Evening journal., 1897-05-19
THE TAX BILL PASSED
By the House With Only
Four Dissenting Votes.
WILL BE NO RAILROAD COMMISSION

Observation-Disclosures IAIPOR-
TANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
BY THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 19-Ex-Secretary OF
State j. Harvey Whiteman brought the
new New Castle County Primary Elec-
tion bill to Dover yesterday and placed
It in the hands OF Chairman HAZEL, OF
the House Committee on Elections,
It provides that the persons who
were the candidates OF the respective
parties coming within the provisions OF
the law for inspector at the last gen
eral election shall be inspectors Of the
primary election held by his party, and
that the judges shall be appointed by
the county executive committee. In the
city OF Wilmington the inspector and
judges are TO be appointed by the
county committee, but taken from those
who are appointed by the Department
OF Elections to hold the next general
election.
Il provides for registration in New
Castle county In August instead Of Sep
tember and October as heretofore The
registrars are to make two books In adj
dition to what they already make,
which are TO be voting books of quail
fed voters at primary elections. There
Will also be registration on the third
Tuesday in October. No one has a
right to vote at a primary election who
has not registered in August, and no
person is to vote at the primary cleo
tion OF more than one political party
under ample penalties provided.
Each person who is a candidate for
Il ~ A. a. II. .I..I
representative who shall be allowed to
be in the election room. The election
officers are to be qualified to perform
their duties by a person to be appoint
ed by the county committee which or
ders the primary election. The oaths
or afflrmations are to be subscribed and
delivered to the chairman Of the COM
mlttee ordering the primary election on
or before the day preceding the primary
election.
The ballots are to be printed by the
county executive committee, which
must contain the names OF all the can
dldates, each under his proper heading
designating the office to which he as
pircs. Any person desiring to be can
didate must make It known to the coun-
ty committee at least ten days before
the primary election. and that notice
must be In writing.
A ballot-box with glass on two sides
must be provided.
: Returns are TO be made to the county
committee ordering the election
The county committees are to have
the right to hear and determine contests,
and in doing so shall be qualified be-
fore notary public for the faithful
/ performance OF their duty.
{ The person receiving the highest
/ number OF votes is to be declared the
D party nominee. Adequate penalties are
4 provided for violations OF the law
TAX BILL PASSED.
The battle over the Adams bill to
equalize taxation was resumed in the
House shortly after II reassembled.
Messrs. Adams and Wilson spoke for
the bill saying that il would relieve
the distress Of the farmers and also the
I debtor classes.
Mr.. HAZEL contended that it would
certainly result in the burden of taxa
> tion falling upon the borrower, and
would prove a hardship on the poor
classes OF people and also on manufac-
turers. who are large borrowers
( In the course OF Mr.. Wilson's re-
T marks he said that while he had been
+ criticised for taking his seat, which
S some people held did not belong to him
A he would not go into the merits OF the
n rival claims. But while he was in the
scat he was endeavoring to represent
the whole people, and no party or fac
Z tion.
! Mr. Adams criticised Mr. HAZEL FOL
y reporting the bill favorably and ther
I, taking the door against Il.
- Mr. TIovaII rop1fqd that ho trror ar1r
- one member Of the committee and sim.
ply obeyed an order of the committe,
in reporting the bill. He did not thinl
r he was compelled to support a bill sim
le ply because it had been reported favor
?. ably by that committee.
The yeas and nays were called on thl
bill, and 1t was passed by the follow
ing vote:
, Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Davis, Demp
le sey, Donaldson. Dukes, ]. II. Hopkins
johnson, Martin. Mccoy, Mccullough
Short Smith. Thompson, Whitney
Wilson, Mr.. Speaker-16.
Nays-Messrs. Oneairs, EliasOn, Ha
zell Taylor.
,e The bin was given its first and sec
D. ond readings and referred in the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon.
-v REFUND THE FLOATING DEBT.
in The bill to refund the floating deb
Of New Castle county is here. II wa
A. brought down yesterday by Levy Cour
Is Commissioners John Lynn, John J
Gallagher, Henry NJ. White and Viii
liam A. Scott II provides for the Dor
ed rowing OF Si50000 on bonds, $4,000 u
Of be redeemable in 1910 and $4,000 eacl
year thereafter.
~ The bill. which was introduced b.
or Representative Mccoy, is as follows:
Section 1. That the Levy Court o
o. New Castle county be and are hereb,
q authorized and empowered to borroy
We on the credit Of the county a sum no
exceeding $150000, and for that pur
Ae pose to issue certificates of indebted
ness, of such denominations, in sucl
i'll form and bearing such rate Of interes
o. not exceeding per cent. as said Lev,
Court may deem expedient, and to b
clr so arranged as 10 time Of payment, tha
be the sum Of $4,000 of the principal sun