Evening journal., 1897-02-06
STATE BANK DIRECTORS
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measure. Tie was told that it would be
brought TO Dover within o week or ten
days. He was also informed that under
the new charter all city money will be
IN the custody of the city treasury and
not divided into several funds beyond
his supervision and control
FIRST HE KNEW or IT.
President Thomas c. Doud. Of the
Department OF Elections, was in Dover
yesterday examining the primary cleo
ton bill, introduced ON Thursday by
Senator Pyle He spent part Of the
morning at the senator's desk reading
the bill over carefully To your cOrre-
spondent he said that he had no idea
that such a bill was here until he saw
il in the papers. There is, he said. no
doubt that the primary elections are
loosely conducted, but the bill, If
passed will throw a great deal of ex-
ira work and responsibility and criti-
cism upon the department, especially
in the matter of appointing officers to
hold Republican primaries. lie, how
ever frankly admitted that there were
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DONALDsON's DEPARTURE
Representative Donaldson is opposed
to divorce legislation. and he proposes
10 make his opposition felt The fact
is well-knOwn TO his colleagues, and
they were amused yesterday when he
gave notice Of an act to divorce William
!. and Emma f. Hastings. He explained
| that he did it by request. and said that
the fact that he had given such notice
must not be construed as meaning that
his opinion regarding such bills had
changed in any particular
FARMERS BANK DIRECTORS.
Senator Fonimorc offered and the
! Senate adopted resolutions appointing
/ the following directors to represent the
state on the Farmers Bank director
ate: Dover branch-Gcorge II. Glider
sleeve. John w. Casson. Peter x. Mere
dth. New Castle branch-Albert II.
Silver, David w. E,klnton. Daniel
Boulden.
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
Several new bills. the import of
which has already been described were
introduced in the House yesterday. Mr.
Ha2ell put In the one to amend chapter
47G. volume . Laws of Delaware. rela-
tive TO satisfying reeOgnizances in the
Orphans Count l.. $. Hopkins intro
duced the bill authorizing the recorder
OF deeds of Kent county TO make new
indices for the deed and private act
records. J. II. Hopkins gave notice OF
an act to divide and consolidate school
district No. SO. in Kent county. I'm order
that IL may secure double school divi-
dend from the state
GAME LAW PENALTIES.
f. r. Cochran. Jr.. attorney for the
House, is preparing for Representative
Short an important amendment to the
game law When the present law
against the selling of game was passed
its trainers forget to fix any penalty
for violation Of its provisions. The
amendments in course Of preparation
p will provide adequate punishment.
GOOD NEWS FOR OYSTERMEN.
Representative Eliason introduced an
act which. if passed, will throw oper
Bakers channel. in the Delaware bay
cfl MahOn's river. to the Cyatermen OF
{ payment of the customary license to thi
/ collector of oyster revenue. The bill
provides that all oysters measuring
less than two and a half inches and al
; refuse dredged up must be thrown bach
J on the beds for the spawn to cling TO-
WILSON'S WING-CLIPPER.
. Representative Wilson introduced hi,
bill to clip the wings OF the Delaware
4 Game Protective Association. lt per
mits property owner or tenant to gur
on his own premises for anything an,
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i intendent /. N. Mills. of the Delawar,
railroad. who is one OF the loadinl
, members of the association. was in th'
p State House at the time the bill wal
! read.
!, THE STATES INSURANCE.
The House adopted and the Senat
concuned in a joint resolution appoint
Ing q joint committee to look into tn
D matter Cf insurance on the state build
e ings. MCssrs Eliason, Dempsey an
r Thompson were appointed On the par
G of the House. and Messrs. Pyle an
q John NJ c. Moore on the part Of tn
n Senate
y FOUR MEMBERS ABSENT.
|, The Senate could not have passed
J. corporation measure yesterday even
l. it had desired to do so. -Four of tn
?. nine members-Messrs. Alrichs. Handy
h W. r. Moore and Pierce-were absen
= thereby preventing a two-thirds vote
: THE ASYLUM AFFAIRS.
n In the House Mr.. HAZEL. rising to
d question of privilege, called the after
l. tion of the members TO the fourth al
ill nual report of the trustees of the sta
d Insane Asylum at Farnhurst, which
asking for an appropriation of $4,000
Mr.. HAZEL wanted everyone to read II
report, in order to post themselves q
r. the needs of the institution.
a. Mr. Short, of Sussex county. reptile
N to Mr.. HAZEL. and favored the al
n poinJment of a joint commission to il
N Quire into the affairs of the asylum