The sun., 1898-03-30
ACT|ONO ON CHARTER DELAYED
Oversight on the Part of the City
Of Wilmington. "
CONSTITUTION NOT ACCEPTED
Proceedings OF Roth Bodies of the
Legislature at Dover---A Number
of Bills PasSed---Ot her Rusi.
ness Brought Up.
Special to The SUN.

SPECIAL TO The SUN.
DOVER, March 29.-But small amount
of business was done in the House dur
ing the morning session.
There was no opposition to the pass
age of the bill extending the time for
correcting the assessment list by the
Levy Courts OF the State, as it was in
troduced at the request of the clerks,
who found the changes so numerous
that they would be unable to complete
the work within the required time.
The bill relating to the licensing of
undertakers in the city of Wilmington
was reported unfavorably by the com
mlttee.
This bill was introduced at the re-
quest of number of the undertakers Of
Wilmington.
They desire to have the persons en-
gagged in the handling Or interment of
dead bodies brought under the SUPER
vision of the Board of Health through
the medium of a Board of Undertaking
Examiners, which was to have been
given power to license all persons en-
gagged in the undertaking business.
This bill is in no wise connected with
the embalming bill.
The proceedings of the morning ses-
sion were as follows:
House called to order at lO.45.
Journal of preceding day read and ap-
proved.
Referred-Act for the relief of the
courts OF the State; act authorizing the
copying of indices of the Orphans Court
of Sussex county.
Notices-Act to establish two voting
places in Dagsboro hundred, Sussex
county.
Reported unfavorably-Act in relation
to licensing uudertakers in the city of
Wilmington sact to abolish days of grace
on negotiable paper.
Passed-Act to extend time of correct
ing assessment lists by clerks Of the
Levy Courts.
Adjourned till 3 O'clock
In the Senate the House bill relating to
the publishing Of equity reports was
read and referred.
The bill prohibiting tho taking of
oysters from hurderkill and St. Jones'
rivers between April 1st, and September
18th, was passed and now becomes a
law
The afternoon session of the House was
called at $50.
The business of the session was mainly
the passage of three bills in relation to
exempting from taxation certain marsh
lands in the city of Wilmington for the
term OF ten years.
The act amending the act to incor-
porate the town of Newport and per-
mitting an increased taxation was also
passed, this being one of the bills which
was lost in the shuttle during the session
held last winter.
The proceedings were as follows:
Passed, act to amend All act to inorpor-
ate the town of Newport; act to encour-
age manufacturers and to exempt from
taxation for ten years certain marsh
lands in the City OF Wilmington; act to
classify certain lands in the city OF Will
mington for the purpose Of municipal
taxation; act to cxemp certain marsh
lands within the city of Wilmington
from Municipal taxation.
The afternoon session of the Senate
was devoid Of interest the work consists
ing Of the passage of the Senate bill con-
cerning the Kent county levy court COM
mission bill and reading for first time
House bill extending time for making
and correcting assessment lists by clerks
of levy courts and the act concerning
shows in the town of Newport, both OF
which were referred.
The action OF the Senate on the charter
Of the city of Wilmington is delayed
owing to the fact that the city has not
with one OF the provisions of
the new constitution winch reads as
follows:
mo corporation in existence at the
adoption OF this Constitution shall have
its charter amended or renewed without
first filing. under the corporate seal of
said corporation and daily attested in the
office Of the Secretary of State, an ac-
,eptance OF the provisions of this consti-
,ution'
Owing to this oversight on the part of
,he city OF Wilmington the bill is held
n the House awaiting the arrival OF the
acceptance.
A full attendance of the State Iegisla-
ure is desired on April s. as it is in
ended to have photograph taken of the
'ntire body. McCuLLoUGH.