Evening journal., 1899-01-20

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ney-generaA and shall be without in
dictment by grand jury or trial by petit
jury There shall be an appeal from
the Municipal Court to the Court ol
General Sessions in al cases in which
the sentence shah be Imprisonment ex.
ceeding one month or a fine exceedinr
500; provided, however. said appeal
shall be taken within fifteen days from
the day Of sentence. No appeal shall
be allowed until the person desirine
such appeal shall present 20 the Courr
Of General Sessions, or enc OF the
judges thereof, petition With a bond
attached. The amount of the bond has
not yet been determined Within
twenty-fcur hcuns after the petition
and bond are approved. they shall be
filed with the clerk Of the peace. who
shall immediately issue writ OF Ger.
tiorari to the Municipal Court, direct.
ing 10 TO send up the original informa.
tion upon which the appellant was
tried and convicted. 1t is proposed to
amend secticn 1, chapter AIS, volume
II. by striking out the proviso 10 sec.
tion l.
SUNDAY CLOSING LAW.
Representative McNulty has in hama
for introduction a sunday-closlng law
for barber-shops the state over. The
penalty for it's violation is a fine od
from 500 to $50 and costs. and impris
onment not exceeding thirty days. Hail
of the money is to 90 10 the informer
II will not pass in its present shape.
DONAFIOE FIXED THE TIME.
The HOUSE bill. regulating the draw.
ing, summOning and service Of jurors
in New Castle county was made tnt
special order for Monday. Represen-
hkive Donahoe making a fight in its
behalf and inducing the House TO ma
chat time.
THE SOCIETY HAD GROWN.
Representative DonahOe gave norict
1f an act increasing from $3.50 to $500
the state appropriation 10 the Htstori.
cal Society Of Delaware. Judge Grubr
and William T. Smithers, promineni
members Of the society, did excellen'
work among the members in behalf %
Tine measure. They explained that IN,
original appropriation wasmade in 1875
and that the needs OF the society II
the work OF obtaining and publishing
valuable historical matter had grow
so greatly that the increase WAS essen
tial to a proper prosecution OF ia
work.
"A FOUR-SIDED FIGHT.
There Is quadrangular fight in tn
House for the enrollingc,erBship Thes
are the candidates: w. scott Vernon
Jacob c. Wilson and Clarke Menscn
Regular Republicans, and A. A. Wat
son, Walter Harrington and T, Edwar,
Brown, Union Republicans. 1t is prob
able that it viii be either Vernon o.
Wilson, if the Regulars win out, ant
Harrington II the Addicksites win. 4
, caucus will likely be held to settle tn.
contest.
sAFETY-GATES AND wATCHBiENl
1 Representative Frizzel gave notice o
a bill compelling the Baltimore an.
Philadelphia Railroad Company =
I p.hee safety gates and a watchman a
E DUPONT road at CT near Elsmere, II
: Christiana hundred. The measure viii
compel the company to perform thi
work before May /, and lays fine o
$40 day for every day after that dat
q for Noncompliance with the law.
1 NEARY'S METRE BILL.
= Patrick Neary brought to Dove
Il yesterday afternoon his act TO regulat
Il, the water rates in the city Of Wi
mington. Il only deals with one phaE
Of the evils suffered by the water con
sumers Of Wilmington under presen
conditions. At present there is n
J. metre system for dwelling houses. Tn
/, favor is extended 10 bars, hote.s, In
, cry stables and manufacturing estai
" lishments, but not to homes, no ma
e ter what the consumption OF water il
II With respect 10 them the rates are il
flexible. This bill of Mr.. Nearys az
plies the benefeent features of the mi
p tre system to any person whose wat'
tax is $40 OF more a year.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Several House bills were read an
referred in the Senate yesterday a
ternoOn
Representative Shallcross gave n'
cice of a bill compelling farmers
N trim their hedges at least once a yeI
~ and to make them throw the trim
mings on their own lands and n
ie on the public paths and roads.
In the absence OF the regular &
rt cumbent Representatives Burns al
to Donahoe oficiated as sergeant-a
y. arms of the House.
-, Thomas Reardon, OF Wilmingto
was in town yesterday
e The Senate amendments 10 {
n House bill regulating the legislati
s; printing were reported faVOrably
a. the House and cOncurred in.
- The House bill for the protection
manufacturers and venders Of bottl