Evening journal., 1891-02-12
LEGISLATIVE BUSI NESS.
SECRETARY OF STATE MARVEL
WILL GET $500.

Accounts straisht-sfate Deposits
STAFF Cores ondence EVENING JouRSAL
DOVER. Feb 1.-THE principal fea-
lures Of to-day's session are entirely
ovrrshadowel by talk ON the double
hanging to be held here Friday 1t seems
to be on every body 5 tongue.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Ross
offered joint resolution requesting the
Senate with list of appointments made
BY Governor Biggs. II was adopted
Legislative Uommlitee.
During the afternoon session Mr. Ross
offered a joint resolution appointing a
joint committee to settle with the state
q treasurer, state auditor, secretary Of
state and clerks Of both houses next
Januery, This is the Legislative Com
mittee that makes the allowances
Speaker Donahoe appointed Messrs Ross
aud Richardson on the part Of the Sen
ate
Spirit Of Ratrtnchment
The spirit Of retreuchment cropped
forth again to day. Mr. Pilling offered
a joint resolution allowing Secretary OF
State Marvel .Sl 600 for contingent OK
penses
Mr.. Hall asked II there was any pro
cedent for such large sum. He said
that when be WIS governor his secretary
only received $500
Mr.. Pilling said that Secretary Of State
Salisbury went into office with abont
$500 balance from his predecessor and
this, With the regular $3.50 allowance.
made bis amount for contingent ex
penses TO over 81 600 His settlement
with the committee showed that this
was not enongh by $40 97 and it was
only just aud proper that Secretary
Marvel should have an allowance which
bis predecessor showed to be not more
tnan sufficient. Mr. Hal ofTered an
amendment to the resolution, making the
allowance the regulation 800 Seeing
that THE amendment wolld be defeated,
he hastily made II $500 aud the resolu
tion as amended was adol
A Big Claim.
Chief Of Police W. Y swiggett cf
Wilmington was here in person TO day
aud presented claim OF $975 for serving
acquisitions. The following is a detailed
statement showing the crime and the
amount charged In each instance. All
the prisoners secured by requ.sition we're
convicted.
Nay A. 1899, Alfred Pratt, using a
femsie child under Is years for immoi al
purposes, fi25; June 5, 1899, William
Thomas, larceny. brought from Penn
sylvania. $l25; December 10, 1880, Mat
thew Hagany, larceny, from Pennsylva-
MIA, 1928; December 10, 1889, John
Dougherty. alias John Clark, larceny,
brought from Pennsylvania, $l25; May
4, 1890, J Stanley Palmer, forgery and
embF zzlement, brought from Connecticut,
$225; August 90, $780, John Warner.
alias Walter Gibbs, larceny, brought
from Pennsylvsnis, $l25; September II
1890. James Strange, larceny, from Penn.
sylvanis, $125
The claim was referred to the Commit
tee on Claims
Mr Richardson gave notice of an aci
TO exempt the property Of the Associated
CHARITIES Of Wilmington from taxatian
Judge Ball was here to day ia behalf o.
TINS measure and it Is probable that i
will be passed when introduced.
Two Collectors for south AIurdsrIn.
The bill to give South Murderkill hun.
dred in Kent county two tax collectors.
one for each election district. was passed
By the Senate without dissenting vote.
Mr.. Hall, who is fathering the bill, said
that the hundred was twenty one miles
wide, and too much for one collector "a
handle advantageously. Even the col
lector OF the hundred had asked that
such bill should be drawn up, and there
was not a dissenting voice in the hun
dred
In this House, Rehoboth CITY.
Bills of minor Importance occupied tn,
morning session. In the afternoon tns
charter OF the Rehoboth Beach Associa-
tion was revoked, and this means the in
corporation of that seaside resort as the
City of Rehoboth. A bin with that in
tent went through with the revocation
OF the charter Of the association The
full purport Of the bill has already beer
published.
Dr.. G. r Jeiferis, representing tn,
Board Of Directors Of the RehobOth
Beach Association, is here to night HC
has COM TO offer some amendments q
the bill, and is pronounced in his con
demnation Of certain features of It,
Frank D. Carpenter. counsel for the as
sociation, was to have been hers with
the amendments but for some reason did
not come. The principal objections
urged are against sections 5 and OF the
act.
He claims that Section throws tbs
whole election Of the Board OF Commits
sioners of the city In the hands Of one
justice OF the peaes. This jnsic ac
cording to the section, has power "a
appoint election judges, is by virtue OF
his effice, inspector Of elections. BE has
full power to accept or reject votes, and
there is no provision for an appeal from
his decision.
Section 9 gives the commissioners
power to take Ell unsold lots belonging to
the stockholders and sell them after pay.
ing Off the liens. These lots mum Der 500
or ZOO. This, the Board Of directors
claim TO be unconstitutional. They say
that the Legislature has no right to
legislate away vested rights in real
estate, These features win be- fierce "
fought. The directors will not fght
against the incorporation Of the city or
the revocation OF their charter. The
matter will be brought before the Legis-
ture tomorrow.
sauisbury's Accounts Straight.
The Legislative Committee 70 settle
with Secretary OF State John f. Saals-
bury examined his accounts to-day aud
reported that they were correct. The
state owes Mr. Salisbury SIG ~, accord
ing TO the examination of the books
The New Militia Bill.
The new militia bill was under discus
sion at the r richardson House 10 day BY
the Board OF Officers Of the Delaware
National Guard The members Of the
board present we're Colonel Marshall
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