Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06
THE BIa LEAK IN THE JAIL.

THE BIG LEAK IN THE JAIL.
Upon the question Of feeding prls-
oners at the county Jail the pager dwelt
with especial force. In the first Discs too
many tramps were cent to the Jail to be
fed o. tho public expense, instead OF
being put to work. Tie present price
paid to the sheriff is 80 cents per day,
and it should, in the opinion OF the com
mittee, be reduced to 30 csnts. The
conmittee said that an offer had been re-
ceived from a responsible party to take
the contract Of feeling the prisoners at
% cents per day each, aud pay the
county $500 per year for the rent Of the
jail for keeping them in.
The allowance to the olork OF the
peace, the committee held, was also too
mu III. He gets about 80 $50 per annum
and ri 800 would be plenty.
The paper, In conclusion, compared
the price OF farm products now with
thoae prevailing at tie close Of the war,
aud held that it took twice as many
bushels OF wheat to pay farmers tag
now as it did then. The report was
risned by Dr.. Henry Ridgaly, j. A.
Fnlton, W. 4. Case and A. N. Btown.
On Mr.. Fnlton's motion the paper was
adopted, unanimously and without dis
cuB5ion.
A gEMEDY SUGGESTED.
Then Mr.. Fulton offered the following
preamble and resolution, and moved
thor adoption:
WHEREAS, AL taxation should be Just aud
| equal and the taxes fairly distributed, so
that every Kind Il properly may bear Its
just proportion OF tho public burden and
WHEREAS, 1t Is manifest, under our pres
ent flaws, tn It real estate is taxed far beyond
its Just proportion, and so rs to be opprss-
sive upon farmers as a class; therefore,
With view TO remedy these great evils and
hardsbips. ba II
| Resotjed, That the committee appointed
at Feton, on the 18th Of February, 1890, be
continued; and tho same Is hereby re.
| questei to consider the whole matter of
taxatiOn, Ia connection with the laws that
| provide for the assessment and collection
! OF taxes; and also the subject OF county
and State expenditures and to prepare
| such bill or bills as they may deem neces.
sary, to be laid before the next Legislature
for Its consideration and enactment, and to
urge the passage thereof.
| ReSOlUed, Thnt our sister Institutes OF New
Castle and Sussex counties be advised of
our a tion in this regard; aud are hereby
| invited to cooperate with us by appoint-
ing similar committees TO confer q d unite
In action with ours.
ReSploed, That we also invite every
! Grange IN the State to ioin us In this COM
mon effort to obtain common Justice by
appointing similar committees to cooper
ate with ours.
Resoioed. That the levy court Is hereby
/ requested to use the same judgment, and
! practice tho same eneonomy aud 5crutinizs
with the tams care as they do In their own
private business, all claims presented
againat tho county for their consideration.
Resolged, That we should be Just to our
selves before We are generous to others,
and we have right to expect that our
public officials, who are paid out OF the
public taxes, should practice the same
rigid self-denial as the psople who pay
| them.
ffGsoloed, That 1t ia recommended to the
levy court, wherever It can be done, to put
out to the lowest and best bidder, by con-
tract. county work and supplies.
Resolued, That We will support no man
for pubic Office who will not pledge him
! self In advance to ues his best Efforts tc
procure equalization OF taxation and faith
ful aud economical administration, both In
State and county affairs.
THEY WANT TAXATION EQUALIz D.
The Rev. j. s. Willis seconded the
motion to adopt the resolutions in a
brief address, in which he favored a
system that should impose the Sans
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upon the farmer.
Ex-senator Eli salisbury said that real
estate has borne the bulk OF loo Il taxa
tion since 1896. He favored law tax
ing Investments, and q law that would
compel creditor who sought to collect
this tax from the debtor to forfeit his in
vestment.
On motiou Of A. N. Brown the commit
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printod in pamph;St form and in the
newspapers of Kent county. Robert H.
Vsldyke WAS allowed $40 for making a
typewriter copy of the report.
PROJECTION CAUSES RACKET.
john j. Corsa of Milford, offered the
following:
ReSolyed, Protection 10 American indus
try being the policy OF this government,
we, the farmers OF Kent county and mem
bers OF this Institute, claim co lal and
direct bsneiits tor agriculture.
The resolution went through without
discussion and Mr.. Rosa followed it mp
with another directing the secretary to
neGusint the Delaware senators and rep
resentstiye with ahig expSea'ion of the
institute, which brought William; Brothers
TO dis feet. lie thought the resolution
had boen sdoptsd hastily and without
consideration.
The Rev. j. 8. Willis moved recon-
sidoration OF the resolution, WEioh was
ordered and the question was thon dis.
cusSod. Ms. Fulton protested against
the nesting being embarrassed with such
foreign topic. Mr.. Ro,a vigorously
supported the right Of agriculture to bs
protected, and the R9v. Mr.. Willis
eiaimgd that it protection be good thing
it would not be bad idea to put pro.
ieetiv5 duty on potatoes and horses.
Tho discussion bid fair to Eeoom9
walm ana prolonged, when OK Senator
salisbury moved 10 lay hr. Rosa's reao
lution on tho tabla. Tbs motion pre-
vailed by rising vote OF 81 syeR to 80
nnys, and the threatened protection storm
blow over,
POOR PRICES FoR FARMING.
Thomas u. Ooursey read paper in
which feols and figures were given to
show that the occupation of farming, in
gll its branches, is at present very un-
remuuerative. Some operations, no
showed, were conducted at o positive
loss.
MORE TARIFF TALK,
William Brothers asked ObaIrman
Fulton il the tariff could bs touched upon
in discussing Az. Courssy's paper.
Mr.. Fulton deprecated the topic.
The Rev. Mr. Willis did not like tho
idea of having any phase of discussion
restricted. Ee dld no propose to have a
paddock put upon his lips, aud therefore
..e would not attomps to talk upon this
burning question, which in agitating the
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