Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04

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the afternoon. Several OF the members
are known to favor such a plan,
Some Of tho membera OF the Iegisla.
tnre have received letters from James
w. Graham, DR.. OF Philadelphia, ask
ing for Mrs. Blanca Adams NJ iller, the
\ authorizes and campaign orator, that
they advocate the bill to abolish the
post and pillory in Delaware,
Dover, Feb. 3. The General Assem-.
bly, 10 gradually getting down to work.
Yesterday was busy day in tho House,
Notwithstanding the fact that several
members were Kept away by the storm.
Probably tho most important result was
tho passage by the House OF the Senate
bill amending the chatiel mortgage act,
with an amendment, reading as follows:
cProyided, that none Of the provisions
OF this ac5 shall be applicable to mort
cages or deeds OF trust, including both
real or personal property, heretofore or
hereafter executed by any corporation
TO secure an ;ssue of bonds" After tho
adoption Of the amendment and passage
of the bill IL was referred to tho Senate
for concurrence, but there it struck a
snag.
The original bill read as follows:
section |. That chapter AT, Volume
NV, Laws of Delaware, entitled An act
in respect to chattel mortgages be
and tho Same ia hereby supplemented
by adding ut the end OF section of
said act the following: Provided. that
mono OF the provisions Of this act shall
apply to mortgages heretofore given
and executed, or which may hereafter
be given and executed, by corporations
Of their real or personal estate, with
their franchises. :"
When the bill uns brought up in
the Senate, Mr.. Fenimore offered the
following amendment: "Strise out the
House amendment by striking out all
of section ! after the word shall in
the fifth line and inserting in lieu
thereof the words: be applicable to
mortgages or deeds of trust, including
both roal and personal property hareto.
fore or hereafter executed by amy cor
poration TO secure an issue of bonds. ="
Senator Ilanhy was opposed 10 the
whole bill. including tho amendment.
He held that il was vague and danger.
GUS and thought it would leave loop
hole whereby corporations could escape
paying claims Of employees and other
creditors. On his motion 1t was re.
ferrod back TO the committee on revised
statutes. which will endeayor to secure
some light on the measure.
Advocates OF the bill say IL is all
right. and they expect to be able to OK
plain it to the satisfaction of all.
Tho bill to tax bonds and mortgages
was called up by Mr.. Adams, read the
second time and referred to the commit
tee on taxation, and on motion Of Mr..
Mccullough $40 copies we're ordersd
printed for the use of the members.
Tho bill has considerable opposition in
both houses, and considerable informal
discussion has been produced by ii.
1t is hardly likely that the bill will
pass in its present shape.
The House concurred in the Senate
Joint resolution providing for paying
each of the State library commissioners
5000 for their work in connection with
the new library building, and alRo for
the appointment of committee to look
into the matter Of making improvements
to the State House. and Messrs. Ella
son, Hazel and Smith were named as
the House members OF the com aiittee
A report will be made to the General
Assembly at the present session, and
bill providing for renovation may be
passed,
In the Senate yesterday MI. Pyle gave
notice Of a bill Vacating Rockford road
between Delaware and Pennsylvania
avenues, in Wilmington, as soon as the
Street aud Sewer Department shall
declare Woodlawn avenue opsn for
travel, and when the road is vacated i
it is to revert to the property owners
along the road. each one of which is
to have half Of the road in front Of his
or her property.
City Solicitor Hartman of Whining
ton brought down bill yesterday
which provides that in cases against
the city, the city shall have tho right
to have on the jury two citizens or
two members of the corporation of
"The Mayor and Council OF Whining
ton." The act is calculated to apply
10 actions pending and any that may
be brought.
a delegation OF citizens of Clayton
came down yesterday and examined
tho new charter, which was recently
introduced in the House by Mr.. Davis.
1t lie understood that everything is NOT
entirely satisfactory ana 200 copies
will be ordered printed before the mat
ter is referred to the COMMITTEES on
municipal corporations. The House
committee recently appointed to in.
vestigate the alleged discrimination In
freight rates held its first business
meeting yesterday, when John j. Rosa,
Theodore Townsend, George W. Smeal-
lie and Constitutional Convention
Delegates Horsoy and Gilrhrist gave
testimony and submitted figures. The
committee will hold meetings at |. 30
o'clock every Tuesday afternoon for tho
purpose OF hearing any persons who
may have information to give. A sub
committee, consisting of Messrs. Dukes,
Dempsey and Wilson, has been ap-
pointed to take caro- of the business
that comes up between the days for the
general committee to meet. Chairman
Donaldson has received from tho p. w.
u B. Railroad Go. freight rates he-
tween points down the State and Now
Castle and Wilmington. He has writ
ten TO the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for other rates, and IL they do |
not materialize by Friday sub. com
mittee will go to Washington, ID. G.,
and make personal INQUIRY.
The House bill changing the name OF |
Bennett Mas OF Wilmington TO Bennett |
Maze was reported fayorably from the |
committee on miscellaneous business,
aud was put on final passage, but az
the yeas and nays were about to be |
called, Mr.. Donaldson inquired tho |
reason for the desired change. Nobody |
could inform him, and the bill was no.
ferred hack to tho com initteo for further |
investigation.