Evening journal., 1897-03-25
NEW SMYRNA CHARTER.
Handy Wants the Addicksites
to Serve Until April 1898.
BILL WAS FINALLY RECOMMITTED.
THREE IMPORTANT INSURANCE
MEASURES TO BE SOON INTRO
DUCED-FRIENDs OF PRISON RE-
FORM WORK HARD FOR THEIR
MEASURE.

MEASURE.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 25.-The amended
Smyrna charter was reported favorably
for the second time yesterday after
noon by Senator Pyle The amend
ments provided for a new town cleo
tion to be he'd in April and a redis-
tricting of the town.
Senator Handy offered an amend
ment TO the amendment permitting the |
Addickste town officers to serve until |
April, 1898. He said that they were |
only elected early IN March, and he did |
not believe they ought to be legislated |
out of office and the town gerryman-
dered Republics would not live under |
such doctrine. The win of the people |
of Smyrna was expressed on March l, |
and it should last until the next regu- |
lar election. On the voice Of the peo-
pie depend the liberties of the nation.
To pass such bill would be a dis
grace to the state and to the men vOt- !
ing for il. Democracy taught him that
the people ruled. Give these present |
officers a years trial. and If they do
not do right the people will turn them
out. He pleaded with his brother SEN
ators not to disgrace themselves.
Senator Pyle said that what was
good for one locality was not always
good for another. The members must
rely upon the demands of the people,
and the bill proposed to submit it TO
the people 1t is the desire of the peo-
pie to have another election. He said
he was supposed to carry out the
wishes Of the people of Smyrna. Any
people on earth have the right to revo-
lutionize their government if they have
the will and power. If the Addicks
ties had called out the negroes and
swooped down upon the people and
burdened them, he did not blame them
for wanting another election.
Senator Handy said that if the
Democrats had carried the town the
bill would never have been here. He
implored the senators not to stoop so
low as to vote for the bill without his
amendment.
The amendment offered by Mr.
Handy was lost by the following vote:
Yea--Messrs. Alrichs, Handy and
John NJ. c. Moore-3
Nay-Messrs. Fenimore, Meredith
William T. Moore, Pyle and Mr.
| Speaker.
Not voting-Mr Pierce.
Senator Handy then offered three
amendments which struck out the pro-
vision that none but substantial free
holders should hold the town election.
They were adopted by unanimous vote.
The amendments were then amend
ed as amended.
After the amendments had been read
the members became so confused as &c
their meaning and effect that Senator
Pyle had the bill recommitted for still
further repairs.
FIRE, LIGHTNING AND WIND.
Speaker Harrington introduced a bill
to incorporate the Delaware Insurance
Company. Harry Richardson, Charles
H. Atkins, Hezekiah Harrington Will
liam Salisbury and Mark II. Cole are
the incOrpOratOrs. They are given
power to insure property against fire
lightning and wind storms. The capi-
tai stock is $4,000.
NO FIGURE NAMED.
Senator Pyle has i'm hand a bill pro-
viding compensation for the commits
siOners who drew up the new city char.
ter for Wilmington. There is no sun
named in it, the amount being left tC
the General Assembly. Some favor al
Lowing them $500 apiece, while other.
favor $500 to be adequate compensa
tion. Indications are that the new
charter will not pass at this session, "a
there is considerable opposition to it
and that opposition is not confined L
any particular party.
MRS. ELIASON WANTS RELIEF.
Senator Handy gave notice OF an ac
for the relief CT Kate Eliason. the di
vorced wife Of Lewis e. Eliason, o
New Castle II changes her name Z
Kate LambsOn.
ARE NOW LAWS.
The Senate passed the House bill
to lay out a new public road in Balti
more hundred, Sussex county; to di
vide and consolidate school distric
No 125, Kent county to permit tn
Board of Education Of FELTON, to Dor
row money for building purposes.
, SENATE NOTES.
The Senate killed the Senate bill
e striking out the word "indigent" in tn
= present law providing for the education
0 of deaf and dumb and blind childrel
f of this state II was the sentiment tina
= such children not INDECENT should b
e educated at the expense of their par
e ents
he otuhlc pdSStu the ilouSt Jill du
authorizing the clerk OF the Orphans
Court of New Castle county to make
, new index of the recOgnizance recor
with an amendment limiting the cost t
, $500.
. Thanks to Ex-Governor Watson, tn
opposition of Senators John M. {
Moore and w. T. Moore. to the Senat
n bill to incorporate the Diamond Stat
a Telephone Company was withdraw
q and the bill passed in its original forr
yesterday.
Speaker Harrington introduced a bi
authorizing the cerk OF the Orphan
n Court of Kent county to make a ne'
S record of the amounts of money in tn
IS hands of the court
: Senator Fenimore introduced a bi
VI to divide and consolidate school dis
; trict No. 26 in Sussex county, and
wcs referred under suspension Of rule.
WORKING FOR PRISON REFORM.
= PROMINENT MEN EARNESTL'