The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-10
RUSHING
LEGISLATION.
Both Houses Rapidly Get
ting Through Vastly
Accumulated
Business.

the General Assembly are rapidly dis
posing Of their vast amount of business
and by Monday the closing day, there will
be but few bills indeed to act upon. To-
day both houses transacted business with
determination to clear the dockcts.
During the morning the Senate passed
these measures: House bills paying Ed
ward Ridglcy for services as judge al
Item; to renew the charter Of the town
OF l.cipsc. aud to protect muskrats in
Smyrna river. The Democrats Of the
Senate defeated the House bills autlloriz-
ins suhpornas in registration appeal
eases; paying witnesses in such eases per
diem and mileage; authorizing the Judges
to tax costs IN such eases; to authorize
the judge in such eases to say by whom
such costs shall be paid. The act pro-
yding for the erection of a monument to
the memory of Lieutenant Clarke
Churcliman was killed. Senators Knox
and Shakespeare changed their votes to
move for reconsideration. The Senate
also killed the act appropriatIng $500 an
nualIy to ST. Michael's Day Nursery and
Hospital for Babies. The bill allowing
a husband to sue for the injury of Il death
Of wife was also PASSED.
During the afternoon the Senate passed
the act to fix the voting places in kcnton
hundred: to divide Kcnton hundred into
two election districts; act providing in
sprctors for Kcuton hundred act ap
pointing Jonathan jacobs election in
spcctor for the First Election district of
the Third representative district; fixing
the amount OF the state trcasurcrss bond:
l -, coll
ing game.
In the House
The House at its morning session
passed the House bill authorizing the
Wilmington branch of the Farmers Bank
to establish an office of deposit at New
Castle. The joint resolution appointing
directors for the New Castle Sranch now
dcfunct. was recalled in order that the d-
rcctors named may he stricken out.
Speaker Clark's act rcorganizng the
Levy Court. and aboliSling the present
Offices of road commissioner in this
county passed. The bill was amended by
giving Wilmington two representatives
in the new court which will consist of
twelve members. one from each OF the
representative districts out>idc the city.
House bill appointing W!ltiam T..
Smithcrs and Edniund {. llurdcsty 10
publish an index debates of the tonsti-
tutional Convention was introduced dur
ing the morning. Other bills passed
Were: Senate bill extending the tim"
for collecting Investment tax i'll New
Castle county; House bill paying school
district clerks s. year, and the bill pro-
tcctins carp in Smyrna river.
The House at the afternoon session
killed Representative Fr:ZZclrs bill to
compel employers of men on street cars
to give such employees 0nc-half hour for
dinner and onc-half hour for supper.
The House committee reported unfuv-
orally Representative DoluhUc'S bill all-
thorizing the state chemist to make ana
lyScs Of fertilizers mt II fec not greater
than $40. instead of $50, as at present.
Representative Burns introduced abil
to allow the state treasurer to invest the
money to be obtained from the Farmers
Bank. for the use of he-selieol fund, and
the House also concrfrred intl,e Senate
joint resolution authorizing the secretary
of state to reinsure state property when
tho present policies expire.