The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
Fourth edition
Lnvr COURT coslnIssloNERs.
Senator Handy Introduces Biu Tor tho
People TO Eiset rheir Levy Courtmcn.
DOWN March 40. ls9s---


Down. March 50. 1895.
Senator Handy to. day gave notice OF a
bill to Ielognte the law to the back ground
governing the Five Commissioners and
wants DO 40 back to the old system of
electing eleven Levy Court Commission.
ere. He favors the idea for each hundred
to elect Its own commissioner and It's own
tax collector Even II the majority would
be Democratic MIR. Handy believes In the
people having the main voice In choosing
their officers
Mr.. Money stood true TO Harry A. Rich.
nrdeon again to day aud MIR. Morgan
showed tnat he thinks at least fifteen
others should vote for James PenneWill.
The vote IL detail was as follows:
kioharis-Alriehs, Burton, Jolls. Fred.
eric Pyle, Reyboid. Walker-6.
Addicks : Handy. Ball, Brown, G. l..
Moore. Robblns--5.
Massey--J. NJ G. Moore. Pierce, Fiem.
Ing. Speaker McMulien-4.
Higgtns-Wilson-l.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Reconsideration
MdRely-Lennimore harrington, John
Pyle. Records, Speaker Watson, Daily,
Killen, Sypherd-S.
Bayard-~bi ustard-l.
Absent Cd paired Davis, Townsend,
Thomas A. Watson 5.
Elective railroads on papst are ali the
fashion, There Ia another road wants to
run from Wilmington anu Claymonl IL
looks like a dig ut the Gordon Heights
road, which ran no cars during tile winter
months.
Mr., Walker gave notice OF bill to lsgal.
lie Good Friday. Good. every day will
DO sunday by and By.
Handy ls the slyest old fox that has
been In the Legislature for years, remark
ed prominent Kent county mun to day.
he has successfully engin iered nis Bran
uywine hundred road bill through Dom.
ocratic senate, which was opposed by
leading Democrats OF that hundrel
The workhouse bill has gone over until
Thursday.
In tho House Mr. Walker called np tho
1oint resolution to allow tho state treas
urer 10 accept $4,000 year from the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Company
for taxes In each of the following Two
years in lieu OF ths $4,000 fixed bv law.
Mr Daily objected 10 the resolution on
the ground that hs ba not had time to
consider 1t.
Mr. Walker said that he had called up
the resolution. as he supposed that ali the
members had understood what 1t was
The Same resolution had been adopted
Tor several yeats, and In view of the hard
times this was certainly no time to in
crease tax on a railroai com puny.
Ihero Will be "a rush here Oh Monday as
1t the last day on which new bills will be-
received.
There will be no April fools In the Sen
ever since the Legislature convened.
The following notices of bills WERE
given In the Senate and House:
By Mr. Moore an act to divorce Salllt
and William Ii. Griffith; by 3lr. Handy t,
incorporate tho Cherry Island Improve
msnt company; to incorporate the Della
ware Pipe Line Company; for the election
OF county commissioners, tax collector,
and eonstables In Now Castle county /,
incorporate the Wilmington and Clay
mont Electric halfway Company.
BY Mr. Jolls, in reference to elections
70 amend chapter 80, volume 10; by Mi
fyle. 70 amend chapter 49, volume 10: Il
amend chapter std. volume 70; for the re
Lief OF heirs of Robert Graves; to amen,
chapter39 volume 10; by Ml. Fleming L
incorporate the MarstIy Hone improve
ment Company; by Mr. Brown to incor
Porate the Delaware Agricultural nm
Exblbition Company; by Mr. Moore t
Incorporate the Delaware Brick Com pan !
by Mr., Robbins to Incorporate the SUISSE
Electric Railway COmpeny;by Mr. None
~ relation TO tho collection of taxes: b
blr. DAILY In relation to partition fence.
by MIR. Walker to mike Good Friday
legal holiday; TO allow united school dis
trlcts Nos. a. 10 and OK to Dor ror
money; by Mr.. Walker to prevent bsJ tin
aud gambling.