Evening journal., 1897-05-27
Strong Backing For the Bill
Now Pending in Legislature.
QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT AGAIN


that they had mustered a sufficient
number of votes to pass it, but this ru-
NOR was quickly followed by another
when was that the friends of the bill
had decided to withdraw it, as they
could only get six or seven of the four
teen votes necessary to pass it.
1t is said that the spread given at
New Castle last evening was in the in
terest of the race-track bill. Many
members Of the General Assembly were
invited, but only a few attended.
Rumor has it that the hackers of the
bill have put $4,000 into lobby fund.
Speaker Riggin declares that he will
never vote to leave Dover until the bill
has been killed.
Chairman Smith, of the House Com
mittee on Private Corporations, said
yesterday that he would either hold the
bill and not report it at all, or else re-
port it untavorably.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Representative Thompson, who intro
duced the bill, said that he only needed
four votes to pass it.
INSURANCE MEN AND HAWKINS.
The fight for and against Milton II.
Hawkins Tontine Insurance bill was
resumed in the House early yesterday
morning.
State Insurance Commissioner Fow-
Ter reached town on the early train
from Laurel, to look after the
interests of his office, and Jo-
siah Marvel and Edgar Fell rep
resenting the companies, came in on
the first south-bound train. The IA
ther Of the bill was already on the
ground.
AS fast as the members arrived they
were urged to vote against the passage
of the bill The insurance men en-
deavored to arrange for a hearing Of
objeeting policy holders on Friday, but
Chairman Hopkins, of the House Com
mittee on Miscellaneous Business, tc
which the bill was referred, refused to
positively commit himself to that day.
This led to an earnest effort to secure
sufficient votes to kill the bill when
reported and put on its passage.
Later in the day the committee fixed
Friday noon as the time for giving
! both sides a hearing.
NEARY EXPRESSED HIMSELF.
Before the House met this morning
there was a heated controversy over
the bill to abolish the New Jersey mar
ket in the city of Wilmington. John T.
Dickey and Clerk of the House SpiceI
urged the committee to make a favor
able report on the measure saying that
the Jersey truckers were willing to bs
/. forced off the street and back TO Thirc
street wharf if all were.
Patrick Neary declared that the bill
|, ought not to pass because the people
of Wilmington should be enabled tc
get their truck at as low a figure a.
: possible.
; It is understood the Wilmington com
mission men are back of the bill. They
] desire to be protected against New Jer
sey competition in order that they may
force prices up on the Wilmington peo
iple.
WILSON ON BALLOT REFORM.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill provid
! ing that hereafter the clerks of thi
peace of the several counties shall no
publish the official ballots, but in
- stead must furnish the chairman of th'
5 several county committees of the po
litical parties represented upon the bal
e lots, as many copies of the official bal
: lot printed on colored paper as tn
chairman of such committees may de
e sire, not exceeding in the aggregate tn
!, number of votes cast at the last gen
eral election, prior to the time of fur
g nishing such ballots.
= Section 2 authorizes the governor t
{ appoint some suitable, sober and dis
o Greet person as special state constable
: to act under his direction, secretly, 70
Il, the detection of crimes and misde
meancrs perpetrated within this STATE
and especially of offenses against tn
provisions of the laws of this state gov
erning elections, who shall be unde
and subject only to the direction an
control of the governor, and shall rt
port to him from time to time and un
der his direction submit to the attol
ney-general evidence he may obtai
for the prosecution of crimes and mis-
demeanors Investigated by him. Hi
, salary shall be 81 200 and his expense
shall be paid by the state.
Section 3 provides that any ballC
which shall be marked in any othe
, manner than with a black lead penc
when used for striking the name {
any candidate for any Office from tn
ticket or inserting the name of an
other person in lieu thereof. shall
l treated as a marked ballot or ticke
W and shall be void.
= AFTER THE POOR SCALE.
= An act to prevent the spread of ii
o San Jose scale in the orchards of tn
: state was introduced by RepresentatiN
Davis. The bill makes the followin
provisions:
e Section /. That within thirty da,
after the passage of this act, the COVE
nor shall appoint and commission son
- competent person, whose duty sha
be to inspect any nursery, orchard (
orchards in this state in which the il
sect known as the San Jose scale
cs known or is believed to exist. The il
ey spector shall have power to enter upC
on any lands in this state for the purpo
oH of making such examination, al
ell should the inspector discover the pre-
pc ence of the San Jose scale, il shall
oS his duty to inform the owner, owne
)F or tenant in possession of such nu
sery, orchard or orchards, that the s.