Evening journal., 1898-04-22
OUR WARLIKE LEGISLATURE.
APPROPRIATES $4,000 FOR PUT
TING THE MILITIA INTO CAMP.
GOVERNORS SPECIAL MESSAGE.

TING THE MILITIA INTO CAMP.
GOVERNORS SPECIAL MESSAGE.
Dover. April Governor Tunnel
sent a message to the Legislature yes
terday afternoon in which he stated
that the militia of the state might soon
be called upon for the national defence;
that the soldiers were lacking in regi-
mental drills; that they were unused
TO camp life, and that something should
he done towards putting them into con-
iitiOn 20 fight if they should be needed.
Accompanying the message was bill
appropriating $4,000 for the purpose
OF putting the Guardsmen into camp
and teaching them regimental drills
and duties.
Within half an hour this bill was
passed by both houses, and as soon as
the governor signs the bill the orders
| for the guards to mobilize at some
point near Harrington, in the central
rlrt OF the state, will be issued. Only
one man in both houses voted against
The bill He was Representative Short.
Of Sussex county, who thought that the
| National Government should pay for
the training Of the men and arming
them
! Governor Tunnel came up from
ewes in the morning, and shortly ar
ter was Joined by Adjutant-General
Garrett J. Hart and Assistant Adjutant-
General G. Parke Postles of Whining
ton; General r. L. Holiday, of Dover;
! General w. M. Ross, of Seaford, and
Lieutenant Gordon, U. S. A., now sta
toned ut Delaware College.
The governor and his military staff
at once went into consultation. The
meeting lasted all of the morning Dur
ing the noon recess the governors staff
and the members of the House and
senate held a consultation in the Sen
ate cha mber
AS soon as the House had disposed of
the frs war measure Representative
donaldson asked unanimous consent to
introduce a bill to allow the general
government to secure land in this state
lor fortifcatiOns, etc. He stated that
such q bill had been introduced and
vas in the hands Of Mr.. Dukes, the
Hartman of the Committee on Federal
Relations who were absent He said thai
The bill was important.
j. II. Hopkins asked If the bill coult
not 90 over until to-day. Mr.. McCul
lough asked the same question.
Mr.. Donaldson said that as the oppO
, ition came from personal reasons h,
would withdraw the bill. This was done
The Senate has two military Officers
for clerks. Clerk S. p Doherty is
lieutenant In Company f, of Whining
on, and r. ID. c. Hegeman is lieutenan
in Company I, of Laurel. The governo
yesterday appointed j. b. T. Barber, o
harrington, to be assistant surgeon o
ne First Regiment.
In the State Senate in the Afternoon
ne bill providing that the poll tax col
iectors shall receive a salary of Sl,00
vas ordered returned to the House.
Senator Meredith gave notice of tw
bills relating to the acts Of commission
! rs of deeds, and notaries public, pro
viding among other things that tn
acts Of those officials shall not be in
q validated by any failure to comply wit
he law to be repealed.
Senator Stewart gave notice of bi
! to extend the limits Of Wilmington
! aking in land bounded by Lancaste
i ! Greenhill and Cleveland avenues, SeY
, enth street and the Lancaster turnpik
| making additions on the West Side II
+ Fifth, Seventh and Twelfth wards. at
half-Tate for the succeeding five years
~ Senator Pierce introduced a bill
+ \ give Milford high school facilities.
u In the House Representative Adam
e ! Introduced a bill allowing the Gree
e 1 wood School Commissioners to boTro
! money for school extension.
Representative Donaldson introduce
l. bill giving the Court Of Chancery al
: ditional power.