Evening journal., 1895-04-30
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From First Page.


also aid the police ia the apprehension Of
the thief For failing to comply the
Shylock makes himself liable to fine OF
not less than 5000 or more than $1,000,
aud, Ia case OF default. be imprisoned for
not less than six months The law will
90 into effect on June 1, 1895.
Senators Pyle and Handy spoke In
favor Of It,
No Exemption for Sussex.
Sussex county has no exemption law at
present; has not had for many years aud
will not have for at least two years to
come The House this session passed
bill designating $75 as the limit of the
exemption Il WAS taken to the Senate
and referred TO the Committee on Revised
Statutes Yesterday Mr. Alrlchs reported
IL without recommendation, the three
members being unable TO agree upon It
Senator Pyle said that as IL applied
solely to Sussex county he would like to
hear from the Sussex members, xplaining
that his vote would be cast 10 accordance
With their wishes.
Senator Pierce said that he did not
believe that the bill was wanted by the
Sussex county psople, and he felt sure
that 1t would not work to their better
ment. 1t would prove disastrous TO
many poor persons who now enjoy small
lines of credit. The merchants would
refuse TO trust such persons, as all they
possessed would be exempted, Further
more, It would tend to mako rogue Of
many an honest poor man. Speaking Of
the exemption law OF Kent he told
pathetic story OF how some man near
Dover used It to cheat him out OF 300.
the appraisers setting aside several hun
dred dollars In making the exemption.
Senator Moore. the other Sussex county
member on the floor, also expressed him
self In opposltioD to the bill and 1t was
killed without farther ceremony.
To Pay for the sohooI-house
Some time ago the town OF Marshallton
built new school house and equipped IL
There was not enough money In the
treasury to pay for 1t, and 1t became
necessary to borrow the money. The
Senate yesterday passed a House bill
authorizing the Board of Education to
borrow 81 600 on the faith and credit Of
the town.
The fortunate Half Dozen.
Senator Pierce introduced q bill max
ing the general stock law of Sussex
county apply to certain school districts
which are now exempted from It's pro-
visions. There are six of them, all in
the northern part Of Sussex county. iU
looks rs though the "hocks that range
the valley free" In those six districts Will
soon have to be kept up.
Brideevine WIN Not Get It.
The people Of the town of Bridgeville
do not think that Sussex county is
paying the town enough for the main.
Nast - a. H. L..
corporate limits. For some time the
annual appropriation has been 5000
Several weeks since Representative Ball
introduced bill increasing the amount
to $400 The House committee reduced
the amount to $500 aud the House passed
it. The Senate committee reported 1t
unfRvorably yesterday. Senator Pyle.
chairman Of the Committee on Cities and
Towns, stating that the county members
believed that the town was getting its
fair proportion Of county funds IL was
killed without comment
seaford May License Them
seaford never had the right {, license
shows until Yesterday. Then the Senate
passed the House bill authorizing 1t to do
50, The money so accruing win be used
for town purposes The House bill
phoNlulhE ioA bho Dounluk oA bAc boWh
for the purpose Of putting In water
works and fte lighting apparatus Is still
hung up IN the Senate Committee on
Cities aud Towns Ez Senator w. M
Ross and other heavy taxpayers Of Sea-
ford object to its passage
Passed the Lower Branch.
Several bills passed the Houae yester
day afternoon. Oae, to amend chapter
49, volume 10 provides that the Levy
Court OF New Castle county snail elect
two men TO audit the accounts Of tho re-
ceiver OF taxes aud county comptroller.
receive &i00 each for their services. and
further provides that the auditors
report shall be printed in pamphlet
form Instead OF in two newspapers as at
present The resident judge now ap.
| points no auditors
Another, TO amend chapter 1913. vol !
ume 10, Lsws OF Delaware, compels
druggists assistants to pass an examins =
tion before the Board Of Pharmacy IN
addition to serving three years ap
prsnticeship
The senate bill TO change the name OF
Harry Minner 70 Harry Willis Voshell,
aud the House bin 20 perfect the title tc
th0 real estate Of James Davidson,
decreased, also went through the lower
branch,
Favorable Reports in tho Rouse.
The Houae committees made a number
OF favorable reporos yesterday afternoon.
They were as follows:
Substitute for House bill TO limit
judgment liens on real estate 20 ten
ears The Bill, as reported, exempts
Kant and Sussex counties from its opsra
tions
House bill requiring assessors TO hang
their tax lists Ia places other than liquol
saloons.
To change the nEms Of Robert j
Taylor to Robert Phillips
To transfer the farm Of Charles A
Hudson from school district NJ. 80 L
district No. l40, Sussex county.
To iuereese taxation in school dlstrie
No 20, ia Sussex county,
To divorce Annie f. and James Il
J Cooper
To make Margaret and Rosalie E
Wilson the daughters AID heirs as lav
Of J Edward Addieks
The Taxation Moth.
Under the title OF IAN act for th
relief Of railroad companies" Represents
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