Evening journal., 1889-02-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Delaware College Charter-BilIs to Aboi-
ish the Levy Court and Drunkenness--A
Hon In T,rourasa


| Staff Corresnondence EVENING JOURNAL.
| DOVER, Del, February Both bodies
reassembled last evening with barely 8
quorum present. The whole response
| bility of New Castle county rested upon
the shoulders of Senator Ferguson ana
Representatives Biggs and Whiteman.
The Senate transacted no business be
yond the receipt of claim. The House
made an effort and succeeded il del e
some little business. The week is going
to be lively one however, as lots of i'm
portant legislation is promised. Several
of the members went to the State Fenci-
bles ball and returned on the midnight
train loud in their praises of the good
time they had there
DELAWARE COLLEGE CHARrER.
The attempt to defeat the charter of
Delaware College is about as foolish a
thing as has come before the Legisla-
ture this session The charter in itself
is positively nothing more or less than an
act to reincorporate the old building and
has no bearing whatsoever upon any APP
preparation. The interest ON the public
land fund that the college receives may
be withdrawn at any time, and has no
connection with the charter of the col
lege If the charter of the college is
refused it simply closes up the only
educational institution of high standing
in the state. II also defeats the
very object of the directors ia re-
moving from the state the $15.0O0 APP
propriated for agricultural colleges. The
present trustees are perfectly willing and
glad to teach agriculture to as many
pupils as present themselves to study.
For the sum the college receives from
the state it has one-half the trustees and
has the privilege of educating thirty
pupils free of all expense. The opposi-
tion comes in great measure from some
personal feeling against the college and
the raising of the question can lead to
but one thing and that is TO tend in
measure to injure the present successful
outlook that the college has before it,
TO ABRoGATE THE LEVY COURT.
A bill will be presented in few days
having for it's purpose the abrogation Of
the Levy Court of New Castle county and
substituting in its place the County Com
missioner plan that prevails in Cecil
county, Md. The bill is said to have been
prepared by John Pilling of Newark and
in many respects resembles the bill intro
duced by ex- Representative Medill two
years ago. That act provided for three
commissioners to be elected by the people
and one of the number was always to
represent the party in the minority.
The Commissioners were to re-
ceive salaries Of 81 900 each and
and were to have power to elect a secre-
tary and such other officers as are neces.
sary. The scheme works well in Cecil
county, and many strong arguments will
be introduced in its favor here. but there
is very little probability that the bill will
pass. In Cecil county the commissioners
have been saving to the county Of
nearly $4,000 year In that county in
stead of appointing collector for each
district one is appointed for the whole
county at salary Of 81 900 year. He
has an assistant at a somewhat smaller
salary. Instead Of having district asses
sors a county assessor is appointed. The
work of the assessor and collector is,
however, rendered much easier by the
fact that they have no poll tax to collect.
1t is understood that General Armstrong
will introduce the bill
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
About eight of the Republicans of the
House got together in the parlor Of the
State House last evening and considered
the. Temperance question. Only an informal
meeting was held and no conclusion was
reached for the reason that full at
tendance of the members was not on hand
] The question of high license and loca
option was discussed pretty generally
among the members. There was a feel
ing that better result could be accom-
plished by a high license act A bill
offered by some of the members having
the matter most at heart was thoroughly
| discussed, but no definite act was taken
for the reason that Sussex county wal
not represented in full. So much tins
has elapsed since the first day of the SEES
sion that an early settlement of the mat
ter was deemed necessary. The advocates
of local option were present and submit
ted their views. There will be severa
other bills introduced by the Republican
members. A comparison of all these bill
will be made by the Republican side O.
the House before action II
taken to determine the party
course There is no duty bu
that advocates of temperance have de
termined upon one thing and that is t.
make their sentiments in the matter tn
action of the party caucus. The result
will be to give whatever temperance bill
is introduced, the full Republican strength
in the House. This viii have much {
do to aid in passing bill to restrict tn
liquor traffic, as men will find it yer
easy to shield themselves under tn
canopy of the Republican party
NEW STATE HOUSE.
Senator Richardson's act for ne
State House is being received with ger
eral favor in nearly every quarter. TIL
members from New Castle county al
almost unanimous upon the subject an
r will do all in their power to aid in til
passage of the bill. Representative Bige
is a warm advocate of the act in II
, House Kent county men also want it
Dover, and there is no doubt that I'll
5 capitol will be removed. The necessit
of a new State House becomes every do
: more important The condition {
the library with its $50, 900 worth
books is certainly deplorable. 1t will
t but few years when there would be .
b increased number of members and a larg'
building will BE- absolutely necessar,
y At present the Hobbies are mostly filled
4 The Legislative hop scheme is cOSniI
along famously. Representative Eekl'
will be grand conductor, with Represe
n tatives Maull, Biggs, Lodge, Gray al
= Clerk Hynson, floor managers. A NEE
ing of the committee on arrangement
# will be held this evening to further col
n plete arrangements. The following
the proceedings of the House:
[. HOUsE-MONDAY.
20 Met at $40 p. m.
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m out public road in Milford hundred, ke