Evening journal., 1895-05-02

the bill was recommitted.
MIR. Fsnimore Appointed.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr.
Fenimore offered a Joint resolution
appointing joint committee TO settle
with the attorney general IL was
adopted and Mr. Feniuore was named by
the speaker to represent the Senste
His Faith Ceased.
The Senate without much ceremony,
killed the House bill to amend the
charter OF the Queen Anne's Railroad
Company. II WAS reported unfavorably
by Chairman Harrington, who said
"The original charter granted at this
session provided that the coml any
should spend $50, 600 in Delaware within
fifteen months, aud that the road should
be completed in three years This
proposed amendment gives the company
Two years In which TO expend 81, GOO
and four years in which to complete the
road l had the utmost faith In the
intentions Of this company In the FIRST
place. but part Of the committee hsd
not. But when it came back with these
amendments my. faith ceased. The
com mnittes is unanimous IA reporting It
unfavorably.
Speaker Records voted for the amend
ment bat it Was lost
Forgot TO Note the Amendments.
The Senate bill to incorporate the
Delaware Pipe Line Company, In which
Mr. Addicks Is interested, Is not in the
hands OF En- olling Clerk Parvis II was
| Ia his possession for a short time yes
terday, but Mr. Hanby relieved him
of its custody. IL was passed by the
Senate and sent to the House, which
passed it with amendments Clerk
Hastings. of the House, returned 1t to
| the Senate yesterday, but failed to note
the House amendments In his message.
Enrolling Clerk PRrvis was out of lb
aud applied to Clerk of the Senate
Hastings for work He was given the
pipe lice bill aud took It TO his room for
( enrolment. Some time after that Mr.
Handy discoverd the error and called the
attention OF the Senate to it On his
motion the clerk WAS instructed TO get
the bill from Mr. Parvis In order that
the Senate might set upon the House
amendments It was returned, aud
Mr.. PGrvis rslapsed inso that most
eIj oyRble state Of dolce far niente.
Railroad Tax aud Tramps
Senator Pyle offered little resolution
which created a big debate IN the Senate
yesterday. He arose and said:
"Mr. Speaker. / have 3 resolution
which / would like to have read
Mr. Speaker-"rhe clerk will please
read the resolution
IL was as follows.
Whereas, The people Of the several
counties of this state are heavily taxed
by the arrest Of trRmps who trespas.
upon the several railroads Of this state
and
Whereas, The railroads Of this state
are especially exempt from taxation foi
county purposes which is unjust to the
taxpayers, Therefore. be 1t
Resolved by the Senate Of the State
Of Delaware, that the Judiciary Com
mittee Ct the Senate be authorized Z
bring In for the action OF the Genera
ASS, mbly. q bill rectifying the wro0l
imposed upon the taxpayers Of th
several Counties.
Mr.. Pyle-"Mr Speaker move II
adoption
Speaker Records immediately calie'
Mr.. Pierce to the chair aud took the floor
Mr.. Records would like TO know o
the senator from New Castle count
{ where he gets his information that rail
rosd companies are not taxed for count
sussex county. II they are not taxed d
] Kent and New Castle couutis
1t is the fault OF the assessors. l don
; see any necessity for the adoption Of ths
3 resolution
, Mr.. Pyle-"It is thought by man,
8 that the railroad companies do not pa
, their proportionate share of the ex
e penses of the administration OF out
{ government IN that direction. The,
g ask that the committee look into tn
t matter, and bring bill In providing TO
y it. Last Saturday night, for instanc'
eight tramps were arrested for tres
passing upon the railroad property an
sent TO New Castle jail, thereby entail
b ing large EXP ense upon the civil suthorl
n ties and the taxpayers II the judieiar
COMMITTEES should find, after looktn
J. into the matter that there is nothing |
IS call for the introduction Of such a bi
{ they would not do It, That is all Tn
question is to be submitted to tbs
committee That Is the provision o
the resolution. We don't want to "a
IS railroads out Of existence, but we
le propose that they shall pay somewhere
y the neighborhood of what Is their pl
rata share OF the expense OF administer
g Ing the governments of the state an
Q counties. 1t Is claimed by many thl
\ they don't DO IL or anything like IT,
y this resolution passes 1t will become th
duty Of this committee to investiga
is the matter, and II there is no occasio
for the bill It will nos be fremsd an
{ introduced"
Mr.. Rscords-'I am a little surpiisI
II at the senator from New Castle count
II | am not mistaken be voted inside Of
s month past to relieve the B &
ie Railroad Company of $l4. 900 or $l5.O
90 tax
r. Mr. Pyle-"Yss, and would do
again.
Mr.. Records-"And yet you want
investigate them and tax them ags
lg after relieving them OF $l4, 900 tax. T
mt railroads OF Delaware are taxed Tn
pay the state $50 900 or $40 900 tax a
be the Delaware railroad pays q county I
III In Sussex county, know, and It's roa
% bed Is taxed also. | think, for sch'
II purposes Mr. Hayes, the treasurer
the company was In the building 4
minutes ago. aud | think he would hs
IN told you that II pays tax in the 9th
n counties l don't see any nsoe sity
an the resolution passing
~ Mr. Hanby-'I would like TO hear