Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-21
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star Correspondent Of Gazette and Journal.
+, Down, Feb. alive Sacketi
introduced his division fence bill this
morning. A similar bill Kicked up quite
o stir 10 the Legislature Of 1887. 1t
simply con,emplatss relieving airy land
occupant from the necessity Of fencing
out his neighbor's stock.
uThe char 10 OF the opinion that the
motion prevails" said Speaker Hoffecker
again this morning; but he said it hest.
tatingly for the volume of sound from the |
Democratic side seemed to include some |
Republican "Noes" This time the vote |
was upon the adoption of joint resolu- |
tion, offered by Mr.. CLARK, appointing Or.
William II. Cooper and Benjamin F.
wagsnon. DR.. Cooper was salisbury
Democrat and member of the State
,fenate OF 1885, where he made q record
by his unapp sasable hostility 10 the new
town charter that was being asked for by
nearly all his constituents Of Kenton,
and that was successfully put through the
Senate, In his temporary absencs, on
the closing afternoon OF the session by
Ken toms representative in the House, the
interchangeable and irrepressibls Frank
Temple. DIR. Cooper was among the
kickers-or nj least he was generally
credited with being among them who
voted the Republican legislative ticket
during the recent campaign. Tha new
Republican candidate for auditor, Benja-
min T. Wasamon Of Georgetown, is a
surveyor by occupation, and has been
successfully, q Democrat, Greenbaoker
and Temperance Republican in politics.
At the last election his Is said to have
voted for the Democratic electors and
the Republican congressional and legis-
iatiye candidates. During the senatorial
contest he WIS here working in Treat
harness. OF oourse the Senate imms.
diateIy knocked out the resolution.
In the afternoon the Republicans tried
II again, this time nominating two pretty
solid Democrats EL!Hreasurer John
Mitchelmofe Houston nf Marlborough,
and ex.RepresenAtivs John II. Jones Of
Dover, and adjourned without transmit
ting the names to the SENATE. This is
not altogether and purely the child's play
that il looks, though there are Republi-
can members who are beginning to speak
out their disspproval of "keeping up
this foolishness." The object in view il
to make trouble smong the Democrats.
But the latter understand too generally
how the senators have pledged themselves
to stand by Herbert and Boyce, to take
any umbrsge at the rejection OF other
names. Az Senator Ferguson says: "ItH
fun for the Republicans and 1t doesr't
hurt us any"
Il. A. Davis has given notice of bill
10 ameliorate the condition OF grain
dealers. As the law stands they are re.
quirsd to pay the same tax on sales one
tenth of one per csnt-as other mer.
a. mr. n
Ia handled on very small margin, the
bill contemplstes reducing the tax OF
grain sales to one hundredih of one pei
cent. Gould mot groosrs, who handle
sugar for no profit at all-and often ct al
actual ioss-get in on this bill2
Down, Feb. lS.-Dr. Richardsont
Muskrat bill has passed both houses, ant
IN nov q law. Toe Doctor is also au
thority for the statement that muskra
hides have gone up to rs ceuts.
The Ferris Reform School has beef
legislatiyely transformed into the Ferril
Industrial School.
Representative Armstrong has givel
notice OF rather important measure, IL
bills TO amend chapters 10 and III, Re
vised Code. The object is to substitute
an annual assessment OF personal prop
erty, for the existing qusdrenr'al system
Roms Of tha Hsrerars agricultural con
stituents think they would have less to-
to pay, on the average, il the assesso
came round every year.
Mr.. Whiteman's offensive and obscon
plaoard bill presoribes penalties OF fron
81 TO $50 fine, or from to 30 days' i'm
prisonment, according to the enormity
the transgression. The same pensltie
apply to posting placards on privat
property against the wishes OF the ownei
or defaoinR, under like conditions, rock
trees and fepces with announcements
the virtues of somebody's pills, plaster
or soap.
Representative Gray gave notice to-ds
Of bills to eeincorporate the city (Seoon
Htreet) Market House Company, and u
Columbia Lodge, /. o. o. Il. The mark'
house, charter, which is sought to DC r
newed, Is dated January 10Th, 1871. ia
corpogators named therein were Josep
L. Carpenter, Jr., Joseph u. Goula. WI
liSm Miller, George Adele, wi,ns'
Olaiyey, John N. Lee, Christopher Gind'
and Moses Starr, and the capital stoC
was limited to $4,000 in shares OF w
each.
The Oolumbis lodge corporators al
James Brown. William B. HYlaud, job
w. Olarnen, William H. Foulk, Il.
Foulk, George X. Roberts, E. Il. Jon
and William D. Sedgwick. -,
l. was 8 80 D. m. to-day before u
House nominations of last Thursday, Il
treasurer and auditor, reached the 80
ate but, as usual that body was equal
the task OF laying the resolution
promptly alongside Of their predecessor
They were the fifth set Of nomination
mads by the House but Herbert oil
Boycs still bold the fort.
In the House this morning Mr.. Waila
offered q resolution to provide for
attendance of the Legislature at har
sons Inauguration. II was adopted o.
q committee on arrangements appoints
The Senate members were named u
afternoon. This makes the compile
committee: Senators Richardson
Moore; Representatives Wallace, hiena'
son and Gray.
Thirty.four years ago the Genei
Assembly OF 1S45 was imporiuned ~
long list of good and true citizens OF ="
mineton not to pass pending bill 10
crease the number OF voting places 10
one for each ward. Upto that time
the oitizsns of Wilmington voted IN y
assessment districts and legend says
polling places were two windows ..
city hall. The rsmonstrants urgsu,
one objection to increasing the nnn'
OF polls, that, as ii was, with oniy
voting places, some citizeus reguls
lost their ballots by going to the VITO
window, through mistake. This neinR
how much greater the liability to err
five voting places. Some OF the siRn
of this old protest have lived to SOC 0