Middletown transcript., 1895-04-06
LrersLAr1vr NOTES.

The bill to regulate the practice Of medi.
cine and surgery is convalescent. Npassed
the House on Tuesday.
An act to amend section II, chapter 26,
volumn 10, Laws Of Delaware, was intro
duced by Representative Jolls. It pro-
vides that the controller of New Castle
county shall not approve any allowance or
claim made without due sanction Of law
and he shall countersign no warrent for
the payment of any demand or allowance
that has been assigned or contracted for.
The seven Republicans for this county in
the House were not enough to overcome
the opposition of the Democrats of Kent
and the Republicans of Sussex to the bill
authorizing an appropriation of not more
than $500 to procure from the War Depart
ment the muster rolls of the State. It has
passedthe Sentate and was defeated in the
Houseon Tuesday.
The House has passed repeater which
will permit speaker McMullen to become a
candidate for Clerk of the Peace of this
county. provided Mr.. Handy and the Sen
ate Is willing.
Senator Alrich was the only Republican
in the Senate on Monday voting for the bill
to allow Governor Maryil to appoint the
two State Detectives. and after the vote, is
said to have plainly stated to Messrs.
Moore and Pierce that he (Aldrich) was
elected as Republican and so cast his
votes in the Senate. The inference is that
those men do not always do SO.
The Senate and the House have agreed to
committee of six, Messrs, Records. Har-
rington and Handy of the former, Messrs
Pyle, Morgan and DAILY of the latter, to
agree upon the provisions of a Constitu-
tional Convention bill and to employ an
attorney to draft 1t.
An act providing for the election of
county commissioners, tax collectors and
constables in New Castle county is pro-
posed by Mr.. Handy. He proposes to re-
peal the present five commissioners law
and create Levy Court of eleven members
each hundred to elect It's own representa-
tive. He also wants each hundred to elect
its own tax collectors and constable. He |
will 60 in for home rule with q vengence,
and expresses the belief that, by honest |
effort and hard work he can accomplish |
his purpose.
Representative Burton is convinced that |
the election districts Of Sussex county are
too large to be operated successfully under |
the secret ballot law. At present only two |
hundred are divided. They are Cedar |
Creek and Little Creek. In Dagsboro hun.
dred. where Mr.. Burton lives, there are |
tight hundred voters and they all have to |
vote ct one place. He thinks that all the |
The hundreds with the exception of Indian |
River and Gumboro should have at least |
two voting places. He will introduce .
bill to divide them, as the law says that no
more than 300 voters shall vote at any one
place.
DR.. e. G. shortlidge, Peter L. Cooper, Jr.
md Charles M. Curtis are named in q res
,lution offered by Mr.. Pyle as Q commiss-
on to draft a new charter for the city of
Wilmington, looking to the restoration of
popular government for that city. The
if appointed, will report to
he next General Assembly.
The House has passed q substitute bill
or the Senate game bill making next sea-
on closed one. The bill as it passed the
House allows one months cunning, from
december the LIST. to 31st. It goes to the
enate for concurrence.
On Wednesday the House passed the bill
epealing the delinquent law of 1873, as 1t
pplies to Kent and Sussex counties. In
s91, New Castle and Sussex counties then
aving Republican Levy Courts, the law
'as repealed for the State, but in 1893 it
'as re-enacted for Kent and Sussex count
IS, they having at that time Democratic
evy Courts. 1t goes to the Senate. /.