Evening journal., 1899-01-30

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such companies to transact business
within the state
Section s. An acts and parts of acts
whether general or special, inconsist-
ent with the provisions OF this act are
repealed.
Section T. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
ALL OBJECTIONS OVERCOME
Several days ago Judge GruInD and
William T. smiiners. members or the
Historical Society c1 Delaware came
10 the state House in support OF a
measure Increasing the annual apprc-
priation to ire society from $3.50 %
$500. Their canvass or the memnera
was thorough ana fairly satisfactory,
bui the committee. after con.
siderng the matter thoroughly.
decided 70 amenu the tfll by making
;he amount $500. This led to AN at
sack by a Wilmington newspaper.
which so incensed the committeeman
that they held up the bill Indefinitely.
pending ascertalnment OF whether the
society or any OF It's members mad in
splred the attack. Becoming acuuaint-
ed with this state Of affairs, city Sc
hcitor Henry e. Conrad senc 70 Chair
man Rose the following communlca-
tion Saturday. and almost immediate
y afterwards the committee reported
tho bin and IL was passed
Hon. David c. Rose-Dear Sir AS
librarian or tne Rhetorical srciety of
Delaware. 1 want 90 say thac the COM
ments which appeared in the sam on
Wednesday morning regarding the ap-
propriatlon which had been recon-
mended by your committee for tae so-
eiety IL nowlse expresses the senti-
ment OF either the members or officers
OF the society II would have been
very pleasing TO our membership II
your committee could have seen It's
way 90 have appropriated $500, as we
reQuected, but knowing the conserva-
live feeling that exists among the
members of your body we fee that
in recommending the appropriation OF
$500 you were doing very fair part
by u.s. and w.th that amount we feel
sure that the usefulncss OF the scciesy
can be materially extended. There Is
no tendency 70 crlticise the action of
your committee. OUT on the contrary,
! want to assure both you. as chalr-
man, and the entire membership oi
the committee, Of our feeling OF grati-
fcation with the sum which has been
recommended by your committee.
Yours H. C. CONRAD"
BACK IN COMMITTEE.
The House bill repeating the act FOR
the protection CT fish in. Indian river
and Rehoboth bay and their trlbu-
iaries, which was killed by the Senate
On Friday, was resurrected on satur-
day and recommitted to the friendly
hands Of the Committee or Fish, Oys-
iers and Game. Senator Abbott made
the necessary motion, some OF ms con-
stituents having disabused his mind OF
certain opinions which he entertained
regarding the effect OF the repeater on
small fish. Now It IS like,y that an
Amendments will be tackled on permit
ting the fishermen to use nets, the
mesh OF which is small enough to
catch cells. but compelling them to
throw hack into the water al small
fish caught II. The eel nets. 10 is the
claim Of the fishermen thas they de-
rive a greater profit from the sale OF
eels than from the sale OF ordinary
fish, which impels the legislators x
,ake affirmative action. II they abuse
the benefits derived from the repealei
L will be repealed two years hence
and then the condition will be restored
TO the old basis.
COPIES or TINE CONSTITUTIONS.
Ever since the General Assembi!
met there has been complaint concern
; ing the scarcity Of pamphlet copies O
the new Constitution. To end tnEs con
dition Senator Abbott on saturda,
moved that SEQ copies OF the organt
! law Of the state be printed for the MS
OF the members OF the Senate and thel
constituents, and his motion prevaile
by unanimous vote.
INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE.
These were the bills which were in
reduced In the Senate on Saturday
BY Mr.. Knox, act in relation to specia
sessions OF the Supreme Court IN pic
Aibltldn and mandamus cases; ais
act In relation to taxing costs IN sue
cases: by Mr. Farlow, an act aurhorii
.ng the governor to appoint three n'
aries public for the Sussex Trust. +
he and Safe Deposit Company; uy NJ
: Lewis, an act in re.at;on 10 the pa
- ice Of medicine and surgery IN II
state OF Delaware.
All Of these bills have been describe
=, m previous letters.
\ PARTIES WANT RECOGNITION.