The sun., 1901-02-26

JUMP ABOUT
Several Men Voted For by the
Assemblymen.
PIER LINES ON THE RIVER
Senate Bill for Deputy Municipal
Court Judge Passes the
House-Investigation
Costs High.
Special to The Sun.


Dover, Feb. 25.---- resolution which
was adopted by the City Council OF
Wilmington favoring the bill establish
ing wharf and pier lines in the Della:
ware river opposite that city, was read
II the Senate this morning. The bill
gathered by Senator Harrington to
create the Office Of jury commissioners,
lied an untimely death in the Senate
.his morning, being killed by strict
party vote of to Z.
The Senate bill incorporating the town
If Greenwood was passed by the Senate
this morning.
The balloting was of II humorous ma
ture and the candidates were many.
Representatives Kitchen and Robertson
,oted for Levi G. Bird and Harry Ill.
iillany on the long and short terms
respectively; the following candidates
were voted for the short term: Mr.. Far
ow voted for James III. Hughes, Mr..
Knox for u. j. Fooks, Mr.. Ellison for
Phillip l.. Cannon, Mr.. Chandler for
Harry A. Richardson, Mr.. Clark for
Benjamin Nields, Mr.. Finn for Dr..
Joseph ii. Chandler and Messrs. Hodg'
son and Pilling for William III. Head.
The balance of the vote stood as usual.
Addicks receiving 16 for the long term
and 20 for the short term, Kenney, %;
salisbury, %; du Pont, s; Higgins, 8.
The cause for the Regulars selecting
| Individual candidates was the result of
in agreement reached in caucus this
morning.
| The Union Republicans held caucus
today but the proceedings were not
| livulged.
| The House did not believe gas in
| spector necessary for the city Of Will
mington and after short discussion
| the measure was sent to the waist bas
ket.
The bill relating to Jersey truckers
failed to meet the approval of the House
and was killed.
Representative James A. Shalcross
was the recipient of many congratula
tons today. "Uncle James" brought Q
barrel of apples down with him and n
his is the second consignment OF thai
fruit from this quarter the members
showered unstinted praise on the soloI
rom st. Georges.
DEPUTY MUNICIPAL COURT
JUDGE.
The Senate bill providing for Deput,
Municipal Court Judge in Wilmington
was taken from the table and passed
in the Senate.
Mr.. Knox as chairman of the commit
teee on elections offered report recon
mending the appropriation of $SO3.50 t,
efray the expenses incurred in the hear
ing OF the Ross McNulty contest it wa
ldopted.
The Senate passed the following bill
this afternoon: Senate bills to repea
the law authorizing the town Of Lewe
to issue bonds: authorizing the town o
Lewes to levy Il special tax for waite
works, electric light plant and for tn
maintenance of sewer system; to es
tablish board of public works 70
Lewes; House bills to increase maximum
road and bridge tax in Brandywin
hundred; for the auditing of the account
Of certain officials in New Castle cour
ty; in relation to the amount of refus
| to be taken from the beds with oysters
The vote by which the liquor licens
revenue was lost was reconsidered thi
afternoon on motion Of Mr.. McNult
and further on his motion was made th
, special order for p. m. on Thursday.
/, Read first time and referred-Hous
= bills to allow live pigeon shootin
:, matches; for the improvement of colore
:, school houses; to change the name {
y Lulu Blocksom to Lulu Blocksom Dasl
ell; to change the name Of Solomon
:. Baeringer to George j. Baeringer;
: compel trustees to give surety compani,
y instead of individuals for security.
Passed-Senate bill increasing IL
school fund of the united school distric
of Laurel House bill appropriati1
$179.43 to the board of education of Il
! united school districts of Laurel to p,
II for pupils who attended the schools
i the said districts from other distric
il. under the graded school law, during Il
II years 1899 and 1900; House bill appr
n priating $500 to the Governor for Il
nr Expenses of his Office, (ayes, 33; noes,
a. House bill authorizing the road col
missioners of st. Georges hundred
fund the floating and bonded debts al
providing for the payment therec
House bill reorganizing the Levy Cou
oil of Sussex county (ayes, 20; noes, 15)
~ Lost-House bill providing for &
ny inspector for the city of Wilmingto
lis House bill to amend part of section
If chapter 600, volume II, Laws Of De
[r. ware in so far MS it concerns the sale
Sc New Jersey products (ayes, 10; noes, 2
VI, DnnJ onJ hill oni