Evening journal., 1899-02-09

notariss public for the Sussex Trust
title and Safe Deposit Company; SEN
ate bill providing Of what Judges the
Supreme Court shall consist IN trying
cases Of mandamus ana prohibition;
Senate bill providing for such cases;
House bin regulating the trimming Of
thorn hedges along public roads.
BILLS FAvORABLY REPORTED
In the House yesterday AFTERNOON
these bills were favoraDy reported
House bills requiring the treasurer Of
New Castle county 70 pay TO the COM
missloners Of the towns OF Middle
town and Odessa, instead OF to the
road commissioners OF 81. Georges
hundred the money appropriated for
Preparing roads and bridges within said
towns; House bill doing away with
bond when applying for marriage IL
eense; Senate bill in relation to ac-
tions ex dellcto; Senate bill taxing
costs in cases Of mandamus and prohi-
Oition; Senate bill in relation to buy
.ng law books for the state library;
Senate bill in relation to corporate
suretyships.
ONE STEP FROM DEATH.
AS predicted by your correspondent,
an uniavorable report was made in the
House yesterday afternoon on the
House bill providing that all state
printing shall bear the label or the IN
;ernational Typcgraphical Union It
was introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Rose in behalf OF the union
printing offices, and would, II passed
deprive all down-state offices Of any
y the state printing.
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
Because the members Of the House
committee misunderstood its import an
unfavorable report was made on Sen
ator Shakespeare's bill requiring that
all -four and meal sold ia packages
should have stamped conspicuously on
the outside Of the package the number
Of pounds contained therein. AS soon
as he heard Of II he went over and ex-
planned matters and the bill was sent
back TO committee.
NEW ACT FOR PLEADING.
Senator Blakely gave notice Of an
act in regard to pleading IN civil and
criminal cases. It's provisions are as
follows, and they are 10 supply an ex-
lsting act which a companion bin Of
which he gave notice repealE.
Section /. That in all cases, civil
OF criminal, IN which any or either
party shall demur to any Indictment
declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder,
surrejoinder OF other plea OF any de-
scription Of the opposite party, and
the said demurrer snail De overruled,
the party demurring shall have the
right to plead over to the facts OF the
ase by way Of traverse or otherwise
without Withdrawing his demurrer;
but If the demurrer be sustained, the
Unsuccessful party shall have the right
TO plead over to the facts Of une case
by way Of traverse or otherwise; and
upon plea or writ OF error, after the
cause has been tried 10 an issue or is
sues of fact raised, the questions Of
aw arising upon the demurrer sha.
be decided and determined as fully to
every intent as II neither party had
pleaded over. Provided, that at the
time Of fling any such demurrer the
same shall be accompanied by certi-
hcate OF the attorney or attorneys fill
ing the same that the SAID demurrer,
n his or their opinion, is go5d in law,
and is not filed for the purpose Of de-
lay.
Section 2. That all acts or parts Of
acts inconsistent herewith, be and the
came are hereby repealed
MILFORD AND ITS SCHOOLS.
Senator Abbott will introduce a bill
for the benefit Of the public schools Of
Milford. At present different systems
prevail in the schools OF North Mil
ford and south Milford. ana the bill
will harmonize them NOT only that
but the town viii be authorized TO is
sue bonds for the building OF hand
some public school.
SINGLE TAX BILL KILLED.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon
Chairman Knox, Of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported withUuS recon-
mendation the Hushebeck-Sudell bill
assessing land and the Improvements
on it separately. He said that one
member Of the committee was absent,
and that Of the other four two were
for the bill and two against IT,
Harold Sudell was sitting in the
Obby to witness the execution, and
be was fuzzy cogniznant OF what was
coming.
Senator Lewis spoke against the bin
and Senator Pyle spoke for it. Sen
ator Knox absented himself.
The vote was as follows.