Evening journal., 1893-04-07

with complete vouchers therefore az |
tached "
Senator Pilling moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted Senators Williams
Pyle Records aud Watson objected, and
favored its reference to the committee
having charge Of the governors message
They carried their point, to the chagrin
Of Mrs Torbert who was present.
State Librarian Settles.
The joint committee appointed TO set.
tie with State Librarian Gruwell made
its report TO the General Assembly. The
accounts examined covered the years
| 1891 and 1892 They were correct The
| balance TO the credit Of the contingent
fund was $l7 "A, aud that Of the fund
for the purchase of books, $27 80 re-
manned at the close of the fiscal year
January /. 1898 The report was Rccep
ted aud ordered to be spread on the
journals.
The Bu He Is After.
Peter J Ford denies the rumor that he
will antagonize Joseph l. Carpenter
Jr's bill for the annexation OF Eastlake
10 the city Of Wilmington, at one third
rate of taxation for ten years He re-
marked incidentally that he thought the
rate should be placed at one half. The
bill he Is cunning after Is the one con
tiuuing Mr.. Carpenter on the Street and
sewer Commission
Tho New Revised Code.
favorable report was made by Sena.
aiors Williams, Records and Pilliug. and
Representatives Salisbury, Hickman,
Watkins, Gam and Hall, the Joint Com
mittee to whom was referred the report
OF James H. Hughes and Robert II. Van
dyke submitting the compilation Of the
Revised Code prepared by them. The
report stated that the work was well and
correctly executed aud was accompanied
by resolution authorizing the two
} young lawyers to have 3 600 copies
of the code printed for distribution,
and allowing them 81, 25D each
J for the work. La the Senate, Mr. Rec
, ords claimed that he did not know the
amount Of compensation when he signec
the report and he wanted the whel,
matter referred 10 the Committe,
on Finance. Mr. Williams said thai
, such a thing would never do, especially
r from a member Of the committee 4
: was not showing proper respect TO th'
I. committee making the report. Mr.
I Records couldn't see IL in Just that light
= but he withdrew his objections aud th
D. report and resolution were adopted
? Talk OF Adjournment.
There is some talk OF adiaurning sin
2 die on April 81 Many of the member
= are anxious TO get away 20 attend q
their business affairs. If this resdfutio
is adhered TO- Il means that all taxatio
N legislation will be left as legacy TO th
=" next Legislature. Several OF the men
al .t.... ....
- which wa so tardy IN submitting "
" report The general belief Is that I'm.
> adjournment will not be made befoi
~ Muy A, anyhow.
,r Another Victory Tor Records.
ar Senator Records won another decide
d victory yesterday afternoon over IL
Dr enemies Of his bill, which repealed Il
10 Collateral Inherit ance tax Of 3 per cen
ie His bill passed both houses some tin
It ago The enemies Of tho measui
ID wanted 90 kill Il and worked so effect
ID lively that the House sent a request I
y the Senate for its return, even after
had been enrolled The House member
~ wanted to reconsider their action an
a. kill t. Senator Records succeeded
Vi getting the Senate 10 refuse the n
ID quest
2, Not satisfied. the House members il
" troduced and passed q bill not oply n
x, pealing the Records repeal bill n
~ enaoting the collateral inheritance "a
. Of per cent, but also the inheritsns
ig tax Of and pr cent, which was n
IN pealed several years ago
Of Since then senator Records has bee
81 watching for the House bill to come int
it the Senate This 1t did yesterday afte
n and r..aDfIl. ~
ge was brought in tue SUSSEX membl
IL called il up for first reading He move
Of that the bill be Indefinitely posipone
Mr. Pliing seconded the motion and u
III bill was killed Speaker Houston al
n Mr. Lacey voted against indefinite pos
* ponemsnt. and Messrs Williams, Watts,
aud Ross we're absent This ends nherl
ance tax legislation for this session
he No state PsnitentIary.
ny Ex Sheriff William simmons. Of Ne
T. Castle county, was IN Dover W
", terday afternoon and had a hearing
~, fore the House Committee having
nd charge bis State Penitentiary bill
TO does not seem to be very confident of {
passage, although he used every hone
endeavor TO provide a workshop
10 long term prisoners.
be Opposed to SIurrray's Bill.
on, President Newlin Gawthrop. Com d
ea sioners Ssmuel Chambers, Enoch Moo
On aud Civil Engineer Thomas Hatton,
.ue the Street aud Sewer Department
IN WILMINGTON, accompanied by ex-Comm
,us sioner Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., we're
., the State House to-day. Engine
~ Hatton was loaded down with chal
''u showing the existing sewers and tho
proposed TO be built
Their business here was TO take
ceptions 20 the bill now pending, kno
49,. AS the Murray bill. having for its pl
~ ~ pose the reducing Of the assessments
90 abutting properties for sewer expens
a. Under the present law the assessme
~, is 80 cents a foot front and cent ]
square foot for the area
The Murray law takes of the area Il
aud leaves the assessment at fifty Gel
rs per lineal foot. The friends Of the
III claim that sewers can be laid from
Irf- g. II he r,r