Evening journal., 1895-02-28

OF Ai5 nice
Senator Harrington introduced II to-
day
0n Tuesday the General Assembly |
authorized the town Of Seaford to Issue |
bonds for $50 600 to erect water works |
and equip FIRE department.. The House |
bill passed the senate on the represents
tion Of preventative Brown, who !
informed the senators that the matter
had been put 10 g vote in Seaford. and
onlg hga votes were cast against It,
Ex-senator w. NJ Ross came to Dover
yesterday ard urged the Senate to re-
consider its action IN passing the bill
He stated that the Leading property
owr efs of the town were opposed to II,
but did not know its real character until
after tho Senate had scted aliirmRtively.
They were opposed to bonding the town
without having an opportunity of saying
how mnch the bonds should bs issued
for, Mr. Ross said further, that the bill
was drAwn by Mr.. Brown and the free-
holders had never had an opportunity to
pass upon its provisions
The Senate, on motion OF Mr. Records,
reconsidere6 it's action and recommitted
the bill for further hearing and deter.
mlnation Mr. Records explained the
situation when hs made the motion
1hlen BY Senator Records.
Senator Records gave notice OF the
following bills: For the relief OF school
district No 1856 ID Sussex county 20 lay
out new public road iu Gumboro hun
dred to change and straighten public
road in Little Creek hundred.
He Made Sure Of 1t.
The repeal Of the special constablss law
| ven through the Senate twice It was
reported iavorably by Chairman Records
on Tuesday and passed He then dis
covered that IL had bpen read and re.
ferrsd to the committee on that day and
that he bad failed to secure suspension
Of rules before putting IL on its final
passage TO make sure of the matter ne
called 1t up again yesterday and had 1t
passed again
why This Fiimsin1ss9
The amendments which ]. Edward
Ad5icks wishes made to the charter OF
the Psninsular Investment Company
have passed the House and ere la the
hands OF ths Senate Committee on Re
vissd Statutes They provide that the
annual election shall be held on The
third Tuesday after the first Mondsy ia
November, commencing In 1895 and
annually thereafter oa the same date.
That the present board cf directors shall
hold over until that time. vacancies TO b,
filled az provided Ia the BY laws Il
! wipes out the clause that those repre-.
sented at the annual election shall bt
, stockholders owning at least one bal
the capital stock, and substitutes 'st
many Of the stockholders as the by law
of the compsny shall designate
The second section Of the amendAtor,
bill provides that ten days notice o
Z the annual meeting shall be given II
two papers published ia the state insres,
/ Of conhDing such notice to two paper
: published III Wilmington.
Chairman Records made q favorabl
report on the bill yesterday Afternoon
: but Senator Alrlehs stated that certaii
: | Wilmingtonians wanted to know th
nature Of the amendments before the
I we're acted upon and moved that the bi
> be rec0mmitted Mr. Record seconde
! the motion and II went back to hi
hands
4 Republicans Want Information.
= Tho Republicans Of the House war
> certain information regarding the da
t linqueuciss Of the taxahles of Ne
Is Castle county before they authorize Al
I, extension Of the loan Of $50, 600 mad
q two years ago They say that ia th
i state auditors report the statement q
Q tha fuances of New Castle county coyei
r only ten pages. while that Of Kent an
d Sussex counties takes up from sixty f'
lie TO seventy pages They want TO see
ie there Is not enough tax remaining ur
paid 70 pay that loan. and thst should
collected and turned into the count
II treasury for that purpose.
II With this object in view Represent
81 tive Pyle Offered a resolution with
4 preamble setting forth the request Of Il
y Levy Court for the extension of an q
n TO allow an extension OF the provisions
ii the act to allow the commissioners
a make q temporary loan and concluding
"a Whereas, 10 is desired that certs
tc information in regard to the collection
II taxes in said county be make known
~ this House before favorable action can
m reported on said bill; therefore be il
u ''Rssolved, That the Levy Cou
~ Commissioners OF said county are herei
~ instructed to transmit to this House
~ statement Of the amount OF taxes
aa naming uncollectsd which were levi
N for the years 1891, 1892 and 1893; Al
H also to furnish with the same a CORE
list OF The names OF all taxabes Of {
said county who owe taxes to an amou
be Of 3l0 or more remaining unpaid for {
'm years 1891 1889 and 1898: and also {
on amount Of delinquent taxes remEini
lc- unpaid January 1, 1895, with &
he amount given to each delinquent t
on collector Ia the county to collect.
~ an Educational Commission.
"a Representative Pyle win offer a i9l
IN resolution authorizing the governor
,n appoint com mission, consisting of thl
he men, one from each county, to eSRmi
ba into and report upon the condition a
N necessities OF the public schools Of I
ha state, aud to recommend such unifo
system OF grading, course ot studi
qualifications, methods OF emplOyme
compensation and training Of teach
OF for the public schools not under
'ay management of the incorporated boa
nd OF education as they shall deem m
le- practicable and advisable. The comm
lli soners shall receive no compensat
20 but shall submit their report aud sta
ne ment OF expenses to tie next session
ear the General Assembly.