Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29
STATE AGRICULTURAL BOARD
Bill Regarding Its Establish
ment and Maintenance.
TO CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS
Each Commissioner to be Paid
So Per Day.


staif Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, April %. The Senate yester-
day afternoon passed, by majority
vote, the bill extending the terms Of
the Wilmington Police Commissioners.
Senator Alricbs objected and said that
two-thirds vote was necessary.
The original bill, nassed in 1891, was
passed by twO-thirds vnte, but the
bill passed in 1893, by a maturity vote,
was an amendment, and the bill passed
yesterday was supplement to the
amended bill.
There was lively discussion and
soma excitement in the Senate at the
morning session. when the Joint resou-
tion .appropriating 50, 600 to ex- Gov.
Robert j. Reynolds for his services as
trustee of the direct tax fund, was
called up. There was an amendment
pending making the amount 81, 800, and
Senator John NJ. g. Moore offered a
further amendment to strike out 81, zoo
and insert $500.
Senator Fenimore moved that the
resolution be recommitted, hut Sena-
tor Alrichs objected
Senator Handy wanted a proviso
added to tie motion to recommit to the
effect that the members should all be
in their seats when it was again
brought up. He afterwards Withdrew
the proviso.
When it was discovered that the com :
mittee on claims would have charge of
the resolution Senator Handy again OBJ.
jacted, saying that the committee had
the power TO pay out what money il
wished without reference to the Ser ate.
Menator Meredith denied this, and
claimed that the committee would
merely bring in report at the end of
the session allowing such claims as it
deemed just. Senator Alrichs con-
tended that the matter could be dis
posed OF Immediately much better than
during the rush of business at the end
OF the session. The motion to recommit
was lost by a viva voce vote, and Soma
tor John NJ. @. Moore moved the adop-
tion of his amendment fixing the
amount at $500.
Senator Alrichs declared that it was
Just aa unconstitutional to appropriate
$500 for the purpose named In the reso-
luton as il the original amount OF
81, 900 remained. He said that 5, 600
checks at 40 cents check. which
would he tho compensation at 81, 600,
was extortionate, and if $500 was
ukfSCh Qus ~ Moulu I0~bBBtS bdtu IUI
the 5000 checks. aExGov. Rey.
nolds," he said, appears to enjoy ex-
cellent health and able to earn a good
living"
Senator Fspimore said that the
amount asked was not for his services
as Governor, but for the duties entailed
while acting as trustee OF the direct
tax fund, and eminent counsel had
been consulted and they had stated that
u would not be unconstitutional il the
General Assembly made him an allow.
ance. This Senator also stated that the
United States government appointed
the Governor as trustee of the fund.
This brought Senator Hanby to his
feet with the query: "Why, then don It
heask the government for an allowance
apd not apply to the State of DelawareP
We have no right to pay government
officials. IL what the honorable Senator
from Kent says is true, we are under
no obligations whatever to the ex- Gov
ernor. am not an enemy of Robert j.
Reynolds, and il he has done any work
which entities him to remuneration
believe he should receive it, 7"
The motion TO adopt the resolution
as amended was lost, by vote of to
4, the ayes and nays being as follows:
Aye--Messrs. Handy, John NJ. @.
Moore, Pyle and the Speaker.
Nay-Mesurs. Alrichs, Fenimore,
Meredith. W. T. Moore and Pierce-5.
AS soon as the Senators recovered
from their surprise at tho vote it was
learned that some had voted under
misapprehension.
The State Detective bill, which was
amended so as to apply to the State of
Delaware instead of New Castle county,
continues the present officers for four
years from the date OF their last ap.
term thereafter. Mr.. Alrichs offered an
amendment to strike out 81, 200 and in
sert $1,000.
The amendment was lost, aud the
bill was passed finally by viva woes
vote. Senator j. NJ. q. Moore objected
andrwanted the yeas and nays, but the
Speaker decided that it was too late.
Senator Moore thon wanted to recon-
slider, but as he voted in the negative
could not make the motion.
Senator Alrichs stated that he had
not voted on the question at all, and
that mRde the final vote TO in favor
OF the bill.
Tho House bill regulating the assign
ment of liquor Licenses was recommitteti
because similar measure was passed
ht Tue SESSION OF 1850,
Tho joint resolution in regard to the
establishment of the boundary line be-
tween Delaware ana Pennsylvania,
which authorizes payment of reason.
able sum to tho recorder of deeds Of
New Castle county for his services in
connection with the matrsr was reported
fayorably, but was laid over in order
that a specific sum could be named
therein,
The Houae hill providing for the
extra appropriation Of $500 TO Whining.
ton hre companies not having chemical
apparatus was passed.
The Senate passed the Senate bill to
provide that the Wilmington Police
Commission, instead of City Council,
shall appoint the special officer for
Eighth street park at salary OF s7e0;
also the House bill appointing two new
school commissioners for District No.
96, New Castle county.
Representative Short has introduced
a bill to incorporate the Delaware
Central Railroad Co., aud yester.
day W. Brenton Yelling, representing
New York City capitalists, was here ex-
planning the bill, which provides for a
steam or electric railroad to extend
from Lewes to Seaford, touching George
town. The distance is about 80 miles,
and IT is understood that the project
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