Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-27

the House This morning. he preamble
sets forth that John FGhrenbach died in
October, 1857 leaving d widow and five
sons and daughters that he was worth at
the date of Ills dcrGasc about $4,000 in
real estate and about 100000 in personal
property. Some Of the realty is i'll unlhl,
proved lots and most of the personal prop
erty il represented bv 500 shares in the
Hartmann Il Fehrenhach Brewing Com,
pany This stock was apportioned by VAL
among his heirs 800 shares 10 the widow
and the remainder 10 his sons. The de-
ceased also left debts aggreEatng about
$4,000. The preamble sets forth that IL
would be a hardship 10 sacrifice the per
sOnal property to pay these debts, since
there would be only d limited market for
the brewery stock wherefore the bill goes
on to empower the orphans court to
direct the sale Of such Of the real estate eS
may lie required to satisfy the claims OF
the creditors.
Representative Gam reported. from the
committee on fish, oysters aud game, this
morning. as u substitute Tor bill relating
to fishing in Indian river and Rehnboth
BAYS. q bill to enable accused persons TO
testify, and 70 also qualify Husbands ana
wives MS witnesses The text of the bill is.
SECTION /. That from and after the pnssage
OF tnis act, each and every petsph accused, or
who shall be accused, pt any telony. nisde-
meanor, or offence whatever, rnnlshhp.r py |
the laws ot this state now or hereafter IN tOrce
snail, upon his OF her trial, before any tribunal
established by The constitution or laws oi this |
state. have the right testify il his OF hnr be-
half, and shall also have tho right To tostiy Tor
or against any other person Or persons Jointly |
tried with MIN OF her.
| sec. .. hat from and after the passage OF
| this act, no husband or wife shall by reason oi
| marital relation be disqualified from testtyhg
| for or against the other, when on tral before
| amy tribunal established as aforesaid, Tor hNy
| alleged felony, nli3iemcauor OF offence
| whatsoever punishable by the laws Of this state
now OF hereafter In force
The House committee on Revised
! Statutes, William Salisbury, chairmant
| held real business session this afternoon
and considered favurably the following
bills
An act authorizing the Levy Court Of
New Castle county to borrow s6O,p and
issGc certificates of Indebtedness therefor.
| This Is 10 make mp the dttcit inherited by
the present County Commissioners from
their Republican predecessors.
i An ACT authorizing the Levy Court OF
New Castle county 70 borrow TlOl,ODD for
the completion Of the Washington street
bridge. There IS great temptation TO Say,
II told you so, right here; since TiE
GAZETTE warned its readers time and again
that the building of this bridge would
result in the addition Of about this amount
to the county debt The figures furnished
by those optimi5tS who were SO fond Of
demonstrating, one year ago, that the cost
OF this bridge would be met by private con
tFbutiouS and the surplus rerenuS OF the
current year have moi panned out.
An acl to amend section l. chapter u,
Vol. NIX. This bill originally provided
for increasing the salaries Of the Levy
Court Commissioners from $500 to Sl,UDp
and allowing them mileage ut ilve-Cent
rate The committee has eXpungei the
increase OF salary and fixed the mileage at
y cents
An act to amend chapter 476, Vol. HN.
This bill makes unpaid school and munich
pal taxes a lien Tor two years on real
estate, the same as county taxes,
An act to amend chapter 80, Revised
, Code This bill relates to lapscd lesacies.
I 1t has been cut down III committee simply
) to provide against lapses where the testator
: leaves children.
! Patrick Neary's patent medicine bill
went through the Senate to-day.
= The long oyster code was passed by the
Senate this afternoon. the final reading
= thereof being dispensed with There are
I about 90 pages Of Attorney Woolley' IS
a methoIical script III this document
I The Brandywue Hundred Association
i for the Recovery of stolen Horses is all
/ right now Its charter has been revived,
T. renewed and extended. Earlyin the session
Q the charter of the Brnndywne Hundred
Mutual Association for the Recovery o!
. stolen Horses was likewise renewed, and
Y the same favor was extended TO the Mill
. Creek Association for the Detection oi
) Horse Thieves and the Recovery OF Stolen
n Property.
q The House bill authorizing the Malleabit
Z Iron Company to use the bed OF Button
IA wood street in building an extension TO It's
II factory passed the Senate tins morning
st The charter Of the Humane Association
4. of Delaware has gone through both houses
q Chairman Hickman of the committee
{" ~ on education, reported the Wilmington
'. Free Library bill fuyorably to-day.
II DOVER, April 2O.--rhe enlarged commit
4.,., I1attta nd hall EIr
Y meeting this afternoon To further CONSIDER
u ~ the questions relating to the taxation o
~ investments. The committee had unde
ID consideration the new substitute bill, pre-
pared by John b. Pennington and J
ir Alexander Fulton, lS4s, the counsel en-
"A ployGu by the committee lthoul reach
IN Il, ing any conclusion, or taking any vote
N. the committee separated with the umder
IL standing to Get together again in the morn
u inr. Chairman salisbury says there wa
es no adjournment to hold another forms
Y meeting in the morning, and he does nj
or Enow that such nmeetlls will be formal
lw held but hethinks the indications are tina
a majority Of the committee will decide il
be the morning to report the bill favorabiy.
its The new bill, which is more moderat
no n. than The Fulton blland nearly as lengthy
Vi. provides for the taxation Ot mortgage
IL, bonds Judgment bonds, judgments, reco:
hs iliaamCes, stocks, nromlssOrN notes, teSCcl
us those given TO merchants in the ordinar
RI, ri way uf trade and those given for wages
air and, in general, all evidences of incon
- bearing investments. These are asscsso
sit for county and school taxes. School taxi
sei on real estate are assessed on rental valu
ne mud the assessment Of Investments, 1,
p,y school purposes, provided for i'll this bill
M, is analogous thereto For example, on
lse $1,000 mortgage the school tax would |
to levied upon the Annual interest. $500, al
o. not on the princlpa! Of the mortgage.
'hG Mortgages are 10 be assessed i'll addho
,ca to the property on which they are lai
,an Thus, on i Sl0.0e1 farm, NOR
eir gagged for 5000, the farm will be assesst
; TO for taXatioh in its entirety, without an
'tlto % deduction for the mortgage or cour
emt @ this will be u duplication OF asseSsmcll
ing but the same duplication runs al thrnu%
ous it, Thus n manufacturing plant Is taS
Tel BILE as realty, on its buildings. ground, m
But chtnerr, tvc., and taxable also under G
Sny istinr laws, by the state, on its annu
.rm NJ product. If such manufacturing plant
.ht owned by corporation and reprcsant
], Is by stock issued by that corporate
such stock is also To be assess
ow, aid taxed. under this law,
ldTT' the hands of the holders thereof. II ,loi
~; Smith rs an individual, owns and ri
personally factory ussessahle at $ln60
lie PAYS II tax on that amount. Bit,
8, John Smith converts himself into t
the John smith Manufacturing Company, q
oai issues $lOnG00 worth Of shares Of stock
9th the Iohu smith Manufacturing Compali
i Of he forthwith becomes assessabe
rate s200Ool. although really he is not o
the dollar richer than he was before
of This bill also contenplateH the taEatl
.cnt of Investments held by residents, ey
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