Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-02

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Mr.. Pyle introduced bill Wednesday
providing penalty of 500 fine, or six
months imprisonment for false persona
tion in the payment Of poll taxes.
Mr.. Cooch's New Castle bill aims at the
diversion of the road taxes collected within
the corporate limits to the Use of the
Municipality in taking care Of the roads
and streets.
The Union Park Company bill passed
the House last Friday and is now a
charter.
Thcmuch discussed ''alimentary refresh
1nents' provision has been cScsed, and the
Legislature has with COnlmendable cau-
ton, reserved the power "at any time, to
alter, amend or revoke this act, or any of
the provisions thereof
The town cOuncil of Wyoming is asking
legislative authority to borrow 800 to pllr-
chase hook and ladder apparatus for its
fire department.
Representative Armstrong's amendment
to the license law provides that in any
school district where there are fewer than
SIX substantial freeholders" an appl-
cation for liquor license may be signed by
IL respectable citizens"
Representative Saulsbury's lien of jndg-
ments bill cuts out judgments and liens of
20 years standing, and upwards, "unless Il
writ OF scire flciaS issne,' sc.
The Chester and Wilmington Railway
bill has not reached here yet, but il is re-
ported that the projectors thereof do not
want to come into Wilmington but
merely to connect with the Wilmington
system at Shellpot Park. 1t is said they
will also ask for the right to build branches
in Brandywine hundred.
Mr.. salisbury gave notice this afternoon
of bill to permit the superior court
Judges to lend out, in vacation, such
money, paid out into the court, as they
are now empowered by law to lend out
during term time. Mr.. salisbury also has
a bill to authorize the manager Of the
Dover Opera House DIETER known as Court
House llall to make his own arrange.
ments with all the troupes that come
along, in consideration of his paying an
annual charge of $50 to the municipality.
Atpresent each show pays the town Il fee of
$40. The town fathers do not seem dis
posed to take kindly to this proposition.
Senator lyle brought down with him a
bill to protect taxed dogs in a measure
from being ruthlcssly deprived of life
without just cause or provocation.
Next Wednesday afternoon the Farmers
Institute of Kent county will gather in
Dover to discuss capitalization of taxa
ton and some other matters, prob
ably sincluding peach yellows, and the
House has accepted an invitation to
attend. As this will conflict with the
time set for the public discussion of
the Silver brook sewer bill, by Peter j .
Ford and Willard salisbury, the munich.
pal corporations committee has beeE re-
quested to make some change in that pro-
gramme. The Silver brook debate may
therefore, go over until Thursday.
The Cigarette bill of which Mr.. Sauls-
bury has gwen notice requires all Kent
county dealers i'll cigarettes TO pay special
license of 500 year. Any person selling
cigarettes without such license is liable to
three months imprisonment, or 800 fine,
or both. The bill was prepared by Joshua
ID. Dean of Dover, and Mr.. Salisbury
stated that he understood that all the
Dover tobacconists favor ii, ION the ground
that The purchasers of cigarettes are mainly
boys"
The Armstrong bill providing that IL
respectable citizens" will suffice for a
liquor license application in districts CON
tanning fewer than six respectable free
holders" was favorably reported from
committee to-day.
The Senate killed the West End Reading
Room bill this morning and two other
House bills this afternoon. Ii not only
killed them, but buried them huyond
resurrection by laying on the table a
motion to reconsider. These bills
authorized School district No. g. Sussex
No'htttt anu 2CHoul uiSVrlCC NO. %, heHt
county, to use surplus funds in
building new school houses In the
Judgment of the Senate these surplus
funds should be covered back into the
state treasury indirectly at least by their
subtraction from such districts quota of
the school appropriation. Mr. MCMulen
voted TO kill the Sussex bill and had a big
time explaining that he didn't mean To do
anything of the kind and that he consid-
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calleu.tor reflection upon the integrity of
the school commissioners. Having said
this, and some ether things, he voted
against killing the Kent bill.
In his opening prayer, Chaplain Stone
cipher remembered Representative Como
way, saying: We ask Thee to remember
especially this morning, Thy servant, who
Was wont to meet with us and who now
lies upon bed Of sickness, possibly nigh
unto death. We ask Thee to spare Ills life
aud raise him up again to wOntei health
and strength; hut il Thou hust appointed
unto him 10 die We pray that he NAV be
prepared to go hence, having his sins
washed away and his peace made with
Thee and ready to be received into the as
sembly Of the redeemed on high.
by the resolution offered by Captain
Dasey this afternoon, the unexpected
balance of Sll0S2 10 the credit Of the
Assawaman canal commissioners, under
the ACT pl AFril attn, lSNI, is appOrtinned
us follows Nathiel Williams Sj1. -: John
:, lEcrrington, sos. ~. Jeremiah I.ni,,,
SOY II 'e'
M. S.. ,
~ ~ SeHatc cohcurreu thlS afternoon IN
the iihlisc ahlehulhehts 70 inc lnloh iark
company charter, VIZ: Striking ont
"alimenlury refreshments" tGc.
Sn,a. Yrttti,,,,.. IL,
g5uatoF W llIltllls HAS gwen AOtlce oil
bill requiring interpretations whose
capitSI stock is laid nj S51OOn "wilh
t - ~ "' ''Vi'Oo n'th
Fo"'I W nv, as many OF thesn
arc, to pay $50 for q certified COnv of
their charter. Hitherto they have icon