Evening journal., 1897-02-25
TELEPHONE WAR
90, tlnusd from First raxo.

Cor tinuod from Firat raze.
keep the hanks, dams and sluices in re-
pair and raise fund 10 defray the ex
penses thereof 50 far 40 the same re-
late to Holland creek marsh The
amendments are such that IN the
absence Of a COPY Of the charter IT. lei
impossible 10 understand the meaning
of some OF them. but as many persons
are Interested in the marsh land IN
question they are given as they appear
in the bill. which Is as follows:
Amendment to section ]. On the
fourteenth line after the word hold
ing' add the words from one to"
Amendment to section q. That the
word marsh" in the fourth line Of sec
ton shall be changed to Land. 50
that the title of the said company snail
be THE Holland Creek Land Com
pany"
Amendment to section c. Alter the
wofds best bidder and il the afore-
said means Of collecting the Eaid taxes
and ether expenses caused By the fall
urc of the owners OF the property to
keep their respective drains and bitches
clear and in good order be not suffi-
cient to liQuidate the amounts due by
lot holders in arrears, the balance may
be sued foi and recovered before any
Justice of the peace OF the county Of
New Caetlc, in the same way that other
debts OF amounts less than 5000 are re-
covered.
PENALTY FOR REBATING.
Representative Mccullough intro
duced D bill TO break up rebating in
writing life insurance. At the present
time there Is law on the books against
this practice. but It's trainers forgot to
provide any penalties for its violation,
and the bill introduced by the Chris
tiana hundred statesman remedies this
defect IL is in the shape of an amend
ment TO chapter 273 volume l9, and is
as follows. being a substitute for sec
ton . OF that chapter.
ANY life insurance company, its
agent or agents, violating section OF
this act shall be guilty OF q misde-
uiehnor and upon conviction thereof,
the aneuder or Cfenders shall be sem
tenctd to. pay q fine Of $500 or be inn
pisOned for term of not less than one
month non more than six months for
each and every violation where the
amount OF Insurance Is Sl00.OOG or
less.
INTRODUCED BY MIR. PYLE
Senator Pyle introduced bills in rela-
tion To taxation In certain parts OF the
city OF Wilmington; to incorporate the
Cherry Island Marsh Tramway Com
many. 20 amend the charter of the Re
lance Fire Company, of Wilmington
10 amend the charter OF the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company
A CRUEL BILL.
Speaker Riggin has received from
Laurel a bill providing that no dos
shall ne permitted TO run at large IN
Sussex county from February ] to Oc-
tober1 without muzzle or block and
abain, the block weighing not les'
than six pounds. Violation Of the pro-
visions Of the bill is punishable witt
a fine Of from 81 to So, in the discretion
OF the magistrate. one-half Of II to g'
to the informer The bill, while
cruel one, Is backed by a petition sign
cd by fifty-two residents of littl
creek hundred.
CHAPLAIN VINCENT IN THE SEN
ATE.
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterda
morning Speaker Harrington went int
the House and asked Speaker Riggil
for the loan OF his chaplain for five O
ten minutes. The request was granted
and Chaplain Vincent ofiiciated in th
Senate. Chaplain Revelle being absent
HOUSE INTRODuCTIONS
The House was in session less tha
AN hour yesterday afternoon The fol
lowing bills were introduced: by MI
Mccullough. to divorce Edward A. froI
Bertha c. King: Mary from Charles
sullivan. and Lewis G. and Kate =
Faulkner. by Mr. Short, TO amend th
charter OF the Union Cemetery Com
pany OF Georgetown.
BOILER BILL KILLED.
The boiler inspection bill met It's fat
I'm the House yesterday. Chairman HUI
kins. Of the Committee on Muscular
eous business, reported il untavorabl,
and Representative Smith moved tn;
further consideration OF the measure
indefinitely postponed. There was n
debate and his motion prevailed.
REPORTED AND THEN WITH
DRAWN.
In the Senate yesterday morning NJ
Alrichs made a favorable report G
William S. Hiles House bill to NAL
valid the record OF certain old deed
Before 10 was rtad, however, ne asAt
leave to withdraw Il. as he said that Il
committee had net had an oppcrtuni
to make an investigation for the pu
pose Of ascertaining what titles wou
be affected Leave TO withdraw w
granted, and the bill is again in cor
mittee.
DESTINED TO DEFEAT
w. jerks Fell's Brandywine Sprin
Boulevard bill is destined to defeat
the Senate. In addition to the other I
n1onstrances filed. Senator Pyle yeste
day received from President Justis,
the Wilmington and Brandywi
Springs Railway Company an earne
prote4. in Behalf of the cOmpar
against the bill, and a remonsuran
signed by nearly alloftneresdents Oft
section through which the propos
boulevard would pass.
THE SMYRNA REMONsTRANCE
Yesterday Representative Cheai
chairman of the House Committee
Municipal Corporations. placed in {
l,anTo Of Cnrafnr I1tsIa oh a inn, n ~ Z