The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-25
DELAWARE
LEGISLATURE.
Body Will Adjourn Friday
Afternoon. Business
of the Session.

Tho Joint resolution to adjourn sine die
-on Friday May q, at p. M, which was
offered by Speaker Riggin yesterday, came
up as a special order this morning.
Speaker Riggin said that he had been In.
formed that it would be impossible to on
roll tho bills now pending by tomorrow.
Representative Dempsey Of tho Enroll
ing Committee, said that 1t would be abb
soluteiy impossible to enroll all OF tho
bills by Tomorrow.
MIR, Hnzo.i said IL would be well to de-
eide to take no other new business. Tho
business of Importance could then bo TN
ishod this week.
Mr.. Adams was glad that he was to get
away before he died of old age. Ile did
not favor ndjourning Tomorrow because
some impor ant work WAS to bo finished.
SpeakcrRiggin offered an amendment to
the re solution providing for final adjourn
ment on Friday, May 27, at Up, IN. This
amendment was adopted and the resolu-
tion as amended was adopted and sent to
the Senate. Later the Senate agreed to
the resolution.
The Wilmington City Charter bill,
which passed the House yesterday, was re-
fe.rcd to the Senate Committee on Cities
and Towns. 1t is not likely to pass the
Senate.
Senator Alrichs introduced bill pro-
yiding for u State Board OF Agriculture
The Senate passed the bills authorizing
the registration officers TO act as election
officers and assigning tho rooms IN the
State House, and killed the sussex County
Five Commissioner bill.
The House passed. the House bill to al
low William M. Jefferson to take up Ger
tain vacant lands in Sussex County.
The Senate passed the Senate bill amond.
ing the pawn-broker law and the House
bill regulating the settlement OF estates
Senator Pierce introduced bill extend
ing the limits OF Bridgeviiis, and senator
Fcuimoro introduced and had passed
bill providing for the biennial election OF
assessors in Kent county. Representative
johnson introduced bill to permit the
registration Of Dolaware's enlisted men IN
the field and allowing them to vote In the
same manner on election day. The Coy
ernor Is to appoint special officers for the
PURPOSE
Representative Hazoll introduced bill
to allow tho State Treasurer to borrow
so 600 to cover deficiency resulting from
unusual expenses Tho House killed the
bill extending the limits of Wilmington.
The House portion OF the committee on
conference on tho general corporation bill
this morning reported that the committee
had been unable to agree. Certain amend-
ment, were presented by the committee
Mr.. Smith of the House Conmitteo OF Prl-
yatc Corporations, at once called up the
Sonate substitute for the House general
corporation bill for final action. Tho
amendments were read.
The first amendment offered by tho com.
mi.teo was tc allow grade crossings of
railroads whore necessary. Tho Senate
substitute required grade crossings to bo
avoided whenever practicable.
Mr. Hazell asked if the Sunatc commit.
tee hal agreed TO this amendment, and l..
S. Hopkins said that it had not.
Mr. Donaldson explained the proceedings
of the conference committee and said that
the Senate committee did not care to act
on the matter until the House had decided
what it wanted. The Senate has baen met
half way with these amTndments. lle
thought that the only hope for tho bill
was 10 pass these amendment s. Personally
he would not vote to kill the bill even II
t % amendments were not adOpod.
Mr.. Johnson said the House was In
confused tate. This committee on confer
encc was appointed for Il speciil flo purpose
and he did not see what right the confer.
ence had to recommend amendments.