Daily Republican., 1883-03-28
OUR DOVER LETTER.
DOvER'e TAX BATE FIXED AT
el,OVO--THE NATTER AEI'rLED
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DOVERN TAX BATE FIXED A,
ol,OVO--THE MATTER kE1"TLED
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800
Special Correspondence Of the RKru BLICAl
DovER. DEL., March n. 1SSt. --Afe
many weeks Of weary waiting the TEN
perance people, who had almost despair
Ell OF having anything done, are at las
rewarded by the Introduction of u loca
option bill to-day, by Mr.. Belts, chair
man Of the COMMITTEES having thes'
matters in charge, as trlegraphrd thi
morning. The bill is but little changet
from the one published n week Or tw.
ago, as prepared by the Delawar.
Stat4. Temperance Alliance. The frs,
change noticed Is that Of County to State
which submits the question, to the quail
fled voters Of the State in genera
election to le held on the fourth Tues
day IN May, 1888, inst.ad ofeach Coun
ty voting separate.
The ballots to be voted on this occa-
sion will be designated a. follows Fol
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors." oI
"against the sale Of Intoxicating
'4"o'H. ~ WY" ''e ,ot'' arr
counted, Inc maJori'y OF thrm arr
asains' the sala "l i'lloS'r''.'hs liquors
son or persons, house, company, corpo
ration or association to sell directly ol
indirectly, at any place, or M give
away at. his, har, .xheir ~ its- place OF
business any SI,f7ftuOus, fcrmented OF
.nn'A mud 'o.i.'"k lil.'Is l VI any "ris,n VIVA.
erel, ec, ~. or any "'Gon''lt "l.,ers i WhaIe'Gf
"t' zoo, 'nr '.,S. uay ~ :;'.''''ry, a. -.
maturity NJ Tho votes r,u, ,h.n tho
sale OF liqnor VIII z" on ~ heretofore:
Inc Dlil III ltse!I IL c"hsldere" ny all
VINO nave examiner its contents 10 ne
wise one, ana would tf'IS place the re-
spoiislbiiiS WIN tnf people, "h" Wonld,
ny tnelr ba,lotS' designate whether or
nov i'q'ior should be s"!d IN TINS state:
II the 4les'ioh OF no liquor talled
10 receive MAJORITY theli perhaps the
temperance people "oui" be satlSfl'h
WIN the'r WORK III mat nirerti"h' ihcy,
however, are c"hn''ciI' "i success II the
pil! is passed:
AS the subject IL no new one, 1t ~
hardly necessary to state that 1t Will
probably he Killed hefor' u leaves the
senate, as street party lines VIII no
doubtgovern the majority OF the mem,
bers when they come to vofe on It's finaI
ana lor lear OF causing as
ruPtloIi IN the ranks OF the Democratic
party lhey VIII he compelled to vote
against the Dill. a itw, however, may
consider the question OF right ana vote
1or IL, but IT. Is hardly hktiy that the
majority Will w vote,
DOvER'S TAX RATH FIXED.
4. -. ,
-. last aler S1ruge'r ni sr'eraI
WEEKS nay ihoh.hs ana propaoly years,
e,e 1 oaA fa.e VI Dover HAS ''eeh nHol at
s,+'"o. IL Will DE fenleihoered mat a
siiorl 81 tiihc ago. inehtio,l was maze ot
tie oPpositioh W the p,ii s'oh'it,su oy
!le to%n oouh'll anu "h'ch was kilie'i
;, tn,,, ,n..,,;n,, ,,'.s h.I,, ,,,;',, ~ .;rm"
the opposing forces were, to certain
extent united ana committee OF nine
appointed TO prepare suitable Dill tor
Increasing the town tax that would meet
the appreciation OF the majority OF the
Fes,''enCs vi sa,o .;, to"i'; ine ronlihlttee
!ne., prepared OIL when was ap,
proveu Ny .ne Town No'hc,', suoi'',.'en
70 tne senate anu passed py 'hat Do'y
aS, 81, week. ,,,
ms snorning a Pet's'oh' sisheu py
twenty-five residents OF the town, was
rr'.4 e X. IN .lle house opposing Ico the increase
u % .he lax rate 10 s+'Wo also a ren"n1
stance against tht passage Oh tie OIL
ihless IL stipulated that two,thlrds OF
ne money 40 rais"n sno'ild De aPPro-
'riated ior the repair OF certain streets
ma the opening OF ne" streets
lliiS AFTERNOON the Di'l was taken up
II tile Rouse, ana aiter 1ew remarks
y Mr. Coo'h ana others, the nlll pass
III the House without dissenting
ioirr, ana the mater is thus brought
o an end, as TAR as the present session
II the Legislature ~ concerned.
SHARP SPEECH.
For tht hrst tiine during this session
speaker cooper, OF the Senate, vacated
ne rhalr this afternoon anu TOOK aseat
III the noOf OF the SENATE Chamber, Tor