Evening journal., 1891-04-25

neFc 70 Jay NVfhtuk HkAiHSa th9 uieVh
tax bill. He canvassed the members OF
both Houses. and just before leaving
said to your correspondent:
:" ] hnd the bill has many friends In
the House, but not SO many In the Sem
ate
"You don't think 1t will pass the SEN
atef"
Mr. Elliott smiled suggestive smile.
but did not reply.
The friends OF the bill have submitted.
and the Committee on Revised Statutes
has adopted a number Of amendments
which, while the main features Of the
bill are personal, are intended TO meet
| objections and render IT more acceptable
One lie that where debtor OF record Is
behind with his interest, he shall pay
the tax asF long, as the collection Of
the interest is suspended. bub such pay
ment shall be q credit and allowed on
settlement.
Another amendment Is that the credits
and deductions of debts Of record TO be
allowed the taxable shall In no case ex-
coed three fourths Of his total ASSESS
ment This is to meet the objection that
when mans debts were equal to his
valuation he would escape taxation alto
| gether,
Stall another amendment provides that
/ no names OF debtors need appear 10 the
returns of the assessors, thus removing
| the Election that the details would ex-
pose q mans business and financial
standing.
Another very important amendment Is
a proviso TO the 9th Section, and is In
| these words Provided that whenever
money Is now or may be hereafter loaned
In good faith at per cent or less, the
borrower may agree in writing to pay the
tax thereon so long as the rate Of interest
is not increased above per cent.
This amendment was to meet objec-
tions from New Castle county, where It
is alleged many loans are made at 3 per
cent
The only other amendment of any inn
portance Is an addition to the last sec
tion, providing that there shall be no
double taxation. II was OBJ ected by
some that such might be the case by this
original bill, and while It's friends In
sisted that that could not be and was not
intended, yet It was thought best to re
move all doubt and csvil by express and
explicit statement
Mr.. Hutaon reported this reconstructed
bill to the House this afternoon, and on
his further motion 1t was made the
special order for next Tuesday.
Two Bills ahead OF Themselves.
Two House bills are now in the Senate
and yet have never passed the House
One came over by mistake, the
other by mistake or design proba-
come over was House bill No 30 IAN
4 - d 10 he 4
maintaining of certain dykes In
st. Georges hundred The second
one is House bill No. 1897, IRE
latlng TO underground wires in the city
OF Wilmington They will be sent back
on the formal request Of the House.
The Repatriation Bills.
John r. Nicholson exempllfed the
workings OF the State Registration bill.
TO the Senate this morning, by request
OF the Senate. He made 3 very clear
exposition Of the merits OF the bill MIR
Pilling said he objected to the bill be
cause IL allows the governor TO appoin
the registrars Mr. Nicholson said 1
would make political rancor II they wer,
elected under the bill
wants to be Jnstios.
william H. Lee wants to be justlc
Of the peace The General ASSEMBLE
recently passed bill authorizing TIL
governor 60 appoint an additional justic
OF the peace for Wilmington Mr.. La
wants TO iill the vacancy created by TIL
bill
Il is generally thought that e B
Frazer will succeed In getting his bill
through, knocking Mr. Lee out of tn,
registrars office
Railroad Bnl subs,itute.
This is week for railroad work. Ii
addition to the Delaware railroad juno
ton and Breskwster compli cations tn
men who were back of the Georgetown
Milton and Delaware Bay railroad bill
have withdrawn 1t They have intro
, duced In committee as substitute "a
. Act 10 authorize the Delaware. Marylan
and Virginia Railroad Company to con
. struct certain branch railroad
provides that II shall and may be Lawful
: for the Delaware Maryland ard Virgini
Railroad Company to constructs branc
road commencing at a point on It's mai
line at or near Harbeson. in SUISSE
!. county and extending thence TO the tow
a OF Milton and Re, minating at c0nven
! lent point on the South side OF the BrOaC
;
= must be begun within nine months froI
4 the passage Of the act, and must be pu
= IN operation within two years, or III
charter becomes null and viod
The substitute passed the House th
/ morning.
street Railway Consolidation.
N Speaker Donahoe received the follow
N ing letter to-day. IL was neatly write
oe on a typewriter aud showed that an Ii
10 telllgent band had dictated Il:
"DKAR SIR. You have done a gre
II work for the people OF Wilmington, az
70 your record as laborer in the interes
Is OF the workingman will be appreciated
III There is yet one improvement IN
Y can be carried out by you--the prevei
BY ton Of the consolidation Of the city raj
Ia ways.
ief lit Is well known the WilmIngt
City Company has been dead for yea
ng and was only brought to life by the pr
zoe motors OF the Eighth street line, a
now urged on by the activity Of I
ny Front and Union Company.
III, 1t is currently reported that th
o. will be under one head soon, and |
by people will then be subject to /
MS pleasure Of the one company, aud Z
he that has shown BY its action In the G,
ow fare matter that II does not consult
Inc interest Of the workingman.
IT. Can you not add another laurel
your WREATH
yours truly.
she GAN ADMIREB
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