Evening journal., 1897-02-06
STATE BANK DIRECTORS
Wilson Introduces His wing
Clipper"
ARBITRATION TREATY RATIFIED

Arbitration TREATY RATIFIED
MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN READ IN
THE HOUSE BILL TO THROW
OPEN OYSTER GROUNDS OFF
MAHoNs RIVER SENATOR KEN
NEY'S PRIVATE SECRETARY.
stan Correspondenoe Evening Journal
DOVER Feb. 6.-The House adopted
and the Senate concurrod in the Don
aldson joint resolution nstructing the
joint committee appointed to superin-
/ tend the remodeling Of the interior of
! the state House to provide a fire-proof
room Tor the safe keeping of the impor-
tant public documnts now ON file in the
various state departments. Afterwards
the senators get their heads together
and reconsidered their action in order
/ chat they might more fully look into
/ the matter and see just what the ex-
pense would probably be- They have
as vet, no idea as to how bulky the
documents are
1t was on Senator Pyle's motion that
/ the vote by which the resolution was
l IuAANu III WAS ItGluSlUGIRU. ana
then Senator Fenimore moved non
concurrence, which prevailed Il is
likely that the whole matter will be
left 10 the discretion OF the original
committee.
MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN.
There's a sweet little angel who sits
up alOft keeping run of legislative mat
ters in Delaware. Yesterday the Gen
eral Assembly received q message from
Heaven. Ii came on postal cards and
was ran down in two sections. Senator
Pyle eot one and Speaker Riggin the
other Neither could make head or tail
of The message until the two postals
were put together This is what the
heavenly correspondent has TO say.
Heaven. AZ. 2. f.
"As long as a man takes care of His
children. sends them to school and
feeds and clothes them. He has a Fa-
thers right to thrash them with a whip
/ if they disobey. but when the Boy or
Girl take care of themselves. this right
ceases.
Unless the State be the Father and
Mother of its citizens and take the same
/ interest and loving care of them that a
/ Father would, The State Has no right
to whip them if they disobey the Law
What Father would set the Tempta-
tions before His children that you do
before yours and then thrash them if
they fall.
"Hypocrite. HEAVEN"
Ezra"
It was read to the House and created
considerable amusement.
sEAFORD's CLOSE VOTE.
On Thursday evening the property
owners of Seaford met to ask the Gen
/ eral Assembly to authorize the town
commissioners to bond the town for
$4,000 for the purpose of putting in
water works. After a stormy meeting
a vote was taken. OF the los votes cast
those favoring water works numbered
numbered fifty-four. and those opposed
| to them fifty-two, with two blanks in
the vote. Some of the votes cast being
| questioned. the vote was declared null
and void, and next Thursday evening
was set as the time for getting the final
and decisive vote. During the next
four days some big missionary work
will be done in the thriving little Sus-
| sex county town.
THREE OLD COINS.
Senator Fenimore carries a large
number of silver pocket pieces, one of
the rarest and best-pTeserved being a
| Spanish dollar of 1920 He has carried
it for over fifty years. He also has a
Spanish quarter of 1776. John Il. Sauls-
bury carries a United States penny
mintad in 1898. it being the first penny
coined, as the first coinage law was not
passed until 1882. 1t bears the Indian
squaw's head with its flowing hair
FIVE-MINUTE SESSION.
Yesterday afternoon the Senate was
only in session five minutes and trans
acted no business further than to re-
ceive from the House the enrolled copy
of the Senate bill curing the title to
the George Reed Riddle property. at
Eleventh and King streets. Whining
ton.
KENNEY'S PRIVATE SECRETARY.
AS soon as the news came from
Washington that General r. r. Kenney
had been seated as United States SEN
ator from Delaware, it was officially
announced that Arley B. Magee. of
Dover, has been appointed his private
| secretary.
Mr.. Magee is in his 24th year He was
! born in Gumboro hundred, near Lewes,
Cross Roads, Sussex county, and re-
ceived his primary education in the
public schools there. He graduated
from the Conference Academy in 1894.
On June Is, 1894, he registered as a law
student in the office of Mr.. Kenhey,
and viii come up for admission TO the
bar next October. Four years ago he
made few stump speeches. Two years
ago he was assistant secretary of the
Democratic County Executive Commit
tee and did effective campaign work
Last Fall he became secretary Of the
County Committee and made several
campaign speeches. lie is a young
man CT fine address and genial person
ality.
ARBITRATION ADOPTED.
Representative Davis offered a reso-
luton commencing President Cleveland
for mis- efforts in securing arbitration
between the United States and Eng
land. Mr.. Cheairs said that he would