Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-13


t!un. 1t is your duty to remedy this
defort at once by such enactinents as
will prevent bribery aud corruption at
primaries and secure tho people in their
choice OF party candidateB.
SALARIES.
III will be your duty to fix the salaries
of the judiciary and other State officers
In doing SO would impress upon you
the wiadon Of providing adequate and
remunerative salaries, for If We would
have competent and able officials We
must offer thom the indueement of a
proper and adequate compensation for
their services. In doing so, however,
YOU must not loss sight os our limited
sources OF income and the condition of
our finanues which it is your duty to
husband and preserve as has been done
in the past.
oT1IfR LEGIsLATloS.
The Constitution also makes it your
duty to provide for u uniform biennial
registration, permanent school fund,
State Board of Agriculture. State
Board of Health and many other i'm
nOrtaut changes which a careful con-
sideration Of that document will make
apparent to you.
DIRECT TAX.
Under the provisions of an act of
Congress entitled "An Act to credit
and pay to the several States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia all
moneys collected under the direct tax
levied by the act of Congress, approved
August, fifth, eighteen hundred and
sixty. one" approved March 2d. 1891,
the sum of $40, 772. 02 was paid 10 the
Governor of this State in trust for distri-
button among persons entitled thereto.
Under the provisions of said act of
Congress- all claims TO said money were
required to be filed within six years
naxt after the passage OF said act and
all claims not SO filed 10 be forever
barred and the munsy attributable
thereto to belong 10 this State. The
period of six yeare expired on the
second day of March last. leaving in
the Farmers Bunk at Dover to the
credit Of this account sS, 232. II as will
appear By the report which | shall have
occasion 10 make to your honorable
BODY al an early date, 1t will be neces
sary that you, by proper legislation,
authorize mo to pay over the said sum
80 remaining in bank to the State
Treasurer of this State.
In conclusion, permit me to suggest
that, while your dltius are thus cir
cumscribed, you are entering upon ono
of the most important sessions of the
General Assembly held for many years,
With this, the first legislative session
held under the new Constitution, rests
In no small degrae the future happiness
and prosperity of our State. In order
TO accomplish the necessary work that
lies before you, you should devote the
session to the consideration and enact
ment of these necessary changes in our
laws and not permit proposed legisIa-
tinn on Other subjects to divert your
atteution or prolung your session. On
my part you may count on q curdial
concurrence in every measure for the
public good, and ON all the information
possess which may assist you in the
discharge OF your important duties
REPORTS. a.
/ herewith submit the report of the
inspector of San jose scale, made to
Inc under the provisions of Chapter
| 4l9, of Vel. Xxx. of the Law of Della
ware, containing much valuable in-
formation of vital interest to the fruit
growers of the State, ami recon mend it
| to your careful consideration.
Ebe W. Tunnel.
Practically no preliminary work was
done last night All but five OF the
members of the House were here, hut
there was no attempt at caucus for
reading clerk and chaplain. Several
candidates were here, however, and ad-
yocated their clains, while the mem.
bers who we're in town passed the time
inspecting the State House. u appeared
early in the evening as though the con-
test for clerk bad narrowed down to w.
l.. Mcf arlane Of Smyrna and W. G.
Abbutt OF Milford. while it was said
that the Rev. i. II. Collins of Mar.
shallton had the call for chaplain. One
of the early arrivals was the Rev. II,
g, g. Vincent of Paulsboro N. j., late
chaplain of the House, who camo to
present his resignation in person.
Dover, Jan. II. But little business
was transacted at the morning session
of either house. In each branch a
motion was made that the uaBmhers
take oath under the new Constitution,
but it was not adopted in either. The
motion in tho Senate, offered by Mr.
Alrichs, was laid on the table, while in
tho House the motion, which was
otierel by Mr.. DonaIdaon, was. on Mr..
Cheairs' motion, also laid OH the table.
Thu general opinion is that the Legis-
aturo is working under tho old Consti-
/ tuition,
In tie House, Speaker Riggn made
an address. in which he advised the
membera to be careful in their work.
The resignation of Chaplain vincant
was accepted and he made a speech.
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