Evening journal., 1899-03-09

game in this state; In relation to the
Levy Court OF New Castle county; abol-
ishing The ofice OF read commission
eis in New Castle county and the Of
fee OF commissioners OF roads in
Brandywine hundred; extending the
jurisdiction, rights and powens OF the
Levy Court OF New Castle county. The
last three bills were made the special
order for II a. m. to-day.
TO QUALIFY SICK MEMBERS.
TO the end that Representative John
lPnMng, OF Newark, and Representative
j. c. conaway Of near Georgetown.
may rcceiye their salaries, the oath
viii. be administered to them. Repre-
sentative Rose has been appointed to
administer Il to Mr.. Pilling, and Rep
rtsentative King to Mr.. Conaway.
THE LEADERS CONFER.
State Chairman Hugh c. Browne
came down yesterday morning to brace
up The Regulars in their fight against
AddiclSs. He and Senators Alice and
Knox held a conference inthe Senate
chamber during the morning.
REIIEF FOR CANTERBURY.
Chairman Moore. OF the Senate Com
mittee on Education. reported without
|recommendatlon the House bin for the
relief Of the public schools OF canteS-
bury. Kent county. Representative
Herring was given the privileges Of the
floor to explain the provisions Of the
bill. which, he said, was to put the
schools back to where they were before
a supplemental law cut them cut Of
part Of the dividends. and leaving all
the surrounding districts enjoying
more money from the state. The bill
wac passed by unanimous vote.
LOCAL OPTION TTED UP.
The Kent county local option bill is
tied up in the Senate and there is at
the present time no possibility OF its
passage Az least ten OF the seventeen
members are opposed TO It. t
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The .Houne recomm,tted the House
bill repeating the act grading and regu-
lating grain distiIeg.es
The Senate passed the House bin for
the protection OF camp in Appoquini-
mink river With an amendment in
Guiding lB'lckbird and DTawyers'
creeks.
Representative Vests bridge bill
was given two readings in the Senate
ana sen'b 30 the Committee On Vacant
Lands
Harvey y vandegItft and Horace G
Knowles, cf Wilmington, were down
here yesterday.
On mcion of Representative Dona-
hoe, the House ordered LOCO copies o.
the general schoo, caw printed.
The bienniai REPORT OF Skate Chemis.
T. r. Wolfe was presented to the
lISuse ly Secretary OF Slate Hughes.
Andrew c. Gray was a Sa.e Hcusq
visitor yesterday
EX-Reproseniatiye Clarence ID. Sy-
pherd, OF Dover who visited the State
House yesterday. Is just recovering
from an attack Of the iaundice.
Patrick Neary spent the day worl,
Dill, which is now In committee In the
| House
The porcy iorm OF Chief Of Police
John r. Dd,an. of Wilmington, was
seen moving atcut the State House
yesterday.
Rev. Ralph Coursey was here yester-
day working for the Kent county local
option hin,
Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown,
worked on the senatorial sixteen Puz-
ole" for several hours yesterday and
gave it up as a bad job
The Senate bii amending chapter
lo2 OF the Revised Code, concerning
The commencement of actions, was
passed by the Senate.
The Senate passed the Senate bin
giving the right Of appeal to the Super
ior Court in the matter of the awards
cf referees
A bin fixing at s40O the compensa.
tion Of the enrolling clerks was intro.
duced by Senator Meredith and re.
ferred
, Senator Meredith introduced, and
had referred an act providing appea'
ficm the Orphans Count to the Sr'
|, peri0r Court In the matter OF the pass.
! iry of guardians accounts.
state Insurance Commissioner iFow
. Ter, who has discharged the duties Oi
3 his office with such signal ability, wal
: here in The interest OF tEyls aflectinl
his department
The legislative attorneys are beini
warmly congratulated for the excellen
cy OF their work during the session.
= The general incorporation bin ha,
: passed through the enrolment stage,
q and President Salmons and Speaker
Clark have signed II.
Professor n. r.. Chester and DR.. r
r. Wof Of Delaware College, wer-
r here in the Interest OF the bin estab
r fishing a bsdterioJogical laboratory a
= Delaware College.
Ex-Governor Robert J. Reynolds. @
Canterbury; John F. Callahan. Davi,
, X. Donaldson. ex-Receiver OF Take,
John III Dickey, George Mcintyre
Francis A. MJC-oskey, OF Wilmington
j. ex-Speaker Of The House William l.