Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-16


Representative Jolls gave notice OF an
act reducing from three to two the
number of Levy Court Commissioners
necessary to examine the accounts Of tax
collectors, and increasing the compensa
tion of the examiners. 1t will also limit
to two years the time in which a
collector can receive taxes, that being
the time taxes remain a lien on property.
On the Ground Of Expense.
Consideration of the House bill in
relation to the settlement of deceased
persons interests in copsrtnerships was
postponed for one week on motion OF Mr.
Moore. backed by Mr. Burton They
objected on the ground that 1t would
create additional expense
Old Almshouss Property.
The commission appointed In 1888 to
sell the old almshouse property In VIII
mington, wants an extension Of time In
which to close its accounts and desires
that the chancellor shall pass upon it's
transactions and make the customary
allowance for expenses and commissions
when the commissioners have concluded
their labors. The members OF the com
mission are Henry G. Banning, William
O. Lodge, Edward 4. Bellah, Joseph l..
Carpenter, Jr, and Willard Salisbury,
Jr. The latter drew bill and placed 1t
in the hands OF Representative Pyle, who
introduced 1t yesterday. 1t grants an
extension of two years and gives the
chancellor power to audit and pass upon
the sccouuts. allow the customary com
missions and turn the residue over to the
county treasurer to be used as the Levy
Court sees fit.
The property was sold for between
S130, 600 and $l40. 600. All the county
bonds for the new alnashouss that have
matured have bsen paid and some which
have not matured, but which the holders
were willing to let the commission have.
The redemption has amounted to about
$15. 600, aud there are some other securi
ties upon which the commissioners have
not been able to realize. rhe balance on
hand Is about $40 900 The terms of the
commissioners will expire on March 80.
and the bill will probably be put through
as expeditiously as possible.
Single Tax Experiment.
The Single Tax advocates Of New
Castle evidently impressed the House
Committee on Municipal Corporation
with their idea OF the wisdom of allow
ing the people of the city OF New Castle
TO experiment in the single tax for
municipal purposes. Chairman Pyle
unwillingly made an unfavorable report
upon the bill yesterday, stating that, so
far as he was concerned, he was opposed
to even allowing the people OF that city
the right to make an experiment OF such
q dangerous character. The bill, as
reported back to the committee, was
so amended that the vote upon the
question should be confined to property
owners and renters of property for a
term of not less than one year The
report was not seted upon by the House.
Money Was Against 1t.
There is at least one Republican who
does not believe that Secretary Of Stats
Smithers shonld have an assistant, and
he voted with the Democrats against II
yesterday afternoon. Representative
Money is the man. The bill to repesl an
act entitled an act to repeal an act
entitled an act in relation to the office OF
the secretary Of state was reported
favorably. Everybody knew what II
meant. When it came to the vote-th
four Democrats present and Mr. Money
voted against 1t, but thirteen Republi-
can votes carried 1t through. Messrs
Walker, Mustard and Daily were absent.
The Democratic Senate will give it Q
warm reception. During the time that
Judge Msrvil was secretary of state
James H. Hughes was made assistant
secretary. When Mr.. Marvil WAS elevated
to the bench and John d. Hawkins was
made secretary Of state be wanted Mr.
Hughes to continue, but the Democratic
General Assembly thought the Office 4
superfuity and abolished it.
The Houses Sacred Precincts.
Representative Moore's seat is near th,
door, and ever since the session began b,
has been much annoyed by persons WHIT
crowd about his chair, especially whili
the senatorial ballot is being taken
Representative Browns seat is only two
feet away and he also has been made verl
uncomfortable
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Moore offered
la sarcastic resolution that the public II
general be given the privileges of th'
floor. Mr.. Brown amended it by demand
ing that the rules be observed. Mr. Moor,
replied that he offered the resolution NOR
as joke than anything else. but be calle,
the attention of the body to the annoy.
ance to which he had been subjected an,
said, that unless the House afforded hiA
relief, he should move his desk to som
other part Of the chamber.
speaker McMullen instructed the ser
geant at arms to limit the privileges 0
the floor to those embraced in the resolu
tion adopted at the beginning Of th
session.
TindaI a Happy Man.
Superintendent Tlndal is supremel
happy. The Senate passed his bill pro
vidiDg for the establishing and main
tanning Of a training school for tn
public school teachers Of Kent county
1t will now 60 to the Houfe, and,
Representative Walker remains sick
may pass, as he is the man who kills
the State Training School bill. He vii
not be able to set up such a fight agains
this BILL as 1t is Kent county affair
and the expense will be borne by th
midland county. The main provisions @
the Senate bill are that the school shal
be in session for at least FIVE weeks 1
Summer and shall be attended by th
teachers. No teacher not now employe
in Kent county shall teach there unles
he or she shall have passed q successful
examination in the art of teaching. TIL
sum OF $500 is appropriated from Ken
county's apportionment of the schoc
fund for the maintenance Of the school.