Evening journal., 1897-04-06
IT WAS REPORTED UNPAYORABLY.
BILL PROVIDING NEGLIGENCE OF
FELLOW-SERVANT SHALL NOT
EXCUSE A CORPORATION FOR
INJURIES TO employees.

star Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, April 6.-Representative l. S.
Hopkins is in receipt of a large num-
Der OF letters from corporations re-
monstrating against the passage Of the
House Dill providing that negligence of
fellow-servant shall not excuse cor
poration for injuries sustained by its
employees. They hold that. the passage
or such bill would place a corpora
ton at the mercy of its employees.
The House Committee on Miscellan-
eous Business, of which Mr.. Hopkins
IS chairman, reported unfavorably on
he bill yesterday morning. Mr.. Hazel
moved that further consideration cf IL
be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Donaldson moved to amend by
placing it on the calendar and his mo-
ion was carried.
REPORT ON THE GUNBOAT
At the morning session OF the House
Representative HAZEL stated that the
special committee appointed to co-oper-
ate with the Wilmington Board OF
Trade in the matter of the presenta-
lion Of silver service to the gunboai
Wilmington, stated that the committee
went to Wilmington on Saturday. and
heard letter read from the secretary
If the navy. in which he said that
when the beat was completed W. mir
sixty or seventy days he would con-
'ider the advisability of sending her tc
Wilmington to receive the present.
ELECTRIC BILL IN SIGHT.
Yesterday morning Speaker Riggip
called the attention of Representative
HAZEL to the fact that one of his com
mittees had several tax bills In It's
hands, and that some report should be
made on them.
Mr. Hazell replied that special COM
mittee on taxation had been appointed
and it was hoped that by taking all the
bills in hand and selecting the best
features of all. the committee could
draw a tax bill which would satisfy
everybody.
Representative Adams Is especially
desirOus of getting n report on his bill
for the equalization of taxation.
SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS RELIEF
Representative Eliason gave notice
If bill for the relief of scnool district
No. SO, at Armstrong; Corner, near
MiddletOwn. Two of the school com
missioners have moved away, and it is
impossible for the remaining commits
sioner TO draw the dividends, as at Least
two commissioners have to sign for
hon. The relief bill will authorize
the court to appoint a commissioner in
order that the dividends NAV be drawn
FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT.
The House passed the Senate bill au.
thOrizing the Board of Park Commits
| siOners, of Wilmington, to borrow $25,
900 for improvements to the public
parks. Representative Donaldson
thought it was the bill authorizing tn
Street and Sewer Department to Dor
row S125,0O0, and objected to immediat
action on the ground that some per
sons objected to its passage before hav
ing a hearing, but when he discoveret
his mistake he withdrew his objection
THE CLERK WAS ABSENT.
When it was time for the House t,
meet yesterday morning it was discov
cred that Clerk Spicer failed to get L
| the train in time. His desk was lock
| ID and no keys could be found to fit IL
| Speaker Riggin was in a dilemma TO
I while. as the next train would no
reach here until near / o'clock Nearl,
every key in the building was tried
| lut without effect, and finally Mr.. Cliff
! ton, the State House lOcksmith, wa
called in. He found key to at the up
| Der part, where the bills were kept, bu
! could not open the drawer where Fri
| days journal was. Reading of the jour
nal was dispensed with. one Of th
newspaper men was put in as clerk
and the work Of the day proceeded.
PROTECT THE FESTIVE OYSTER
Representative L. s. Hopkins CAV
notice Of an act for the protection @
oysters in Murderkill and ST. Jone.
rivers.
HOUSE NOTES.
The House bill to incorporate tn
Back Bay Ditch Company was passe
by that body yesterday.
Representative EliasOn introduce
the bill to incorporate the Securit
Lean Association.
The House bill to compel the repail
r srs Of cars TO pay state tax on the vO
ume of work done was called up in tf
House and recommitted.
The House passed the House bin
incorporate John NJ Clayton Counci
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. of CLAYTON.
Chairman Smith, of the House Con
mittee on Private Corporations, mac
favorable reports on the bills to inco
porate the ST. Bernard Club and q
Garihaldi Club, of Wilmington.
Chairman Adams Of the House Con
= mittee on Judiciary, reported favorab
c the Senate bill authorizing the const
y. BILE in the first election district of Mi
= pillion hundred to appoint a deputy.
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