Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

JDe memDers OF Dotn uouseB anu tue
Constitutional Convention have re.
ceived requests for photographs and
biographical sketches from the Sussex
Countian of LAUREL. which proposes TO
publish a souvenir edition.
Carl Smith of Concord has coGe out
| as candidate for State Librarian, for
which. Librarian Peter G.. Gruwell is
an applicant for reuprointmcnt.
Dover, Feb. 10 The House bill
authorizing the Levy Court OF New
| Castle county to borrow so, 600, for the
purpose Of giving temporary relief, has
| struck snag in the Senate. 1t was
passed in the House, with m amend
ment, which specified that tho loan
should not be permanent ana that the
money borrowed should bo paid out OF
the delinquent taxes now duo and col.
| lectable, and also that the Levy Court
shall not in any year mako their ex-
| pentlitures and allowances larger than
| the amount of taxes levied by the court.
According to the wording Of the bill,
its provisions can be construed to mean
that tine loan may be negotiated for two
ycars. while a representative of the Levy
Court stated a few days ago, while ad-
vocating tho bill, that it is the in
tention 10 make the loan for two
months and pay ii of within that
period from the delinquent taxes to bo
collected. But Senator Pyle and some
of his colleagues want a better under.
standing aa they are avorsu to saddling
any new obligations on New Castle
county, Mr.. Pyle being of the opinion
that the county should collect its taxes
and pay itH bills.
Tho House bill extending to New
Castle county the Saturday half holi-
day law. which now. applies only to
Wilmington, mer ii storm of opposition,
whom il was reported favorably from
tho committee on revised statutes in
the House yesterday. Chairman HAZEL,
in reporting the bill. said that II was
reported fayorably because it had not
been opposed.
MIR. Donaldson, who had introduced
the bill, said he had done so in order
to prevent confiiction between city and
county banks. Mr.. Mccullough said
only thaso Interested in banks were
favorable to the measure, and as there
was some opposition to it, he was
favorable to having the bill laid over
that it DO referred back to the com
| ulltiuf. VT. lS6hiIpu) hETcot WIN hih'
and seconded the motion.
Mr.. Donaldson moved az an amend.
: mGnt that the bill lie on the table foI
future consideration or, in other
wor Is, TO postpone action until some
) future day.
. 1t was finally ducidcd to pospt1nt
, action until some future day.
: The bill reincorporating the I'm
: maculate Beneficial Society Of Whining
0 ton, which originated in the Senate,
q passed the House yesterday afternoon,
] under suspension Of rules.
= MIR. Eliason introduced the bill tc
o incorporate the College Settlement Go.
F.. The incorporators ara Henry q. non
t rad, George w. Marshall and Horny r.
Cannon. The capital stock is to be co
!. less than So, 600 nor more than $40, 001
/. divided into $40 shares. The compan,
i seeks incorporation for the purpose o
. holding land in the vicinity of thu
, State College for Colored Students.
/ The House passed the House bill
4 amending the charter of the Delawar
|. State Grunge Fire Insurance SO tina
the company can insure against light
4. ming
: Tho House bill making valid th
!, record of certain deeds also passed tn
House.
!, The House passed the House bill
a authorizing the Board of Education O
- Laurel to raise 81, 500 annually iusteai
y OF 81, 600 for school purposes. Speake
Riggin, who introduced the bill, sai
an extra teacher and longer term ar
= desired. AT present the term is onl
n about seven months.
= Representative Short gave notice of
/, bill to divorce Seymour @. and Mar.
/, L. Downes of Indian River.
n Mr.. Hazel gavo notice of bill I
Il amend chapter IT'S, Volume XIX. Law
:, of Delaware, which provides that N
- Judgment shall be lien on real estat
n for more than 10 years unless renewed
- The amendment proposes to mako th
i law operative in Kent county, us wel
i as Now Castle county.
,s Tbs Senate passed the House bill t
r. provide that judges of courts may sa
~ how many witnesses may he aummone
+" on certain points in cases before them
- hut not after it had met vigorous or
position by Mr.. lIanby. who held tina
ii it was means of discriminating be
i tween tho rich and pour. He and NJ.
i, Pierce voted against the bill.
r. Jamos q. Robinson and Henry d
~ Boyer came down from smyrna yestei
I uay anu appeared DeIuro thc committe
=; on municipal corporations and advo
~ ~ Gated tho passage of Smyrna's moi
n charter. The bill was opposed by Joh
a. II. Iioffecker, William A. Faries
.. William NJ. bell and Gorge II. Ray
mond. MIR. Hoifecker is president an
Messrs. FAIRIES, Robinson and Boye
:, arc members Of tho Town Council.
I A bill to abolish days of grace in th
~ State has been placed in the hands G
:, Representative iiazell. In addition
"a abolishing days of grace on promissor
10 notes. drafts, &c., the bill provide
~ ~ that whom they fall due on Sundays O
~ legal holidays, they shall he due on th
,s next secular or business day, and ha
~ a provision that notes, drafts. bills c
10 exchange, checks or other paper shnl
,5 not be protested on any Saturday, bu
Il must be protested on the next seCule
~ or business day. The act is to becom
Il operative on July Ist, 1897.
- Reading Clerk Kern, who has bee
tv i'll, returned to duty yesterday. ChnI
~ ~ lain Vincent has been appointed as
~ sistant reading clerk.
40 Petitions are in circulation in Dovf
- asking the Legislature TO enact Law
a that will afford reliof from alleged dii
~ 20 crimination in railroad freight rates.
tGo r. The State Hospital appropriation
A. receiving considerable consideration
=" and the members OF both houses al
+o obtaining all the information on til