Evening journal., 1899-02-07

State Hughes: House bill in relation
to landlord and tenant House bill pro-
viding punishment for persons issuing
worthless checks; petition from Sus-
sex courtians, asking for the passage
Of law prohibiting the sale Of black
berry and strawberry wines or elders
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
A favorable report was made by the
House committee on the House bill
providing for the payment by the
cOunty Of meals for jurors In civil
causes, and appropriating a sum not
exceeding 5000 for the purchase Of
stationery and stamps for the Court
Of Chancery.
State Senator Alice was one OF the
sleighers out on State street yester-
day afternoon, and he out-distanced
all comers with J. Edward Addicks'
last bay horse, Chance.
The Sunday closing House bill of
the BARRIERS Of Wilmington was given
two readings yesterday afternoon and
referred to Senator Abbotts commit
tee on enrolment, which will make a
favorable report.
Representative McNulty gave notice
OF an act to change the name OF Mich
ael Cstrowsliy to Michael Ostrow.
Representative Hushebeck's assess
ment bill had two readings in the Sen
axe and was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The House bin authorizing the cor
oner Of New Castle county to appoint
a deputy and compelling the Levy
Court Of that county to pay such dep
uly the sum OF s. for each body that
ne prepares for burial. was read twice
in the Senate yesterday and referred.
The Senate may be depended on to
defeat Representative Hushebeck's as
sessment bill, for It is believed to be a
slngie Tax measure, although he de-
mes that II is. Harold Sudell is cred
tied with being its real father
The Senate bill providing that for
eign surety companies may go on the
official bonds Of state. county and mu-
nicipal officers, was given its second
reading in the House and referred.
In the House the House bill provid-
ing, that all state printing bear the
label Of the International Typcgraphi-
cal Union was referred.
Representative Kitchen introduced
his bill requiring constables and bail.
IFS in New Castle county to file Ger.
tain statements with the clerks of the
, peace
Representative Shallcross gave 70.
tice of an act requiring road commits.
sioners Of New Castle county to give
bond to the resident judge in the sun
of $500.
Representative Cottingham gave no.
tice Of an act to increase the amount
= Of town tax Of Seaford from $500 tc
81 600.
Representative Burns will introduc,
! bill providing that negro propert,
owners OF the city of Wilmington
. shall pay all of their school tax to tn,
r county and none to the city Hereto
( fore the city has been collecting sucl
tax, and the county too. The city ha
3 always refunded it, but the collector
got eight per cent. for their work
and that much Of it was lost to tn
r city treasury.
Ex-Secretary Of State John f. Sauls
Z bury expressed the belief last evenin,
3 that If any Republican is electei
] United States senator il viii be Hon
Anthony Higgins.
House Committee on Incorporation
last night decided to report favorabl
!. the bin to renew the charter OF tn
= Hudson Branch Ditch Company.
: Representative Robertson has sen
: to City Council a copy of the Stree
> and Sewer Department bill for tn
elimination Of grade crossings in tn
., city of Wilmington.
Representative King introduced tn
bin for the incorporation Of the tow
j. OF Delmar.
Representative McNulty introduce
J. his act providing a general law for tn
e government Of building and loan assc
Citations doing business in this stat,
o the text Of which has already bee
+ published.
y The Senate bin providing that case
U ex delicto may be begun by foreign al
= tachment process was given its frs
reading in the House.
Ex-CCngressman John w. Causey, q
n Milford, was in town yesterday.
q Ex-State Senator George Fishe
d Pierce, of Milford, was State Hous
l. visitor yesterday.
l. President Of the Senate Salmons il
l. roduced his bill providing for the e'
tablishment at Farnhurst Of a pathC
, logical and meteorological laboratOr.
= The Senate passed the Senate bill {
IS extend TO Sussex county the provision
% of the act in re.atiOn to recognizanc6
l. in the Orphans Courts Of New Cast
d and Kent counties.
ID Senators Meredith and Moore. an
le Representatives Ccnaway, ODay, Pill
ing, Tharp and West were absent ye
terday.
10 A delegation Of city councilmen, a
Il companted by Clerk Morrison, can
lie down yesterday and took dinner at Il
le Capitol Hotel
ID Hereafter State Chemist Wolf wi
le only be allowed to charge 81 for NAL
re ing an analysis Of any fertilizer sci
Sc to him by resident Of this state. Il
re I1ouse yesterday passing Senator Pei
"A newlll's bill to that effect.
D. Representative Shallcross gave N
tice OF an act prohibiting the sale
= cigarettes in Delaware, a bill simili
to that appearing here every sessio