Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-28

and Ninth in tho Fifth ward and that
above Ninth in tue Seventh ward.
Senator Meredith gave notice Of two
bills hearing on the official acts of
notaries public and commissioners of
daeds. OnB repeats section /. chapter
10, Vol Nm, Laws of Delaware, which
provides that the oaths or Rl1idRvits of
uotaries public to perform the duties of
their Office with fidelity. duly signed
and certified, and also the commissions
of such notaries shall be recorded in
the Office of the recorder of deeds of the
county for which they are appointed,
and the like oaths or atfidavits and
cum N issions of commissioners of deeds
residing in other Statos shall le re-
corded IN the Offices of the recorders of
deeds for the several counties of the
State. The other bill given notice of
by Mr.. Meredith stipulates that the
official acts OF any notary public or
comm issionur OF deeds residing in other
States shall not he invalidated by
failure Of any such officer to comply
with the provisions of thu section which
the preceding bill repeals.
Dover, April 23. In tho House of
Representatives yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Donaldson, under suspension Of
rules, had passed the bill permitting
the Federal government to acquire and
hold land in Delaware upon which TO
erect Notifications or other government
Citations In advocating the passage of
the bill, be said the Secretary of War
had written to Secretary of State
Hughes in9uiring what would be neces
sary for the government to acquire
such land as might be needed. init
mating that the government contem-
plated the purchase of property for
the purposes stated. While the bill
was pending many of the members dis
cussed the matter and all voted in the
affirmative.
The Senate passed the House bill
making wages prior lien in cases
where corporations become iusolvent,
after amending it SO as to provide that
the period shall not exceed six months
instead of three months, as it had been
amended by the House.
Representative Wilson, in offering
his Joint resolution providing for adj
journment, at II O'Clock, noon, on
Friday, May 9th, said he was aware a
similar resolution had passed the House
before, but the Senate hal not acted
upon it and he thought il would be In
order to jog the Senate little AND
have it take some action. If this
resolution il adopted. he HaId, eve
will put ourselves on record fairly be-
fore the people. - He said he was tired
of some of the newspaper talk and wal
willing to go home. lie believed {
great deal had been said which should
not have been said; in fact, he reat
something in one of the papers few
| days ago which he considered scandal
GUS, something no reputable newspaper
| would print. Some of the mHmberl
thought the passage OF the resolution
would be a reflection upon the Senate
| and Mr.. Wilson consented to Withdraw
the one he had offered.
Subsequently, however, he renewed
his motion for the passage OF the reso
luton. Mr.. Dempsey opposed it, OF
| the ground that it wRs impossible tt
! tell how much time would be required
| to consider the important measures nov
| pending and others not yet before tn
| Assembly. He thought it would ID
useless to force second resolution oil
the Senate. While the debate was il
progress the House adjourned until
o'clock. Upon reasssmbling MIR. Wilson
Withdrew the resolution saying he hat
arrived at the conclusion that it w0ult
probably be better to give tho SenHt
another opportunity to act upon tn
first resolution.
The bills providing for the paymen
of a salary OF 81, 0G0 annually to each O
the capitation tax collectors of Will
mington, which we're recently returne
to the House, were returned to th
Senate ami read and referred TO tn
committee on finance, which is com
posed OF Messrs. Pierce, Pyle and FEM
more. The bills, 10 addition to pro
viding for salary. give the collector
authority TO collect all taxes excer
real estate and dog taxes.
additional proceedings on fourth pnge.l