Evening journal., 1897-04-08
CHANGED HIS VOTE.
But the Bill Relating to Will
mington's Officials Was Lost.
ONE PER oBNTUM ON THE BONI

ONE PER OENTUM ON THE BOND
NEW BILL INTRODUCED BY REP
RESENTATIVE HAZELL YEsTER-
DAY AFTERNOoN-DELAwAREI
GAME ASSOCIATION PROVIDES
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF
GAME LAW.
Staff Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, April S.-The bill to extend
the terms of the present officials Of
Wilmington TO the Fall Of 1898, and do
ing away with the June election was
called up IN the House yesterday and
put on its passage. There was no de-
bate, Representative Cheairs content
ing himself with saying that he stood
where he always stood on the bill. and
that he should vote against it. When
the vote was taken the bill received ten
votes to nine against it. with Messrs.
HAZEL and Wilson absent. Before the
speaker declared it lost, by reason Of its
having failed to receive a two-shird.
vote, Mr. Donaldson, a friend of the
bill, changed his vote in order that he
might at some future time move for re-
consideration of the vote. Speaker
Riggin declared the bill lost, and ii
went to the sarcophagus until such time
as its friends desire to resurrect it,
SURETYsHIP ON FIDUCIARY BONDS
Representative HAZEL yesterday af-
ternoon introduced a bill in reference
to suretyship on fiduciary bonds. 1t
provides that any receiver, assignee
guardian, committee, trustee, executor
administrator, or other fiduCiary requires
by law or the order of any court to give
a bond, undertaking or other obliga-
tiOn, as such, may include as q part Of
the lawful expense of executing his
trust such reasonable sum paid COM
pany authorized under the laws Of this
state so to do, for becoming his surety
on any such bond, as may be allowed
by the court in which ne is required to
account, not exceeding, however, one
per centum per annum Of the amount
of such bond; and the successful party
in any action or proceeding who is en-
titled to recover disbursements therein
may include in such disbursements
and recover such reasonable sum paid
any such company for becoming surety
upon any bond, Undertaking or other
obligation, by the party required to give
bond therein, as shall be by the court
allowed, not exceeding, however, enc
per centum per annum Of the amount Of
such bond. undertaking or obligation.
All laws or parts of laws in conflict
with the bill are repealed.
PROVIDES PENALTIES.
Representative Johnson gave notice o,
bill for the protection of game. Ii
comes from the Delaware Game Protec-
tive Association, and provides proper
penalties under the law passed two
| years ago, in which no penalties were
provided. II fixes the cunning season
/ from November 1 and December 81
/ and gives the Court Of General Ses-
| sions jurisdiction in cases Of appea
from the decision Of magistrates in al
game cases.
FRIENDS OF FREE SILVER.
Representative Wilson gave notice oi
an act TO incorporate the BimC.alliC
Printing Company. Senator Kenney
John T. Salisbury, Representative Rob
ert H. Wilson. James II. Hughes, anC
other advocates of free silver ar6
among the incorporatOrs. They pro
pose to start free silver paper al
Dover.
FILLS THE VACANCIES.
Representative Eliason introduce.
| the bill for the relief of school distric
No Sc, in New Castle county. 1t ap
| points Benjamin b. Armstrong auC
J James e. Wilson commissioners to sue
ceed Alexander Mettin and Evan e
Evans. This, If passed. will enable th'
district to draw its dividends from th'
{ school funds.
POLL TAX BILL PASSED.
The House passed Representatiy
Taylor's bill providing for the appoint
ment Of collectors of poll tax for New
Castle county, and taking all poll Ia,
business out of the hands Of the re
ceiver Of taxes.
PASSED THE HOUSE.
The following bills were passed b.
the House yesterday afternoon: Senat
bill changing the name of Kate Eliaso'
to Kate Lambson: House bills to di
vorce Kate S. and Harry e. Heal; {
lay out new road in West Dover hun
dred: to incorporate the Black Swan
Ditch Company; Senate bill to allow tn
constable in the Eastern district c
Mispillion hundred to appoint a dep
uty; Senate substitute for the HOus
bill in reference to Laurel publ
schools; Senate bill to incorporate tn
trustees of the u. A. NJ. e. Conference
House bills to divorce Benjamin an
Sarah j. Dorm: to amend the charter {
the town Of Townsend.
IN HARD LUCK.
The House indefinitely postponed tn
House bill for the protection of EN-
ployes of corporations. 1t made a con
pany liable to damages in cases
which an employe was injured by rea
son OF the negligence Of a fellow-seI
want