Evening journal., 1901-02-05
MR.. SHALLCR0SS
CAUSED A STIR
By Resolution for New Mar
ket Street Bridge
HART WILL KEEP HIS SWORD
Bill Appointing Factory Inspector for
New Castle County Other
Legislative DOingS
HART WILL KEEP HIS SWORD

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. 5.-Representative Shall
cross created stir in the House yes
terday by Offering the following reso-
luton:
THAT a committee of two on the
part of the Senate, to be appointed by
the president of the Senate, and three
on the part of the House, to be ap-
pointed by the speaker of the House,
be and the same is hereby appointed toI
take into consideration the necessity
of building a new bridge over the
Christiana river at Market street, Will
mington, Del.
Said committee shall confer with
the Levy Court of New Castle county
the United States engineer for the dis
trict, the attorney-general of this
State, and such other parties at in
terest as the committee may deem nee
essary, and to make report to the Gen
eral Assembly as to the result of their
investigation, and recommend such
legislation as they may deem neces-
sary."
After a fire and crossfire, Represen-
tative Finn explained to the ST.
Georges hundred statesman that the
bill authorizing a loan of $4,000 for
work on Market street and Seventh
street bridges had been referred to a
committee, which would consider the
matter in all its bearings. Therefore
he thought the appointment Of another
committee was wholly unnecessary
Mr.. Shallcross at once withdrew his
resolution, appreciating the force of
Mr. Films argument.
HART WILL KEEP HIS SWORD.
Acting upon a suggestion made by
the Evening Journal several days ago,
Senator Abbott offered, and the Senate
unanimously adopted. a joint resolu-
tiOn permitting Former Adjutant-Gen-
eral Garrett J. Hart TO retain his
sword.
The preamble recited that he had
served on the STATS of three governors,
and given the State valuable service.
General Hart is gratified by the ac-
ton, for he prizes the weapon highly.
He wore it in camp from 1887 to 1890,
at the dedication of the Delaware
building at the Worlds Fair in 1892;
at the State ExpositiOns in Atlanta. Ga.
and Nashville, Tenn; at the dedica-
tion of Grants tomb in New York in
1896, at the unveiling Of Washington s
monument in 1897; at the organizing
and mastering in of the First Della
ware Regiment in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war in 1898; at the reception to
Admiral Dewey in New York in 1899
and at the centennial celebration OF
the founding of the seat of government
in Washington in 1900.
General Hart served on the staffs of
Governors Reynolds, Watson and Tun-
nell.
WANT MARSH AND BEACH
Senator Pennewill gave notice Of a
bill yesterday afternoon that Senator
Maull, who represents the district that
it affects, thinks the Senate had better
go slowly in acting upon. 1t is to en-
able John II Truitt and Thomas Carey
to locate certain marsh and beach
lands in Lewes and RehCbOth hundred
Sussex county, and TO complete theil
title thereto. The State owns some
valuable property along the seashore
in the lower end of Sussex
and it is not likely that it will vote
any land away until it is fully satisfied
that it will receive adequate compensa
tion therefor.
RADICAL REDUCTION OF BOND.
a bill of interest to shipping mel
generally and wrecking masters partic
Maull 1t reduces from 0,O00 to 81,
900 the bond required by law to b'
given by wTecking-masters
AFRAID FOR THEIR BILLS.
Clerk Cain and some OF the SENATOR
are afraid that bills of Importance will
be stolen by designing persons, ant
they have taken precautionary meas
ures which only can be circumvente'
1.rr an
has decided to invest in a safe, to cos
not more than S10O. 1t was Clerk Cain
bright idea, and Senator Alice handlel
it for him by offering a resolution re
sulting in the selection Of Messrs. AL
lee and Clements to make the pur
chase. The safe will be divided int
twenty compartments allotted to tn
members and officers, each having
key TO his own particular drawer
will be a safe deposit vault in minia
ture. President Cannon and Clerl
Cain will carry the combination. !
may be 23-16-S-2-1-1-1-1, on first bal
lot; or 22-16-11-1-1-1, on second ballot
There's no telling, but they will carr
II Just the same. and the bill-steale
will have no chance this session.
WANT TO WORK OUTSIDE.
Three notaries public employed b
the Sussex Trust, Title and Safe De
posit Company want to increase thei
emoluments by doing outside work A
present their notaIial work is confine
to the parent institution and its tw
branches Senator Maull has intro
duced a bill for their relief in this re
spect, and it has been referred.
NO FRIEND OF THE SQUIRREL.
Senator Harrington does not believ
in bringing the squirrel within III
restrictions of the game law govern
ing the killing OF quail and rabbit