave notice
OF bill extending the time for con-
plotting the Henlopen electric railway.
At the afternoon session OF the
House, on motion of Mr.. Wilson,
resolution was adopted thanking Hon.
William j. Bryan for his address.
The House passed the House bill in
creasing from two to three the number
of feeble inded children which each
county in Delaware may send to the
asylum ut Media, and also increasing
the annual appropriation ia, their iEsti-
tuition from 81, GOO 10 ~, 600
The joint resolution making an ap-
preparation to the State College for
Colored Students pusspd the House,
after it had been amended, making the
appropriation 81, 600, instead OF So. 600.
which wns asked for. The resolution
was sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Tho House passed the House bill
authorizing the Levy Court of Sussex
county TO levy and collect a special tax
in Seaford hundred for the purchase of
oyster shells for the roads In that hun.
bred. The bill was SO amended as to
provide that the collectors shall collect
tina taxes the same az other taxes and
deposit the money received the same as
other money, but that a special account
shall be kept.
Representative l.. s. Hopkins gave
notice OF an act TO consolidate united
School districts Nos. % and 50, in
Kent county. Too much tax has been
collected, and it 10 the purpose uf the
act to reduce the taxation. The school
house ia located between Frederick aud
Bowers Leach,
Representative Davis gave notics OF
bill TO transfer lands Of Robert Hill,
John Stevenson and Ephraim Lower
from School district No. 4, Kent
county, TO District No. 81. and the
lands OF William A. Stevens, estate of
George W. Cummins. George d.
Wright, L. W. Spring, Mrs. Hester
b. Dickson. and George o. Devices
from District No. 40 10 District No.
81; also to empower the school com.
missioners of District No. "a to re.
move the school building about half Q
mile to Brenford station.
The Senate did not concur in the
House joint resolution regarding in
Hurapce on the State House, as ii was
ascertained that the special committed
had looked after the insurance.
In the Senate Mr. Pyle gave notice
of au act incorporating the Union Parl
AmussmentaCo. The incorporators are
Christopher pfrnmmer, Andrew bet
Ting, j. +. T. Fuekel, a. j. Kooct
and DR.. Emil Hertel. The capita
stock is $1,000, with the privilege o
increasing TO $50 600. The compan,
seeks the right to conduct outdoor
pleasure resorts and soil all kinds o
refreshments. except apirituous liquors
City Treasurer Joseph Il. Adams
james McGlinchy, II. q. Moore, Johl
Scheing, o. Callahan and j. A. Chap
man, members of the Water Witch Fir
Co., came down yesterday ana demon
Btrated TO the members of the Genera
Assembly the necessity of pasaing tn
company's chemical engine bill. Tn
Lawmakers were pleased TO learn tina
City Council and the most prominen
property owners in the northwestern
part OF the city have endorsed the bill
and it will undoubtedly pass.
A delegation OF Kent county farmer
yesterday waited on the members q
the Legislature and urged ON them tn
necessity Of passing a bill ehangin
the time of holding the election TO
school commissioners from the las
Saturday in June to the last Saturda
in May, SO that the elections will no
Interfere with harvesting.
The railroad investigation committe
of the House held a meeting yesterda
afternoon and selected i. ID. Hsarn
of Georgetown as counsel. Severa
farmers from Kent and Sussex c7untie
testified and asked for relief and on
petition for general railroad law wa
presented. Next Tuesday week. wa
fixed as the time for receiving othe
similar retitions, which are now i
circulation. The testimony taken We
similar to what bias already been r,
ceived, and included considerable ne
data.
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PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Senate. --,-=
81. DOVER, Feb. 24.--Senate met at II. 10 a. M
w. ~. Moore absent