Evening journal., 1891-04-23
PASSED THU BILL.
Eve Commissioners for
New Castle County.
COURT TO SERVE ITS TERM
Receiver Of Taxes and Comptroller to
be Appointed in Ten Days.

Adopted Dy the senate Yesterday AIter-
noon-senaror Pulling Speaks for the
Bm-ssnator NhcMullin Alone Votes
Agasnss Kt-The Bin as Amended VIII
be csneurred In by the House.
STAFF Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April % The Five Com
missionexs ball passed the Senate to-
day. and Speaker Donahoe Is supremely
happy. To say that the bill has passed
the Senate means that 1t has passed the
General Assembly. IL will not meet with
any opposition In the House. Any meas
ure framed by Democrats that receives
the support Of such a taunchsRepubli
can az Senator Piiling will receive not
only the Democratic but some Republic
can votes In the House.
TAe way in which II WAS Done.
At precisely on o'clock this afternoon
Speaker Donahoe left the chair and called
upon Senator Williams to preside.
The speaker walked across the floor
aud teek the seat occupied by Senator
Ross, who had paired with Senator
Moore and left for parts unknown.
AS soon as possible after he reached the
desk he arose and said.
Mr.. Speaker, on behalf of the Com
mites on Cities and Towns | will report
Senate bill No. B, as amended, and move
that the amendments be read.
This motion was carried, and Clerk
Hearn read the amendments, which
rex;iy constituted g substitute for the
original bill When he had finished
Speaker Donahoe said:
'sMr. Speaker | move that they be
adopted as part Of Senate bill No 8.
This motion prevailed
Speaker Donahoe-'1 now move that
IL be taken up and read by paragraph in
order 10 pass the Senate,
This motion was carried aud Clerk
Heara read the first section. It was then
that Mr. Pilling rep showed his hand
In favor OF the bill. He arose and said:
Mr., Speaker, ! am taken by astorish-
ment that you have arrived at the conclu
sion To frame this bill in the way in
WHICH you have framed 1t. and thank
you very much on behalf OF the people OF
New Castle county, that you have not
disregarded the will Of the people ex
preEsed At the late election, bJ removing
from cmce men who were elected by the
people. give you assurance nov that
Will support this bill f--rN the very fast
that IL does not isplac men whom
the people have put a. lower. | sup
port it because know that
New Castle county wants a better
form OF government, aud
am resdy 70 cast my vote TO give it to
her You have given the people Of the
county the opportunity 70 elect tho sue
csssors % ths present levy cou,tmsn
II Is Z very good bin aud has many good
woz.d like to make. but we have 10
give and take, and an one o. those who
are willing 10 vote for a good measure
Evtn ihough i does not meet my
approval In minor particulars There
fnrs. I move the adoption 81 Section l.
Tia sstfi1n E8s adopted. despite the
fact s1Bi tse gallery was fun Of New
Castle eeunty levy courtmsn, Demo-
e-A1s a3e Republican.
Thsre was 70 further interruption
u-1ti Section vas reached. This ses-
Gi1x rsgTides that the receiver Of taxes
EkaH rtesiFs a. annual salary Of a. 600
Wan his vas read the debate became
quite general
Mr. PillinE-'I would Just Ike to say
4hAt that section places the salary Of the
receiver Of taxes At 81 900 Il Is re
gardea By many as excessive The salary
Of the present county treasurer is only
$500. and my constituents think it Is q
pretty good rise
Mr.. WILLIAMS on forget that he
d.es all the work now done by the
present collectors. do not think It is
excessive.
Speaker Donahoe-"Ths Office Of one
tax coile,tor IN the city OF Wilmington
is worth almost as much as all this
s., oU0. Besides this the county treas
urer can hold the money In hand and
make money by shaving papers.
MIR McMullln-"Mr. Speaker. this is
not the first intimatlon the com nittee
has had that I oppose salary Of 81. 900
for the receiver OF taxes as being TOO
high. ! opposed It In committee shall
oppose "a on this floor. 1t will cost
nearly as much under this new arrange
ment 70 collect our taxes as under the
old fer as poor as we are and uneducated
As We are In payment Of taxes, we will
fail 70 avail ourselves Of the advantages
offered. consequently large portion OF
our county taxes viii be collected as de
linqnemt taxes at cost OF 10 per cent.
for soae years This Is not the kind OF
reform that either the Democrats or Re
publicHns promised the people OF New
Caste county during the last campaign
favor legislation for the people and not
for the Office holder. have mingled
with the people In the rural districts Al
their social gatherings. ! am pretty vel
acquainted with them from the Chris
tianA % Duck creek and know they ara
not all politicians The most OF them d,
cot hold Office and never expest to The,
are sither Democrats or Republicans be.
cause they think that the success o
either the one or the other Of the twl
parties with which they are identified
viii be for the common good am gla,
tber1 are SO many people here to hea
what I say, for | want 70 90 on record a.
opposing especially this part Of the bill.
~. Ha'l-"When read tie bill owe
at 6rst thought it was excessive. Blu
when found that his duties were tn
same a. the twelve collestors now in tn
county l thought that he would nc
have more than his own fair share lei
alter paying for his clerical assistance.
That WAS the last objection urge
against the bill and when it was finish,
Mr. nHll arose and said
Mr. Speaker this Is q very importai
measure. aud every man should 60 0
record. call for the yeas aud nays
The clerk called the yeas and ma
snd the vote was as follows:
xeas-Msssrs Donahoe Houston. Ha
pna'~e. tRep Richardson REP. a
Winiams
ras-Mr. McMulln. Rep
As soon as the vote was announced q
the bill was passed Speaker Donah