Evening journal., 1897-05-20
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE CALLED UP AND
PUT ON ITS PASSAGE.

DELAWARE FUELS BILL RE.
CEIvES A sET-BACK-THE AU-
TO-COMMITMENT BILL - MEAS
UREs PASSED BY THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 20.-Chairman Hazoll
reported favorably the House substitute
for the Pyle Primary Election bill.
which passed the Senate some weeks
ago. 1t was called up and put on IT,
passage.
Mr.. Donaldson said that there was
no doubt that it was q big improve.
ment over the Pyle bill, for It was
aimed TO place the party primaries in
the hands of a few men calling them
selves the party. He called attention
to the provision for pay of the pri-
mary election officials and said that he
thought it would prove a hardship.
He would vote for Il, but reluctantly
Mr.. Cheairs said that it was much
better than the present law, and was
designed to give the people OF New
Castle county pure primaries.
Mr.. Dempsey said that he would
gladly vote for any bill which would
remedy the defects in the present law
After Speaker HAZEL had explained
In brief the history OF the bill it was
passed without a dissenting vote. Il
will now be sent to the Senate for con.
currence.
DELAWARE FUELS SETBACK.
The Senate bill to incorporate th'
Delaware Fuel Company received a set
I back in the House yesterday after
noon. II was reported favorably nnC
put on its passage.
Mr.. Eliason asked where II was L
lay its pipes.
ANY place in the state" said Chair
man Smith, of the Private Corpora
tions Committee.
1T strikes me that It is a roaming
bill.' said Mr.. Eliason.
"Yes, It is rover" said Mr.. Hazel
"Then l move that it be recommitted,
said Mr.. Eliason, and his motion wa
carried.
PASSED THE HOUSE.
At its afternoon session the Hous
passed the following bills: Senate bi
in relation to bitches, Senate bill 70
|
to amend the charter OF the Chandle
Trustee Company with an amendment
Ito incorporate the Delmarvia lnsuranc
Company; to refund $4,000 OF tn
state debt; to protect fish In Broadkll
river.
, FUNDING BILL PASSED.
I The House committee reported IA
S vQrably the bill to allow the Lev
e Court, of New Castle county, to fun
the ioating debt of the county by Il
I suing sl5O,OOO worth of bonds, and
D was passed.
THE AUTO-COMMITMENT BILL.
d The House committee reported Il
d vorably the Auto-Commitment bill Il
II the Delaware State Hospital at Far
n hurst. as a substitute for the bill
d amend chapter 644, volume 10, Law
It of Delaware, which provided that Il
It trustees should select one Of the phi
II sicians examining a patient. In
amended form the autO-commitme
bill is as follows:
THAT any person may be admits
TO the Delaware State Hospital
: Farnhurst, upon his own applicatio
e under and subject to such regulation
+ as the Board OF Trustees of SAID he
= pital may prescribe, and upon the pa
y ment by him of such sum for boa
and care and attendance, as the sa
. trustees may determine"
y 1t was called up by Mr.. Donalds
. and passed.
:, NO REST FOR THE WEARY CAR
it BY a vote of 10 to the House kill
Of the bill making a closed season
m carp from April IS to November Is
III each year Il was opposed on the fio
y by Messrs. Taylor Mccoy, Demps
C. and Donaldson. Mr.. Eliason spoke
n its favor. He and l.. S. Hopkins a
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