Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24


object being to get mors light on tho
subject. Mr.. Adams, in the course OF
his remarks. quoted from ex President
Harrison. lie also read of some OF the
figures in the last report of tho Will
mington Savings Fund Society. lie
claimed that il savings banks should
be exempted, many people would rush
TO the savings banks with their monsy,
10 order to escape taxation. lie said
ample safeguards bad been thrown
about tho law In his bill to prohibit
the lender from requiring the borrower
TO pay the tax. Mr.. Dempsey said that,
while the law or amendments might
not meet his views entirely 1t would be
advisable to pass IL, and their sue
cessors might make improvements. The
vote on the bill was as follows:
Ayea-Messrs. Adams, Davis, Demp-
sey, Dukes, j. II. Hopkins, l.. IS. Hop
kius, johnson, Mccoy, Short, smith,
Thompson, Whitney, Wilson and tho
Speaker-li.
Nays--Messrs. Cheairs, Eliason and
| Uazell-3.
Absent-Messrs Donaldson, Martin,
Mccullough and Taylor-4.
The bill amends the present law 80 MS
| to tax loans and Investments by savings
banks; requires the Levy Court to dis
| m lisa ouch assessors na do not comply
with the provisions of the act; omits
the oath, and requirss the assessors to
request persons for their statements.
J Wilmington assessors are to be- allowed
additional pay.
Speaker RigRin gave notice in the
| House at the afternoon session OF bill
to enable tho town Of Laurel to raise by
taxation 81 200, instead of $3.50. 1t ia
understood that the town contsmplates
having water plant and the additional
money will be necessary for lire pro-
| teution. The town commissioners have
approved the hill.
The House bill increasing Delaware's
quota uf feeble minded children at the
Media, Pa, institute from to 12 was
passed ut the afternoon session Of tho
Senate. similar bill was recently
yatoed by Gov. Tunnel because the
title was not in conformity with the
body.
During the noon recess the members
of the House held conference in the
parlor, the matter under COMMUNICATION
being the hill regulating the business
of embalming in the State. The bill
has been printed and copies have been
sent to undertakers throughout the
State. and nothing will be done In tbu
nature of final action until the people
in the business have had an oppor-
tunity to express their views.
The bills authorizing the Levy Court
OF New Castle county to ray the ex-
penses of the recent election and amend
ing the charter of the town Of Milton
have been enrolled and signed by the
Speakers of both houses.
Tho bill allowing Newport an annual
appropriation of 300. instead OF S150.
for street purposes, which passed the
House at the last SESSION. has been
started through again by Mr.. Dempsey.
There ia 50 much opposition to the
bill allowing thu town of Reh0both tt
raise by taxation $1,000, instead oil
81, 600, that il Ia hardly likely it will
mass, Members who were formerly
friendly to it are now opposed to it.
Representative HAZEL has in his pos
session one of the finest specimens o.
petrited trilobite In existence. Th'
trilobito ia said to have been the frs
vertebrated animal ON the earth, and i
, believed to have been extinct for thouH
ands OF years. 1t was probably an incl
: and a half in length and nearly an incl
, in width. The trilobite ia the starting
! point 10 the Darwinian theory of th
! evolution of man. The specimen in Mr.
IIazell's possession is perfect and wa
procured in an accidental manner AM
. at small cost. On one occasion, whel
he was travelling. he borrowed Hpeci
men from friend in Pittsburg, Pa, +
bring ON East aud show to friends here
While returning with the borrower
trilohite he was showing il on tn
train, when one Ut tho passengers ap
I prosuhed him and taking somethin
from hia pocket asked whether it wa
Il not the same thing as Mr.. Hazel wa
|, showing. Mr.. HAZEL replied that
u was, and asked where the stranger oh
0 tanned the one he had. Tie said he du
il up about 20 feet under the surfsc
J. of the ground near Cincinnati, O., an
he was not aware that it had any value
10 MIR. HAZEL informed him that sue
specimens were very rare. The owner
n however, did not realize it's value an
offered to sell il for % cents. Mr. Haze
g paid him 81 and the Cincinnati ma
q felt that no had made good bargain
u Mr.. iiazel values his purchase at Sl0(
y Dover, March 90. The State Senate
at noon, by vote OF to !, killed u
Z bill to regulate telephone rates in th
State.
N The House postponed until som
future date consideration OF the EduoI
10 tional bill, on account of the absence {
Mr.. johnson. A delegation came dow
le from Wilmington at noon and will /
rs given hearing on the bill this afte
y noon.
10 The hearing on the Boiler Inspect,
l. bill has been postponed until Thursda,
March 31st.
60 There is a story in circulation todd
OIL to the effect that several persons he
as we're taken into camp by the hacker
rs bill which was recently before II
as Assembly. AH the story goes, the chi
or advocate OF the bill, in his desire
O. secure assistance in passing it, soug
a. the helm of several friends of the mer
he bers. He gave checks in payment +
at their services, but when the chez
an we're presented to the bank they we
at not houored. 1t ia also sRid that
n local merchant cashed one of the check
D: and he was very much disappoint
nd when he learned that il was OF
II, value. 1t is lot known how many
the checks were given out.
~ ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS. !.
Or Senate.
Dover, March Ie.-The Senate met at II o. N
Prayer by the chaplain.
Zee hecess until p. m
,lv Senate reassenbled ct $40 n. m.
- On motion OF Mr.. Pyle. request was made
lul the House tor tho return OF tho bill relating
ate marriage and tavern licenses. ~.