Evening journal., 1899-01-27


played three games and the representa-
dive won al o1 them.
TO FILL VACANCIES.
II Is evident that the members OF
the House do MT expect Representa-
Itlves Piiiing and Conaway to be here
this session. Yesterday afternoon Rep
Preventative Robe<eon, Regular Repub-
iican. Offered a resolution directing the
speaker Il the House 10 fill tempo
Tmily. the vacancies in Commuters
caused by the absence OF the sick mem
bers. Mr. Bonahoe moved that the
resolution lbe laid on the table. but his
objtet was deceased w vote OF 10
TO 10. Then the resolution was adopt-
cd. As q consequence Of the absence
OF these Two men some Of the commit
tees have been deadloclxed az two to
iwO, and when the speaker fills the
vacancies committee work will pro-
gress more smoothly anu declsively.
Representative Pslling is ON these c1m-
mittees: Rules. Revenue and Taxation.
judiciary and Appropriations. Crimes
and Punishments is Csnaways only
committee.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Ex-speaker Of the House William l..
Sirman. OF Delmar. was in Dover yes
terday, and placed in the hands Of
Representative King an act to inoor-
pirate the town CT Deimar, Sussex
county.
Members Of City Council, City sonci-
tor Henry &. Conrad and Clerk oi
/ Council Morrison were here yesterday
on city business.
Major Theodore Townsend, OF Mil
, ford, was a state House visitor yester-
day
Senator Farlow gave notice Of an ac,
authorizing the governor to appodnr
6 three notaries public for the Sussel
Trust, Title and Safe Deposit Com.
: pany.
, Friends OF the proposed new city
4 charter Cor Wilmington have sent L
. members printed copies OF the 1S9I
Senate substitute for the original char
ter bill.
Representative Kitchens viii Intro
duce bill authorizing Chief JusEic'
Lore to have printed the annual re
port Of the factory inspector Of Viii
mington.
representative Short gave notice o
an act changing the name OF Burtoi
Wiley. OF Sussex county. to Rober
Burton.
Representative Kitchen gave motto
Of an act appropriating $40 to tn
state insurance commissioner, wit
which 10 purchase a typewriter an
supplies.
An GaTavora.ble report was mad
10 the House yesterday on the Hous
bill repeating the act requiring oysteI
men Of MsspiEion river and adJacer
streams to pay a license.
While in the state House yesterda
afternoon ex-Speaker OF the Senai
William 4. Records did some effectiE
work against the laurel water worl
bill.
Superintendent Mccoy, Of the Ne
Castle county almshouse, has invite
the members OF the General Assemb
10 visit the almshouse to-day while
Farnhurst inspecting the Delawaf
State Hospital FOR tie Insane.
Court Stenographer Z. C. Hardest
OF Wilmington, was In Dover yeste
day.
George c. Maris, of wilmingto
came to Dover yesterday TO get fro
the governor his commission as n
tary public.
Representative AIcNu.ty gave noti
of an act providing for the publicaf'
a. OF the report OF the factory inspect
A. Of New Castle county.
,v Representative FAIRIES gave notice
~ an act changing the time for hOidil
II schcol electEonb from the last Satu
~ day in June to the first Saturday
IL April.
ba1 Representative Donahoe gave noti
as of an act providing that the phy
m clans in this STATE shall not be /
d quired to pay a fee or take out a
cense.
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