The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-27

The Law HIakera.
Correspondence Of the Republican.
Down. April 20. 1893. The Senate
met at 10.15 O'Clock this. morning,
when the House bill to amend chnpter
4l6, volume IA. Laws, OF Delaware,
was passed, under Suspension Of the
The following was read the frat
time:
House bills, in relation to public
schools (read and referred under sus-
pension OF rules); to amend section
20, chapter IS, Revised Code.
The following bills were passed:
House bills authorizing the Levy
Court Of New Castle county to re-
fund proportion Of Its debt; to make
valid the record OF certain deed in
New Castle county; act In relation TO
q free library In wilmington; act
authorizing the Levy Court of New
Castle county to borrow 500, 900 TO
pay for Washington street bridge.
The House bill appropriatlng 1880
OF the direct tax fund to Governor
Reynolds for services rendered, was
not conourred In.
The House bill supplement to tho
thuttuh bi blo NAttuilR tOu Niby ltuil-
wa y Company was passed.
Marked .'supercedsd by other meas
ureB"-Senate bill to appropriate the
llqeor eense 600 excess to the Will
ningtof Board OF Public Education;
Senate joint resolution providing for
colonial exhibit at the Worlds Col
umblan Exposition.
Adjourned to 10 a. N. tomorrow.
THE HorsF.
Tho House convened at 1910 o'clock
when the following bills were read the
first time:
Senate bills, to authorize the record
or OF deeds OF sussex County to make
new induces; to appoint milk inspec-
tor.
The following were reported unfav-
orably.
House bills In relation to notices of
tenants to farmers and owners to ten
ants; to make counties responsible for
damages for bad roads; to Increase ap-
preparations to teachers institutes.
Joint resolutions-To pay Mrs A. p.
Robinson $500 for her husbands SER
vices to the State. referred; to make an
additional appropriation to the Della
Fair, referred to the Committee on
preparations.
Bills were passed M follows:
Senate bills to appropriate $4,000 to
Delaware College; In relation to sewer
assessments.
House bills. to re-apportion the
school fund OF New Castle County; to
amend section %, chapter IS, Revised
Code; to incorporate Delaware GrRnito
and Mining Company; to change the
direction of certain streetsin tho Ninth
ward; to compel the recording of
deaths, births and marriages; to incor-
porate Sylvan Cemetery Company.
Mr.. Spruanoe, by unanimous CON-
sent. introduced an act In relation to Ma
tlonal Guard, rules suspended and read
second time and referred; by Mr.. So.
vii, In relation to distil!eries.
Laid on the table: Senate bill in
relation to the harbor OF Wilmington.
Adjourned until $50 o'clock to-m0r.
row morning.
THE TAX ON INVESTMENTS.
A large delegation came down from
Wilmington on the carly train to OPP
pose the proposed bill to equallze taxa.
ton. Among them were Washington
Hastings, William b. Clark, A. ID. War
\ William ii. Foulk, William M. Canbv,
John N. Carswell, William d. Mullen,
Jr.. Daniel W. Taylor. A. s. Reed.
Mark NJ. Cleaver, Anson A. Maher.
number OF those favoring the bill
were also present, and a hearing was
given In the Senate chamber In the
aftern on to both sides. when speeches
were made by j. Alexander Fulton,
John Is. Pennington and John 1. Sauls
bury. In favor OF the bill, and William
d. Clark. Daniel W. Taylor. A. l.. John.
son. William d. Mullen. Jr., William
NJ. Candy and Washington Hastings
against 1t.
A protest against the bill from the
Wilmington improvement Company,
signed by all the directors, was also
presented.
After the hearing the further con
sideration of the matter was postpone,
until next Friday morning.
WANT THE GUARD ABOLISHED.
A meeting of the board of officers {
the National Guard was held at Ii
Hotel Richardson this morning. /;
which the refusalsof the Legislature |
appropriate money for the support
q, Guards was calmly discussed. aftt
! which a bill was road which was pr
sented In the House of tho Gener
Assembly this afternoon and under
| suspension OF rules was read secon
time and referred to the Commute
on Revised Statutes.
+ "Whereas. 1t is the sentiment of Il
. General Assembly OF the State OF Del
[ ware that the maintenance of an o
ganized militia Is not DESTROYS al
necessary, and
"Whereas. By the failure to make
proper appropriation and enact prop
laws for the government OF such guai
1t makes 1t impossible for the presel
{. organization to exist; therefore,
be 1t enacted by the Senate nm
House Of Representatives in Gsner
y Assembly met:
Section /. That chapter 25, yolnu
:, II, Laws OF Delaware, and ali amen
ments thereto, be and the same al
hereby repealed.
"Section 2. That all appropriation
for the year 1893 under the laws aboi
repealed he and tho same is herel
made Immediately available and d
warrant of the Acknowledgements on Il
State treasurer shall be by him homo
cd SO that the Indebtedness OF the ST.
eral organizations may as far as pos
: BILE be met"
: A series of resolutions were al,
adopted In which the officers pledgt
themselves II the bill is not passed
tender their designations at ono
and o ask Tor honorable dscharg
for all the men In their commands.
|, LIQUOR BILL PASSED.
A bill was passed by the House I'll
/, morning, which gives saloon. keepe
:, the privilege. of selling In quantit
II less than OF quart, to be taken fro
+ the premi e. and wholesalers u
right To sell as low us one quart, {
t the payment OF S25. Tho bill WI
Immediately taken to the Senate al
passed by that body, under suspe
>. sion Of tho rules, and is now In,