The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-26

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Correspondence of the Republican.
Down, March 20. 1891. Business went
along swimmingly In the Senate yes
terday morning, but in the afternoon
they had the bill up to compel corpo- |
rations and employers generally to
pay their employees weekly, and they |
wrestled with that bill all the after
noon. An amendment was put to 1t
exempting railroads, and then laid 1t
over fol- future consideration.
\ But In the House things fairly flew.
Bills were introduced, for fully an hour l
at a stretch in the morning, and on the 4
second readings, Clerk Paryis was kept !
on his feet for nearly another hour.
! In the afternoon, the mechanics lien |
law was passed, and as far as the
House is concerned, the working peo- |
lplo will have chance to make liens
for any amount, however small. The
old law didn't allow lien to issue for
less than S25. This law also knocks
out THE time limited, SO that time will
not debar the lien.
The bill to amend chapter $50, Vol.
IL, was also passed. Now you want
to keep your eye ON that bill.when 1t
gets in the Senate. It will be remem-
bered that at the last session a bill
was passed which allowed druggists
, to sell liquor under no circumstances
except on a prescription. These
! prescriptions were to be kept in book
and this book was to be kept open for
the volume Is chapter 555, and the
amendment TO it passed yesterday
!. says, that druggists may sell without
physicians prescription in cases Of
''emergancy," emergency Is supposed
Ito mean sudden illness.
: Well, II this bill becomes law cases
, OF sudden cramp and collie will be in
Q Vulnerable. The liquor men will like
3 ly look after this bill as they pay about
> $500 licanse in Wilmington and drug
.gists about ss25.
The secret investigation bust
ness yesterday ended In nothing. The
= special joint committee on all matters
l. pertaining to Levy Courts had sum
q moncd Frank Wiley. the collector Of
Seaford hundred, to appear before
them and show cause why hari-kari
Il should not bo committed on him be-
y cause he returned long list OF delin-
o quents.
The Democratic Levy Courtman also
: came in. The committed investigated.
The charge was that Mr.. Wiley had
employed a deputy to do his collecting
and since it was not done by tho col
,
that was that he had not treated Demo-
Gratis as we'll as he did Republicans.
Senator FILLING listened very calmly
to the charges and then remarked
I'Gentlemen l see nothing wrong in all
] this according to the precedent estab-
lished for twenty years.
We have been told that the law gives
collectors the power to do about as
they please, at least, up in New Cattle
county, they have been doing So You
n complain that this collector would not
receive poll tax unless tho school tax ac-
companied il. Up with us, they would
not receive 1t at all. Seriously con
tinued Mr.. Pilling, believe this thing
Us all wrong, Every man should have
the privilege and opportunity of pay
ing his tax, but your law has given
the collectors all privileges. Now il
the collector hus done wrong, bring
him TO justice, but we have no juris
diction in the premises.
II the Levy Court has done wrong
bring it to justice. But in neither
case have we any jurisdiction and herr
!, the case ended. Senator Ross who il
| also n ready tailier, and as bright as q
steel trap decried the evil that existed
i'm Sussex, but tacitly admitted that
the Legislature had no jurisdiction IN
this particular case.
The councilmanic committee were
down here last night and brought
with them list of bills, oneAof whicl
-, WIS the much talked of Silverbrool
~ bill. CO.,.
%. An act to enable the fireman to eleet
IA their Chief Engineer.
u. An act providing that the nnaLcla
&C statement of the city shall be pub
70 lished In but two newspapers.
Il. The act enabling Council to borrow
az $500, 900.
r. An net providing that the City Audi
nd tor shall audit tile accounts of the
nd Street and Sewer Department.
u; An act to give Council jurisdiction
OF over the laying of all private pipes anC
.ot sewers.
II Senator Grey. Levi G. Bird, and Ben
'cr ianin Nields were down here yester
er, day, on the Judiciary bill, providing
nn5' fol the retirement OF the judges
ri after they have reached the age Of 4
nv years, and have given Is years o
an service at least, on fullpay.
ms The city railway men were here yes
tcrday also, and they patched up
- truce on the bill to break the dead
~, lock on them. The result was TINT tn
na House bill, the Front and Union. wa
reported faVorably, and then called al
= Tor passage. But Mr.. Ridgely oliere,
tlil W tii'l SNlll llit lllll lut
nal TO committee. This amendment CON
pcls the company to pave between tn
I. tracks, and for three feet on eac
/. side, and to reduce the fare to fiv
Mr.. Cotton himself favors thi
Amendment. 1t will he concurred /
N and the bill will likely pass this aftel
N noon.
" Late last night ii was near midnigh
a runOrstarted that the heavy weight
= were at work on bill that wOul
. knock out the Kent and Sussex Lev
Court Commissioner bills and suhst
-tute for them a state Registlatiu
- law, and early this morning the REPu
he LICAN correspondent was assured thu
No senator Gray, Ino. w. Causey John
IAN Nicholson and others of like weight
W., w the Democratic party favored til
mo movement.
, or Now, when Senuu, ans get
our back, there will be left .,no New Ca
ing tie County Five Commissioner bill
site You know Senator Williams alway
gOes in for uniformity and consistenc
You can rely on it that this moyemel
will be mado.
- 81 have been occa. iunally troubl
> with Coughs, and in each case have us
browns Bronchial Tpus hes, whiC h hp