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

of tax aSSeSSable thereon, receives the
same and appropriates, out Of this amount
the one.fOGrth Of one per cent tax which
bank stocks now Ray the state. For in
stance. ii the county rate should be ~
cents on the 800 the State treasurer will
collect 10 cents tax on each sluD Of bank /
stock, appropriate p cents thereof to State I
and pay the remaining 10 cents to the
county.
There is a provision that, where less
than the legal rate Of interest is charged |
on mortgages &c, the debtor may arrange !
with the creditor to pay the tax, provided !
the tax and interest. combined. do not eX- |
coed G per cent. All stocks of educational, |
beneficial and charitable institutions,
whether incorporated or not, from which
no income is derived. are to be exempt
from taxation
1t is a duh day indeed when the Senate
cannot be depended upon to furnish some
entertainmehtOns slight prOvOcution. To-day
the subject matter was the adoption Of a
series Of resolutions promulgated At q meet
ing of lrish-Amerleans held in Winning
ton last Monday and brought To Dover
this afternoon by dcputation headed by
Owen j. IIession. The resolutions ran rs
follows and they were finally adopted in
their entirety;
WHEREAS, The present Liberal government
of England, under the wise leadership OF that
great statesman, William +, Gladstone, has pre--
HOme Rule for ireland: therefore, be II
ReSniUea by the General Assembly oi me
State OF Delaware, mat in consideration oil mo
Liberal movement for Home Rule and the jlst
and equal rights Of all men before the law,
that we make the following appeal TO our state
and national representatives,
WHEREAS, lrish-Amerctn ciiiznns are now
undergoing long terms OF Imprisonment IN
English prisons, and
WHEREAS, The conviction Of said citizens. in
our opinion. was due 10 unfair and partial
| trials not that they committed any offence,
| but because they were in sympathy with the
people Of Ireland in their struggle for liberty
| and Home Rule, anu
WHEREAS An past appeals of our govern
| ment to the British authorities have heretofore
| been treated with indifference and our !inprlr-
| oned citizens ars trRa I'd with cruelty though
] convicted uniustiy. Therefore. he il
Reseipet, t'hat the dignity OF 4mer'can citl-
i Zenshp demands that our cpuntrymen, by
| birth or ntnitiDn, hD given tho protection of
| our flaf and that none be imprisoned by any
l power unless for clearly proven offences and
l. att-r a lair and impartial trial. Iherelore,
4 lie it
Rro1rtd, That wo tho people Of Delaware,
voiring our protest through our Legislative
body. ask that our government demand u
searching Investigation into the causes of the
Imprisonment os our citizens, and that upon
failure of tie English government to how thAt
offences have becn committed by thein, mat
they he granted thelr liberty without delay.
RsSntped, Tim, wn request Our iavorite son,
Hon. Thomas r. Bayard, Ambassador TO Eng
land. to thoroughly Investigate tho cirtunt-
]
the cruel ire ttment aud the release Of our citi-
2ene, ii unlnstly imprisoned.
RtspLvGd, That Il copy oi these resolutions be
entered on The records Of this meeting ana
copies forwarded to the I'resitentof the United
States ana his Cabinet and our Representa-
tiyes in Congress for prompt action.
Mr. Pyle offered the resolutions and sup,
ported his motion for their adoption IN 9
speech in which he said that certain lrlsh
American citizens have been imprisoned
| t.,ty ri have
trial and been denied and that these reso
lutioas ask that our ambassador sha
make inquiry into their cases 1T IS MOI
d declaration Of war. If one Of our people
were SO inCarcarated for no provocaliof
we know of, we would feel very lonesome
il our people turned their backs on u.s. i
we can afford to turn our backs from thes'
cases, all right can stand it,"
This was because nobody seemed willln;
to second MIR. Pyles motion TO adopt. ant
it is not clear that the motion ever wa
seconded.
Mr.. Records-I would like to have
little explanation. don't there is maj
in the United States who las kndie
! feeling to any citizen, be his nationalit,
what il may. than have, but ldon't thinl
: we, as Delawareans, have any right to in
terfere with any people who are not cit
! aens OF the Cnited states.
Mr.. Pyle--But these arc citizens
! Mr.. LACEY did not so understand it.
! Mr., Pyle-lf they were not, shoul
have nothingto say.
MIR Pilling-fhey do not claim, think
that lrish-Americans are imprisoned.
The resolutions We're read again to settl
: this point.
Mf. pyle-fhis is not declaration {
the war--nothing of the kind, 1t is onl
= little backing; an expression Of sentime
! To back up Ambassador Bavard, ! saw
/ Il IL llIInpnk
q town ard was traced for 40 miles into tn
interior, though he was us good a citlze
1 as there is iii Wilmington, and | don
r know what would have happened then
r he hadn't met man who knew him.
y MIR. Pilling-l am in sympathy wit
u home rule; am i'll sympathy with ever
7 innocent man, let him be Irish, lInglisl
!. African or American, if he is suffering a
l. undeserved penalty. Now, they don
l. give us any names; they are floating case
=, We wouldn't know who il was. Why NJ
r let the matter take its natural course? v
4 have now the first ambassador ever al
IS pointci by the United States TO represel
Al us At the very capital where this appei
II purports TO go. Why not leave it in h
" hands? He is appointed to represent Il
At state of Delaware. Thcy would not tax
II notice of any protest we might max
That protest should come from Il
te national government. Ambassador Bayal
V, rerrescnts the national government
\ be i 4 native of this state, Of the vcl
:, tnwn where these petitioners reside. 10
ri Ma We cau do. Ne can al0pt these res
" utinns, and that would have Just about
~ much effect as ii they were referred to u
le noon Il is well enough to resolve
n snnd them "a Congress. But We nave ,
K rnnrssentntive. only through the nation
n ,,oycrnrnrl,t IN London, in England An
nr TurtbprmGre could not vote fDr that res
II Imtinn hacatIse II floats ard covers 1
- ,.,,,,l, ,,r,,,,,,I Iap nnv man in tbis huiI