The sun., 1898-03-23
The LEGISLATIVE SIMPSONS
A Modern DeIilah Leads Our
SoIonS AStray.
TRADING STAMPS THE GOSSIP,
Sending Of Mi>> Annie Coyie To
Lobby Among state Scna-
tors Considered Sharp
Work
special to THf SrS

spcclal To lHt SlN.
DOVER, March -. - The indefinite
postponement OF the trading stamp bill
IN the senate, yesterday, caused con.
>ldelablt comment among the members
OF the House today, and several severely
criticised the action taken.
The sending of Miss Annie luNic IRON
Wi minston to the lobby among the
Senators IN til" interest OF tie trading
stamp syndicate. is considered 4 >ilarl
piece OF work, ana the success which at
tended the Iady'- efforts. shows til,
weakness Of WiIunngtull'- representa-
tives. The effort that was made by the.
business men to rid themselves uI lhr
octopus NlIose tentaclc~ are tightening
their grip upon the threats Il WiImin.
tons retail strade, was entirely diSr.-
gar .rl at the command ui single
woman vino had sufficient courage to
huttonhoIr the Senators and win thclu
over to hrr side by her Wn>onr smiles
and Pc 5, ay>lNc words.
1t is considered cXtrcmelv improbable
that the bill will again be brought mp IN
the Senate, and nahy are of the opinion
that the bill is dead WVunl resurrection.
There was little business trans >acted at
the morning session OF the legislature.
the members occupying themselves with
their newspapers and in reading copy
Of the bill introduced some two weeks
ago to establish Il State Beard Of
cmbalnnrrs and to regulate the practice
of embaIming, which bill has been in the
hands OF il committee since its int,uduc-
ton but which is soon to be reported
upon.
The committee havin. in Ct argc
House bill 80. ;N2 reported iayorahlv
upon it and it will be acted upon as soon
as it is called mp. This bill grants to the
town OF MiddIetown permission to
borrow the sum OF So, 900 to bt used in
retundlng the towns Indebtedness and
reducing the rate Of interest,
The pruCe, diu5- ui tine morning were
as follows:
House called t" urHrr al | 80
Prayer by Chaplin.
Reading and approval Of journal II
previous day session.
Report OF committee having in charg.
House bill No. I';2., empowering he town
Of MidIietoWn to borrow S;2 .OOD.
Bv Mr.. M,Cpy-!'iiI Of the "DrIaNurr
Plot l"r state printing. Referred to-
committee un claims
by Mr.. Dempsey - Notice ui bill. to
amend an act amending al act to- amend
an act I" inc prpplA." the town Of New
port.
BY Mr. johnson Motion to 60 into
committee ON tee whole at II o'clock
"Wednesday t" discuss, House bin No. as;
Othe Educatonai bin. Carried.
l'r mornings session ii III. Senate,
was even duIIci lIan that ol the House.
The Senate WIS catnd to Ouitral ~, r..
and after prayer and reading II the ju,,-
nal thr members threw themselves back
III their chairs auI waited until noon.
Wien Adj"Wilmrut was taken until $50
O'clock
IL" ll"u-r rrcny'"cp i"r this ait,r-
noon session at ). lt O'Clock.
N"1ir" Na~ given ~ Speaker l;igyir IT,
amend the chatter III Laurel
Iic bids IT, al ,W Niddlrtuvu IT, TO-
u.ri it, DirM unH ,tr nunudn,uI to the
HHAGa- tax ,uN W"I" iM>~rd and aGiuu,l-
mchj d.rtaIrd until Wednesday mnrniuy
1t jU u'',,ck.
The >.lut, r'A--rHrh ,I at :; r. p'rI,ck
ihiS afternoon auu passed the House bill
increasing IT," state quota Ul indigrul
IinbcrIIr children al lruu>yIylnia in>ti-
lInrand ployIdng l"r i notary public at
lIHr|~-un.
I]H iiou~r bill relating to he I,ubIir,-
won 1i laws PASSED first loli!ng and was
then referred to tn" proper committee.
Adjournment W;l- thea taken until
Wednesday morning 1T II o'clock.
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