Evening journal., 1901-02-07


from Council for new buildings, and
this amount will be diverted to the
payment Of the loan to be contracted
should the bill be enacted
Representative C.ark's bill. making
death or life Imprisonment The punish
ment for kidnapping, also was q favor
able measure.
SHORTER DAY AT THE KEY
Railroad telegraphers believe they
ARE compelled to remain too long at the
key Representative Kitchen intro
duced a bill fixing their days labor at
ten hours and providing penalties for
any railroad company compelling them
to make a longer day.
FUN OVER ADJOURNMENT.
There was some fun in the House
over the afternoon adjournment The
New Castle county members wanted to
adjourn in time to catch the north
bound express. To tease them, the
Kent and Sussex members decided not
to let them do It, When Representa-
tive Monaghan made a motion to ad-
iourn they voted it down. and the same
fate befell a similar motion made by
Representative Robertson later on.
After train time adjournment was
made. and then the joke turned on the
down-State members. for the express
was late and many Of the New Castle
members caught it after all.
FAILED TO GET REVERSAL.
Cn2 or two friends Of the bill to re-
peal the anti-screen law were here yes
terday endeavoring to induce the SEN
ate to reconsider its action of the day
before. whereby the bill was lost. They
were unsuccessful Not one of the
eight senators who voted against the
repeater would move for reconsidera-
ton. and last night the prospects were
that the bill would remain in the
graveyard" pigeOn-hole Of the clerks
desk
ALTERS DIVORCE PROCEDURE.
Senator Abbott introduced an act to
! further amend chapter IS of the Re
vised Code. in relation to proceedings
in divorce. 1t strikes out in the ninth
line Of section the words "one month
before the time Of its return" IL also
strikes out all that portion of the sec
tiOn after the word summons" i'm the
twenty-third line and down to and in
Guiding the word summons" in the
twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth lines
and inserts in lieu thereof the follow
/ ing: ten days after 1t is issued, an
alias summons shall issue. which the
sheriff shall publish for one month in
such newspapers, one or more. as he
may judge best icr giving defendant
notice. and upon proof Of the publica-
tiOn of said alias summons. such pro
ceeding shall then be had the same as
though service and the return thereof
had been made" 1t was referred under
suspension Of rules.
MONEY FOR THE WORKHOUsE.
Trustees Of the New Castle County
Workhouse had a hearing before the
House Committee yesterday Afternoon
on the bill to enable them to obtain
enough money to complete the institu-
ton. They presented at length thoil
needs. which were understood all th'
better because of the recent visit o.
the members OF the Legislature to th'
new penal establishment at Green
bank. The general impression here IL
that the trustees will get what the!
ask for.
WILL PROTECT THRESHERS.
Farmers and owners of threshinl
outfits in all parts Of the State are in
terested vitality in q bill given motto
Of by Representative Wright 1t pro
vides that owners of threshing ma
chimes shall have a prior lien, for thei
services, on grain threshed by them.
PAY FOR CATALOGUE WORK.
State Librarian Jefferson most prob
ably viii receive $3.50 for comDilin
2 and experimenting the printing Of III
I new catalogue for the State Library
e Senator Hart, Of the joint committe
b appointed to examine tho work an
e make recommendation ooncernin
= compensation therefor, reported to th
= Senate yesterday. He said Mr.. Jeffei
s son mad done his work splendidly an
o suggested an allowance of $3.50. whiC
the other members deem quite reasol
able.
n SEEKS TO REPEAL ADAMS LAW
le Ever since it was enacted the Adam
1t tax law has been in dispute in u
It courts and out Of them, and the Sta
Us HAS uOA lNNA NNN AAAAAN A1N NAAA1 AA0liA 4
n I operation. Senator Alice proposes
t. wipe It and all amendments thereto {
II the statute books He gave notice
four repealers yesterday, and. aft
they are introduced, viii work enc
re getically for their passage. He sa
e the law practically is dead letter al
tv that it's inquisitorial features are O
e. noxious to the people.
m REGISTRATION FEE ENDANGERI
n. If the constitutional provision requ
an ing voters to pay registration fee
n 81 is not knocked out, it will not
a the fault of Senator Pennewill a
nd other members who are trying to pa
the way for submission Of the gu
tion to the people. A bin proposing
mr. constitutional amendment abolishi
-as the fee was given notice CT by Sena
he Pennewill yesterday He and 9th
m argue that if the people once get
VS. chance to vote on it few viii favor
nd retention Of the provision, nearly
mt regarding it as an unfair provision.