Evening journal., 1897-05-19
THE TAX BILL PASSED.
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which ghall be made through the coun-
ty treasurer, under the direction and
supervision of the said court or a com
mittee thereof duly appointed for the
purpose
Section .. That the Levy Court in
fixing the rate of taxation shall annu-
ally provide for the sum of $4,000,
which shall, when collected and paid to
the treasurer Of said county, be set
apart by him in a separate account to
/ be opened for that purpose and desig-
mated as the Sinking Fund Account for
the Loan Of 1897 and that the said
treasurer shall apply the said sum so
collected annually 60 the payment Of
such part Of the said loan as may from
time to time become due under the pro-
visions of section / of this act.
Provided, that no action shall be had
or taken under this section. until it
shall be necessary to provide for the
annual amount coming due in the year
A. d., 1910.
SOMEBODY FOlLED.
Somebody endeavored to take out of
the hands Of the two houses the matter
Of appointing the legislative committee,
but were foiled by Representatives
Johnson and HAZEL. Yesterday morn
ing Representative Taylor offered a
joint resolution, which had been placed
In his hands, appointing a legislative
committee. consisting Of John Pyle and
John NJ. c. Moore, on the part Of the
Senate, and David X. Donaldson,
Charles NJ. Adams and Matt F. Short,
on the part OF the House.
Doprooopfatfvo Tobncou opI IIavnli
opposed it, saying that it was always
customary for the two houses to merely
authorize the appointment of the COM
mittee, leaving the personnel to the
speakers or to the members of the
houses.
Mr.. Donaldson said there was moth
ing unusual about 1t. Still. he did not
know that his name was on the list
} He would not insist on its adoption, as
it was immaterial to him how the COM
mittee was composed.
On motion of Mr. Dempsey the reso-
J luton was temporarily tabled. Hereto
, fore it has been customary for each
Y house caucus and select its members
( of this committee.
! The resolution prescribes the duties
I Of the committee to be as follows: TX
r settle with the state treasurer and pub
70 lish q report; to settle with the clerks
of the Senate and House and compen
o safe them for experimenting the print
n ing of their journals.
COMMISSION BILL KILLED.
e After a long and hot debate tn
S House killed the House bill creating
S railroad commission. The vote wa
e close being ten for it and clever
against it. not counting Representative
Shorts change of vote for purposes o
reconsideration.
The bin was read at the morning ses
sion, and the debate began immediatel
S after the House reassembled. il wa
opened by Chairman Donaldson Of tn
committee which reported the bill. ii
- alluded to the complaints of discrimi
: nation made by Delaware shippers, an
= particularly those in the lower part c
the state. Messrs Dempsey, Wilso
~ and Whitney followed him, saying thf
W the passage OF the bill would brin
~ great relief to those who were no.
,. complaining of the determinations.
= would also be of general benefit to tn
. people at large who were clamorin
for its enactment.
Messrs. HAZEL, Adams and johnson le
the fight against it, holding that th
~ bill would never amount TO anything
s passed, and that a competing line dow
the state was all that would afford rt
y lief
" The vote was as follows:
g Yea-Messrs. Donaldson. Dempse.
- Whitney, Martin, l.. s. Hopkins, J. I
Hopkins, Wilson Taylor. Short an
4, Mr. Speaker-10.
- Nays-Messrs. Cheairs, HAZEL, Johr
~ son. Eliason. Mccoy, Adams. McCu
,. lough, Smith, Thompson, Dukes. Dav
- Ill.
Mr. Short changed his vote in ord,
..ee to move for reconsideration.
id ACKLAN DIVORCE BILL DEAD.
le Horace G. Knowles, attorney for Mr.
rs Laura Acklan, has not yet despaired
getting her divorce bill through Il
e House. He came down yesterday aga
co and set to work to have the House su
IL pend its rules and reconsider in spi
Of the lapse of three days. City SoliC
tor Robert G. Harman and Josiah Ma
, vel were associated with him in the c
fort. They made a thorough canva
CT the House members and spent Sc
Il eral hours laying their wires.
ID. Another effort was made in the Hou
nv yesterday afternoon TO put life into Il
r. defunct bill.
% Mr. Adams set the ball rolling
II, saying that Mrs. Acklan desired al
n. ether hearing before the committee
,vv before the whole House, and he thong
a. 1t was only fair and just that it be a
M forded her
~ Mr. Dempsey moved that the vote
an which the motion to reconsider W
~ lost be recOnsidered. He said that
he opposed the bill at first, and thoug
M he would still oppose it. but in his OPT
to ion Mrs Acklan ought to be allow
IN another hearing.
81, Mr.. HAZEL contended that the moti
.ed was contrary to all parliamentary la
i'm Speaker Riggin told Mr.. Demps
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