Evening journal., 1899-02-23
DID COMMITTEE WORK.
Much Accomplished By Legis-
lators at Dover Yesterday.
KEyNEY CASE sA1DTo BE DROPPED

ACCORDING TO A PROMINENT
NaENlBER OF THE GENERlAlL AS
SElMEIY BlIlI REGARDING
GUlAlRruAlNls' ACCOUNTS -OTHER
H0UsE AND SENATE nIArrERs.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Feb 2S.-As Yesterday was
Washington bip,hday and a legal
holiday the General Assembly Transact
cd but little business beyond that COW
cred by wire. Neither house he'd a
session in the afternoon. and the spare
time was devoted to committee work.
In the Senate Mr. BlalSe.y introduced
and had referred an act TO repeal an
act in relation to pleading I'm civil and
criminal cases. and also a now one to
supply the place Of the ones repealed
He had had the bills in his possession
for several weeks. in some manner
the notices became misplaced and new
ones had to he given, hence the delay
The Abbott L.l consolidating the
schools Of MILFORD. was passed through
the influence OF Senator Abbott, who
will, in a day or two, introduce a bill
to consolidate the colored schools Of
Milford.
"a number CT House bills had two
readings and were sent to committee
under suspension OF rules.
WORK. GU IHE HOUSE
On the ground that the operations
OF the bill would be too costly the Rob
ellison good roads biz was reported
un.favcrably in the House.
For the convenience Of the voters Of
New Castle hundred Representative
Hushebe1k gave notice Of an act ere
ating a new eleotion district with the
voting pace at Bear station.
IAN act in relation 10 the payment OF
witness fees in civil CAUSES was given
notice Of by Representative Robertson.
AT present the witnesses on the losing
SIDE Of a civil cause rarely get fees.
This is considered unjust. as the wit
nesses do not 80 to court voluntarily,
but are forced by legal process. Mr..
Robsg.eor's bin viii compel litigante
to deposit with the prothOnutary s.
for each witness summoned. such
money to he used to pay the fees Of
WITNESSES in such a case as that cited
above.
He also gave notice OF an act estab-
hshing a Cfty Court in Wilmington t.
be presided over by judge to be elect
ed every four years, and the first cleo
tion Of such judge to take place this
June. The measure will never become
a law. It is a bloIw at Judge Bal. and
the Municipal Court
IAN act appropriating S19S.67 each tc
the two school districts laid out in In
dian River hundred for the Nloors waf
given notice of by Representatiy,
Hunter.
Representative Ewing gave notice oi
an act encouraging and promoting ths
establishment Of foreign manufactur-
ing industries in the State clf Delaware
He does net know what the bill VIII
contain, hut he understands that Il {.
designed to give exceptional privilege.
to a Connecticut Company which
wishes to install a plant in The bee
; works near Gordon Heights.
An act authorizing ani directing th'
state treasurer to pay Professor Wes
.ey WdHb for services rendered an,
expenses Incurred as inspector Of Sai
Jose Scale in this state was given no
tlce Of by Representative Satterheld.
y Representative Burrs gave notice OF
Introduced and had retired a bin in
creasing from 81 500 to $1,000 the stat
appropriation to the Delaware Indus
trial School for Girls, and exemptinI
its property from taxation.
Representative Robertson does no
know the width Of wagon tire to ID
prescribed in HE bill regulating tn
width CT tires on heavy wagons.
Bills providing that the coroner {
] Now Castle county shall he paid hi
sa,ary monthly instead of quarterly
and regulating The paying Of costs
proceedings TO lay cut a road wei
, introduced in the House by Represel
s ltatives D1nahoe and Rose. respeCtivel
The bill changing the name Of Lift
e creek to Little river passed the Hous
e as did also the bill charging the nan
i Of Albert Clark Uber to Albert Have
ID stick Uber.
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK
3 The committees on education he
e joint meeting in the Senate clio;
ro-m during the noon recess. Th'
y heard the advocates Of tho bill. takil
% from the State Board Of Education q
- right to introduce new studies in d
schools without notice and the conse
- Of the General Assembly. Secretary
a State Hughes, and Henry Ridgely. J
n nneninerg of thn State Board of Educ