Evening journal., 1899-02-03

clary. lie said that the Dill placed in
the hands OF the judges the appoint
ment OF the men 10 draw the jurors.
and they should remain on the bench
and keep out Of the jury box He said
that after awhile a man could not dig
a cellar In his own land without the
permission of the judiciary The
stipulatine the political
parties from which the commissioners
should be selected tore the mask from
the bill and showed II up in its true
political light.
Mr.. McNulty opposed it on a differ
emit line. He said that IL created an
other commission. Wilmington is
eommission-ridde he said. IAN the
ghts Of the representatives Il the
pain people have been taken away
and placed In the possession OF COM
missions. II the work goes on Della
ware will soon be cOmmission-ridden
too. II you place an amendment to
the bin abolishing the nefarious eys-
tenn OF drawing special Juries. which
Is a discrimination between the rights
of the rich and the poor in our courts
of Justice, II would be bad enough, but
such an amendment would make ii
better. Such special jurios are drawn
only to bring about disagreements
and not to serve the ends OF justice.
H. my opinion this bin has not a
single merit"
The members who voted against the
BIZ were Messrs. Clark. Cottingham.
Donahoe, Frizzel, Jenkins. Jester
King, McSulty. O'Day, Rose, Shall
cross and Taylor.
ALMOST A FIST FIGHT.
Chairman Shallcross' House Com
mittee on Fish, Oysters and Game had
some diversion during the noon recess
yesterday. A delegation OF cystermen
came to Dover to have a hearing on the
House bill exempting Simon's creek
and Leipsic river from the provisions
OF an existing license law. John d.
Hawkins and William r. Smithers
were present ais. attorneys. Before the
hearing concluded It became so heated
that some of the oystermen came with
in an ace Of getting into a fist fight.
They were kept apart Dy the cooler
heads present.
BjRlASUHlE BIIlL HELD UP.
Edwin Hirst, George c. Guthrie
James Hargis and William Ferguson
Of Wilmington, and John L. Thomp-
sen, OF Georgetown, came to Dover
yesterday to have a hearing before the
House committee having IN cnarge the
Blasure Secret Society Dill. AT the
hearing they presented their views
which were favorable TO the bill, bus
a member Of the committee raised the
p int that the law was unconstitu-
tional, and that nothing more could
be done with 1t until the general cor
poration bill had been passed. On this
pretext the matter was left open until
some future time.
AGAINST WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Representative Burns gave notice oi
an act providing punishment for per
sons issuing worthless checks. All
present there is no law covering such
shady business transactions.
NO EXEMPTION FOR DOCTORS.
1t is destined that physlcians shall
continue to pay license fees. Yester-
day the House committee having il
charge the bill exempung them from
such license reported II pack to thu
House unfavoralbly.
TWO THROUGH THE SENATE.
The Senate passed the Senate bill
providing for the purchase Of book
for the state library by the state Il
Z brarian under the supervision Of th'
judges Of the Supreme Court. 1t as
passed Senator Shakespeares bill
gulating the sale OF -four and mea
in packages.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Senator Shakespeare introduced hi
! bill creating a State Board Of Agricu.
ture. It is a voluminous measure
full Of detail, and Reaung Clerk Bax
. ter consumed nearly halr an hour j
reading It. The board is to consist
three members, to be appointed by tn
governor, minority representation be
ing assured. They are authorized
a1point such subordinates as may B
u necessary to carry out the provision
Of the act in the eradication Of dil
d eases Of trees, shrubs, grasses, an
} the lower animals. The rules wei
: suspended and the bin was referred
e the Committee on Agriculture.
g COUNTY FINANCIAL SrlATEMEN'
IT Favorable reports were made by Il
Il Senate Committee on Accounts on u
y u two House bill providing for an aud
y Of the finances Of New Castle coun
" and the publication OF the finding
ID the auditors. One OF the bill provid
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