Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26

They Favor the Fulton Tax 8ili, But
Stand by the Levy Court System.

They Favor the Fulton Tax Bill, But
Stand by the Levy Court System.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
MILFoRn, March 24.-The Farmers Insti-
tute Of Kent county held its regular
monthly meeting i'll Grange Hall at Eel
ton, yesterday afternoon, and was we'll
attended. Among some of the leading
farmers present were w, T. Case, Riley
Melvin, State Treasurer w. II. Burnite, J.
Alexander Fulton, ]. II. Sullivan, g. II.
Johnson, j. S. Bradley, Robert Hodgson,
Elijah Stewart j. w. Killen, NJ. J. New
ton, Charles Warren, j. NJ. Tea, Robert
Eriedel, David Needles, John Lynch,
George N. Bastian, Andrew Holden and
s. /. Peck.
Thomas B: Coursey presided and J. w.
Killen acted as secretary. The following
new members were enrolled.s Joseph II.
Sullivan, George Il. johnson, Robert Peck,
Dr. ). I, Manship, j. s. Bradley, Lyman
Peck, Robert Hodgson and Elijah Stewart.
The following resolution was offered by
j.. Alexander Fulton,a prominent member
Of the institute, and was passed without a
dissenting voice:
R"sOired, That we are unanimously opposed
to any delay or postponement Of action on The
blll now before the Legislature for the equali-
cation of taxation, aud emphati ally and
earnestly insist upon prompt action The sub
iect has been fully discussed and is thoroughly
understood, and NO. friend OF the bill, or the
IL BnDOQleS, Wishes 10 postponed,
To refer the matter to the next Legislature or
commission, We ienounue as n mere subter-
fuge intended and calculated TO defeat the
end sought and continue tho old oppressive
system.
The resolution was signed by the presi-
dent and secretary in behalf of the insti-
tute.
The bill for the equalization of taxation
was next taken up and read in sections by
Mr.. Fulton for the information of those
present who had not heard the purport of
1t. Mr.. Fulton explained it fully.
The next question discussed was the
Five. Commissioners bill upon which there
has been so much comment during the
past few weeks and after some lively dis
cusslon the members of the Kent institute
decided in favor of district representation
and not to abolish the present levy court,
as IL was more economical under the pres
ent system of management, than the com
missioners could possibly be, and besides
Il is closer to the people, as one member is
from each hundred, while on the other
hand only five out of the nine in Kent
would be represented
The third and last question under dis
ctlssion was the Peach Fellows bill, which
has been before the Legislature and which
was laid on the table to die but was resur-
rected by w. T. Case by putting an amend-
ment to it. The subject was opened by
Mr.. Case, who requested that an extract
referring to the subject, taken from EVERY
EVENINGS Dover letter on Saturday last,
be read, which was done.
Mr.. Case stated that while in Dover last
week he was told how the bill had been
tabled and knew it would not pass unless
amended, and believing there was cure
for the ''yellows" was prompted to make
the change, and after some lively discus
sion by w. 7. Case ]. G. Brown, w. II.
Burnite, Riley Melvin, Ezekiel Frazier
7. b. Coursey and others it was decided the
amendments ought to stand and w. T.
Case and ]. G. Brown were appointed a
committee to wait on the Legislature and
inform them of the action of the insti-
tlite. The meeting then adjourned to meet
again in FELTON, at the call Of the president