The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-04
srIcEi GETS TiiL rLuaI.
Kent Countians Who Like n Little Side
Het nt the Fair Excited over tho Biii
Passed by tho House.

Het mt the Fair Excited over tho BiiI
Passed by tho House.
Dover. April 8. 1895,
James ID. Spicer was to-day appointed
by Governor Marvi as State Librarian.
MIR sDicer Is a resident OF Laurel. The
Governor also appointed l)rs l.. Holster
Ball, OF Fuuiklund Naw Castle county;
Paris 4. Carlisle of Kent, and John s.
Prettynan of Sussex members OF the
Stute Board Of Health, to succeed Drs.
Skinner Of New Unste county. B. l. LAWS
OF Kent ana uav.d Mustard OF Sussex,
whose terms o. Office expired on March
2Sth.
Mr.. Sypherd's bill to protect song birds
and their nests died. There Is a similar
law in existence at present.
1he Huu 80 paiI It's respect to the delin-
Quont tax law OF Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties and passed the till placing both uoun.
ties on the same footing as New Castle
County.
MIR. Mustard did not understand the bill
ana did not see where the hardship comes
In under the present law. Livery mau in
the hunlrod knows where To find the col
lector. when, he Can pay his taxes end he
has ample time. II he pays his tax there
ID no trouble.
Mt. Walker explained that the bill was
to repeal the delinquent laws. No law
ever excited 80 much criticism as ''the
delinquent laws OF 1873 " interruptions
collectors evaded the collection OF taxss.
In 1891 part of tho law was repealed, but
III 1898 tho same law was re enacted for
Kent and Sussex Counties This bill jus t
offered repeals that act. The present un.
fortunate political condition. MIR. Walker
believed, was largely due to this law.
The law has baen the source OF corrup-
ton
Mr. DAILY was informed by Mr. Jo!ls In
answer to n question that he law was re.
hlRntIla f1f
Sussex and New Custle had Republican
Levy Courts and the law was repealed.
When Kent and Sussex counties had
Democratic LevS Courts tho BID was re-
enacted.
Mr. Burton said that II MIR. DAILY should
live long enough TO sea the Republican
party completely In powor and this law IN
operation. they would bs able to see the
whole matter without specs"
And SO the gume goes merrily on and
the key to the deadlock stlil romans out
OF sigut No compromise,
Ihero 10 trouble IN camn again on ac.
count Of tho inllk inspector bill naming
John MnMullen as the inspector. His
name Will De taken out OF The bill no
doubt
Nc. Fred Pyle introduced a Joint reoo.
luton today to appoint q comm isslou to
draft II new charter for the city Of vii.
minRton to be presented to the next Gen.
eral Assembly. The resolution names
Evan q. Shortlidgc. Peter j.. Cooper Jr.,
aud Charles NJ Curtis as CON N iss toners
lhe resolution was referred to the Com
mlt;ee Oh Municipal Corporations. The
Senate Will probably refuse to concur In
this resolution Leeause the commission
consists OF two Republicans to our Dem.
oerHt. The Democrats Will insist on
commission divided equally between the
two parties.
The Now Castle Electric Railway bill
has passed the House Tut will be strangled
WHEN 1t Eets TO the Senate. Speaker Wat
son has an electric road of his own and
he should not oppose the road of his
neighbUr. Mr. Harrington aud Mr..
Records will jump on its ueck. and New
Castle Will still patronlZe the T., w. j. B.
Railroad alone.
The members OF the Street and Sewer
Department ot Wilmington had hearing
before the house CuiuLIitLes on Atunicl.
pai Corporations this afternoon for tho
purpose OF eAplalping u ndmber of bills
which the department has Oeforo the
Genera. Assembly.
Tho Norkhouse bill will come up to.
morrow in the Senate.