Evening journal., 1893-03-25
NO RECOGNISED GRAFTON.
Senator Records Saves the Col
lateral Inheritance Bill.
THE HOUSE ANXIOUS TO KILL IT.

THE HOUSE ANXIOUS TO KILL 1T.
A stand-on Between the Two Houses
which Leads TO an Extra Session.
state Treasurer Burnite Wanted the
Collateral Inheritance Tax hin Re-
pealed-senate Refuses to go TO VIII
mington-CroolS WIN Persist I'm His
Efforts for the w. Is B S. Err.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, March 25.-State Treasurer
Burnite is an astute politician, and his
word on financial matters has greatweiIht
with the General Assembly; but Senator
Records proved himself the better tacti-
clan yesterday. Several days ago the
Senate passed the Records Collateral In
heritance Tax Repeal bill II did away
with the law which requires legatees who
are not blood relatives of the testator 10
pay per cent Of the legacy TO the state.
IL was Senator Records pet scheme to do
away with this tax, as he said IL robbed
poor persons who had done service for
richer ones
State Treasurer Burnite did not real
ize the scope Of the bill until after Il
went TO the House Then he began a
crusade against It. Representative
Dasey inadvertently put the bill on its
passage aud IL went through the House
before State Treasurer Burnite knew IT,.
He wanted IL killed because the state
treasury Is depleted. and the income
from this source was about 81, 600 year.
The bill was sent back 20 the Senate
and enrolled The Senate Committee on
Enrolment reported &c TO the Senate. It
was signed by Speaker Houston, and
| CerR Hardcastle took II 20 the House
There it was examined and handed Ia
] Speaker Whiteman for his signature
| Press Of business prevented him from
signing II, and, In fact, he did not know
it was there.
Yesterday morning State Treasurer
Burnite began to work In the House. He
prevailed upon the members TO recon
slider their action Then Il was dis
covered that the bill had been returned
TO the Senate. The House sent request
to the Senate that the bill be returned
II was discovered that the bill had been
enrolled, examined reported, signed by
the speaker and taken to the House. The
Senate then requested the House to re
turn the original bill and enrolled copy
10 was done. The House members waited
anxiously for the return of the bill. a,
they were only going TO hold one session
The next thing they heard was that tn,
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Records, hac
taken recess until . o'clock
The House men were not TO be out
done. They also took a recess TO the
same time. The question then arose
whether the bill was already law
Speakers Houston and Whiteman con
suited counsel during recess and TN
opinion delivered was that, as Speake
Whiteman had not signed it, the bill
was not law bat the property Of Ca
Senate.
When the Senate reassembled Mr.
Lacey moved that the request Of thl
House be granted
Mr. Records opposed the motion. II,
was perfectly willing to have the bill G,
back next Tuesday too late for recon
sideration) but he did not want to sen,
it back TO be killed at the dictation OF
one state official.
The motion to return the bill was los
by tie vote Messrs. Lacey. Watson
and Mr.. Speaker voted in the affirmative
Messrs Pyle, Pilling and Records In IN,
negative. AS the Senate will not trans
act any business on Monday all chancl
for reconsideration is lost The onll
way out Of the difficulty is the passage
Of a repeal act II is very doubtful
such a measure emenating from thI
House, would pass the Senate Nov
that the bill is again in the Senate with
out Speaker Whiteman's signature, ther'
is some question as TO its status.
Refused the Invitation.
Senator Pyle moved that the Senat
accept the Invitation of the Wilmington
Board Of Education 10 visit the Whining
ton schools on next Friday The motioi
was lost The House accepted the inv
tation. but, as the Senate refuses, It
acceptance may be reconsidered II tn
upper branch holds out in its determinl
tion not to 60.
The Long g-Expected Pay.
State Treasurer Burnite will go {
Wilmington on next Thursday to pay o
the special constables He will sit
the receiver of taxes Office, in the Coul
House, both day and evening.
The Vote Reconsidered.
The Senate reconsidered the vote b
which the Waverly Investment bill wa
killed. In making the motion to recoi
slider Mr. Watson said that, after a car
full investigation the committee felt th'
il had done an injustice TO the corporato
in stating that the charter was s0ugi
| to be put on the market.
Crook win Come Back.
) Richard w. Crook has almost
much tenacity of purpose as Peter
Ford. Notwithstanding the rebuff
received from the Senate committee {
private corporations on Thursday he wi
return to Dover next week and put tl
3 bin upon its passage, confidently expec