Evening journal., 1893-04-18
INHERITANCE TAX LAW
Stands as Before, the Repeal
Fail ng to Pass.
ANTI-BxTORTIoN BILL PASSED.
Watkins Peddlers Bill Goes Through.
Associate Justice Cullen Favors Judge
Balls Bnl-Four Divorces Granted.


Balls Bnl-Four Divorces Granted.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April 1S-Both houses had
working quorums Yesterday, but little of
Importance was done The idea is to
adjourn sine die next week If this is
to be done there is great deal of work
to be disposed of in tue next nine days.
Speaker Whiteman OF the House, was
sick yesterday and Representatives Spru
ance aud Salisbury performed his duties
IN the lower branch.
The Same as Before.
State Treasurer Burnite succeeded in
knocking out Senator Records Collateral
Inheritance Repeal BILL and all legatees
not related by blood to the testator must
pay the state per cent of the legacy.
The Senate passed the House repeater
yesterday by a vote of to l. Senator
Records did all he could to prevent its
passage but without avail He served
notice upon the Senate that he would,
two years hence, renew his effort TO do
away with a tax which he considers
unjust In order to prevent further
legislation on the subject this session
Senator Williams moved that the vote
by which the House repeater was passed
be reconsidered and the motion to recon
slider laid on the table Senator Records
was the only one voting in the negative
The collateral inheritance tax law now
stands as it did before the General As
sembly convened.
Watkins's Peddlers Bill Through.
The Senate passed the Watkins House
bill relating to hawkers and peddlers.
1t provides that hawkers and peddlers of
fruit vegetables and all farm produce
who travel with a carriage, cart or other
vehicle drawn by one horse, shall pay
$25 for license. When drawn by two
horses, $780, and for each additional
horse SO. They are exempted from Civ.
ing bono, as is required Of other peddlers.
The Time Extended.
The Senate passed the House bill ex-
tending the time for recording private
acts. The law provides that a private
act shall be recorded within one year
from the time of it's passage Many
persons. through ignorance failed to
comply with the provisions. The bill
passed to-day extends the time for re
cording.
To Prevent Extortion.
Representative Spruance's House bill
to prevent extortion passed the Senate
yesterday It's provisions are as follows
tents thereof, and with intent by means
thereof to make unlawful gain in money
or other property, shall send or deliver
or in any manner cause to be sent or
delivered to any person any letter or
writing whatsoever threatening to
accuse any person of crime or to do
any injury to person or any property or
to publish or connive at publishing
any libel or 10 make or cause to be made
any slanderOus statement or to expose
any deformity of person. or to inpute to
any such person any disgraceful act or
conduct; and any person, who, with in
tent thereby to extort or wrongfully
gain any money OF other property shall
make or cause TO be made any oral state
ment or communication threatening as
aforesaid. shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor aud upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
$4,000 and to Imprisonment for term
not exceeding five years or to either, in
the discretion of the court"
Very Pretty Souvenirs.
Clerk of the Senate W. A. c. Hard
castle and Clerk of the House John H.
Layton distributed very pretty souve
Mrs among the members and attaches
yesterday They were glass paper
weights, bearing the names Of all the
members. together with the officers Of
both branches Of the General Assembly
They viii be very useful in after years
for purposes of reference and genera
utility.
He Favors the Court.
Chief Justice Lore and Associat,
Justices Grubb and Cullen spent las
evening in the State House Judg
Cullen expressed himself in favor o
Judge Balls bill to establish a Court o
Common Pleas for Wilmington. He
thinks it ridiculous that three Judge
should sit to hear chicken stealing AM
kindred cases.
Legislative Notes.
H. @ Conrad and Peter L. Cooper, Jr.
were in Dover yesterday.
The Senate bill regulating sewe
assessments in Wilmington had it
first reading in the House.
The House bill to incorporate tb
Smyrna & Woodland Beach Railwa
Company had its first reading in tn
Senate.
The lengthy bill codifying the oyste
laws of Delaware consumed much of th
morning session of the Senate il havinl
its first reading there.
John X. Bradford and Judge Ball wer
in Dover yesterday looking after bills i
which they are interested.
U. S. MARSHAL FOR DELAWARE
HewsOn v. Lannan, Whom Mr.. Higgli
Objected to, Reappointed.
WAsHMeTON. D. c. April 1s.-Tl
President reappointed yesterday n.
Lannan to be United States Marshal +,
Delaware Lannan was nominated la
week but was not confirmed on accoul
of objection by Senator Higgins.