Evening journal., 1897-03-16

lenses.
The commission shall submit to the
governor annual reports of the years
work, with recommendations as to leg
islation deemed necessary. The attend
ance Of witnesses is also amply pro-
videi for.
Any company which charges higher
rates than those laid down by the COM
mission shall be deemed guilty OF eX-
tortiOu and shall forfeit and pay to the
State of Delaware a sum OF not less
than 500 nor more than $4,000 II shall
be unjust discrimination for any rail-
road to make or give any undue or un-
reasonable preference or advantage to
| any particular person, company. firm
corporation or locality or subject any
particular description of traffic to any
undue or unreasonable prejudice. delay
or disadvantage whatever. provided.
! that perishable freight OF all kinds and
! live stock shall have precedence OF
shipment. Nothing in the act shall pre-
vent the carriage, storage or handling
| Of freight free or at reduced rates for
the state or for any city, county or town
/ government or for charitable purposes,
or TO and from fairs and expOsitions or
for the free carriage of destitute and in
digent persons, or to the issuance of
mileage and excursion tickets, or to
prevent railroads from giving free
transportation to ministers of,religion.
inmates Of hospitals and charitable in
stitutions. and to the employees of the
agricultural and geological departments
Of the state or the peace officers of the
state or any railroad officer, agent, en-
ploye. attorney, stakeholder, director
railroad commissioners, their secretary,
clerks and employees, or to any person
not prohibited by law The act shall
not have the effect to release or waive
: any right OF action by this state or any
person for any right penalty or forfeit
ure which may have arisen, or which
may hereafter arise under the laws Of
rs state. and all penalties accruing
under the act shall be cumulative of
each other and a suit for recovery of
b one shall not be bar to the recovery
of any other penalties.
: Chairman Donaldson has referred il
p to the attorneys Of the special commit
lee appointed by the House to investi-
: gate discriminative freight rates and
express charges in this state.
, FOR PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES.
Representative Dempsey has had
! placed ir his hands for introduction q
very important bill, entitled an act fol
e the protection OF employees of corpora
e lions. II provides that from and after
2 the passage of the act, in all actions
D brought by any servant or employe oi
i any corporation, organized under the
e laws Of or doing business in this state
e against any such corporation to recover
S damages for injuries sustained by suci
- servant or employe while engaged il
! ia Of nv aprt
+ poration. said corporation shall not b
l. exempt from liability for such iniurie
r 10 the plaintiff hy reason OF such injur
e, having been occasioned by the negli
= gence or incompetency of fellow-seT
d want or co-employe employed by sue
e corporation; provided, however, sue
n injury happened within this state.
e That in all actions brought by tn
,f widow or personal representative O
20 any servant or employe of any corpora
If tion, organized under the laws Of, o
Is doing business in this state agains
4 such corporation to recover damage
e for the death of such servant or EN-
IT Dl0ye as aforesaid, occasioned by negli
gence while engaged in the employ o
g. service Of any such corporation, sai
% corporation shall not be exempt iron
g, liability by reason of said death havin
e. been occasioned by the negligence O
r. incompentency of a fellow servant o
l. cO-employe OF any such corporation
IF provided, however. that such death wa
" occasioned in this state.
ct Several plaintiffs i'm damage suit
v prosecuted in the Superior Court q
II New Castle county have been knOcke
Id out by the fact that their injuries wer
at the result of the carelessness of fello'
Is servants.
z TWO SINGLE TAX BILLS GONE.
IA Single Takers got a black eye in tn
II House yesterday. Chairman Haze
es made unfavorable reports on two of th
s three bills in hand. One applied Sing
a. Tax to the city Of Wilmington, and tt
es other extended it TO the entire stat
or They were left on the operating tab
yo for the time being, and when the Hou'
n operates it will be with deadly effect.
1t GOOD NEWS FOR GAMERS.
Vi Representative L. S. Hopkins, chat
- man of the Committee on Miscellal
~ ecus Business. made an unfavOrable n
- port on the House bill compelling cai
~ ners of meats, fruits and vegetables
~ stamp in raised letters on the cans q
Ne year in which the contents were came
IS hODSE NOl Is.
on Representative Whitney gave noti
OF of the bill prohibiting the sale of SO
rs drinks in Seafcrd.
M Representative Davis gave notice
ca an act appointing Henry f. Hepburn
ie straighten a public road leading fro
Smyrna via Underwoods Corner al
M Blanco.
ns Representative Dempsey introduce
ne tI.o bill to incorporate the Eastern ]
an spect9Ts' Association, in which Harry
zee b. Vandegrift, Horace Vandegrift al
DC Dr. e. G.. Shortlidge are named as i
corpOratOrs.
M The House concurred in the Sena
lit joint resolution appointing a joint COZ
All mittee to settle with ex-Attorney-Ge
'esI eral John r. Nicholson, and Mess
III Johnson, Thompson and Eliason we
'ef named on the part of the House
'p- Representative Mccoy introduced
we Single Tax bill, the terms of the opeI
tions Of which apply solely to the to'
lis 0f New Castle