The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-25
FIFTH EDITION,

Correspondents OF tho Republican,
Down, April "a, 1se3.-Tbe Senate
met at 10. 45 O'Clock this morning, when
the following bills were read and re-
House bills, to amend chapter 476.
volume Is Ito make school taxes d
lien); to equalize taxation (suspension
of rules).
The following were killed: n
Joint resolution to give Robbins
Hose Company an appropriation of
s100; House bill to eradicate Infectious
diseases among lower animals.
Joint resolution to paint State
Bills were passed as follows:
House bills to repeal charter Of
Grams Branch Canal Company; to In
corporate Fenwick Island Cunning
Club; supplement to the charter OF the
Young Mems Society for Mutual Inn
provement OF Wilmington; TO moor
porate Fenwlck Island Company; for
the relief OF the Wilmington Mills
Manufacturing Company.
Adjourned until 10 u. M, to morrow.
The House was not In session all
day. as the mem bers were making the
long deferred visit to Delaware Coll
lego. This had the effect OF making
Dover quite dull all day.
ANXIOUS TO FINISH.
Although the House has not taken
any action on the joint resolution in
reference to adjournment, 1t Is evident
the Senate Is anxious to finish up this
week. The members refused to Join
In the trip to Newark, for the purpose
oil visiting Delaware College, and re-.
NAMED here hard at work all day.
KILLED THE CATTLE BILL.
The bill for the eradication OF infec.
tfous diseases among cattle. passed
by tho House, was reported this morn
| Ing In the Senate without comment.
THIS bill was for the purpose OF pre-.
| venting the spead Of anthrax and tn.
| berculosis among the lower animals,
and 1t WINS generally supposed would
be passed by the Senate. Senator
McAiulien opposed the measure. and
upon vote being taken the bill was
| killed.
| THE rENw1CK ISLAND GoMPAN
The House bill to charter the Ton-
wick Island Comp was passed. by
the Senate this morning. The com.
pany will improve Fenwick Island and
will also build an electric railway
from Frankford in Sussex county to
Tho island. Tho Senate tackled on Its
usual amendment to compel the com.
| pany to build an overhead .crossing
wherever the electric railway shall
cross tho track of steam railway, but
as there are no steam railways on the
route, the amendment Is supposed to
apply to future possibilities.
THE TAX DILL.
| When the bill In reference to taxing
| Investments was taken up and read the
first time Senator Lacey said:
.Mr.. Speaker, this bill has boon con.
sidered an important one, SO import
ant that commission was appointed
and worked two years considering the
matter. rove that the rules be sus.
pended, the bill read a second time
and referred to committee. Then
let the committee settle it,
Senator Williains-"Would not q
motion to indefinitely postpone 10 In
ORDER"
Tho speaker replied that auch mo
ton would be In order, but 1t was
finally determined to refer 1t to tho
Finance Committee, which consists oil
Messr5. Pilling, Williams and Ross.
The committee was willing to report
the bill back adversely, but. as Sena.
tor Filling was absent, 1t was decided
to await his return SO that he might
be present at the funeral
IL is not improbable that the bill will
DO called up tomorrow and killed.
The Senate members seem to think the
way to save time Is to kill the bill and
get 1t out OF the way.
A careful canvass OF the me mbera
shows that the majority nre opposed
to the bill In Its Present shape and
there Is every reason to believe that
Instead OF being amended 1t viii ha
killed altogether.