Evening journal., 1893-02-07
AGREEMENT TALKED OF
Will the w. c. r. and the
w. & N. c. Combine
MEETING OF TAX COMMISSIONERS.

Little Mckinley Bnrs Beneficial Re-
suit.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal. n
DOVER, Feb THE General Assem-.
bly, resumed work tfis morning with
full attendance in both houses. There
was but little work done yesterday al
though this is expected TO be one of the
busiest weeks of the session. Railway
legislation will doubtless occupy con-
siderable time during the latter part Of
the week.
The street railway magnates and pros
pective magnates will meet In the legis.
lative halls to morrow evening and dis
cuss the situation.
1t is rumored here tonight that the
VIII mington City Railway Company and
the New Castle and Wilmington Electric
Railway Company will come TO an agree
ment whereby the latter company will be
allowed TO run cars to Fourth and French
streets, using the old company's tracks
within the city limits
The Adjournment Chestnut.
The biennial early adjournment chest
nut was sprung on the House TO day by
Representative Salisbury. IL was in the
shape Of Joint resolution fixing March
U Us Nnt AllAiA ANl AAi AtNtllN VI MNM
business Representative Gam tried TO
get the time extended TO March 10, but
failed. The resolution was adopted but
did not come up In the Senate. II II is an
early spring there will be an early ad.
journment but If the spring is backward
the session will see it through.
The once Is Too small.
State Treasurer Wilbur H. Burnite
wants his Office in the State House en-
larged. AT present IL is so small that
there is not room for more than one or
two persons at a time The following
Joint committee was appointed yesterday
afternoon to look into the matter and
devise ways and means for an enlarge.
ment Of the state treasurer's quarters.
Durney's Bill Doomed.
The House bill making Samuel Durney
! oil inspector for New Castle county will,
in all probability, be killed by the Senate.
Senator Pyle is against the bill and has
told Mr.. Durney 80. He is opposed to
any measure which is drawn for the sole
purpose of creating an Office for "a man
J even though the beneficiary be Demo
. orat The bill Is now in the Senate, and
j will doubtless be indefinitely postponed
Oysters and Peddlers.
4 Represeu tative Bryan will Introduce
acts 10 protect the oyster interests O
2 Broadkiln river and to amend the ped
"A dlers law so far as IL applies TO SUSSEX
county The first act MAKES it unlawful
a, 10 take oysters under three inches TO us
q onc-handled rakes in catching oysters
"A OF to take more than three bushels ou
o of the river at any one time. Tn
amendment to the peddlers act makes th
4 license fee $25 for one-horse wagon.
re Tax Commissioners Meet.
10 The tax commissioners, appointed b.
r the last General Assembly 10 devise
y a plan for the equalization of taxation
n met here again yesterday The meetln
was held in the law Office of Hon. Joh
'r B. Pennington.
ye The commissioners were Nathaniel W
q. Williams and William NJ Candy, of Me-
al Castle county; Hon. John b. Penningto
o and e. IA. Bancroft of Kent county. an
ID Hon. e. l.. Martin and Daniel J. Laytor
Is of Sussex county.
r The meeting began at II o'clock. MI
Martin presented voluminous repor
which was read and considered unit
noon when the commissioners ad
lourned TO attend the funeral Of Chic
ib Justice Comegys
y- After the funeral the commissioner
resumed their work. The great quei
tion Of taxation was debated from a
be sides after which Mr.. Martins repoi
ib was submitted TO a subcommittee
n Messrs Martin and PenningtOn-for r.
st vision. This work will be accomplishe
rs before the next meeting.
rd The members refused to talk abol
IN their work or the contents Of Mr.. Ma
q" tins report.
When the EVENING JOURNAL report
he asked Mr.. Martin for an interview on q
nd subject he said:
er Il have nothing to say. The report
ell the commission will not be made publ
10, until IL is made to the General Assembl
rts We want them to be our first critics. "
bel you do not want the newspapers
r. dissect your reportf
10, ono"
do Speaking Of the Little Mckinley b
TO keep Pennsylvania, New Jersey al
sic Maryland country produce dealers fro
ln, doing business in Wilmington, he said
10; 1T has had one beneficial result
IT, we'll. known Republican told me tn
10; nothing in the world had come so ne
lr- making him a radical free-trader
q, Frazer on Retrenchment.
or. Secretary E. B. Frazer. Of the SITS
lch board Of health is cunning for w.
he X. Colquohoun, register Of brit
marriages and deaths, in Wilmingt'
At the present time Mr.. Colquohoun
paid for his services by the city a
receives additional pay Of five ceI
liz from the county for each registrati
}. he makes. Secretary Frazer hi
ick through Representative Spruance Civ
vas notice of an act to repeal Section
Chapter so, Volume XVII, Laws
're' Delaware, which authorizes the lie
ng. Court to pay him the 5cent fees.
Legislative Notes.
vas Mr.. Watkins will introduce bill
as authorize the Levy Court of New Cas-
the county 70 make a temporary loan
the $50, 600, pursuant TO a resolution
Der Gently adopted by the General Assent
Wit Representative Hall gave notice OF
was act for the protection and increase
ter food fish in the Delaware waters.
ard Representative Spruance gave moi
.rht Of an act 10 make Saturday from June
hin September, inclusive, half holidays
,ad hank and trust company purposes.