The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-10

Cards are out announcing tho wedding
of Miss Jennie Blackburn to Mr.. Frank
Megginson The popular young couple
will reside on the Hurst farm after March
%.
Anna, daughter of John NcNally is very
| ill with pneumonia.
Samuel Barnes is i'll with fever.
Shad fishing begins next week.
| o Brien, the murder Suspect in Jail
awaiting the Utah authorities is well CON
nectod. He has friends in Philadelphia.
III the Legislature.
| DOVER, Del March 9-The House to-day
after some little debate, postponed action
on the bill to extend the terms of the pres
ent officials of Wilmington one year as q
new charter for the city is pending
The Committee Oh Miscellaneous Bust
ness this morning reported unfavOrably
on the bill to give Wilmington three
jurymen on damage cases against the city.
A number of young lawyers interested in
damage cases came to Dover and made a
hard fight against the bill. 1t was SEN
ate bill, but the fight was net made until
it reached the House.
Representative Cheairs this morning in
troduced his bill to re-incorporate the
Wilmington Board of Trade. Mr.. Cheairs
also introduced the bill to allow the City
Council of Wilmington to make an addi-
tional appropriation to the Delaware Fito
Company and also the bill for the benefit
of the public schools of the State. The
bill was described this morning and Is the
bill to make an annual appropriation of
S15O,OO0 to the schools and provides nor
lnal school to be located in Wilmington.
Representative Smith this morning iu-
troduced his bill to allow the governor .
appoint the election inspectors for all dia-
tricts outside Of Wilmington to hold the
next election. Thereafter the inspectors
are to be chosen at the general election.
There have been no leSally-elected inspec-
tors for some years. This bill will give the
governor power to appoint Democratic
inspt ctor Of elections in every district in
the state outside of Wilmington
In the House Mr.. Davis introduced his
bill to change the time of holding school
elections in the rural districts from the
third Saturday in june TO tho first Satur-
day in May.
A bill was introduced in the House to
incorporate the Delaware Ophthalmc
College, Robert 5. Stevenson being the in
corporator.
Delegate J. A. Ellegood, of the Consti-
tutitional Convention had a hearing to-
day before tho Committee on Municipal
Corporations speaking in opposition to
the proposed charter for Glendale A bill
was in reduced in the House repeating
that section of tn liquor law which closes
saloons on the day of school elections.
An amendment was agreed to in the
House substituting the namo of Thomas
II. Rggin for 5. II. Messck In the Board
of Directors of the Farmers Bank at
Georgetown. BY vote OF 10 to g tho
House adopted the substitute providing
for tho payment of the Chcairs-Dickey
contest. In the substitute the fees of the
attorneys in the case are cut down from
$3.50 to Sl00 ard the claims for $I200 are
cut down about one-half.
The Senate this afternoon PASSED sub.
stitute for the House bill to allow the New
Castle County Levy Court to borrow 500
OGO for current expenses, the substitute
providing that the money shall DO paid
back to the State by September.
The House passed bill divorcing a col.
orcd couple, James H. and Sarah Cannon.
This is the first case Of negroes seeking
divorce by the Legislature for many
years
In the House to-day tho Dickcy-C Chears
contest report was called.
Mr.. johnson moved to refer both the re-
port Of the committee and tho substitute
back to tho committee.
Mr.. Short called for the yeas and nays
on the vote and it resulted: Ttas-Davis,
Chcairs, Dukes, HAZEL, johnson, Smith,
Speaker Riggin-7. NayS-Adams, Demp.
sGy, Hopkins, Mccullough. Short, Taylor,
Thompson, Whitney, Wilson'S. Absent
Donaldson, Eliason, L. S. Hopkins. Nc.
COY. Not vOting-Nlr. Martin, |.
Mr. johnson said that the substitute al
lowed the sCrgGant-at-arms more money
than tho original report and it also al
lows the watChmon board, when the com
mittcU on Accounts did not. lie protested
against these items.
Mr.. Dcmpsy sud that he did favor the
substitute allowing the wntGhmcn board
IA 1,n h.I tfrhf fhau
much pay as this deputy shoriifs
Mr.. Hazoll said he had no interest in
the matter. This is largely political
question and there has been enough Of it |
to disgust most any sensible man. ilD |
favored the reference of the whole matter, !
Mr. Dempsey replied and said that it |
would have been better for tho Assembly |
if the gentleman from Duck Creek (Mr |
HazelD has reached this decision long |
ago.
"rhc gentleman is out of order" said |
Mr.. johnson, and Speaker Riggin tapped
far order,
Il am the questioncr. Let him discuss
ii, " remarked Mr.. Hazcl
Mr.. Dempsey continued and named Mr..
johnson, who again raised point of
order.
Are you running this, Mr.. Johnson"
asked Mr. Dempsey.
"Ohl no." replied Mr. johnson, and Mr.
Dempsey continued. He said that it had
been claimed that the fees allowed attur.
ncys wero too small Why the best legal
talent in the State Is serving in the constl.
tutionnl convention for So n day.
He thought thai the Assembly hal no
right to pay these attorneys except FOR
work done at Dover The state has no
right to pay them for work done before
that time The committee allowed II
Wilmington clerk so for doing the same
work that IL Dover man is allowed but $50
for. They say that the Wilmington man
had to pay his board. The Dover man
must have lived on wind.
Mr.. Wilson did not wish to reflect upon
any one but this was an unfortunate fam
lily affair. He felt disposed to discourage
favored the substitute In some respects it
did not suit him. Int between the two he
must choose the substitute
rhe vote on the substitute resulted:
Ycas-Adams, Dempsey, Dukes, j. II.
Hopkins, Mccullough, Short, Taylor
Thompson, Whitney, Wilson-l0. Nays
Davis Cheairs, HAZEL, Johnston. Smith,
Speaker Riggin-6. Absent-Eliason, l..
5. Hopkins and McCullough--3. Paired
donaldson and Martin, The substitute
was declared adopted The only material
change made was TO cut down the at
tornry fees on each side from $11) to SOD.
rhe result of the vote was surprise
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