Evening journal., 1897-03-27

During the noon recess Congressman
Mcguire, Of California, delivered an
address on taxation in the hall of the
House Of Representatives. He arrived
in Dover at 1920, being preceded by
John S. Crosby, Harold Sudell, John
A. Walls and ]. u. Phillips. The party
of Single Takers took dinner at the
Capnol Hotel. ard shortly before ?
O'Clock proceeded to the State House,
where Mr.. Mcguire MAIDS his speech,
hanuiing the question from q Single
Tax point OF view.
After Mr.. Mcguire hal finished
speaking he and his fellow-Slngie Tax
ers repaired to the parlcr where they
had a hearing before the special ccm-
mittee on taxation.
REED STREET IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate bill to vacate Reed street,
between Monroe and Adams streets,
Wilmington. for the benefit CT the Blu
menthals, was called up in the House
yesterday by Representative Cheairs
and put on its final passage. IL car
riCd with It amendments giving the
Street and Sewer Department and the
Water Department access TO the prop
elty az an times for the performance
Of departmental work. and the amend
menI was adopted by unanimous vote
Representative Donaldson moved a
further amendment increasing from
81 COO TO $4,000 the amount to be paid
10 the city by the Blumenthais for the
road-bed
Representative Dempsey made BIT
| ter fight against any such increase, and
said that Il might block the whole pro-
| lest and throw three or four hundred
/ men out of work. He was still talking
when Representative Donaldson moved
/ TO adjourn for dinner, which motion
was carried.
When he House reassombled at
o'clock Representative Dempsey took
me floor 10 resume his speech on 'h'
vacation Ct Reed street. Representa-
tive Donaldson walked over between
him anC the speaker and asked him tC
go 10 one side and talk the matter ovei
with him quietly This Mr.. Dempsey
refused to do. saying to Mr.. Donald
con- go and sit down. you remind m'
Of an india-rubber ball-always bob
bing up and d,wn." Mr.. Donaldson
took hiF seat. but he was smartlng IN
der the words of his opponent. Resum
, ing his speech Mr.. Dempsey said tina
the vacation of the street would ad
vance the business interests of the city
and that the Board Of Trade was in "a
vor oi il. Then he surprised his hear
ers By declaring that many of the mem
+ bers wished TO go home by the express
: and no would net have time to con
e clude his remarks. Therefore he move
+ to defer iinal action on the bill unit
= Monday morning at IL o'clock. Repre-
S sentative Mccullough moved TO amen
! Il. q frtar .f
o'clock Mr.. Dempsey accepted III
amendment and the matter went owe
o | Mr. donaldson Immediately took tf
a floor and accused Mr. Dempsey of bein
p discour.eous to hlm. Mr.. Dempsey II
, plies that he owed Mr. Donaldson n
apology. Immediately afterwards IN
. House adjourned.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
+, There was not a vote in the Hous
against the Senate bill extending ia
e the term of one year the terms OF tn
I present members of the Boar
Of Health Cf the city of wi
mington. When It was called u
. for passage Mr. Cheairs said that h
thought It was a good bin and shoul
pass. Nineteen votes were recorded
it's favor. two of the members being al
e sent. This means that Mayor Jeffer
= will not have an opportunity to oul
u the men.
THE HOUSE INTRODUCTIONS.
+ In the House yesterday morning ia
= following bills. the provisions
u which have been fully described, wen
) introduced:
- BY Mr.. Eliason, to regulate fishin
in Drummond's mill pond, ctherwi'
- known as Silver Lake. in New Cast
i county; by Mr.. Dukes, TO repeal sci
a tiCn 3. chapter 146, volume 16. by NJ
& Whitney, to regulate the sale of wiz
and cider in Seaford and NOrthwe
Fork hundreds; by l.. S. Hopkins.
straighten a public road in MilfoI
- hundred; to repeal the act TO incJrpo
Y ate the Lebanon public schools; oy M
" Short. &c divorce Henry G. and T..
e tience r. Walls.
MORE MONEY FOR TOWNSEND
Representative Taylor gave notice
@ an act to amend the charter of q
n town CT Townsend lt raises the cap
,- taticn tax from % cents DO 81. and il
lrI croasos from 500 to $500 the amoul
Of money to be raised for tcwn pu
@ poses exclusive of the money receive
l-i frcm the road commissioners Of App
e. quinimink hundred.
/ NEW CASTLES DIVISION.
Representative Mccoy introduced b
bill dividing New Castle hundred in
j. four election districts, two Of the
being in the city of New Castle and tv
3 in the rural part of the hundred
The first district is composed of q
i that part Of the city of New Cast
north Of a line through the middle
Delaware street to the Delaware rive
TO the old Frenchtown road and
y that road to the city line. with the vo
- ing place at the Court House.
The second district consists of all
New Castle city south OF those line
~ with the voting place at Lenape engii
- house.
The rural part of the hundred
- divided by a line beginning at the
tersectiOn of the New Castle al
J. Frenchtown road with the weste
boundary of the city line. Thence wi
- the centre line of said road north till
intereects the centre line of the Hare
Corner road. Thence by the centre III