Evening journal., 1897-04-28

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company may run a line from Reho5oth
10 Ocean View Beach. with branches to
Frankford and elsewhere They may
operate with any kind of motive power.
NO CHANGE FOR INDIAN RIVER.
The House bill to change the place
for holding the general election in In
dian River hundred was reported to the /
Senate without recommendation by |
Chairman Fenimore, he stating that it
was petitioned for and demonstrated |
against Senator Pierce spoke against |
it, and it was killed by viva voce vote. |
OVER FOR ONE WEEK.
The State Work-house bill has gone
over for a week on the House calen- |
dar It was called from the table by
Representative Dempsey yesterday af-
ternoon and put on its passage. Mr..
Dempsey made a short speech in its
support. and it looked for a time as
though It would pass.
Mr. Short said that he would like to
vote for the bill, as the chief justice
and other advocates had captured him,
but fully three-fOurths of the people OF
Sussex county are opposed to it. He
| thought that possibly he might be able
! to vote for it i'm q weeks time. and
moved that the matter be carried over
| to that time. His motion prevailed,
Messrs Davis, Dukes, Eliason and Mr..
Short voting against 1t.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were introduced
in the House yesterday morning: BY
Mr. Dukes, to lay out a new public
road in Baltimore hundred; by Mr.
Short. to transfer the farm Of Henry b.
| Mitchell from school district No l44 to
district No. 189. Sussex county; by Mr.
Taylor. to establish a state board Of
agriculture. They were all referred un-
der suspension of rule.
LET THE BAND PLAY.
Senator Pyle has received for intro
duction q bill to incorporate the j.
Ford Fox Piano Company. The incOr-
porators are J. Ford Fox. Dudley E.
: Hunter and Charles G. Barrett. They
propose to manufacture and sell pianos,
organs and others musical instruments,
, together with all attachments and ac-
cessories. The capital stock is placed
at $4,000, Of which amount $4,000 must
be paid in before business is begun.
5 WANT A SALARY OF $1,000.
Charles Whann. James +. Farley and
, James Mccoy, the three county asses
sors for Wilmington hundred, were
/ here yesterday in support of the bill in
creasing their salaries from $500 to ST.
200. and a register OF property trans
fers for the guidance Of the receiver ol
taxes in the matter of the receiver ol
, taxes. They had a hearing before tho
. Senate Committee on Revised Statutes
and showed to the members theil
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r of work done by them.
FOR THE GARBAGE BILL.
]. Harvey Spruance, Dr. Joseph r
J Smith and Secretary Charles II. Tel
y Wecces. of the Board of Health of Tho
city of Wilmington. were down yester
dav in support of the bill for the bette
protection of garbage. They had
= hearing before committee.
,l WILL INVESTIGATE ON FRIDAY.
!. tt may be that there will be no sea
~ sion of the General Assembly held oi
y Friday. The committee appointed q
81 investigate the conditions existing a
j., the Delaware State Hospital at Earn
ia hurst expects TO begin its labOrs o.
e. that day. and several of the member
may go down the bay on the oyste
ei guard boat and hear the representa-
l tions of the oystermen relative [
d needed legislation.
,e CHIEF JUSTICES OBJECT LESSON
I'd During the noon recess Chief Justic
ed Lore. Rev. Thomas A. McCurdy an
he Judge Ball addressed the members c
Id the House i'm behalf of the State Work
house bill. which was to come up fc
or final action as soon as the House re
assembled. They made forcible argl
as mcnts in behalf Of the measure an
the chief justice illustrated his argl
or ments with objects made by the pri'
90 oners and also with the blackboard.
III HOUSE NOTES.
Alvan r. Morrison. Patrick Near
Magistrate Kelley Herman r. Fris
mt Councilmen O'Neill, Oberley, and CleI
IL of Council Morrison visited the hal
an yesterday.
Is During the neon recess the Council
or manic delegation and the officials
ek the Board of Health had a hearing b
fore the Senate committee on the ga
n bage bill.
nd City Tax Collector Eugene NJ. Sayer
He of Wilmington, was down yesterday
ed Senator w. T. Moore introduced
bill changing the Broad Creek hui
iii dred voting place from Vaughan
IN. school-house to NJ. Nj. Hollis store.
lat Ex-City Solicitor William 4. Lyman
he Of Wilmington, was in Dover yeste
10 day.
-or The Senate passed the House bill q
he lowing the state insurance commi
sioner to deposit his funds in any
,as the branches of the Farmers Bank.
7 a The House bill for the relief of Il
constable of Appcquinimink hundr
passed the Senate yesterday aiternoo
80 It enables him to be reappcinted f
"a another term
its TO ATTEND A CONVENTION.
,ed Conductor and Mrs. w. J. Johns
and Conductor and Mrs. J. T. Layfe
10 viii leave here early next week for l.
md Angeles, Cal, where they will atte
tho annual convention Of the Order
Railroad Conductors.