Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-02

license fees, but the down-State members
would not ngsee, preferriug that the
Whole should be divided as under the
existing law, between the general and
school funds.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL KILLED.
without debate the Australian ballot
bill was killed this morning by vote in
which the Republican members came
out strong against their much vaunted
reform pledges. Actions speak louder
than words and here ia the record, the
vote being on Maulls motion to indef-
nitely postpone the bill.
| Ayes-Davis, X. A., Davis, W. E.,
Downham, Gray, Hynson, Lingo, Mas
ten, Maull, Morgan, Richardson, Sackett,
Short, Wallace, Speaker Hoffecker Ii
Noes Armstrong, B.sRs, Brockson,
CLARK, Eckies, Lodge, Whiteman-7
1t will be obserEots that Representative
Gray OF Wilmington was the only Dem
ocrat voting against, and Representative
CLARK of Wilmington, tine only Republi-
can, voting for the bill. Representative
Gray said, after the vote was taken, that
he did not understand the question be-
fore the House or he would have cast his
vote for the bill.
MISCELLANEOUS MOTHS.
The bill to divide Kenton hundred into
two election districts, which passed the
House yesterday, was indefinitely post
poned in the Senate to day. This prob
ably winds up the Kenton legislation Of
this session the result being nothing. II
has been sequel to the Temple. Cooper
fight OF last session. Now, as then,
Frank Temple is backed by at least three
fourthe Of his fellow townsmen. They
wanted authority to straighten and widen
the streets and to raise 5000 by town tax.
alton. BY tho aid OF Representative
CLARK, the minority succeeded In getting
this bill amended in the House in several
minor particulars distastefpl to the Ken.
tonites. Frank Temple then declared
that II they could not get the bill as they
wanted it, they would not have II at all !;
and 40 ont OF the so, or thereabout, taxa
bles OF Keuton, bach ed him up. So that,
ia compliance with their request, the
Senate yesterday indefinitely postponed
the bill. To-day, for the same reason
that it is not wanted by the people whom
Frank Temple representative Senate
postponed the two election districts bill.
Kenton appears to be sorely troubled by
few citizens whose views do not har-
moni2e with the majority.
The Honse passed to night Mr.. Gray'H
bill requiring Wilmington factory chin
neys TO be high enough to carry of
noxious vapors without offending the
neighbors.
The new Middletown charter which
Ahn Ahta xfaQ a
knocked out by indefinite postponement
In the Senate this afternoon. The trouble
was over the taxation of some farm land
that had been taken into the town limits.
The charter had been reported to the
House by the committee on municipal
! corporations, with this land exempted
from water bond taxation. Mr.. Biggs
protested strongly against this proposed
exemption. He said that the owners Of
this land with two exceptions) had voted
to incur this town debt and now they
want to shirk their share OF payment,
even after their assessment has been re-
uced so per cent. Rather than have
the charter with this exemption in it he
would prefer to hove the whole thing
killed. MIR. Biegs backed up his re.
marks by calling for the reading Of o
petition signed by 20 ts1ables OF the
town. He said that the list would have
been muoh larger had women been al
lowed to sign, es two thirds Of the real
estate of Middletown is owned by women.
The House agreed with Mr. BiR2s and
struck out the exemption; bat the other
marty prevailed in the Senate and the
whole charter falls to tho ground.
The House 10 night concurred in the
Senate amendments to the High License
bill.
The William jerks Fell bill, to inoor-
porate the Enterprise Real Estate Inn
provement Company, went through the
Honse to. day, after being denuded Of the
power to guarantee titles to real estate.
Antenger's bill, to incorporate the
Delaware Finsnce Company, was favor
ably reported in the House this morning.
Representative Maull's bill TO reim-
burse John X. Ricketts, and George w.
Josephs for moneys expended in procur-
ing substitutes for Ave Sussex county
drafted men passed the House to-day, but
will not go through the Senate. This
claim has been before previous legisla-
ture, but failed. The story comes up of
the DAYS of the civil war. On March
2lst 1865, the five men referred to, John
W. Richards, Gllley j. Conaway, John
O. Green, James e. Downing and Severn
A. Lsmbdin, went up to Wilmington to
pat in substitutes. For this purpose the
State had appropriated $500 to each man
who might be drafted and furnish q sub
stitute. When the five reached Whining
ton the Office OF the state commissioners,
where this $500 was to be obtained, had
closed. Under these circumstances
Messrs. Ricketts, and Josephs furnished
the funds needed, Mr.. Ricketts, 81 500
and Mr. Josephs loo, taking the Sus'
asx mems orders on the State commits
sioo and the men put in their subati-
tu,es. The next day Colonel Wilmer
broke things up in aome way, and the re-
sult was that Ricketts, and Josephs were
81, 500 ont and have remained so ever
since.
Le,nueI d. TipRIe, of Dsgsborough, is
certainly pretty thoroughly divofced now.
He had been divorced once before this
session, and the act OF enforcement had
been enrolled, signed and delivered to
the Secretary of State. The act was re-
called. reconsidered and indefinitely post
poned by the Senate. What effect this
strange procedure had onthe matrimonial
status OF Lemuel and his pretty (wite7)
Mshala O. has never been satisfactorily
decided. But to remove oil uncertainty,
Mr.. Lingo introduced bill "to remove
tine disabilities OF Lemuel d. Tingle."
The House committee reported the bill
unfeyorably, but the House took the bit
between its teeth and approved the
measure, despite the committee report,
this morning.
Sneaker Hoffecker and Mr.. Downham
explained their votes. The speaker said
s'In casting my vote do 30 becauss do
not think this is the time to introduce
the Australian ballot system. In my own
hundred l doubt il tho vote could be
polled urder this law in three days. 1t