Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
THERE WAS NO QUORUM
And so the Levy Court Committee Could
Do Nothing But Adjourn.

FRIDAY morning was the time fixed by
| Chairman Hutchinson for the reassem-
bling OF the Levy Court tax receipt inves-
tigating committee, and he notified all his
colleagues in ample time.
| Shortly after 10 o'clock Mr.. Hutchinson
arrived at the Levy Court room, but Com
missioner Jolls was the only other mem
Der of the committee who met him there.
Chairman Hutchinson had postal card
from Andrew Eliason of Penoader hun
| dred, one of the Democratic members of
the committee, who has been confined to
his home by illness for several days, stat
ing that he was still too unwel to venture
out, but hoped to be able to meet the COM
| mittee next week.
The other absentees were James C, Clark.
Republican, of Red Lion hundred. and
Henry ID. Hickman, Democrat, of this
city, for whose absence there was no ex-
PLANTATION. Chairman Hutchis1n and Mr.
Jolls spoke of sending the sheriff with a
summons for Mr.. Hickman, but desisted
because, being less than quorum, they
had no power to take such action. A
telephone message was suggested, but was
not adopted, the idea expressed being that
Mr.; Hickman knew of the meeting aud
had his own reasons for not attending.
Deputy United States Marshal Watson,
the custodian of the purchased tax re-
ceipts, was present as witness but the
lack Of quorum made it impossible to
call upon him for testimony. Collectors
Dougherty and Mckee did not put in an
appearance.
After waiting until after II o'clock,
Messrs. Hutchinson and Jolls took the only
action possible for u body numbering less
than quorum by adjourning, on motion
Of Mr.; Jolls, until next Tuesday morning,
at 10 clock.
The work of the Levy Court investi-
eating committee continued Tuesday
afternoon. No witnesses were heard.
Nothing was done but checking off the
lists.
All the members were present but Mr..
Hickman. At the opening of the session
Chairman Hutchinson inquired il the
members wished to suggest any names
as witnesses, adding that he would have
warrants issued for them that afternoon
so ti.at they might appear before the
committee to-day. At the moment no
reply was made.
The work of comparison was most
tedious and wearisome. The names of
/ whites and negroes were found mixed
up in the most troublesome way. In
some instances search had to be made
through list of thousand names in
order to verify one. The work went on
In this way for nearly three hours and
the first page of Chairman Hutchison's
list of Republican "R's" had not been
finished.
The name of A. H. Berlin, principal
of the high school was found among
the ar list, but nowhere else. Among
the names marked off as q delinquent
was Philip II. Clark the real estate
agent.
The only visitors of the afternoon
was r. Eden Bach.
Levy Court investigating committee
commenced work 10 o'clock yesterday
morning 1t was a repetition of Tues
days tedious operations.
Neither Mr.. Elason nor Mr.. Hick-
man were present. The former left
Tuesday evening on account of recur-
renee of neuralgia pains.
A matter that is giving continued
trouble to the investigators Is that a
large number of names are found
marked off ON the office record, but are
not found In Collector Dougherty's
error list. They are on the ar" fist
which agrees with the office record. The
difficulty is that tie office record is made
up of several different years and where
the delinquent red mark is placed no
one can tell whether it is for 1889 or
1880.
just before closing the morning ses-
sion the following resolution was pres
ented by Nh. Jolls and passed unani-
mously:
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable that all the
members of the committee should be in
attendance upon its sittings; and it is quite
evident that MIR. Eliason is prevented
because of illness, therefore be it
Resolved, That the other absent member.
Mr.. Hickman, be and is hereby requested
to meet with the committee at p. IN. this
day.
Mr. Jolls explained that the reason he
asked for the passage of the resolution
is that he felt some conscientious diff
culties in regard to the work being done
by a bare quorum of the committee.
Chairman Hutchinson and Mr.. Clark ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
Janitor Levy was given q copy of the
resolution and ordered to deliver it per-
sonally into Mr.. Hickman's hands.
Adjournment was then made to Q
o'clock p. m.