Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-04
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Physicinns-
Special Correspondence Of Gazetto and journal
DovEs, March 2S.--The passage by the
House Of the Hynaon delinquent taxables
bill was the feature Of to-days session
The bill was ohampioned by MesssB.
Hynson, DownbaIn and Wallace; while,
on the other side. Mr.. Biggs fought
gingle-handsd. The vote was
Ayes--Clark, Il. A. Davis, W. e. Davis,
Downham, Hynson, Lingo, Masten, Rich.
sr,lson, saokett, Short Wallace, White.
mon, CDtm and Speaker HoFeoker Ia.
Noos--Biggu, Brockson, Gray and
LODGE
Not voting =. Ecsles. ss;sifrr-.s,-. -
Absent Armstrong.
The gist of tho measure Ia to extend
for seven weeks the time in which non.
property holding tsxab!es can be placed
upon the assessment lists, and to provide
for the notification Of such dolinquents,
by public advertisement, to step up and
settle their poll taxes. Such advertise
ment shall be made by two publications
OF tho names of ouch delinqnents in two
newspapers OF opposing politics. OBJ
viously this notification is designed az
much, il not more, for the information
of the party leaders--in this case, to
speak plainly, to advertise TO the Repub-
loan managers who and how many OF
their oolored voters they must look after
---as for the information OF the delin-
uuents themselves. But Mr.. Biggs did
not fight the bill on this or any other dis.
timothy political ground. He planted
himself mainly on the utterly untenable
position that the cost of advertising the
nnmes of the delinquents would be more
than their taxes would amount TO; and
he inferentially averaged said taxes rs
$l.4O per man, To sustain this argument
he exhibited copy OF the Middletown
Transcript, containing what is known as
the annual licepse list, md stated that
the transcripts bill for printing this list
was at the rate Of $50 per column. Mr..
Hynson was not prepared 10 rotute this
argument, but he held that the cases
were not parallel; inasmuch as tho ad.
yertisement contemplated in this legisla-
ton was for the redress OF n grievance
aud defensible even though the expendi
ture should exceed the return. But Mr.
Downham, being himself an oldnnews
paper man, WINS prepared to refute Mr.
lliggs' astonishing claim. lie took thu
7Yalpcript, went through the advertise
ment referred to, aud demonstrated that
ut the rate OF $50 per column for three
insertions, the cost OF two insertions o
the delinquent list would amount to 7.
cents per name. Having done this h
remarked that he was very glad MIR
Biggs had produced the paper. Their
was some little side talk about the dis
tinction between poll and property taxes
mud Mr. Biggs stated that he had know
property holder TO vote who had no
paid cent OF tax OF any kind for fon
years; which drew from Mr.. CLARK a stor
indicative of tho moral that it was fortu
nate for the haid tsx-sherksr that he di
not reside in Kenton.
TIE SCHOOL BooKs SHORTAGE.
Ex-Superintendent T. N. Williams up
peared to day before the committee oil
Investigation of the school books de
ficienoy. Mr. Williams has been, sine
September 1887, PseSideut of Washing
ton College, Ohestartown, Md, "a .er.
nice school, ]" he calls it, and speaks yer.
pleasantly Of his relations in that con
munity. Perhaps no one, certainly n
QUE who knows Mr.. Williams, has eve
suspected him OF either bei.,g concerne
IN or knowingly conniying at anythin
ulsnonest, snouid there De disnoneBtS
connected with this school book business
He stated to the committee that his al
sistant, MIR. Carpenter, kept the account
and looked after the financial details
his administration, and that he Mr.. Wi
lisms) could personally give nothiD
definite iof these details. He though
howegets thA deficiency may be aecounte
for in various ways. Firstly, there W.
n large amount due the State from soho'
clerks under the system that Obtaine
prior TO 1888. Then there was the 10!
of wear and tear ON books. The Stat
had lost considerably from this item, o
damaged books that could neither be @
changed nor sold. Again there was 10
through Insolvency of some depositar!
under the law Of 1883. Then there W
the loss incurred two years ago on bool
which the county superintendents ht
been instructed to close out for what thu
would bring and which were necesssri
disposed OF ut great sacrifice Inc
on the books on hand that were sold
the State Board, the State realized abo
Al 400 for books which cost over w, 5O
All these thinga went towards making
THIS alleged shortage which, Mr. Wiliiar
presumed, can be very readily explaih'
in detail by Mr.. Carpenter.
DoyEn, March 29.-The Richards
Valued Policy Insurance bill passed =
House to-day, with the same unaniml
mud ss little ceremony as IL went throu
the Senate last Friday. Messrs. Dow
ham, Lodge and Biggs were the on
members who spoke, and they SAID va
little. The remarks Of the former Wer'
surprise, coming FROM one who has
in a valued policy bill that goes furtl
than the Richardson measure, but u
will presumably be abandoned now u
the latter has become law. MIR. Don
ham said:
II do not wish TO discuss this bill, b.
in casting my vote for it, do so rep
BeptipR my constituents, who have pt
toned almost unanimously for
stronger than this. As for myself l
inclined to think this bill will incre'
Insurance rates and that possibly t
years hence the people will ask for Its
peal"
Mr.. Lodge said that he also cast
vote for the measure with o great deal
doubt as to Its expediency
Mr.. Biggs simply remarked that odt
the states which have had this law
from seven to nine years not one
asked for its repeal.
The law goes into effect on Janu'
let, 1890.
The House bill to incorporate
National Security Life Insurance oe
pany struck snsg when called Up
passage this afternoon. DR.. R'chardl
regarded il as graveyard INSURANCE
"lt insures from the cradle to the gray
he said. "Such legislation incites
child MURDER" and he went on to sp
,of the bad workings of such insurance
other states. The doctor dwelt Tor