The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
SALARIES FOR
SHERIFFS.
A Blow Aimed at Trusts by the
Constitutional Convention,

Constitutional convention,
DOVER, Jan. 2G-In the Constitutional
Convention this afternoon The following
amendment was offered by Mr. Spruance.
IAN sberiffs and other county officers
shall receive for their services such conf
pensation AS the General Assembly may
provide, and they shall by law be required
to collect all fees promptly ana pay the
same 10 the county treasurer for the use OF
the county"
Mr. Bggs favored requiring the sheriff 8
and other county officers to acquire their
saarieg from the fee collected, all in ex.
cess of the salary to be turned over to the
county treasurer.
DIR. Cooper then offered substitute
which was accepted by Mr.. Spruancc, as
follows:
"All fees received by the sheriffs and
other county officers shall be paid to tho
county treasurer for the use of the county.
Suitable salaries for such officers shall be
fixed by law, and the General Assembly
shall make provision for the full aud
proper collection Of all legal fees.
Mr. Salisbury opposed the clause pro
vidng a salary instead Of fees as it would
add greately to the expense in the two low
er counties. The gentlemen from New
Castle should apply to the General ASSEM-
bly, for u remedy, as believe that al
questions eifecting tho compensation OF
county officials should be fixed by law |
am opposed to loading down our constltu-
tion with this question of salaries.
Mr. Cavender said that the fee list
should be uniform throughout the state.
Mr. Bradford agreed with Mr.. Cavender
and said that under the law the foes were
uniform. If the sheriifs fees in New Gas.
tle are exorbitant that is the fault OF tho
law and not of the sheriff. An officer
knowingly and willfuliy making an ex-
cessive charge proves himself q dishonest
official and should forfeit his office.
At the morning session the committee
on corporations presented u lengthy report
which was blow aimed ut the trusts.
Five hundred copies of the report were
ordered to be printed. Among other
things it favored that Each owner of
stock in any private corporation to bccon-
Quoted for pecuniary profit shall be IN
dividunlly liable for the debts of such
corporation in an amount which together
with the real value of the stock owned by
him will amount to the full value of such
stock, and such additional liability as
shall be prescribed by law
No corporation shall issue stocks or
bonds except for money paid labor done
or personal property in actual possession,
or The free simple title to real estate act
ually acquired by such corporation, and
neither labor nor property shall be re-
ceived in paymeut OF stock Or bonds az u
greater value than the market price of tho
time the sad labor was done or property
delivered or title acquired.
No corporation organized outside tho
limits of this State shall be allowed TO
transact business within the State on
more favorable conditions than are pre-
scribeu by law, to similar corporations Or
ganized under the laws of this state
In he afternoon the farmers had their
innings for the establishment of . Depart
ment of Agriculture in tho state.
John J. Ross favored the Delaware Col
lege experiment station and said that the
veterinarian at that institution had saved
several horses and mules for him recently,
when the local veterinarians utterly failed
and gave the cases up. Further, he said,
the officials have traced up the origin OF
diseases that have affected the fruit trees
and by this means the fruit growers
were enabled to guard against pur
chasing from nurserymen in the affected
localities.
He said tha the great drawback to the
farmers was the eXOrbitant and excessive
freight rates, and he asked the convention
to provide general railroad law. whlcn
would regulate the matter. The situation
Il remedy for it.
BENJAMIN Y. Woodall of Milford, a
trucker and fruit grower, said he was ana
had been for Il long time impressed with
thp NECESSITY of lower rates and better ia
cilitias and more competition, so far as the
railroads are concerned. At the present
time, he said, the farmers now tlling
land in other states. who would Willingly
locate in Delaware, are kept away by the
,,,t ont IN
lack of facilities for handling farm pro
ducts.
He had, with number of other farmers,
,, been agitaiing this question for twenty
years, and hopes now to sec his desire feal'
led As to good roads, he said they would
be of incstmabIc value to the people, and
would increase the selling price OF the
lands bordering thereon.
A. w. Slaymakcr had good word for
the experiment station ana favored II gen
crul railroad blll,
He suggested secretary Of agriculture,
who should look after the interests OF the
farmers but said the Grange which he
represented favored II Board of Agrlcul
lure which should consider the ellmlnn.
ton of 'pcach yeliows' in the state and
| other similar subjects.
Two years ago" Mr.. Slaymaker said
mot more than fifty peach trees In the
| entire state We're affected with san Jose
scale, but now over Il thousand trees show
signs of scale, and the disease is spread
| ing at Il rapid rate Maryland has already
| taken holm of this matter and nursorymen
| in that state are required to give certl II
cate of health for every tree sold
John Biggs stated that peaches were
certain and grain did not pay. He believed
| in raising small fruits.
Ur Sharp Of Milford also spoke on IN
subject of railroads He said he was famll'
iar with the situation in Iowa, where
while the price of crops are low-corn, Sc
and hogs 2la--thoy are prosperous
through the operation of II maximum rate
freight bill. and five parallel roads bidding
| in competition for the business OF tht
| farmers. Here you can produce mucl
greater variety, but you have no means ol
| getting your products to market.