Evening journal., 1893-03-14
BIG WEEKS WORK BEGUN
Legislators Assemble at Dover
and Settle Down to Business.
MR., HARRINaToN's BROTHER DEAD.

taAA DltAAt lot tho tramp +
Law-Regarding Building Loans and
Legacies-Levy Court Attorney Rodney
Brings Down Several Bnls.
Stan CORRESPONDENCE Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 14.-Another Monday
and no work done for want of q quorum
The only senator present was Mr. Pyle,
AT precisely o'clock the gavel fell.
Clerk Hardcastle called the roll and the
Wilmington man adjourned the upper
house uutil IL o'clock to day.
For all practical purpose. matters
were no better in the House. Speaker
Whiteman, Representatives Whittock.
Harrington, Salisbury, Armstrong.
| Lynch, kenney and Hickman were the
only ones present. Five Of the members
were in Wilmington inspecting Silver
brook. Speaker Whiteman deferred
calling the House until 2 80 o'clock. in
the hopes that more members would be
here He only found matters worse. for
Messrs. Armstrong, Lynch and Kenney
we're missing. The names Of all present
at o'clock were entered on the journal
and the lower branch adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
Relief for Associations.
Representative Whiteman brought
with him supplement to the act con-
cerning private corporations, passed at
Dover, March a. 1888 IL provides that
the certificate Of incorporation Of build
ing or building and loan associations to
be created under the act to which this is
supplement, shall not be required to
state an amount of the capital stock to
be paid In before commencing business.
and no percentage Of the stock shall be
required TO be paid in before the associa-,
tion shall be organized and commence
business.
Whenever any one Of the corporators
named In the certificate of Incorporation
TO be filed, or any corporator named In
In auy act of incorporation heretofore or
hereafter passed in this state OF any
commissioner appointed in any such act
Of incorporation to take subscriptions
FOR capital stock shall have died before
the organization Of such a corporation,
then the powers vested In such corpora
tors or commissioners shall thereafter be
vested In the survivor of such corpora
tors or commissioners
Beat the TAX Commission.
J. Alexander Fulton ct al, win pre-
sent bill TO equalize taxation. On
Wednesday, Representative Salisbury
will introduce bill drawn by order Of
the Farmers Institute of Kent County.
IL Is not in hand; but, If the announced
ViewH Of the institute 90 for anything
IL will prove that stock, bonds, and
other interest bearing securities, as we'll
4 as personal property shall be taxed to
relieve the strain on realty
The State Tax Commission will pre-
sent its report the latter part Of this
week. The last meeting will be held on
Thursday at which time the printed
report will be preseEted and examined.
If found satisfactory it will be sent to
; the General Assembly where 1t will
probably be referred to special com
mittee with power to report by bill or
e otherwise. The report will be review
OF the workings of the tax systems in
vogue In other states. IL will be volum.
inous and an e. L. Martin report in
! many particulars, as he drew it and has
, amended it since the last meeting Of the
commission.
e killed by Blast
D Represent ative Hezekiah Harrington
q received quite a shock last evening when
e he received tue following telegram:
"CRTTENDEN, Arizona, March IS,
e "H. HARRINGTON,
; capitol Hotel, Dover.
u William Harrington was killed by a
j. blast to-day. WIN write.
"a. PERRY"
n William Harrington was son of
I Henry W., and Elizabeth Harrington,
Il Il Of Harrington, Kent county, aud a
= brother Of Representative Harrington.
= lie was Is years old and unmarried
, The deceased was born near Harring-
N ton In 1866 when only 81 years old be
i L.. |A..If
= in the employ Of the Central Pacific
'o Railroad Company as engineer
In 1876 he went 10 Harshaw, Arizona.
y and engaged in silver mining He made
ls two or three fortunes aud lost them
through speculation; but being man OF
y indomitahle pluck, he was in a fair way
y TO make another, when premature blast
~ in his mine put an end to his life.
y Mr.. Harrington was wellknown in the
ie lower part of the county He visited
- his parents in 1876 and 1856 and renewed
"a the acquaintance Of his youthful days.
s Representative Harrington went ia
pr Harrington at o'clock this morning te
W break the news to the family. It is not
= thought that the body will be brought
le East for interment.
The Question of Repeal
"What do you think of the proposition
to repeal the law providing the stone pil,
,. for prisoners incarcerated for vagranc,
~ in New Castle county, asked your cor
- respondent of Judge Ball. the father Of
the law
= "rhe people of New Castle count,
!, can't afford to 60 back to the old system
lv Of furnishing a loafng and lounginf
y place for the tramps and prisoners now
put at work on the stone pile, he said.
"Do you think it has reduced th
number of trampsf'
=. Yes; 81, 800 has been saved in the fee,
" bill alone. This is due to reduce,
81 number of prisoners. Railroad men an.
farmers have told me that they have no
a had one tramp where they had twent'
before"
ID Senator Pyle makes the propositio,
ON to have the prisoners kept in barrack
at the quarry. What do you think o
er thatl"
''s AT the present time the county get
or the stone, delivered on the wharf at Ne,
I'M Castle, for so cents a ton. Now buy
OF quarry, build barracks, employ guard.
etc, and see which plan IS the cheane,