Evening journal., 1891-04-11

Amendments. and Williams Accepts
the Bm-Piiiing Constitutional Amend.
ments-SudEes Retirement BIN Passed
senator McMnIIin Wants to Fight.
STAFF Correspondence RvKrIro JOURNAL
DOVER, April 10 The Five Commis-
sioners Oil for New Castle county was
favoraoly reported by the Senate commit.
tee on cities ana towns this afternoon.
and made the special order for next Wed
nesday
Chairman Ross called the committee
to order around Senator Williams's desk
st o'clock Representatives OF the
press we're excluded and the members Of
the Rouse invited into she Senate cham
ber
Sergeant at-Arms Phillips, Of the Sen
ate, became 50 ratified by the Importance
Of the thing that when he walked into
the House TO extend the invitation he
yelled
MIR Speaker, the Senate Is invited by
the House TO come into the Senate cham
ber-I mean the speaker is invited by
the House TO come into the Sen (sotto
voice. Oh. the devili" and retired on q
burst Of hearty laughter on both sides Of
the Rouse.
The House understood what the Ser
gaaut st arms could not express, and
took recess
Ai'er the members Of the House were
comfortably seated, Chairman Ross
opened the meeting by announcing the
purpose for which it was held
Tue press man could not hear much of
what WAS said but over the transom he
coulc see in one corner Of the room the
committee seated TO the left of the
spea6er's chair Senator Pilling was in
the speakers chair and had the chairman
and the rest Of the committee at his feet
To the right of Mr.. " illiams sat John
r Nicholson. attorney, who drew up the
Wiliisms's amendments TO the bill and
had them with him fresh from the type
writer
The bill was taken up by sections,
adop ed and by the committee IN the
same manner and then adopted as a whole
as ameh ded. Senators Pilllng and Nc
Muln attempted to stave action of for
another week At last Speaker Donghoe
said 70 senator Piiling:
You make me tired Why don't you
stand Up and take your medicine like
mani
Senators Richardson and Moore did not
take much interest in the proceediD gs
but could be seen sitting back in their seats
calmly. while Messrs Pilling and McMul
lin chewed the bitter cud Of discomfort
not ten feet away.
When the committee finished its work
the bill was amended rs follows:
Section /, was amended to read as
follows;
That the Levy Court Of New Castle
county be and the same is hereby abol
isheo and the terms and powers OF office
OF the commissioners composing the said
Levy Court are hereby ended ard all
appointments or elections by the sale
Levy Court OF the county treasurer and
collectors Of taxes are hereby vacated
annulied and declared void But all
trustees Of the poor, constables, ano
all dher officers and agen
appointed BY the Levy Louri
whose terms Of flee have not yet
expired shall continue 70 hold exercise
and ii Joy their said offices until their
terms shall respectively expire as now
provided by law, but any vacancy or
vaca1ce Is occurring Ia said offices before |
the expiration Of their respective terms
shall tt Q led ty the Board OF Commls
eioners sreafier prov dsd for
The lest uf the bin is amended 20 con-
form 80 his section which leaves the
roor little conslables, trustees Of tht
poor jail commissioners, bridge tenders.
Qncludng the negro bfidee-teuder
Fennimlres BRIDGE baililis and ianitnrs
Ia office natil the neU general elecsioa
puts new SET Of commissioners 10
Office
The bond Of the receiver OF taxas and
county treasurer Is reduced from $780,
600 90 $4,000.
Section s is so amended that the Demo
cratic bugaboo at Seventh and Marke
streets, viii lose lis terrors for the Re
puhlieans II now provides that the re
ceivrr Of taxes shall be a. bis offise h
Wilmi gton from 9 to o'clock ia Ia.
afternoon, and from to o'clock Ia the
evening, either in person or Ia deputy
every oay. excepting Sunday, legal hoi
days and such days as he may have regu-
larly appointed 20 collect taxes In the rural
hundreds should he fail toc0nfcrm tolthls
regulation he shall be fined $40 for each
aud every complaint where the grounds
Of complains are clearly snbstsntiated
He shall sit 10 the rural hundreds for at
least i've hours In every day appointed
for the collection Of taxes in any hun
dred
Section is SO amerded that the collee
tors of delinquent taxes shall receive ter
per cent on all sums that exceed S., and
20 per cent on AL sums Of S. and less
Whenever a person holding the Office
county constable shall be appointed "a
elscied collector os delinquent taxes be
shall be Obliged TO qualify AS such collec
tor and perform the duties Of said Office
Of collector Of delinquent taxes under the
penalty Of f0rfeiting his Office Of con-
stable.
A.. amendment to section l6 gives the
county treasurer the privilege Of de
posting c-uniy funds in the Farmers
Bank IN Wilmington or New Castle, but
deposits must be made twice a week
The only further change In the bill Is
that a new section is created, and the
child has been named section "a IL Is
a. follsws:
That from and after the passage OF
THE act it shall be the duty OF the
several constables in the county Of New
Castle to do and perform the several
mstters and things required by chapter
IL, volume 10, Delaware Laws. to be
done and performed by the collectors Of
taxes ia relation to licenses"
The mind Of Senator Williams is made
upto vote for the bill And It will be
useless for Republican delegations to try
20 move him.
AZ Lief FIGHT As Talk.
The EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
and Senator MeAulllin REP y we're walk