Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-14
NEARlNu THE END.
THE CHARTER DIkPOkED OF
Local OPTION NEXT
WEEK.

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Special Correspondence Of the kErUnLic y
DOVER, iJEI.., April IL - Thu
Gen, raj Assembly colupl.ird rh'
fifteenth week VI rhr session to-day
with prospects good for another tu
week, ifindeed they get through in thai
time. l. Is thou. N, howeyry, thai
with hard work and few evening
sessions they will be able To wind VI
all the matters on hand by Saturday
next and adjourn sine die
Amongst the important things yet tt
be disposed of is the Local Option ques
tion, Port Warden's bill, colorcl and
white school bills and the Water Com.
mission bill.
The Local Option bill, which passed the
Senate some time ago, has been slum'
herring in the hands of the House Com,
mittee ever since, they evidently fearing
to report it. 1t will, however, be re.
ported next week. Nothing definite
can be said AS TO its probable fate, but
the vote is likely to be very close.
The Port WardenS bill is in the
hands of the Senate COMMITTEES, and is
meeting with considerable opposition in
its present shape. II is likely to under
go considerable change ere it passes.
The House having disposed Of the
school questions, the matter now rests
with the Senate to finally dispose OF the
bills. AS the latter body are anxious
to got through, it is not thought they
will long delay action on the same. The
ma jority of the members are pleased
with the bills as sent to them by the
House.
The Senators from New Castle
County, while they do not altogether
like the wy tn" appropriation for
white schools is divided, they comfort
themselves with the thought Gas in all
other matters) that this is all they can
get, and so will have to be satisfied.
Council is up in arm, against the
proposed Water Commission bill, and
resolutions against the passage Of the
same were read in the House this
morning This, however, will have
but little weight, as all the Democratic
members OF Council are in favor of the
bill, and voted against the resolutions,
and the bill in the hands Of IA Demo
cratic Legislature, backed by the ex-
chief engineer Of the Water Depart
meut, II. B. McIntirr, who has been in
Dover fl and on during the entire ses-
sion, will probably 90 through.
AS will be seen by the proceedings,
the pet scheme of some one to increase
the salaries of the Judiciary was nip
ped in the bud and the bill failed to
receive first reading.
The Fougcray divorce case will also
come mp next week and from present
indications it is likely to pass. The
case has been attended with consider
able interest for some time.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Senate met at $50 "A. III.
Bills passed: House bills: Relating to
the election OF Assesso,s and Inspectors
(aboishing the little election); Will
ing amendments:
Amend section IA striking out the
word Give" and insert the word "ten'
(requring ten years practice by lawyers
to hold the office of Judge Of the Munici-
pal CourD.
SECTION IA further amended by
changing the Mayors Court to Munich
pal Court from May to June. The
section relating to salaries was
amended as follows Mayor, 81, 800
Judge Of Municipal Court, 81, 800
President of Council, 500 City Solici-
tor, 81 900; City Auditor, 81 900 City
Treasurer, $1,000; Chief Engineer oI
City, 81 800 Clerk of Municipal Court,
$500 Clerk of Council, $l,2OO :;
each member Board of Health, 500
each Executive Officer Board of Health,
$500; Regist rar of Deaths, Births and
Marriages, $500 members of Board of
Assessment, Revision and Appeals, each
S3OO High Constable, 1900; City
Constables, each S72O.
SECTION Al, relating to City Solicitor
was amended by striking out all after
the word "act" in the sixth line.
SECTION 80, exemplIng real estate
from taxation, was amend"l by striking
out the words, Roman Catholic Pro-
tectory' and Academy OF Nisitation.'
SECTION 131 was amended by striking
out the word "brick and inserting the
word "break." Introduced and read
House bills for the maintenance OF col
ored schools in this State for the benr-
fit of tree (whitr) schools in this State
House bill, entitled "A Supplemental to the
act au' horizing the vacation of a public
road nearFarningtOn and to substitute a
new road in lieu thereof, was passed.
The vote by which the bill regulating
the practice of medicine and surgery
was passed was re-ConSidered and the
bill re-committed.
Adjourned till 4.15 Monday.
HOUSE,