Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-14

Legislative Matters.
Stat Correspondent Of Gazette and Journal
DovER, March 8.-When Representa-
two Gray took his seat this morning he |
found on his desk letters from J. Parke |
Poatles, DR.. Linton Smith. Charles War |
nsr, Enoch Moore, David Lemon and |
John A. Oranston demonstrating against |
the passage OF the bill for widening Tenth |
street. General Postles writes that from
Q TO out Of every 10 tax pay srs he has
spoken 10 ''are opposed to tne project.n
Representative MRull's bill appropriat-
ing 81, 500 for the right OF way for the ex-
tension OF the Assewoman and Delaware
bay canal passed the House this after.
noon. This applies to that portion of
tho canal between Rehobuth bay and
Lewes. The contemplated route over
this territory Is about eight miles In
length, but nature has done so much 10
the wey Of water coarsas aud ponds that,
after these water ways have been deep.
ened, there will remain but mile or so
of actual excavation necessary to unite
them. Lewes creek will be utilized for
the Delaware bay connection and the Re.
hoboth bay end of tho canal will run near
the camp Meeting grounds.
STATE ,ARD CT HEALTH.
Members of tho Stats Board of Health
addressed members of the Legislature in
Tie State House parlor tonight. Their
special plea recalled war "reminiscences of
''ths old dag and an appropriation, only
they said little or nothing about tbs flag
aad considerable about the appropriation.
They hsk eafiloient increase (the present
sum ia $500 TO enable them to do moro
thorough and effective work and to en-
ploy superintendent who shall go
through tho State and see that the Ranita
tiun laws are enforced. Speeches were
made by Drs. Cooper, skinner, Ellegood,
Mustard and Secretary Frazer.
Down March THE joint COMMITTEES
on Investigation Of the school books 40
counts Of et.Supsrintendent Williams
administration and Of the license exhibit
OF CLERK OF Peaoe Cochran, met during
the noon inttrmission. Clerk Cochran
and Auditor Boyce were present. The
auditor had brought up o bundle Of IL
censes with him which had appeared on
the accounts as charged to Mr.. Cochran,
but which IL was shown that he had
neither ordered nor received. 1t was
made clearly apparent in a few minutes
that Mr.. Cochran had been no wise in
fault and the committee adopted unani-
mausly resolution generating him from
all blsme, which resolution will be duly
reported to the General Assembly ct q
suitable time. The committee then did
some preliminary work towards inYesti-
eating the school books accounts.
SUSSEX INSANE BILL.
Bearing en- this subject is the bill, Of
which Mr.. Downham gave notice to- day,
entitled San act 60 enable the trus'ees
of the poor Of Sussex county to board in
sane persons, not oonvio,s or paupers, al
their almshouse." MIR. Downham sayt
that the bill was not primarily designed
TO aniegonizs the State Insane Asylu n
proposition, inssmuch as il was directed
to be drawn three months ago, The
attorney OF the board, however, after tht
Rlate Ipsane Asylum movement had beer
entered on, deferred drafting the bill
considering that 1t might not be needed
but the trustees, OF recent meeting, again
directed him TO 60 ahead and prepare it
Accompanying the bill Is communica
ton from The Sussex board signed by III
president, Ebenezsr NJ. Lowe, in which
the trustees express their disapproyal o
the proposed purchase of the New Oastl'
asyl1m and request the Sussex member
90 vote against the same. The suisse.
bill reads as follows:
WHEREAS, There are certain insane per
sons, not paupers. resident In SUISSE
county. whose trustees and friends uesir
10 board them ia the insane department 0
the almshouse of Sussex county, and
WHEREAS. Since these insane persons ar
neither parpers or convlcts, 1t is doubtful
whether the trustees OF the poor have
legal right to receive them into the insan
department and TO charge and recover iron
them, their trustees or friends, remunera
tion for their board; now, therefore,
Be- It enacted, &c. That the trustees
the pocc OF Sussex county are hereb
authorized and empowered, by themselve
or their oversaer, to receive into the tnsan
department OF their almshouse any insnn
person, not being q pauper or convict,
resident In the comfy OF Sussex, who ha
been aseertained to be Insane by writ
lunacY, or who is brought to snid aims
house by his or her trustee or trustees TO
the purpose Of being placed In the custod
OF the trustees Of the poor or their oversee
and boarded at said almshouse, and also
receive into said insane department IN
other insane person, not being pauper
convict and who Is a resident OF said count
and appears to be insane by the certiticat
OF two physicians IN said county, and who
by himself or his friends, desires to I
taken into their custody and boarded.
Section provides for tho collection OF
Just and reasonable compensation for tn
board and custody of such insane person.
WHAT THE o. WANTS.
This was explained by Levi o. Birt
ESQ In public audience of the membei
tonight Mr.. Bird started by saying Thu
the bill u synopsis of which was give
last week. does not come here to be loi
bied through. He was here to make
clear, simple. fair statement, appeal
the sense of justice of the Legislators, an
let it 20 at that. He spoke for abont ha
an hour. Boiled down, his plea amounte
to about this That the Baltimore
Philadelphia Railroad Company was r
quired by its gcharter to pay nearly
much State tax, (between 1856 OOO an
$37 000) as thu r., W. & B. X. X Go
($40,000), Notwithstanding 1t wes as y
doing only one-thirtieth part Of the Dua
ness done 10y the latter road; that II
proportionate tax to that paid on Its
miles OF line In Delaware were assesst
ON the whole line OF the Baltimore
Philadelphia branch it would have take
over one-fourth of its gross earnings Ia
year to pay it; that the p, W. u u. hf
the option of committing, while tie D.
+. had no choice in the matter. Their
fore he asked, in the name OF commt
fairness. tile same privilege the F., W.
b. enioys-.he privilege OF payir
taxation on traffic, a., as pr
scribed in the acts OF ls'
and 1869. or COURSE this won
reduce the State revenue to some exten
but that was no reason why iniusti
should be done. And, az the u. y
has come into Delaware to stay, the tax
it would pay under the laws Of 1851 81