Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

etan correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Dover, May 2G. The General Assem-
bly, had busy day yesterday, although
the not result does not make worry
great showing.
The House unanimously passed .ho
Senate bill eStendiDg tho limits OF tlu
city of Wilmington 10y taking in tract
between Silverbrook and the High.
lands. The bill was lost on Tuesday,
\ las it failed to receive tho required two
thirds majority. Yesterday afternoon
the vote was unanimously reconsidered,
after which all of tho Is msmbers pres
ent voted for the bill.
The Senate paHsed the Senate bull ex-
tending the limits OF tine town OF
Bridgeville. The present limits extend
fur hall milo from given point in
the centre OF the town and the bill ex-
tendH that radius from half a mile to
three quarters of mile.
The House pasHed the House bill pro-
viding for the annual inspection of
boilsra throughout the State and the
examination and licensing of engineers.
The inspection fee has been fixed at 50
4, and engineers arc to pay 81 apiece for
licenses.
The House passed ths Senate bill al
lowing the house sargeants at the Viii
mington police station TO accent bail
during the absence OF the city court
clerk.
, Dover, May %. Both houses OF the
General Assembly yesterday gave way
to the State demonstration in the after.
moon. Tho Senate held session dur
ing the morning, hut the House did not
meet until night.
In tim IA n ~ - "a, ~, ;tt m -, n;k;oo
and towns reported without reaommen-
dation the Wilmington Charter bill.
While it was being read Mr.. Pierce
moved that all further consideration of
it he indefinitely postponed. MIR. Pyle
spoke in favor of the bill, saying the
present charter granted in 1892, did not
meet the requirements of the city and
a new one was needed. MIR. Stewart
said the bill IVES not what the people
wantpd. All Of the members vntsd for
indefinite postp0nement except Messrs.
Pyle and FenimOre. the vote standing
Z to q This disposes Of all considera
tion of the city charter this year. 1t
will, 10 dll probability, he brought up
again at tha next ssssion.
The boiler inspector bill was killed.
MIR. pye spoke in favor of 1t, and voted
for it, tho other members all voting
against it.
The Senate committee on agriculture
reported as a substitute for the agricul-
tUrA board bill the one which gave
the State Far Association an annual
appropriation uf 81, 600, which had been
killed in thB House. Mr.. Alrichs spoke
against the suhsttute and he and W.
4. Moore and the Speaker voted against
it, but it was passed.
Whaft fha Hnuca hill In mt thnPiza fhn
State Treasurer To borrow $50, 600 came
up for consideration il was opposed by
Messrs. Short and Adams. both Of
whom held it was not necessary. Mr..
Adams argument was on the ground
that more economy should have been
prHcticed early in the session. Messrs.
HAZEL and Donaldson held that the
loan was necessary. The hill was passed
by vote of IL to ., Messrs. Short and
Adams bsing the only members TO vote
in the negative.
After the Speaker had announced
tina! the bill had been passed Mr..
Short said this Constitution required {
three fourths majority on bill to bor'
row money, and ID Was not three
fourthH Of y. whereupon the Speaker
reversed his decision and said the bill
was lost. Mr.. CheairH took exception,
referring to the Constitution, which
says three fourths majority is neceH
sary, except where the Diect is to NEE
a casual deficiency or pay existing
debts. Owing to the peculiar condition
The House passed the Senate nil
making the minimum fine $50 and th
maximum $500 for violation of the Law
regulating the business Of pa@nbroker
and iunkdealers IN New Castle county
This House passed the Senate bill al
lowing tho house sergeants at the Viii
mington poliGe station TO iHsnu war
rants, in auch shape AZ to make the con
sent of the chief OF police necessary il
Huch cases.
Representative Cheairs introduced
bill reviving and extending the tim
for recording private acts passed at th
last session. A similar bill WAS passe
A early in the session, but ii is said il
defective, and the new bill is to cur
the defect.
The Senate bill authorizing the reg
n i0tration officers TO hold the election
N was reported unfarorably in the Houst
The Senate bill increasing tho apnrc
pristiun of the Phoenix Fire Co OF Wi
nington from S3 500 to So, 600 passe
III the House, all of the 4 members pref
ent voting for it,
Dover, May 2S. = In the House
n on motion of Mr.. Short, the vote b
II which the General Corporation bill ha
II been lost, was recUnsidered. The bi
was amended 20 rs to make it imposs
hls for computing limos of railroad {
railway TO consolidate and in that shaI
Il it wus passed. and sent to the Senate
The House bill granting to Willia
NJ. Jefferson certain land in Lewes an
Rehoboth hundrsd was voted down
the Senate, as it was not shown thI
the applicant had given notice 80 da.
before making tins application, as IL
law requires,
The ballot bill, which passed bot
houses, provides for single ballots f
eauh part to be printed on paper fu
nished by the Secretary of State. TIL,
are to be Inside anu outside of the pol
ing places anil are to be voted in O
velopes. which are to be uniform al
official
The Senate passed. the House bill a
N propriating $3.50 annually TO each of Il
y county school superintendents to
n used 10y them for the benefit OF Il
county school institutes
The House bill diverting tine mon'
derived from licenses from the scho