Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12

shall be made 10 unpaid taxes. The
county treasurer shall have the came
power to enforce collections "a the oollsc-
tors now possess, and shall be on Suty,
while receiving taxes, siz hours per day.
The compensation OF the county ueGs.
urers Of Kent and Sussex oonnties shall
be 2 per cent Of the taxes received ard a
par cent Of those collected. The compsa-
sAtion Of the treasurer Of New Castle
county shall be the salary nov allowed by
law (S500 per Annum), with the addition
| Of 4 per cent on all 60 leoliona made after
the time for voluntary payments. The
county treAsurels may appoint deputies
10 aid them. The closing section Of the
bill provides that the existing laws relAt-
| log 10 the collection Of taxes shall remain
in force to enable the present oOlleotirs 30
flush their duties, and that the new Law
shAll not Affect the liability Of am
| collector until his official bond is oAa
cellsd.
Mr.. Brown cites 40 strong pOiEt il
iRvor Of the change proposed In his bill,
that 1t will dispense with small army Vi
oficeholders aud enf0Ioa closer c0lleo
lion OF county taxes. By its provisions
the county tressurers will to repaired to
/
| taxes, ard thus large hunters Of men
| aow annually returned Al delinquent
because they fail to pay 9 poll tax, will
bs compelled 20 pay, thereby materially
| Increasing the revenues Of tns respective
| cJunJies. The bill has moi been tefOr,
the House long enough TO excite general
ointment, 30 that Its chaL Cos OF passage
| can not yet be estimated
THB MRMBRR FROM MILFORD
Joshua Bennett, the member from Mil
ford hundTed, VINO was elected at tht
| special slsoti0n on AondHy last, appeared
III the House this morUing, aud alter the
reading u the journal his credentials
we're read AID Le MAS qualified. For
few days Mr.. Bennett wal have nothing
TO do but vote, as he has NO place on the
standing CON- mittees. Between now aud
Monday, however, speaker Comesys will
reorgAnizs the standing committees co as
TO give The new member appropriate re.
oognitioD, and II Ia eisO suggested that
Sergeant Rankin will have tO reconstruct
Lis famous gong, "ClimbiDg up the State
House SIbirs," 80 as 80 portray the vir.
tues OF the member from Milford In
immortal verse.
DovBR Feb. 9.-Ths sessions Of both
housss were brief, this afternoon. The
Senate did practically nothing, but the
House was 3 trihe mo industrious and
passed. 4 couple of bills. One was the
act concerning legal holidays, which pro.
vidss that when holiday falls on Sun-
day the day following shall be observed.
The other was slight amendment to the
al n FNaN nf the naahr Graak
Company.
The divorce mill WAS started this after.
noon, when TIE divorce committee Of the
House made favorable report on the 20.
Iitlon Of Jeanette NJ. Chambers for q
divorce from her husband, Harry W.
Chambers, and accompanied the report
by bill, which was read. The petit.
TONER resides in BrAndywine hundred,
and the bill will probably pass.
State Treasurer John III. Houston and
mis- bride stopped over in Dover tonight,
on their way to Sussex. During the
evening large delegation OF Dover citi.
zsns and Legislators called at the BAyard
House and rendered their congratulations
to the newly -Wsddsd couple.
Dover, Feb. l0.-To night the Joint
divorce committee Of the Senate and
House gave = full hearing to the Fougeiay
divorce case. Mr.. FOussray was present
accompanied by his counsel, John p.
5Aulsbury, ESQ, while Mrs. Fouseray
was also present and was represented By
r. r. Kepney and &. T. Cooper, Esqs.
SIR. Salisbury opened proceedings by
reading Mr.. POugeray's petition aud Mr..
Kenney read Mrs. Rougeray's reply.
Mr.. Ssulsbury then read number
OF AffidRvits from various parties
10 relation 10 the ooaduct ana actions OF
Mr.. FougerAy that, IS ia alleged, led TO
the separation, and HlSo several Letters
from we'll known oitizens, testify ing 10
Mr.. PouReray's personal character and
business qualifications. In the rebujtAl
Mrs. FOugerAy was put upon the stand
aud gave her version oil the affair. The
testimony was substantially the SANE
"a that developed when the case was ny
Two years ago, and some Of 1t was Oh
decidedly spicy character. The com
mtttee took no acion GU the bill, nog ,Yssf
sessions will doubtless be- held during the
ensuing week,
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
Two educational topics were introduced
In the Legislature to-day. Que was G
petition from the Friends' Yearly Mestinl
OF Phtladelphia, asking that the .fisot d
alcoholic stimu!anis upon the human sys
tenn be taught the pupils in the public
schools OF the State, aud that after Aetil
next NO teachers be employed who are
not competent to explain this subject
upon proper hygienic principles. It was
referred TO the committee on education.
The other topic was in relation t.
school taxes, and ia designed to dis
tribute the burden OF taxation for school
taxes more in proportion TO the wealth OF
the taxAtles. 1t consisted OF Joint re. o
luton, Shich was ADOPT ted In the Senate
and referred to the committee on educa
tion In the House, providing for the an
pointment Of a joint COMMITTEES 10 consider
the propriety Of making It obligatory
upon the school districts, single 81
united, to levy upon the parents OF ohil
dren attending the soh Ools who are abe
to educate them, In addition to the tsxeE
sufficient to maintain the schools in Their
present efficiency, and at the same time
oil reduction OF the school taxes as con.
ttmplated BY section Of tho school law;
said committee to report by bill OF other.
wise.
Il will be seen that as this resolution
reads II provides for levy upon the
parents OF school children. To allay all
fears on the part Of trembling parent.
who may think they are to be l-vie upon
and sold for the b,Ds6t Of the state aohool
system, 1t may be we'll to state hyt the
object Ia to levy tax upon thsm, and
that the HOuse, II II oonours in the reso
luton, will duly amend the dsfsctiv,
phraseology which the unususlly oars,u
and correct senators allowed to pass
THE OYSTER WAR RNDRD.
For the past few weeks there has b e1
an animated oOhteat between the oystal
tonguers and oyster dredgers Of this sec
ton, In regard to the grounds III,
tonguers desired to have reserved fol
planting purposes. They desired 70 &C
! cupy the territory comprised within .
: line starting from Bombay Hook Hsht
, , around Goose Point bar and reaching /,
the mouth Of Simon's creek. Tn,
dredRers thought the reserv alton entirel,
10 large and warm contest prev allied owe
! the matter. To day about 20 topguers ACT
dredeerS met Representative Howe in thu
legislative psrlor, aud mutually agreed
= upon the limits Of the ground to b.
allotted the tonguers for planting puF
poses. The line marked out stars irou
Lelpsio creek, mile forth Of Smou'
creek, exten 1s southeast to the end o
20 60 Point Bar, thence northeast u
Slack Can buoy and west to the shore
n Within thia line dredgers will not be per
i mttted to dredge, A bill enacting hi
! arrangement into Law will be prepared
and passed at this session.
q A new railroad bill giving the vii