Evening journal., 1897-04-23
DETECTIVES IN LUCK.
Big Debate in the House Over
Increasing Their Salaries.
THE CHBAIRs-DICKBY CONTEST


INDUSTRY FOR WILMINGTON.
MEASURES PASSED BY HOUSE
AND SENATE YESTERDAY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover April 23.-The House. at its
afternoon session, passed the Senate
bill increasing the salaries of the state
detectives from S9O0tO 81 200 Oayear. maxi
ing their terms four years each, and
protecting them from removal except
for cause and upon complaint Of the at
torney-general. and being given an op-
| pOrtunity to be heard in their own de-
fence.
After it had been called up and read
it was discussed by several members
Mr.. HAZEL speaking in advocacy of it,
and Mr.. Johnson being the lone oppo-
nent. 1t passed without amendment,
Mr.. Johnson being the only one who
voted against it.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Dempsey
moved to reconsider the vote by which
! it was passed, his reason being that
some of the members did not thorough
| ly understand what they were voting
on, and the vote was by no means full
one.
Mr.. Johnson said he objected to the
passage of the bill because many of the
members were now losing sleep in an
effort to devise some scheme whereby
the state treasury might be replenish-
ed. The House had refused TO in
crease the salaries Of some ether state
officers. and yet some of the members
who had voted against such increases
were now willing to put the detcc-
tives on the state payroll, and not
only that but also increase their sal
aries, at the same time stipulating that
they shall cCme from New Castle
| county.
Mr. HAZEL said that If there were not
50 many people around advocating bills
some of the members would know bet
ter what was going on.
Mr. Donaldson echoed the sentiment,
hut qualified it by saying that he did
House. He called attention to the ex-
listing resolution, adopted early in the
session, restricting the privileges of the
floor to certain persons.
Mr.. Johnson called for the yeas and
nays. which resulted as follows:
Yea-Messrs. Dempsey, L. S. Hop
kins, Mccoy, Johnson Martin, Taylor,
Whitney, Mr.. Speakers.
Nay-Messrs. Adams. Dukes, HAZEL,
J. II. Hopkins, Mccullough, Short,
Smith, Thompson, Davis
ESTIMATES OF TWO REGISTERS.
The registers of wills of the three
counties appeared before the special
House Committee on Taxation to sub
NIT their estimate on the amount of
revenue the state would receive by
taxing inheritances. None Of them fa-
vor the bill now in the hands Of the
committee. Register of Wills Crossan
was not ready to submit his estimate,
as he was out of town when the resolu-
tion reached his office, and the opera
tions of his office being extensive he
had not had time to make his calcula-
tions after his return.
The calculations of Charles J. Har-
rington, register of wills of Kent coun-
? ty, are as fellows:
Estates settled between April /,
? 1898, and March 81, 1S94.....$lS0,573
Between April I, 1894 and
j March 81, 1895. .............. 49,l9S
Between April 1, 1895, and
b March 81, 1896. 164,3Oa
5 Total. ... 1894, ,O75
S Deductions for widows. ........ 43,7St
e Balance. . ......S S7,57;
4 Average d..................$ 4'SR
b The report Of William Z. Causey, reg
d lister Of Sussex county. shows that the
$ average annual amount is about SlO5,
600, from which there is a deduction
7 for widows, leaving the taxable bal
ance about $4,000, which would make
the average yield about $4,000.
\ WILL OFFER A SUBSTITUTE.
# Representative HAZEL stated to th
# House that the Committee on REVISE
j. Statutes would offer a substitute fc
/, the Senate bin requiring clerks OF tn
II peace to settle with the state treasure
IS every sixty days and make the tim
e every three months.
THE DAY UNSATISFACTORY.
The House indefinitely postponed tn
e House bill changing the time for hold
If ing school elections in all parts Of tn
d state to the first Saturday in June. Nh
Is HAZEL, in reporting il. said that in 81
.e probability a bill would be introduce
IF making a uniform time satisfactory {
/: everyone. His bill hasnOthing to dowit
-; the one for New Castle county whiC
d passed the House at the morning ses
l. sion.
ie TO GUARD AGAINST ANTHRAX.
Representative Donaldson introduce
two bills designed to stamp out an
thrax One provides that the state sha
pay for the virus used in treating dis
eased cattle, and the other for the ere
. nation at state expense, of the bodie
~ Of cattle which have died of the dis
ease.
TOO LONG \ TIME.
Il The House committee reported unfs
vcrably the House bill to amend sectiO
4, chapter 100, of the Revised Cod
r lengthening from three to five month
the time of notice between landlord an
tenant relative to REIMBURSEMENT {
=. real estate.
ne WILSON WANTED TO KNOW.
J. Representative Wilson arose to
lg question Of privilege in the House, an
&c asked Chairman HAZEL, Of the Con
ell mittee on Taxation, what had becon
1t of RpDrocentativa Adams bill tayin