Evening journal., 1903-02-19
REPEAL BILL
IS REPORTED
Majority of Members Of the
Committee Are in Favor
of Its Passage
LEGISLATORS co TO LEWES
They viii Inspect Some Land in Re-
hoboth and This Evening viii Be En-
tertained BY the Board Of Trade Of
Lewes.
snecial no the nvenlng journal.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover. Teb. 19.-The repeater of the
Addicks voters assistant law was re-
ported favorably in the House of Rep
rescntatives this morning by Chairman
F9inn, Of the Committee on Revised
Statutes The committees vote shows
that Regulars and Democrats have COM
bined to defeat the measure which
brought such a big Republican major
ity to the lower counties. IL will not
be called up before tomorrow or Mon
day. 1t is understood the vote in COM
mittee was to 2. Mr.. Finn voted with
the Democrats.
The vote today follows:
Addicks. Is; DUPONT s; Higgins, 2;
Hearne, II. There WAS but forty-five
votes polled, and twenty-three would
have elected today.
Short term-Addicks. IS; Whiteman,
IL: Higgins, s; Richardson, 8.
Members on Jaunt.
The General Assembly left at
o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by
about twenty guests. on special train
| for RehOb0th. The trip will be a COM
bination OF business and pleasure, the
, business being a view about five acres
OF public land, with view of giving
a title by legislative enactment that
the land may be sold and improved
This evening the Legislature will be
entertained in Lewes. where they vii
be given a banquet by the Lowes BoarC
OF Trade at the Virden House Th'
party will return TO Dover in time L
open both houses by 10 O'Clock.
Must Announce Pairs.
Immediately after the ballcting TO
day Mr.. Sparks. of the Senate. maize
motion in the joint session that here
after an pairs shall be annouesaa /.
| the clerk Immediately after the roll
call I'm joint session.
There has been scme promiscuou
pairing of late, and the Sparks motto
is intended as a precautionary meas
lure. The Senate passed by q vote o
Is 20 I Mr.. Smith voting in the mega
[, tive. the Sparks bin prohibiting the so
Letting and receiving OF deposits o
money by persons. firms or corpora
lticus. other than regularly incorpor
ated banking institutions The bill u
! aimed at wildcat loan and inyestmen
societies, in which the working peopl
OF this state have lost heavily.
The Governor submitted TO the Sen
alto the appointment for a term ofthre
d. years, Andrew W.. Slay1naker 60 ben
member of the State Board OF Agricul
. tme from I0ent county. The Sen
ate went into executive ses
!. sion to hear reports Of th
Executive Committee on eight appoint
. ments of the Governor. which will b
. acted upon tomorrow, or Monday. Tn
Senate passed by a vote of fourteen Z
three, the McNulty bill authorizing tn
= licensing of persons to engage in tn
businos of detectives, requiring frol
=, them a bond, and prohibiting thel
. from arresting persons unless the
= have writs.
The House passed the Wright Senat
resolution appointing an investigauo
" committee on Delaware College. TIL
House passed the National Guard bi
= this morning. Messrs Gehman and Al
thony voting against it. Mr.. Purnell d,
!, clining to vote 1t grants an annu;
y appropriation OF $4,000 to the militi,
= The bill originally called for S15.OO
There are to be eight companies i'm tn
. regiment and the total strength of tn
= regiment to be 95S officers and men,
= hold annual encampmcnts.