Evening journal., 1897-02-17

llllt company. ana IRE anu Ire lletI-
ance company privileges and powers,
as well as the right to act as treasurer
for any corporation or municipality,
and as receiver, assignee, trustee or
guardian for either persons or corpora
tions.
The capital stock is $4,000. with
power to increase It to $500 600, the par
value Of each share CT stock to be $40.
Five hundred shares must be sub
scribed before organization Is effected.
$4,000 must be paid in before active
business Is commenced, but this pro-
vision does not apply to the life and
fire insurance powers where the COM
pany represents other companies
SHOWING UP DISCRIMINATION.
The farmers and fruit growers who
are fighting the Delaware Railroad
! Company in the matter of freight rate
! determination gave the House but lit
tie opportunity to do any work yes,er-
! day While the liquor men were over
in the hall of the Constitutional Con-
vention telling the delegates why they
should not insert in the Constitution
a clause of local option character,
the enemies OF the railroad were over
in the Hall OF Representatives demon
strating that the shippers OF Delaware
were being Disseminated against in
most shameful manner, and asking for
the passage OF a free railroad law so
that the state could have competing
lines and lower rates.
Chairman Horsey, of the Constitu-
t'onal Convention Committee on Agri-
culture, presided. Nearly all of the
members of the House were present
when the hearing began shortly before
2 o'clock. Speeches were made by A. N.
Brown, Of Wyoming; Philip l.. Can
non. of Bridgeville II. W. Vivian. Of
Bridgeville; ex-RecOrder of Deeds
James T. Shallcross, of Odessa Sam
uel II. Derby, CT WCCdside. Il. II. Ban
croft, of Camden; J. J. Rosa, of Mil
ford; Chairman Horsey, s. ID. Smeal-
lie. Of Milford; Speaker OF the House
: Riggin, Representative Dempsey. Ha-
zell and Adams, and Professor Wesley
Webb. 1t was after o'clock before the
talking concluded
BOULEVARD BILL IN.
Senator Pyle introduced an act to lay
4 out a boulevard from Prices Corner q
, Brandywine Springs. This is the bill O.
w. jerks Fell which the Wilmington
Z and Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany will fight.
e ANOTHER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Senator Pyle introduced bill to in
corporate the Greater Wilmington
Printing and Publishing Company
= Charles W. Edwards, Millard 4. Tof
and George E. King are the incorpora
D. tors The capital stock is S20000 witt
power to increase to 500, ,000 The bill
carries with It the usual powers OF
# printing company
= FOR SELLING THE ARMORY.
In the House yesterday the bill {
!, John II. Rodney, trustee. for sellin
~ Troop b Armory. in Wilmington.
= secure the states claim against it, wa
= presented. II amounted TO $500. an
= was referred to the Committee O
= Claims.
BUILDING HIS FENCES.
Ex-speaker Of the House II. II. Nc
Mullin was in town yesterday gather
y ing up his letters Of recOmmendatio
Z for the Office of United States marsha
State Senator Robert J. Handy who
also an applicant for the place unde
the Mckinley administration, watche
his operations from afar off, and man
tested considerable interest in hi
,s movements. AS an artistic politici
IF fence-builder the ex-speaker is de
ne cided success.
is AGAINST KISSING THE DJOl
10 WHEN SWEARING.
10 Many persons object to kissing III
- Bible when taking the oath in court {
NJ out of Il. A Bible IN use in a court, Il
instance. may be kissed by twenty-hN
T. or thirty persons In a day. and the
,r may be white and black, clean and IN
81 clean. Many medical authorities a.
sert that disease is often contracte
by reason of the germs which adhe
to the covers CT the Book. Represel
te tatives Cheairs has given notice q
g. and will introduce an act to amer
er section Of chapter lO8 of the Revise
H Code, which will, If passed. strike o
II the words "and kissing IT," He all
at gave notice Of an act to incorpora
ty the Guarantee Trust, Title and lnsu
ance Company. the bill for which
tie has not yet received.
SPICER is a WONDER.
re Hereafter the Marshallton Board
Education will consist of nine mer
,ce bers. Yesterday afternoon the Sena
passed the House bill making the
crease. Senators Handy and Pyle ask
for an explanation, and for a time
fr looked as though a recommittal wou
oo result. but fortunately Clerk of t
he House Spicer. whose home is at Ma
IN shallton, entered at the critical jun
ture was accorded the privilegs of Z
Cd floor, explained away all doubts, a
,ot the bill passed without a vote bel
he recorded against il.
in ANOTHER HARTMAN BILL PASSE
IRE Another Of City Solicitor Harmal
is- bills passed the Senate yesterday aft
s5s' noon without a dissenting vote. 1t "
~ one providing that a juror who sits
rd- case which results in a disagTeeme
'as or mistrial. shall not sit in the cstse
~ the retrial.
ION FREDERICA'S EDUCATION.
NJ The bill to provide a board Of odu
tion for the town of Frederica was
DID, troduced by Representative l.. S. Hl
NJ kins. II names the following men
NJ constitute the board on the start. tn
ap- new members to be elected each "
NY hereafter
10y nr paf.ic n Carlisle Elijah l. "A