Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04

during the year, and 1920 remained
unpaid from ex-Treasurer Atkins
torn, and the money was ordered
turned over TO Treasurer Ross, 60 that
he might pay the bonds. Xix Treasurer
Atkins was allowed $500 for extra ser.
vices during the year 1896. and author
izeti TO have printed 500 coEios of his
bionnial report.
Tho bill tn abolish tho T'hat and pill
lory in Delaware hls boen read twiGo
in The Senate and il in tho hanaa Of
the judiciary committee, whUrn, accord.
ing to ono of tho memhere. it will fe-
main until something is known about
the action of tho Constitutional Con.
yoption on the subject.
Tho bills confirming tho sale of the
George Read Riddle property and
authorizing tho Governor TO appoint
two notRries public for Wiimingtnn
have passed. and ars leiug enrolled.
Mr.. W. II. Orr, u member OF the
Board of Truateea ut the State Hos.
pital for tho Insane. extended lin in
vitution to tho mcmbnrs Of The General
Assembly to visit the institution next
Thursday, which wGs accepted.
Letters have been iPccived from Viii
m;ngton asking the General Assembly
70 hold up TIE hill doing away with
Saturday half.holidGyT in Wilmington
banking iustitutious, as there is con-
siderable opposition to the measure.
Tho divorce committees will meet at
l.30 O'Clock on Monday and Thursday
afternoons, and IL necessary night ses-
sioaS will be hell.
Five hundred additional copies OF
Gov. TunDel's address have bncn or
dercd printed by tho House fer the use
oil the memaefs, who have had numer-
Gus calls for COPIES.
Dover, Jan. 29-- Representative Demp.
sey displayed his oratorical abilities
yesterday, when he mado strons
speech in the House of Representatives.,
| in which no advocated joint resolu-
| tion extending sympathy to tho strug.
Cling Gubans. The resolution, which
was offered by Mr.. Dempsey, was as
| follows:
Resolved, BY tho Senate and House
| OF Representatives. of the State of Del.
aware, in General Assembly met
"That We extend to tho struggling
patriots of tho island of Cuba our
heartfelt sympathy in their noble efforts
to throw oil the bonds of tyrnnnical
| government, and we condemn tho brutal
manner in which the war 10 being
conducted by the Spanish government
and officers and We request our Sena-
| tors and Representative from this
State in the Natona. Congress to use
| their hest efforts to secure cessation of
hustilities and the freedom of the
people of the island"
The resolution originally read 'in-
etruct" the representatives in Con-
greHs. but at the suggestion OF Mr..
Cheairs the word instruct" was
changed to request.
After the resolution had been read
MIR. Dempsey explained why he offered
it. lle spoke for about Is minutes and
in the course Of bis remarks reviewed
the aiutation in Cuba and said he wa
prompted by patriotism. He requested
Messrs. Hazel and EIiasnn to address
the members on the subject, but both
said that the ground had been go we'll
covered by MIR. Dempsey that further
comment WIS unnecessary. The resou
tion was unanimously adopted and was
also concurred in by tho Senate.
| a bill providing for tho taxation of
bonds and mortgages and certificates OF
inuebtnoss, which was given notice of
b. Representatives Adams roads 40 fol-
lows:
Whereas il Is but just that tho
burden of taSation should ia adjusted
and distributed SO that it may bear
equally upon all according to every
mau's estate. and
"Whereas tho present system of taxa
tion is unjust and oppressive, in rhat
1t taxes most the property lcast profit
| nj, t,l 60 hpH
produces tho greatest income; and
"Whereas every consideration of
Justice, equality and fair nlay, requires
that oil property paying interest or
yielding an income should be taxed and
made bear fair share of tho burdens
OF government; therefore,
''Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives. Of the State
OF Delaware in General Assembly met
Section |. That in addition to tho
real and personal property. now liable
to be taxed under existing laws, it
! shal! be tue duty of the assessor of the
various hundreds or election districts
| in this Stats 10 assess all investments
| paying interest or yielding income and
| which arc not now taxed for either
State or county purposes, or exempted
| by this act and tho same shall be
tayed for all county purpcses
"Seclion 2 Undor tho hoad invest.
ments' tho following kinds arc in
clCded: Sll bonds for tho payment uf
money, mortgages, stocks of every kind.
not herein expressly excepted, all juCig
| mpntE, recogulZanuei and DEGREES for
tine payment of money; all iudgment
notes and certificates OF Indebtedness,
except such as are given IN good faith
for go' d. snld anu delivered, fur wGgaa
anu sucu Judgment nnte or other evi.
dence of Indebtedness, az tnay be given
for short periods IN tho course of huii-
nHss and not nsed or intenttii AS invest.
ments, all alienation bonds boarIng; in.
tereGt, or whom tho interest is inclu,lad
in the body th-renf: all intarpst bear.
ing loans to any person. firm. company,
limited partnership, bank, baniing
associations nnd corporation OF what
uuever kind, wh"ihe. r.ning business in
this State or elsewhere; payment of
interest in advance or adding II 10 tho
principal shall in no ease eNempi TIM
lender or creditor from tue payment oi
the taS.
'tT'he following are exempted anu
exclulei from, The onera tiors of this
act: 4 Il loans anJ o. ..;enGo OF inaphted.
ness of tho un,ieu States, of rbs State
Of Delaware or ut any of thE coun tiel
thereof, uf religious and hensvoient
associations whose real estate is hy las
eSsmpf and Of guch other securities az
aro now exempt 10y express provisions
uf law, al nuns whiun are maIa Ia
local manufacturing companies, when
a