Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-06

matter afterwards, SAID: My idea would
be to follow the precedent of the liquor Law
and prohibit the sale to all minors. When
the minor reaches adult age. il he hasn't
outgrown cigarettes then, let him go ahead
and kill himself ON them If he has no
better sense.h
The bill will now have to come back to
the House Tor concurrence in the Senate
amendment"
ATTACHING WAGES.
A delegation of Wilmington retailers,
numbering u dozen or more, came down
on the l2.3D train. Among them were
William Lawton. Louis Hyde George w.
Gray, John i. Daley, Henry snyder, John
Rat!edge, Samuel Cam, y. w. Lynch,
Messrs. Young and Anderson. They
wished to obtain u hearing on the Mer-
chants Tax bill; at least some Of them
stated that this was Their object But, for
some reason, they did not get before the
committee to advocate this bill, while they
did get a hearing on the Attachment OF
Wages bill.
II will be remembered that this bill, IN
the shape i'll which it was introduced on
February 9th, virtually constituted EN-
ployers collecting agents of debts incurred
by their workmen. In that shape the bill
had no show at all. 1t has since been
modified so rs to require the creditor to
sue and get Judgment before he attaches
mans wages. Having done this he can
attach % per cent of the wages until the
debt is Cancelled. Coupled with this is a
provision that the constable who serves
the attachment may swear the employer
as to the amount OOtainable, instead of, as
now, requiring him to be brought before
Justice OF the peace to testify IN this point.
The so-called Merchants Tax bill. which
on It's face seems simply to substitute
complex schedule for the simple and
straightforward one now IN use, has
motive behind 1t not apparent, on the sur
face viz The avoidance of disclosure of the
exact amout OF a merchants purchases. For
illustration, under existing law, if mer-
chant pays to the clerk OF the peace tax
of SOL rs. his competitors see at glance
that he has purchased SCI, 80 worth of
goods during the year-or at least has
sworn TO that amount. of course this
gives away his trade at once. But, if the
law be so changed as to impose tax Of
$50 on purchases ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000, the dealer has u margin OF $50, 900
to battle too close u computation as to the
exact amount of business done by him.
wiLMINGToN's NEW EXTENSION.
The metes and bounds of the Eastlake
annexation are set forth as follows in the
bill passed by the House this morning
Beginning at the intersection Of Eastlawn
avenue and the Philadelphia pike; thence
by Eastlawn avenue 4,625 feet to the
middle OF Shellpot creek; thence down
Shellpot creek to the present city line
thence westwardly by the city line
TO where that line intersects the Concord
pike; thence by Concord pike $40 feet to
the Baltimore IL Philadelphia railroad
thence northwardly by the railroad l. 500
feet; thence south 36e east 4,257 feet to the
Philadelphia pike thence st'ithwardly 80
feet TO the place OF beginning. The an
nexed territory is estimated ct 400 acres,
and the population ut abUnt 500.
DELAWARE DIGEST.
The digest, of which the purchase of 100
copies is contemplated in the House Joint
resolution adopted to-day, is something
new in Delaware law literature, though
familiar to other states. In fact, it is
stated that every state in the union, with
the single exception of Delaware, has its
digest. The Delaware digest has been pre-
pared by Henry Ridgely. Jr., who saws
that the matter was suggested to him sew
eral years ago by the late Chief Justice
Robinson. 1t is not revised code, nor is
II report of law reports, but to some ex-
tent an epitome of both. 1t may, perhaps
best be described as Coditication of the
iudge-madc law of Delaware, alphabeti
cally arranged. 1t may also be described
as an anpltied index to the law reports of
l'c.1 Nulcs NOi cAdlilplH, lHtTG uTt slAlteIl
vt&tmeS of Harrington's and Houston's S
reSlrts of cases adjudicated in Delaware
courts. Not every one can afford
to own these sixteen volumes /:
they are worth about $3.50 per set and full
sets are difficult to procure. The third
volume of Harrington is so rare that the
State library does not contain copy. The
compiler Of this digest has waded through
the contents Of all these volumes and
Noted rnfprnnppS I1itIph
thing in them. The result is single
volume which contains, in abbreviated
and lphabeical shape the pith of all these
decisions. So that tine lawyer, the magis.
trate. or any other man, when question
of Delaware law and Delaware interpre.
tation of law is presented, can turn to the
proper healing in his digest where he will
lind the matter briefly set forth, with refer
Gnces to Volume and page of Houston or
Harrington. Then, if he wishes to go more
thoroughly into the subject, he can look
upthe uS5inal report, knowing Just where
to lind it without turning over half dozen
volumes OF law reports in the quest.
GOVERNOR REYNOLDS on THE FAIR.
Governor Reynolds sent to the General
Assembly, this afternoon, the following
communication
Enclosed ] respectfully submit. to your
honorable bodies Il communication this day
received from the president Of tho Worlds
Fair managers oil Delaware, and also n state
mont showing receipts and expenditures OF
said managers aud a carefully prepared esti-
mate showing that tho amount heretofore APP
prCpflnted to sali managers VIII not be SUM
Client to carry its work to n successful and
creditahle conclusion.
By the act passed May 18th, 1891. whereby
the Worlds Fatc managers were created,
was made an cx-oiflcio member Of tue board,
and have been in attendance upon almost
every meeting held by the board, 40 that am
conversant with the conduct Of its business.
fear that mu III misapprehenSlUn prevails as
10 ITS financial management. 1t has been
charged that there has been much sx-
travaganre. Tho fact seems to be lost
sight OF that tho full amount of the SUN
first appropriated has been expended In the
erection AMI equipment OF the state building
alone; structure that represents in appear
ance and appointment every dollar that IL
60 l. and building TINT was tho least expen-
siye OF any state building OH tho ground. The
amount expended for expenses OF members
may at first glance appear to be large, but Ii
should De remembered that The exposition
is 10 be heli 30 miles distant from
this state, and 1t necessarily requires
considerable expenditure to cover an
item OF this Kind, Much comment of
an untavoraole nature has been made in re-
gard TO tho expenditures incident to the dcd-
caiory exercises m October last The statement
herewith submitted shows that tho entire
Delaware party tn the dedication numbered
but ~, OF whom IL werc mem bers OF the gov-
ernors stnfi, and the entire cost Of each indi-
vidual Tor the trip was hut si6sl, believe that
careful examination Of the statement made
by the board will convince all rcasonab men
that tho affairs OF the board have been eco
nomicaly and properly administered. ] agree
with the conclusions reached by the board
that creditable representation from Della
ware cannot be made with the money now at
the boards disposal; on the oihsr hand, be-
liege that the needs OF the board imperatvely
require supplemental Appropriation OF 81, 500
SUM which hope your honorab BILE bodies Will
grant with promptness TO a cause which, in
my opinion, ia most worthy and rDln N ida hin
have the honor TO be very sincerely.
RoBERT j. REYNOLDS, Governor.
President Smiths communication, ac.
cOmpauyine the above rms follows.