Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
Two Reports on the Tax Re-
ceipt Investigation.
PARTY LINES ON THE ADOPTION
The Tax Receipts Were Never
in Evidence.
REPUBLICANS SEEK TO MAKE CAPITAL

DouSherty Linble--Ihis Dlsciaims Re-
publican acknowledgements Claim
the Investigation Was Incomplete
Tho Whole Transaction a Base Com
spiracy and the Perpetrators Should
be Punished.
The Levy Court committee continued
It's work yesterday week, of prepar-
ing figures for the report on list No. 3.
NUGGETS FOR NEGROES.
The adage ''it's an ill wind that blows
NO one good" was aptly illustrated when
Mr. Jolls, of the demonstrating committee
announced the fact that of the SO, 1876. "a
to be reported against the two collectors,
the sum of $621.99 belongs to the
negro school fund.
ANOTHER DROP FROM THE BUCKET.
The suggestion was made by Chair
man Hutchison that as il had been
learned that the Republican committee
now have ready II of the names 1.-THE
remaining two being out of the city,,
the balance of the so selected for tax
receipt comparison, that the holders Of
those receipts be summoned to exhibit
them before the committee.
These II comprise those of the so
whom the Republican committee claim
had obtained their receipts from them
and therefore they could not be shown
at the comparison Of the so selected
names.
A resolution was offered that the
holders of the receipts be summoned,
that they bring their receipts with them,
and appear before the committee
MessTs. Hutchison, Jolls and Clark
were willing that it should be done and
50 was the other committeeman, Mr.
Eliason, the Democratic member. But
he thought that unless all the receipts
were brought in and properly compared
it would look like tritling in public duty
to look at 10 only when between 5000
and 1000 should be exhibited. He
thought it was an unnecessary delay
and expenditure of the county funds to
do it.
Mr. Jolls then withdrew his motion.
THEY GOT $500 TAX RECEIPTS.
The committee has come to the con
clusion that the number of tax receipts
that they shall recognize as having been
handed TO the Republican managers BY
the two ex-tax collectors was $500, and
not 1000, as sworn to on the famous list
No. 8. Mckee gave them 1,112 and
Dougherty's donation was 1897 These
receipts were the political plumber re-
allied by the payment Of $3,13534 by
Bach, Stewart and Mahaffy.
MANDAMUs TALK.
The most interesting matter ~ +ho
afternoon, however. was the comn1i 90
tion over Mr.. Nields' nneynected nv nv
in the upper court aslxing that tho r ~,
damus rule compeliing he Law Ganr,
to satisfy the official bond of ex-Tax
Collector Mckee be discharged
1t was the absorbing subject of con.
versation in every office of the county
building, as well as in the Levy Court
room:
In Democratic circles it was the gene
raj opinion that the Republican party
managers had found it more polite to
have the mandamus request Withdrawn
than to face the risks and dangers of a
ventilation of the subject in open court.
1T WAS HEALTHY BELIEF.
"It was deyilisb pood nolitios J, ~
claimed one. ADDING ssand I uar 49,,
retreats J, o. 9--A " 'eiS 'iiiiciy
HOb thav yv;+bdro., -, p.i,
another s,hsoo,,sa 49, ~ iol - h \,
Ihealthv be1ief 20 az 80. neiis ~ wy
tbe GOVT oro,,t;n, ~ ,.ii ~ VI
-, - ~ 80.
ahiDitf oF THE RECEIPTS.
MOVE rotnas4 ! 10 liiiS : llanuaihus
tleman. "it does not No. 4 ~ ssa-
Of the VALIDITY ~ ~ 20 !, III Ieest.1ii
slightest Mat o1,nstia, sta,,Rgs ~ NY
the same ,,osition Il bof@ro i - Jues
an fact J, added q ,9ran,;na,+ ia,.
athe question viii NJ T., ~ ~ "a yel,
chancellor if invwboro ) e. DeAoio 'he
,,,,,.rs -
.,,, :, - - DhifIING.
Now, ADDED another, "the matter
uritts IN tne direction OF the registration
IN november OF next year. The qnes-
tion is can the men holding these re-
celpts pc registered on them. Accord
ing 70 law they cannot. The registra-
slon requirements are the same as those
ioL Young.
VI course II IS all understood that the
error llst Is wiped out and everyone is
assessaple next year. But the Republic
can managers want to vote their men on
slese 49Vo receipts. they would thus
pe saved making another party assess
4iehe to deifay the expenses Of INDECENT
hePu9iicah voters, ana the expense Of
providing the other contingent election
the tn NJ, ne an IT,, W. lame, tne bind,
ompe. s-ie-Ao - = - Genus
a
M, ", , " hhAh FIGHT Is.
inc cue 70 Inc itepubllcanm managers
PoslIioh ana poilcy throughout the
w.lole OF the llght IS the fear OF the null
linea.loh OF me TAX receipts, and in
aaaltioh 50 70 direct ana arrange the
various phases Of the contest that no
1egal eA catlea sli, opinion be given upon
tE In ly..iAts ti.ia