Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03
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Mr.. Smith said the Legislature two
Legislature was compelled to appro.
pirate Sc, 900 to meet the deficiency. Fl q
was opposed to the reduction.
Mr. Donaldson moved to lay the
amendment on the table and the motion
was adopted by the following vote;
Ayes--M essrs. Cheairs, Donaldson,
Eliason, Hazeli, L. S. Hopkins, Nc
Coy. Mccullough, Short, Smith and
the Speaker-10.
Nays-Messrs. Adams. Davis. Demp-
sey, Dukes, johnson, Taylor, Whitney
ana Wilson's.
On motion Of Mr.. Donaldson, the
original resolution was concurred in.
AT the morning session of the House
Mr.. Donaldson had reconsidered the
vote by which the bill in relation tn
bringing of actions for damages had
been lost on Thursday. 1t was referred
to committee and reported with an
amendment at the afternoon session.
The amendment struck out all after the
enacting clause and inserted provision
that actions Tor damages shall not be
brought after the expiration of one
year, all of the other features being
eliminated. 1t was passed by vote OF
l6 to 4. Messrs. Dempsey, Eliason, }.
II. Hopkins andWilson voting against It,
Representative A dams had tilt with
Chairman Smith of the COMMITTED on
private corporations over the Marshy
Hope Improvement Co. reincorporation
bill. He wanted to know why it had
not been reported and when Mr.. Smith
said there was some objection, Mr.
Adams thought he was mistaken and
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from committee. Mr.. Smith said there
was no use doing that. as he would
report the bill, and later in the day re-
ported il unfavorably. The bill relat ss
to the rearrangement OF some bitches in
tine lower part of Kent county.
Representative Eliason offered a joint
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee OF two from the
Senate and three from the House TO
have necessary alterations made to the
State House at an expense not exceed
4 ing IS, 600, proposals to be asked for and
contracts awarded to the lowest and
best bidders; also that tho committee
shall report to the next Legislature.
The resolution was adopted and the
/ Speaker named Mesere. EliHson, HAZEL
and Smith as the House members OF
ths committee. The Senate concurred.
The Senate members are Messrs. Feni
more and John M. O. Moore.
On motion of Mr.. Mccoy, the House
passed resolution appointing tao
Speaker and Messrs. Mccoy and Adams
committee to settle with Attorney
Cochran.
| On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the
House passed a bill to provide for the
STRENGTHENING OF road in Broadkin
hundred.
] The House also passed the Senate
bill to incorporate the Delaware Fuel
Co. 3&
A In the Senate the House bill to en-
able the Levy Court pf New Castle
county to borrow Sl50,o0e was reported
favorabIy. but as the New Castle
county members had not come to an
agreement regarding the matter, the
bill was recommitted.
The bill was reported back at the
afternoon session of the Senate. Messrs.
Handy and Alrichs were opposed to
New Castle county borrowing $3.50. 600,
but Mr.. Pyle said IL was absolutely
necessary, although he thought the
court had been almost criminally neg
ligent. Mr.. Handy offered an amend
ment, providing that no member of the
Levy Court should be eligible to re-.
election. The amendment was adopted
and the bill passed, after which the
amendment was concurred in by the
House.
The Senate passed joint resolution
ordering the State treasurer to pay
$1,000 to exGov. Robert j. Reynolds
for his services as trustee OF the direct
tax fund. The resolution went to the
House and was there amended SO as to
make the sum $500. after which it was
passed and returned to the Senate.
The Senate passed the House bill for
the prevention of the spread of the San
jose scale. 1t was reported unfaror.
ably, but nobody made any serious OBJ.
lection and nobody voted against it,
The iong-psnding bill to rsincor-
porate the Hartmann & Fehrenhach
Brewing Co. was passed by the House
and Senate, under suspension of rues.
1t was go amended as to provide
that the company shall he authoriz.
ed to hold real estate not OK :.
ceeding three times the capital stock,
and renewing the charter for 20 years.
The feature IN regard to voting was
eliminated, and Mr.. Smith said the
bill was compromise.
Col. James Norton has invited the
| msmDerS TO thRe an excursion 10 the
Fishing banks on the oyster guard boat
Delaware, on June 22d. He informed
the members that the boat will meet
them at Wilmington ana will sail down
the bay.
The Senate passed the House bill to
provide that Office employees of in.
suranCe companies who solicit in
surance shall pay tho regular license
required OF other solicitors.
Representative L s. Hopkins, who
on Thursday introduced bill to admit
duly accredited newspaper reporters to
executions in this State, last night re-
ceived the following letter, which ex-
plains itself:
Georgetown, DEL, May 25, 1897.
Mr.. l.. S. Hopkins-D Sir: l SEQ
you introduced resolution that all
newspaper men should be admitted to
sen the hanging of james NJ. Gordy,
and that had made up the number
and left them out. The whole thing is
newspaper lie. have not made up
even one name, or named one man, and
think some OF you who are so much
interested in this execution had better
come and hang him. The Jail yard will
not accommodate inside the wall over
30 or 40 men at the outside, and il
have to admit all newspaper men no
one else will be in the yard. They
will have to get together and select
three or four of their number to be ad-
mitted and get the report from them.