Evening journal., 1899-02-28
THE NEWS FROM DOVER
What the Legislators Are
Doing These Last Days.
MANY NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
ENOUGH WORK M HAND NOW TO
KEEP 1HE GENERAL ASSEM-
Billy IN SESSION UNTIL NEXT
CHRISTMAS WORK OF YESpElR-
DAY.


DAY.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Feb. 2s.-lThere was big in
flux of notices yesterday, it being the
last day for the reception OF new busi-
ness. Many OF these hanbingers OF leg
islation wiz never DE followed by bills,
but unless THE members uIle to the con-
mary, there are enough notices to keep
the Genera, Assembly busy from now
until Christmas. II is impossible to
outline THE scope Cf the notices for the
reason that not one in fifty is hene, and
the only thing to do ls to publish the
llst in it's sweeping generality and de-
|scrSbe the bills as they ocme in during
the next two weeks
D-ver, Feb. 2S--The Senate has de-
feated The bill ito establish a pathology
cal and meteorological station at Farm
hurst Tut Senator Farlow gave notice
of a similar bill, specifying that the
laboratory must be located at Delaware
College, where AL the necessary appa-
ratus Us located For its maintenance
the state Will be called on to appropri-
ate $500 annually. Senator McFarlin
gave notice Of an act TO create The lf-
fee of state bacterio,ogist. the saiary
OF that official to be $1,000 annually.
Another bill t. make Delaware Col
lege coeducational was given notice OF
yesterday by Senator Brasure. II is
claimed that If this IS done the govern
ment will withdraw its annual appro-
Ipriation t. that institution as an agri-
cultural college. In this event the state
would have TO bear the expenses OF the
college.
Senator Meredith gave notice OF a
bill to increase the salaries Of enroll
ing clerks to $3.50 each for the ses-
sion. They are the busiest Officers Of
the General Assembly.
Senator Pyle wiz father the bin to
compel certain employers 10 pay em-
ployes at least once in every two weeks
and in lawful money OF the United
states This is similar to the bin
which was killed In the House.
Senator Lewis gave nctice Of a bill
to compel owners of hedges to trim
them at stated periods, and an act Ia
lie introduced by Senator Pyle will
provide that the levy Court cf New
Caste county shall not make allow
ance for the meals Of prisoners wlho
are not legally and regularly commit
ted to New Castle c-unty Jail. This
is to do away with meals for tramps
seeking a nights lodging in the jail
Senator Lewis desires the Levy Court
of Kent county to have charge cd all
lpubiic roads, and he will introduce a
hi.l with that provision
! Senator Far.ow and Representative
Lattomue, respectively, gave notice
yesterday Of joint resolutions appro-
pr.at.ng money for the salaries Of the
General Assemb, ,ymen and expenses OF
the present sessica, and Senator Hart
will introduce four bills for the pay
ment OF legislative expenses.
Senator Slaughter gave notice Of a
bin to provide for the appointment OF
a state inspector Of steam boilers. This
lblI makes its appearance at every ses-
sion, but always En- the end is rejected
unceremoniously.
Senator Maull gave nrtice Of bill
which wiz provide that oystermeE
dredging not more than five bushels
daily shail not he required to pay Z
= license fee.
OYSTER BIIlL PASSED.
The Senate passed the House bill 4
regulate oysteIing in Beipslc river ans
Slmon's creek. 1t removes the pen
q laGuy Of twenty dollars imposed on oys
y termen who remain on these stream
D more thOn cne day at a time Unde
d the present law If an oysterman's boa
- was becalmed on, these streams. and I
could not get cut before the day wa
ended, the oysterman wluld be class
ed as a resident oysterman and woul
$ be subject 10 the $40 license fee pay
4 ment imposed on residene oystermel
The Senate killed the bill in relatlo
- to- the attachment Of wages Of person
s removing from Kent and Sussex couI
d ties into New Caste county.
r. One of the most important bill
" given nctice OF yesterday was that
Representative Robertson to proviS
for an electric light plant for the eli
Of Wilmington, to be controlled al
s. operated by the mayor and Council
"a that city
le One biz authorizes the. mayor al
m Council to issue bonds, the proceeds
N which are to he used in establishin
H. maintaining and operating the m
No nicipal electric light works to be us
fer Gighting that city, ard other pu
poses.
Another bin is to establish a 'Lig
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