Evening journal., 1899-02-13
THE DEFECT IS CURED
Another Muddle About the
Laurel Water Works Bill.
A WARN FIGHT OVER DIRECToEs
HOUSE GOT ON IT'S DIGNITY BE
CAUSE SENATE DID NOT CON
suit IT-MATTERS BEFORE
BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEG
ISLATURE ON SATURDAY.

ISLATURE ON SATURDAY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. 13.
In the House Saturday afternoon IL
was discovered that there was a de-
feet in the title cf the act authorizing
the town commissioners Of Laurel TO
borrow $4,000 for water works. After
getting into a muddle about it the bill
was recommitted, reported without
Recommendation and then laid on the
clerks desk. Then the record of the
recommittal was ordered expunged
from the journal, and the bin was
sent over to the Senate on the request
Of the latter body, where the bin was
reeommitted, the title amended, and
the bill was once more reported and
passed in its amended form and sent
back to the House, which concurred
in the amendment.
UNION label BIJL KILLED.
AIS predicted. by your correspondent,
the House has killed the bill requiring
the label Of the International Typo
graphical Union en- all state printing
In the first pace, it was unconstitu-
tional, for the organic law provides
that all state printing shall be given
out to the lowest bidder. In the sec
ond place, it would cut out all down
state newspapers. The committees re
port was unfavorable to it. The vote
was as follows:
Yea-'Messrs. J. b. Clark, Cotting-
ham, Donahce. Donovan, Kitchen,
Jester King, AldNulty, Rose and Shall
cnoss-1O
Eay-Messrs. Buell., Davis, Dennison,
Ewing, FAIRIES, Frazier, Frizzel, Haz-
zard, Herring, Lattomus, Robertson,
satteniela. Tharp, Wagamon, West
and Mr.. Speaker-11.
AUDIT BILLS PASSED.
The House passed the House bill
providing for the appointment Of a
committee to audit the accounts and
books of the road commissioners Of
New Castle county las smended); pro
viding for the publication Of the re-
port Of said committee.
RlEFERRED IN THE HOUSE.
These bills were given their Sec
ond reading and referred in the
House: House. bill changing the name
Of Michael Cistrowsky to Michael Os-
tro; House bill providing graded
schools for the children of this state;
Senate bin authorizing the Orphans
Court Of Sussex county to loan money
at per cent. interest; Senate bill re-
lating to idiotic children.
looked AIT THE DITCH.
On Saturday the House Committee
on Municipal Corporations went to
Delmar and looked at the open ditch
concerning which there is such a ccn-
tIOversy in connection with inoorpor-
ating the town.
EDUCATION IN MILFORD.
Senator Abbott gave notice of his
act to consolidate the public schools
Of Milford, to establish a board ofpuIblic
education and authorize the building
OF a new schoolhouse.
BURIRIS BILL RECOAIAlITnED.
Martin B. Burrisg House bill to au-
thorize the courts to widen public
roads was reported to the Senate sat
urday and went under fire, Messns
shakespeare and Lewis speaking
against it, but evidently under a mis-
apprehension, and the bin was recon
mitted.
HOUSE FAVORABLE REPORTS.
In the House favorable reports were
made on the Senate bin in relation t.
recOgnizances in the Orphans Cour
Of Sussex county and the House bill
authorizing the governor to appoint I
Justice Of the peace for West Dove
hundred.
FIGHT OVER DIRECTORS.
The House got on its dignity Of
Saturday. Because the senators failel
to consult the Representatives in tn
matter OF appointing state directors 70
the Farmers Bank they refused I
concur, and sent the resolution bacl
TO the Senate.
Then Representative Burns offered
resolution naming these men, and b
vote Of 20 to 2 it was adopted:
Dover-Peter. K. Meredith, Thoma
c. Roe, George NJ. Fisher.
Wilmington--John p. Donahoe, Set
j H. Feaster. William H. Heald.
New Castle-Al1red H. Silver, E
wood L. Wilson, James G. Shaw. S
= Georgetown Burton c. Prettymal
w. B. Tomlinson, Henry H. Morgal
This resolution was messaged owe
to the Senate. but no action was take
= by that body.
"A committee Of conference will prol
d ably be appointed.
c HOUSE IVnRODuCTUONs.