Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12

them in full and in detail and wound
up by making an eloquent plea in favor
of sustaining the militia as police force
ready to be called in when the emergency
of . riot or mob may make the pres
ence of such force vitality necessary.
A mob in Wilmington, if left to work
its own will, could do more damage
than would keep up state militia for
25 years. General Kenney further
stated that, before the appearance of
either of these bills, committee of Off
GERS of the National Guard had been
authorized to draw bill designed to
remedy the shortcomings of the existing
system, and he asked the committee to
wait until this bill comes before it and
give it due consideration.
After Colonel Marshall, Lieutenant
Townsend and Captain Wickersham
had spoken briefly, the committee held
private consultation and agreed to
defer reporting until after the receipt of
the promised bill, which is to be forth
coming next week. The prevailing
opinion is that the final report will be
favorable to continuance of the militia
system, under improved disciplinary
provisions and with a reasonable annual
appropriation.
Among those present at the confer
ence were Adiutant-general Hart, OK.
General Kenney, Captain Rice, Colonel
Marshall, Judge Advocate General
Cooper, Major Wootten, Major Kirk,
Captain WickeIsham and Lieutenant
| Townsend.
HE WILL DO 1T CHEAP.
Sheriff Cole was highly entertained
when this mornings mail brought him
the following letter, which he will care
| fully preserve as a curiosity;
Dear Sire see in index you davertise for
| Bids to Done thay hanging of those 2
nigers you will plees find in closed My bid
for to done thay work i'll phase of you
| yours respectful JOHN PR1cKETr
My Bid for thay tow is $500 Dollars
| Henderson caroline co NJ d pleas lett
me here at onst
The "2 Myers" whom Mr.. Prickett is
willing to swing off for this moderate
compensation are Jesse Ii. Proctor and
Frederick Young, the murderers of
stephen Lindsay, who are under SEN
tence of death to be executed, unless
Governor Reynolds shall interpose, on
Friday of next week.
DOVER, Feb. Every little was done
/
during the brief session this afternoon.
Representative Ridgeley's constituents
evidently took OCCASION, however, to
show him that they would furnish him
with work enough to keep him from
proposing another sine die adjournment
this week, even if they had to disunite
considerable percentage Of the popula-
ton to make him content 10 stay. Thus
ii happened that he was enabled to
smash to pieces all previous records by
giving notice of no less than nine divorce
bills in one batch; twin brothers being
the respondents in two of them As Mr..
Ridgeley ratified off this long list in
rapid succession, amusement gave place
to amazement and amazement TO some
thing approaching CONSERVATION before
he reached the end.
In the same breath, or succession of
breaths, Mr.. Ridgeley gave notice of the
following bill, which will be found Of
considerable public interest. 1t is en-
titled: can act for the better collection
of taxes in Kent county, and opens
with the following preamble:
WHEREAS, The present system of collect
ing taxes in and for Kent county is detri-
mental to the taxpayers, on account of
delinqucncies and the slow manner in
which the taxes are collected and subse-
quently paid in by the collectors, thereby
compelling often the levy court to seek
loans for which interest is paid, and no
inducement is offered property holders and
others to pay their taxes earlier so the
county can have the funds to usei there
fore &c.
Then follow six sections which may
be summarized as follows;
Section l makes the clerk of the peace
the receiver Of all county, road andpoor
taxes.
Section offers rebate of eight per
cent on taxes paid in April, May and
June, and of five per cent during July,
August and September. After Septem.
Der all taxes remaining unpaid to be
put into the hands of the county con
stables for collection, who are to receive
eight per cent commission and render
account to the levy court at its February
term. The levy court is to allow all de
linquencics to said constables which are
now allowed to collectors.
section 4 provides that the clerk Of
the peace shall receive two per cent
J commission on taxes received by him
ply his collections over monthly TO the
J county treasurer, and report to the levy
court in September,
Section j elacts that the levy court
shall furnish duplicate receipts to all
taxables; to the amount of their poll
real and personal taxes, as soon as prac
ticable after the taxes are paid, and may
increase the bond of the clerk of the
peace in whatever amount they may
, deem advisable.
Section 6 requires the clerk of the
/ peace to make weekly publication il
! three newspapers Of the county of his
r readiness to receive taxes and of the rate
/ Of rebate.
Representative Smith brought dowr
/ three or four new bills with him ON
8 il supplement to the charter of thu
i Peninsular Agricultural and Pomologi
& cal Association, empowering that cor
G poration to borrow $4,000, on bono
D and mortgage, at the option of TWO
: thirds Of its directors. Another pro
yides for the renewal of the charter o
n the Wilmington Mills Manufacturing
o Company, 4 third Incorporates Bran
d DIVINE Lodge, No. II, Knights of til
i Golden Eagle. a fourth incorporate
d the Delaware Real Estate Company
i with George W. Bush, Lewis p. Busl
Q james Morrow and Henry b. Seidel a
IL charter members, who shall have, be
y sides the usual powers, the right e
e issue bonds and other evidences Of iii
q debtedness" Tho capital stock Is to b
e limited to 100000, in 800 shares.
e Tile farmers wives made such sti
+, about the proposition to assess and Ia
j. household furniture and kitchen utter
if sis, that j. Alexander Fulton has bee
4 notified by the Changers committee I
leave that amendment off of the Eiser
brey Equalization Of taxation bill
Instead he has been directed to drai