Evening journal., 1897-05-05

ne Ol<D ~ OI1AIN 4 I1AN AMEANDLD.
BILL TO INCORPORATE A CAS-
UALTY CoNIPANY-oTHER LEG
IsLATIVE MATTERS.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 5.--1f Mayor Boyd and
his fellow-officials OF New Castle can
not have new charter for that city,
they do not want the old one amended.
A delegation, composed of Mayor Boyd,
Joseph Dougherty, Samuel T. Landers,
James B. Toman, Harry Holschumaker,
DR.. McCabe. Andrew M. Gallagher and
Patrick McGrory, was down yesterday
in opposition to the amendments pro-
posed by John II. Rodney and Alexan-
der B. Cooper. and we're given hear
ing by the House committee.
WORK-HOUsE BILL PASSED.
The State Work house bill passed the
House yesterday afternoon by a vote of
IL to 10. IL was the first time this ses-
sion that a full vote OF the body neces-
STATED Speaker Riggin casting the de-
Gliding vote. Representative HAZEL call
ed the attention of the House to the
great Importance of the bill, and the
privilege of the floor was accorded to
r. II. Lewis, OF Dover, who spoke
against it. At the suggestion of Rep
resentative Donaldson, Chief Justice
Lore was given the privileges of the
floor to answer Mr. Lewis, and he did
so in most effective manner.
Mr.. Dempsey called for the question
and also for the yeas and nays. Mr.
Adams moved to adjourn, which mo-
tion was voted down. The bill was
f,,.
Yea--Messrs. Dempsey, Cheairs. DON
aldson, Dukes Eliason, Johnson. Nc
Coy, Mccullough, Taylor, Whitney, Mr..
Speaker-11.
Nay--Messrs. Adams, Davis, HAZEL,
j.. II. Hopkins, l.. S. Hopkins, Martin,
Short, Smith, Thompson, Wilson-10.
Last evening the opponents of the
bill we're busily at work endeavoring to
get one of those who voted for the
measure to move for reconsideration
to-day, but the friends of the bill hope
that they will be unsuccessful.
BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
The following bills were reported ia
vorably in the House yesterday: House
bill TO amend the charter of the Hen
lopen Electric Light and Railway Com
pany with an amendment striking out
all additional privileges asked for, ex-
cept granting an extension OF time fol
building the line; to incorporate the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
OF Wilmington; to incorporate the Do
yer and Bay Shore Railway Company
to incorporate the Delaware Food Com
pany; to empower the City Council o.
Wilmington TO pass an ordinance regu
lating auctions and auctioneers to pre-
vent the advertising of judgments 70
sale, with an amendment that the ac
Should In nowise be construe
TO prevent the publication b.
any newspaper or publishing com
pany of sales of property by virtu
Of execution process; Senate bill to va
cate a portion OF Old Ferry road to Fl.
the time for holding Superior Court II
the several counties; TO authorize tn
governor to appoint an additional jus
tice Of the peace for Lewes and Reho
both hundred.
ANOTHER BILL CRIPPLED.
The House Committee on Privat
Corporations made favorable repor
on the House bill to incorporate tn
South Side Railway Company, with a
amendment prescribing that the track
shall cross all steam roads overhea
or under grade.
MR.. ROSSELL'S BUSY DAY.
Representative Davis introduced
bill TO permit the Hartmann and Eel
renbach Company, Of Wilmington, [
increase its capital stock to S5OO,O
and to permit 1t to hol
property to an amount NJ
exceeding three times the amount Of Il
capital. The company's charter is r,
newed for twenty years. The bill WI
referred under suspension of rule.
ONE FOR DONALDSON.
The House passed the bill providir
a penalty for any minor obtainir
liquor by misrepresenting his az
Representative Donaldson spoke for
and said that he introduced it as a ten
perance measure. Mr.. Johnson an
Speaker Riggin spoke against it, d
claring that it was designed to preve
minors from testifying against saloC
keepers. The vote for the bill was te
with FIVE against it.
A TIP TO BURGLARS.
Senator Handy introduced b
to incorporate the Delaware Ca
ualty Company. j. August NJ
Nnhllt1f NlhNtul u lltLdIut AItI
bald S. Reed, James p Winchost,
Howard T. Wallace. Mark NJ. Cleav
and William S. Hilles are the incorpc
ators. The corporation is authorized
insure against loss of property by the
burglary. or other fraudulent abstra
ton thereof and to insure proper
against loss occasioned by any mea
whatsoever, upon such conditions al
for such periods of time as may be q
termined by the corporation, and to /
insure any business taken by it. T
principal Office shall be in Wilmingte
Capital stock, S25. .OO0 with power to
crease to 100000.
Mr.. WILSON'S BILL IS DEAD.
The Senate, by unanimous vo
killed the House bill giving proper
owners. tenants. hired help and 9th,
the right TO shoot game, birds a
animals at any time of the year
their own premises. Senator Hanl
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