Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20

ainenued so NJ TO adjust such assessment In
accordance with the above amendments and
Olt of any moneys received for current eX-
penscs TO refund TO the perpon or persons who
hnvc pnid such sewer assessments. 50 as To
conform to said amendment: rrOy cd, that
snch alterations or notifications sLall not iu-
validate tho said assessment on the lien
thereof.
The Senate indefinitely postponed this
afternoon the pigeon shooting bill passed
by the House this morning.
Dover, April 1.-THE Senate passed to-
day, under suspension of rule. the House
bill wiping ont the unjustiiiabe and indie.
lensible act taking snap judgment on the
Kent and SUSSEX delinquents of 1892,
which was railroaded through, under
party pressure, on March 3Oth and 3lst,
and giving these delinguents fair warning
and fair opportunity to qualify before
dropping their names from the list and
DISTINGUISHING them for the general elec.
tinn of lS9i The very questionable con
stitutionality of such legislation was the
main factor in bringing about its repeal,
but this was an afterthnught, and it is only
just to give the originators of this repeal
ing act, and particularly Mr.. CoOch (who
was not present when the original bill
passed the House, on March 3Oth, and who
would have opposed its passage had hc
been there and Messrs. salisbury, White.
man and Watkins who were there and re.
luctantly acquiGsced in the passage of that
measure the credit of being actuated by
higher motives before the question of I'M
constitutionnlity had been raised.
Mr. Filling, the Republican member
from Newark, WAS the one to raise a voice
against this repeating bill when it came
up for passage in the Senate this morning.
II shall not ieel satisfied, said he until
the Senate puts itself right in this matter.
We have adopted II joint resolution to re.
ceiye no more new business after March
18th. Now here comes bill which shows
upon its face that it is new business, since
1t amends a bill passed March 3lst. What
are we? Have we any principle, any
policy? Let us repeal that resolution; it
is not proper for Us 10 do this Kind Of busi.
ness in the face of that resolution being
on record"
Mr. Williams-l take the sense of that
resolution as notification 10 people out.
side tnlt their bills will not be considered
here but the Legislature has no right to
tie its hands OH matters of a public nature.
We are here to consider all proper public
bills and we are bound to do it.
Mr. Lacey-lt is nothing but rectifying
an error we have made
Mr. Pilling--That's very good argu-
ment, Mr.. Speaker but we did do it,
Mr. Williams-Then we will disregard ii.
Mr. Pilling called for the ayes and noes.
Mr. McAlnllen, Rep, nguiring if the
question was upon the passage of the bill
Mr.. Williams replied 'N'es, and this is
intended to give everybody in Kent and
sussex the right to vote on paying his tax.
Anybody who opposes that will vote
against the BILL" This was spoken with
deliberate earnestness andapparently more
for the ear of Mr. Pilling than for his
party colleague from ST. Georges. The roll
call resulted
Ayes-Iacey, McMuIlen. Pyle, Ross,
Watson, Williams, Speaker Honston--7.
Noes-PillinG.
IL does not appear to have occurred to
any of the disputGnts that the foregoing
discussion was entirely irrelevant. since
this bill came before the General Assembly
BY authority Of a joint resolution of both
houses SuspendinS, so far a. this measure
was concerned, the operation of the new
business resolution referred to by MIR.
Filling.
The Citizens Light and Power bill passed
the Senate to-day in shape so changed
that its own father would hardly have
recognized it. 1t has been transformed
from gasp plant bill covering the whole
state, to an electric railway and lighting
bill for the town of Dover. There was no
definite hint Of railway system in the
original bill. As passed it provides that
the corporation hereby created is SO ere
ated for tho purpose of supplying the town
w i'pNtls anu SlIil IGSlNtllLS llltTtIil Us
may desire it., with artificial light from
electricity and to this end is hereby ex-
pressly invested with ample power and
authority to erect the necessary poles,
wires, and other conductors for the proper
distribution of electricity and to Introduce
the same into buildings of the town of
Dover and to build construct and operate
railway or railways within the said town of
Dover, to be run exclusively by electricity,
and tho guiH IL ak IN a q. ~ ~
authorized and empowered to enter upon
any public streGt, alley, lane or highway, by
am! with the consent of the Council OF the
said town of Dover for the pllrtuSe of
erecting any such poles, wires or other
conductors, and for the btilding, construct
ing and operating of any such railway and
of repairing altering and inspecting the
same, doing as little damage as possible to
such streets, lanes or alleys, and repairing
the injury that may be done to the
same AS speedily us possible. and
securing the citizens from accident
and danger whilst erecting the said
poles, wires OF other conductors, and
building, constructing and operating the
said railway, aud the said CORPORATION
hereby created shall also have full power
and authority to construct and maintain
the necessary buildings and to introduce
therein the proper machinery for the
manufacture Of electricity Then follows
the usual senatorial overhead and under
grade crossings provision. The iuCorpo.
rators named in the bill are samuel ".
Hall, Clarence y. Sypherd, j. Clayton
Erb, John L, salisbury, Edward F. Stacy,
Robert l.. Holiday, Thomas NJ. UOuicn,
Richard Il. kenney, Edwin ;. Anderson,
d, NJ. Wilson, Ezekiel T. Cooper, Thomas
w. Wilson, Joseph NJ. Chambers. tieoruc
Paris and Franklin Temple. The capital
stock is to be $4,000, III S25 shares and
the charter is to go into effect when 900
shares have been subscribed for and 10
per cent thereon paid in.
The enlarged committee on the consider
alton of the various matters relating to the
reconstruction, alteration or amendment
of the existing system of taxation held
another session this afternoon, but with.
out accomplishing anything beyond ac-
Centuating the showing of the first meet
ing-that apparently irreconcilable differ.
ences Of opinion exist as to whether any
changes should he made and, if so, what
and whether the taxation of investments
would inure to the benefit or detriment Of
the public at large. Upon the political
aspect of this phase of the question the
members OF the committee are similarly
at sea, members from the lower counties
saying that they are pledged to
favor some provision for the taxa
ton of investments and that failure to
enact such a measure will defeat the Dem
ocratic party in Kent and Sussex to which
New Castle members respond that to pass
a law taxing bonds and mortgages would
bury the party out OF sight in their county.
There is not u strict division on county
lines even upon the general question,
since there are Kent and Sussex men who
are clear.sighted enough to see that the
debtor will have the additional load to
carry, either directly Or Indirectly and
that it would be dangerous, from a party
standpoint, to inject such disturbing legis.
lation into the debatable vote of Whining