Daily Republican., 1889-02-13

| DOVER, FEB. 13.-This was O great day
for work. The day was full OF the most
interesting general legislation. The first
excitement of the day was the skirmish
firing over the Addicks bill. Representa-
tive Maull called the bill up for a second
reading, when Representative D0Wnham
interposed with resolution requesting
Mr. Addicks to print 1000 copies OF his
bill. He then proceeded to score the
measure and said that be would have
been In favor OF indefinitely postponing
tue bill when It was first Introduced.
Representative Lodge, In q well chosen
speech, replied that 1t would be high
handed outrage to.treat the bill inprop-
erly and high handed course for the as-
eembly to attempt to defeat bill with
out giving 1t proper consideration. Mr.
Lodge moved that the motion of Mr..
Downham be laid over until o'clock
At that time 1t was announced that Mr..
AdIicks was having the bill printed. The
bill has friends, and lots OF them, ard
there seems but very little doubt but
that it viii pass the House. At least it
is confidently expected that 1t will re-
ceive at least eleYen votes, and the neces-
sary tbree more to carry 1t through will
be forthcoming. A number of the mem-
bers do not regard 1t as such o bugaboo
as at first.
Representative Biggs introduced in the
House yesterday tho State Insane Asylum
act. After a preamble, Section OF the
act provides that the Governor shall ap-
point nine trustees, three from each
county, to be known as the State Board
of Trustees Of the Insane Department.
The term of the trustees is hxed SO that
three ex pire at the end OF every three
yeare. The trustees are to receive four
dollars for each meeting of the Board
and three cents mile both going and
coming, hut they are not to receive pay
for over twelve meetings In any one year.
The Board Of Trustees are TO have abso-
Lutte control over the asylum and are TO
appoint all the officers OF that institution.
Section .3 provides that the cost Of
maintenance Of the asylum shall be borne
by the 8 ate, and the state auditor is to
examine the trustees accounts every
three months.
Section directs that the Legislature
shall appropriate certain sum to ma n
tain the institution.
Section fixes tho price the State shall
pay for the building AT $4,000.
Section 6 says any INDECENT insane per :
} son, a citizen OF the State, shall be admitted
to the sad insane asylum upon the written
order of any two Trustees thereof, or upon
the written order of any two Trustees oi
the Poor Of either county, or by the
Chancellor of TIE state, as is now pro
vided by law. When any insane person
shall be unable to support himself hi
parents, grandparents, children or grand
children shall bo liable Tor his support In
that order; Il the relation prior in order
shall not be able, the next in order shal
be liable, and the said Board Of Trustees
OF the Insane Asylum shall have powe
7 and authority 10 collect the same as nov
given.
Section gives the Trustees power tt
receive patients from outside the State
where such persons are able to pay TO
! treatment.
. The question Uf State Treasurer ant
: Auditor came up to-day without any re
suit being reached. The condition of ai
:, fairs remain about the came. The Re
}, Rublicans still claim that their positio
5 is right In the matter, and they do nc
o propose to yield ono vote to the Demo
Gratis. The Senate has expressed desir
r to ignore the choice of the House unit
I the end of the session, If necessary.
I The legislative committee OF councl
o were down yesterday; with them ther
: was the Committee OF the Board OF Trade
. A session OF the committee was held Il
Il the afternoon and another at night A
both meetings the members attendtt
from both the House Committee on NUM-
clpal Corpor atoms and the Senate Com
mittoe on Clty's and Towns. Senate
Dor ahoe presided.
, Addresses were made In favor o
widening Tenth street by Councilmer
Quinn, Chambers, Forrest, Dillon, Mayor
Harrington, Chief Swiggett, City Audi
tor Newell, James L. DeVou and II. s
Christy. In the evening the committed
/ talked about the bill to increase the
salary of the municipal court clerk and
to fix the salary Of councilmen.
Representative Hynson gave notice o.
an act to day In relation to delinquent
Taxpayers The mildness OF t the title
! gives no idea of the dynamite In 1t. The
: act Is one to make everybody pay theiI
tax, poll or real. Among its provisions
there are the following: Collectors make
returns of poll tax delinquents to the
Levy Court on the first day OF February
annually; the Levy Court to cause the re
turns to he alphabetically arranged, will
the full name, residence and amount due
from each taxable; to publish these lists
In two newspapers of opposing parties
the lists also TO he recorded by the secre-
tary OF State.
The regular proceedings are as follows
SENATE.
DOVER, Feb. l2.-senate met at II
o'clock.
Introduced: By Senator Donahoe, an
act 10 authorize the city OF Wilmington
to borrow a certain sum of money and
provide Tor the repayment of the same;
; by Senator Collins, House bill to incor-
p0rate Crystal Fount Lodge, !. o. o. f.,
(bo;h read second time by tile under
Suspension OF rule 14).
by title: Act to incorporate fhe George
town and Milton Railroad; an act to
amend an act to provide and raise reve.
nue. Tor the State; House bill to incorpo-
ra tho Wilmington Improvement Com
pany.
Passed; An act to Incorporate the
, Lombardy Cemetery Company; act TO In
corporate the Delmar Union Stove Com.
pany; House bill in regard TO mechanics
lens.
On motion of Senator Donshoe a COM
mittee, consisting of Senators Donahoe
Collins and Moore, was appointed OIL
constitutional reform.
Introduced; BY Senator Ferguson, act
10 file the accounts of the Auditor; by
SeEat Richardson, act to amend the
charter of Dover; act to divorce Roxaua
Decker; by Senator Dorman, House billt
tiivorcing John ". Harris from Henrietta
Harris; act to lay out u new public road
In Milford Hundred.
Passed: Act to incorporate the Will
miugton Steamship Company act to in
corporate Amity Lodge, |. q. o. f.
Non -concurred in: House joint reso-
lutions appointing State Auditor and
State Treasurer.