Smyrna times., 1903-01-28
HARRY RICHARDSON GETS
TWO VOTES FOR SENATOR
TO-DAY'S BALLOT AT DOVER SHOWS SLIGHT
CHANGE IN THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

Sterling and Tyre Vote For Harry A. Richard
son For the Short Term aud Groves and
jones Vote For 7. Coleman Dupont.
The ballot at noon to-day showed
but slight change in the senatorial con-
test before the joint session of the Del
aware Legislature. The deadlock is
still on with lines closely drawn. The
vote was as fOllows:-
Long term-James H. Hughes( Dem.
21; J. Edward Addicks (Union Rep.
81; Henry A. Dupont reg. Rep 10;
Total vote, 80. No election.
Short term-David 7. Marvel (Dem. J
21; J. Edward Addicks (Union Rep }
10; Anthony Higgins reg. Rep.) s.;
Harry A. Richardson reg. Rep.) q;
T. Coleman Dupont (Reg. Rep.) 2;
Total vote, so. No election. For the
short term Senator. Groves and Rep
resentative Jones voted for T. Cole
man Dupont and Senator Sterling
and Representative Tyre for Harry
A. Richardson.
DOings Of the Delaware Legislature.
Senator Harrington gave notice of
an act to regulate the summoning and
returning of juries. The bill is
the one that was known as the J.
Harvey Whiteman jury commissioner
bill at the last session. 1t provides
for the appointment of two jury COM
missioners in each county of the state,
whose duty shall be to draw juries,
taking that duty away from the Levy
Court. 1t is held that the old method
has had the effect, in the lower part Of
the state, at least, of securing incom-
petent men on the jurles.
Representative Tyres bill for the
payment of not more than $4,000 an
nually, $4,000 for each county, for the
erection of school houses, for colored
children passed the House by vote of
80 to 3.
Favor Licensing Corn Cure Peddlers.
Mr.. Bancroft introduced the bill
licensing the practice of chiropody. 1t
provides for an annual license of $40,
and forbids the peddling of corn cures
from house to house. Violation of the
act is to be punished by fine of $50
or six days Imprisonment.
Sportsmen should be in sympathy
with bill of which Mr.. Price has
given notice of. 1t is bill for the pro-
lection of fish in the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal and its feeders, and
is designed to prevent the taking of
game fish in nets aud seines. There is
no objection to the catching of herring
in the seines, but game fish are to be
reserved for the hook and line.
Mr.. Price will also present bill for
the establishment of a sturgeon hat
cherry at Delaware City. 1t is believed
that if state aid can be secured for such
plant, the government will also give
help. Should the hatchery be estab-
lished, other fish, as well as sturgeon,
would probably be Matched there.
The young sturgeon would be put in
the Delaware river and the young
game fish in the canal. DR.. E. G..
Shortlidge, whose Interest is we'll
known, would doubtless assist in max
ing the hatchery a success.
farnhufst Hospital Asks For SlI4,OOO.
The House, Tuesday morning, by
unanimous vote, passed the House
bill appropriating $4,000 to the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst.
By vote of % to 3, the bare three
fourths vote necessary, the House pass.
ed yesterday the House bill increasing
the salary of the superintendent OF
county schools, now 81 ZOO, to 81, 200 a
year. Representatives Connolly, Good.
en- and Allen voted in the negative and
five members were absent when the
vote was taken.
Senator Wright introduced bill ex.
empting the recipient of a publication
sent through the mail from the collec-
tiOn of the subscription price unless
said recipient has ordered the publi
cation. Senator Wright also gave no
tice of an act requiring that prisoners
In the county iails be employed on
roads.
STEAMER BRADY DELAYED BY FOG