Evening journal., 1899-02-11
NO DEFINITE RESULT.
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certain statemenss in the office Of the
CLERK OF the peace.

certain statemenss in the office Of the
CLERK OF the peace.
ON THE DEATH LIST.
Unfavors le rererts were made IN
thc Ho.se on the bills extending the
Jun lsdlctton OF the Municipal Cour OF
Wilmington. and the bill in relation
&c q iust!ce OF the peace in Mil Creek
ard Chr.stana Hundreds Both bills
Wa probably be killed.
INDEBTEDNESS OF SUSSEX.
Representative Short wiz introduce
an act authorizing the Levy Court OF
SUSSEX county to fundcertaih indebted
ness CT tlat county. The preamble
says: "1he state loaned Sussex county
5000, whien sum is bearing interest
at the rate of per cent VariCus
county treasurers, by direction Of the
Levy Court borrowed from the Farm
ers Bank, at Georgetown, sundry sums
Of money on the bonds Of said county
treasurers, which sums have been re-
duced to s12.5OO, which is due the
Farmers Bank. and bearing interest
at the rate OF 6 per cent. BY an &C. of
the General Assembly. passed on April
is. 1893 the Levy Court was author
lied to fund the Indebtedness of the
county, and, for that purpose. to bor-
low a sum not exec sding $4,000. Ct
which $4,000 was to BE paid Annually.
q ne Levy Cour has neglected to pro-
VIDE fer .he payment OF tine ns;ament
eli ionds. and It desires to reduce the
same. There Is q certain amount Of
floating Indebtedness CT the county
vh.lh q is deemed proper to fund"
The proposed bin provides that the
Levy Court shall borrow, on the credit
CT the county, a sum not exceeding
$50 600. ard. for that purpose. issue
bonds CT such denominations, and
bearing interest net exceeding 4 per
cent. as the Levy Cour; may deem
expedient. and that It 50 arrange as to
time CT payment thnt $4,000 cf the
principal borrowed shah become pay
able in eath year until Inc whole is
paid. The intereet lhaM be payable
seml-annually.
FAVOFlARLY REPCRTED.
These bills were. reported favorab.y
to the House: Senate bin changing
che names Of divorced women and the
names OF children OF divorced PARENTS;
H3use tiN requirirg ila read c-mmis-
sicners Of New Case c-lr.y to bond;
House biz providing for the appcint-
menr CT a committee to audit the
books and accounts Of said commits
s.crar1 (with amendnents); House
bll providing for the publication Of
tle report Cf said audltlng committee.
The aud.t bin was reported with
amendments carrying the audit up to
June IL each year ara limiting the
compensation Of the t1o auditors to
$3.50 apiece
HOUSE UP-TO-DATE.
Ire House disposed OF every bin
WhiCh had teen cons dered by COM
mlttee ard carried all ether Bills as
/ far as possible under the rules. Then
for want CT mG-arlal for hCor work
made an early adjournment and de-
vc.ed the ta.nnce Of Thursday after
neon to committee work. These blk
were passed during the afternoon:
Senate biz in relation to corporate
surety fer sate, county and municipal
cfficers; Senate biz providing that ac
tions e1 delic1o may begin In foreign
attachment proceedings; Senate bill IL
relation TO the purchase Of aw book
by the state Mbrarian Senate bill tax
ing costs in cases Of writs OF man
damus and prohibition: Hcuse tilll
directing The treasurer OF New Castl'
county ID pay to the commissioners o
the towns of Middletown and Odessa
instead of to the road commissioner
Of St Georges hundred. the money ap
propriatcd for repairing roads an,
bridges within those towns.
TEN COMMISSIONERS FOR SUSSEX
Representative Short gave notice o
an act reorgarizing the Levy Court o
Sussex county on ten commissioner
basis. AS at present constituted On
court has thirteen members, enc fron
each hundred
ANOTHER CONSTABLE IN SIGHT
Representative Ewing gave notice O
an acl TO authorize the governor TO ap
Point an additional constable in Bran
DIVINE hundred. New Castle county
He declines to state for whose benef
the bil2 is intended. hut Iumor has
that it is for Charles Green.
. LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Knox gave notice Of an aC
TO change the name OF s. j. Horn {
3 Smart Jackson Horn. Mr Horn is pay
/ ing teIer in the W.m.r6.on Savirg
! Fnnd Society ana he was never even