Smyrna times., 1891-04-29
The Legislature.
Yours faithfully,
Il. l.. GooDsELL, Auctioneer.
lO3 Park Place N V

The Legislature has reached plant
ing corn time with no immediate sign
OF adJourning. The most importan
thing Of the paet week was the nassag,
Of the FIVE COMMISSIONER I'LL F0J
New CASTLE COUNTY. It differs very
much from the original which thC
"roosters" intended to railroad through
and themselves secure the offices,
To Senators Hall and Williams and
Representative Hisephrey is due the
chief need of praise. They saw whaI
they believed to be the right path and
they held to It when It took nerve tC
do soi they have their reward in see
ing their fellow members come over "a
them and acknowledge and endorse
the rightfulness Of their course.
While the levy Court has been con.
tinped in Office and practically In con.
troll Oi the county 1t has been shorn of
It's responsibility for the collection of
the taxes. The appointments of col
lectoFs already made have been apnnI-
led aud from this time forth the county
Treasurer is to collect the taxes. The
appointment Oy the Levy Court of a
County Treasurer is also anpulled and
the Governor is TO appoint Que to serve
until be is succeeded by q successor
elected by the people at the next elec.
| ton.
This Is about the only radical change
made in the law that will Immediately
! 90 into effect but there is so much to
be commended in the cl Hanged system
OF the collection of county taxes that
II la great measure neutralizes the
objection to turning a Republican
county Treasurer and dozen of Re-
publican county tax collectors out OF
Office to be succeeded by O Democratic
County Treasurer appointed bv the
bOVernOr and such Democratic depu-
ties as he may need under him. This
Is about the only partizan work that
there is In the bill, which simplv pro.
vides that Democrats instead of Rebub.
hcans shall collect the county taxes.
RAILROAD BILLS,
Railroad complications are what are
engrOssing the attention of the leRis-
lators at the present time.
The bill to accept the offer of the p.
W. u b. railroad to guarantee the paw
ment of the $65O,O0O in mortgages on
the D. NJ. q V. railroad system, and
the Terminal Railroad Company are
antagonizing one another. It is now
either mutual surrender in part or a
tight to the death for both bills. Ifoue
passes the other must pass if one dies
the other must die. II is legislative
Siamese twin arrangement that is far
from pleasant to the incorpOratOrs of
both companies.
The Delaware Terminal bill is now
In the Senate, and it is held there hv
the friends Of the Junction and Rreak.
water deal.
Clerk Of the Peace Edward M. Hous.
ton, brother to Senator Houston. Eben
Tuunell, aud others who are equally
the friends of Senator Houston. were
the ones who originated the deal with
the 7. W. 4 B. railroad. They know
that u this general Assembly grants a
eharter 70 the Delaware Terminal
hailroad Company to run a competing
line down the Peninsula, the p. wv. & |
D. VIII ny from its proposition. and |
leave the directors and the state 10 |
shoulder the two roads or sell thou |
der. 0'' O'o
One Of the features Of the Junction
anu a breakwater bill is that It gives the
Z, 4. W. g .. railroad the exclusive fran
ehlse Tor q period of forty years.
Inc Dill to make Good Friday legal
holiday was defeated by the unani.
nous vote Of the House,
The bill retiring the Judges at "a
years Of age on $4,000 per year was xii.
led Ia the House. :
The Senate has PASSED tba nj.
ware College bill, appropriating s25
700 for the repair of the college bniId-
Ing and erecting an Industrial bnild-
Inc oiii authorizing the Governor n
apPoln. swo detectives 10 be under he
'faeFa Of The Attorney General A. '"e