Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13

nounced that no desired 10 have It
amenued 30 as to compel tho company
10 sell Six tickets for Is cents, to be
usau between .. 30 and a. M, acd the
sane hours in the evenings; also TO
have inserted the PROVISIONS in the
original bill concerning the hours Of
the CIR men.
senator Alrichs introduced a bill to
proteus Hberifs and other officers from
sum avtioEs as tha one recently brought
against eSSheriH Simmons.
~ tho openiug OF the morning session
IN The House the joint resolution pro-
vidipE for the participation of the Gov
ornor nnd ataif and tho National Guard
in tho ceremonies incident to the I'M
vdiiing of tho Washington monument
IN PhiiadeIphia on Saturday was called
from the calendar.
Mr.. Donaldson, who bad offered tho
resolution on Monday afternoon, spoke
in favor OF its adoption. He thought,
as Delaware had boon allotted the right
OF line 10 the parade, there should BIO
creditable representation.
Mr.. Adams vigorously opposed tho
resolution, on tho ground that the State
could not afford the expense of $500
asked for.
Mr.. Wilson branded the resolution aa
the most monumental piece OF cheek
and said he was unalterably and ster-
nalIy opposed to it.
| Mr.. Smith said he would like to SEQ
the guard participate, hut was opposed
to the resolution. rs be thought they
had a sufficient contingent fund to pay
the expense.
Mr.. Hazoll favored the resolution, as
he thought the Legislature would do
the people Of the State an injustice il
provision were not made for proper rop
resontation. Mr.. Cheairs spoke In
the same strain.
Mr.. Mccoy said that az son Of Della
ware he should certainly favor the reso-
luton, and would vote for it from a
patriotic sense of duty. Mr.. Dempsey
thnught the State treasury not in con I.
dition to make the appropriation.
MIR. Johnson favored the resolution.
but in view of the onnositinn. no
offerel an amendment. making the
amount to be appropriated $500. in-
stead OF $500. "
Mr.. Adams said he was opnused to
appropriating one cent for such pur-
pose. lle believed in taking care of
the poor people; the rich will take
care of themselves. Where hs resides.
no stated, the people arc very poor,
and he ia tho poorest of the lot. He
took pride in guarding the treasury of
| the state.
Mr.. johnson said he thought it
would be niggardly in the State not 10
make the appropriation, as the guards
men would represent themselves, not
the State.
ALA I'll 10 - -. H.
called niggardly, to which Mr.. John
Mr.. Adams, but talking Of the State.
| ing 80 loud.
| 1'he amendment was voted down and
the resolution adopted, after which, on
motion OF Mr.. Eliason. the House
adopted another joint resolution pro-
| vi1ing for the appointment Of COM
| mittee of two On the part of the Senate
and three on the part of the House to
make arrangements for the attendance
Of the General Assembly at the unveil-
| lug Of the monument. The Speaker
named Messrs. Eliason, Hazel aud
| Whitney as the House members of the
committee.
When the resolution appropriating
| afternoon, IL was amended 80 as to
specify that the $500 shall come from
! the So, 600 appropriation, after which
| it was concurred in. Unless ii is not
| again amended it la hardly likely that
the guard will 90 to Philadelphia.
On account of recent action by the
national government, in changing the
| customs regulations, the license fees of
| oyster boat owners, which are regu,
lated by boat tonnage, have been ma
| teriaily reduGei and the revenue to the
| State reduced In proportion. In order
to overcome the difficulty and give tho
| State the same revenue as formerly,
| Representative l.. S. Hopkins intro
| duGed bill, which will increase the
| license fees from one third to one half
The full text of the bill is as follows:
''Section /. That wherever in chap.
ter 653. Vol. X1X., Laws Of Delaware,
and in each anu every section thereof,
the license, rent or fee of two dollars,
or three dollars per ton tcustom house
measurement) for any boat or vessel
engaging in the oyster business under
| ths provisions of said AIT is men
| toned, the same be and is hereby
stricken out and three dollars and fifty
cents per ton tcusiom house measure
/ ment) be and the same Is hereby In.
serted in lieu of two dollars or three
dollars wherever the same may occur
in said act as the license, rent or fee
for each and every ton tcustom house
| measurement1 of each and every vessel
engaging in the oyster business under
the provisions of said act as hereby
amended, whether the owners OF said
boat or vessel be resident or non
resident of this State.''
1 At the request of the Society for tho
Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
Representative Dempsey introduced
and had referred to committee the
following bill:
"Section ]. II any person shall com
nit incsstuous fornicarion or adultery,
or intermarry within the degrees oil
consequently or affinity, according to
the following table Established by
law, he or she shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in the court of general sessions
OF the peace and Jail delivery, shall be
fined not exceeding five hundred dol
lara, and shall be imprisoned for term
not exceeding seven years; and all such
marriages are declared void.
1.-THE table of degrees OF consan-
guinity and affinity is as follows: A
man may not marry his mother, nor
bis father's sister, nor bis mothers
sister, nor his sister, nor his daughter,
nor the daughter OF his SOD or daugh-