Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29

Ia'ne', az tne plll are OnarIeS Wright
Isaac N. Fooks, William Brenton Well.
ing, Richard w. G. yelling and Robert
y. McConnell. The capital stock is $780,
0oo. with privilege of increasing 10
i,o0V, QUO, The stock is to be divided
into S25 shares.
| During the afternoon session of the
| House MIR. Wilson inquired why Mr..
Adams bill to tax bonds and mortgages,
which had, been 10 the taxation com.
p1ittee for several weeks, had not been
reported. Chairman HAZEL of the COM
mittee explained that the bill was not
IN such shape when it was received
that it could be reported fayorsbly and
that the committee was ready to hear
anybody interested in it at any time !;
also that it would be reported in due
time. He remarked that the bill was
old enough to take care of itself.
Chairman j.. S. Hopkins Of the
House committee on education reported
unfavorably the bill providing for the
| Introduction of vertical writing books
in the State schools, on the ground
that the passage of the bill would
violate contract. and on his motion,
further action on it was indefinitely
postponed.
Chairman Eliason OF the House COM
mittee on fish, oysters and game re.
ported the bill entitled "An act for the
protection of game" with an amend
mont providing that il shall be uplaw-
ful to kill certain gnme between Febru-
ary LIST and August 25th, aud making a
| violation d common nuisance, and i'm
posing penalty of So. Mr.. Eliason
also reported favorably the bill requir-
ing payment OF license for opening
oysters for expectation from the State.
The Iiousu concurred in the Senate
amendment to the House bill incor.
| porating the Call Publishing Co.. the
amendment requiring $1,000 of the
capital stock to be paid in. The con.-
pany proposes to conduct newspaper
either Mt Smyrna or Clayton.
Representative j. II. Hopkins intro.
duced bill changing from three to five
months the time in which notice of
removal from property shall be given
by landlord and tenant, whero proper
ties are rented by the year. The bill
amends section 4, chapter 100 of the
Revised Code, and applies to the entire
State The chief object of the bill is
to benefit farmers who rent farms.
Dover, April a3.-The House Of Rep.
TbbdutdbiNtb
crushed the life out Of the bill to ex.
tend the terms of the Police Commits
sioners OF the city Of Wilmington, and
unless something new develops, Judge
Grubb's appointment of Alexander j.
Hart to succeed Commissioner Mona
CHAN will stand.
The bill had no trouble in passing
the Senate, where it originated, hut
aver since its introduction there h6s
been an organized movement in the
House against 1t. The matter has bevn
discussed in all it's phases. and ita fate
was finally settled on Wednesday night,
when it was practically agreed among n
ma ajority of the members of the House
that it Yas to bs pnrere Iaon iously,
killed as eoon Sus it showed itself In
that body.
Early in The morning session of the
House the bill was brought over from
the Senate by Clerk Doherty, as is his
duty on the passage Of all bills. 1t had
been on Clerk Spicer's desk but short
time, when it was called up by Mr..
Donaldson. On bis motion Reading
Clerk Vincent began to read the bill.
but he had not progressed far. when
Mr. Donaldson moved that further con
sideration of the bill he indefinitely
postponed. The reading ceased, and the
motion was seconded and carried
unanimously. after which Clerk Spicer
announced to the Senate that it had
been killed.
At the afternoon session tho House
passed. the Senate bill to increase the
salaries of the State detectives from
5000 TO 81. 200 per annum and providing
that the State, and not the city OF Will
mington, shall advance the money.
There was some discussion and when
the vote was taken Mr.. johnson alone
voted in the negative.
After tho bill! and been passed Mr..
Dempsey moved that the vote be recon
sidered on the ground that some of the
members did not thoroughly understand
it.
Mr.. johnson spoke against the bill,
stating that the memhers arc now
scheming to rcplenish the State trea-
sury; that the Legislature will not
raise the salaries of some State officers
and that the detectives must come from
New Castle county.
Mr.. Hazell said il people whu were
pushing bills would not make so much
noise the members would know more
about what was going on. Mr.. DON
aldson agreed with him.
Mr.. johnson called for the ayes and
nays on reconsidering the vote, and the
motion WAS lost by the following vote
Ayes Messrs. Dempsey. L. s. Hop
k.ns. johnson, Martin, Mccoy, Taylor.
Whitney and the Speakers.
Nays MesHrs. Adams, Dukes, HAZEL,
j. II. Hopkins, Mccullough. Short,
Smith, Thompson and Davis-9.
The House killed the House hill to
divorce Henry @. and Patience Walls,
which was recently committed after it
had been learned that the husband mad
made forcible attempt to take the
three children from their mother at
Seaford. In consequence of Walls con.
duct the case was reopened and yester-
day morning Mrs. Walls came to Dover
with her youngest child, and was given
hearing before the joint divorce COM
mittee. She told straightforward
story, in which shs contradicted the
charges of infdelity aud other allega.
tions, which had been, made by her
husband, and showed that she had been
deserted by her husband. She opposed
the granting Of a divorce and said she
was perfectly willing to live with her
husband il he would treat her right.
At any rate she wanted to retain the
children and said she could support
them. The COMMITTEES was very favora-
bly, impressed with Mrs. Walls' test-
mony and agreed to report the bill un-
favorably. II was so reported in the
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