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

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Dover, Feb. %. The General AS
sembly was fairly busy yesterday, and
large number OF new bills made their
appearance. In the House Representa-
tive Dempsey introduced bill extent
ing the powers vi certain magistrates
in New Castle county, of which notice
was eivsn some tins ago. The bill
provides thEt the Municipal Court in
Wilmington nnl the justices of the
peaes in Mi,tiletown and New Castle
shall have tiual jurisdiction in cases of
assault and battery, fighting, gambling,
sailing liquor without license, and
other minor offences, and when the
accused shall demand d jury trial the
magistrate shall summon jury con
sisting Of nino Tux payarH OF tine county
who shall SIT On the Gaze The magis
trate shall receive 50 for each such
jury trial for himsei, 81 for tho con-
stable or officer, 81 for private room
for the jury, % cents for summoning
and swearing each juror and witness,
ami the jurors shall receive 81 per day
and j cents per mile, anu eacn witness
80 cents per dry and 3 esnts ner mile.
Representative Adams gave notice of
bill amending chapter DID,, Vol. AVl.,
laws Of Delaware, so tina where man
contracts a bill in Kent or Sussex
county and goes TO New Castle county
to escape payment his wages may ba
attached on account of the bill, willis
in New Castle county.
Representative Eliason gave notice oil
a bill making an annual appropriation
| TO the colored tpacheTa institutes.
Representative johnson gave notice
of bill providing that the law pro
hibiting illegal arrests shall amply 10
coored people as well aa to whitc
people.
Representative Wilson gave notice of
bill making ths inv relating TO
anthrax conform to the new Consti'
tuition, so as 10 provide that the money
shall be paid by the State treasurer.
Representative Short gave notice Of Il
bill providing that the funds for cdn-
eating INDECENT idintiG children shall
come FROM the general fund of The
Staie, instead Of the school fund.
The House passed the House bills
providing that the fees Of justices oi
the peace for commissions shall be s.
instead OF $40, as heretofore; changing
the name Of Meta Margaretta Waller tc
Meta, Margaretta Hitch providing extrt
compensation for the attorney general
when attending court outside the State.
The Sussex county Levy Court Com
mission bill, which was before thr
House when il adjourned on Weines
Clay evening, was talSon up yesterda,
morning. Mr.. Eliason inquired whe thU
it would legislate anybody out Of office
and when he was informed that j.
. | Id ,s.. .rast .,r
Democrats and two Republicans, wht
we're last elected, and that they woult
have an opportunity TO stand fer re
election, did not oppose the bill. Mr.
J short, who had opposed the bill OF
against the bill, as was supposed h.
would do. but cast the single vot
against it. The bill provides for com
! mission of five man, one from eAGl
} Senatorial district, and each com
! $500. There ars to be 10 tax collectors
The law, if the hill passes, is to g,
into effect Immediately after tn
, slsction next fall, and the first com
D missioners are to be chosen under
. at the fall election. Several of tn
. Sussex county members. who wer
t spoken to about the matter said til
a general sentiment in the county was j
T. favor of the bill, and the presumptio
8 is that the new order nf things will
9 popular, especially after the new tou,
o gets in shane. Mr.. Short, however,
not thoroughly satisfied with the pre-
q visions of tue bill. The friends of th
q measure will use every effort to have
n pass the Senate and there is reason I
J. believe that it will recsive favorab
y consideration by that body. At th
10 afternoon session OF the Senate it WI
o read and referred TO the elections cor
J. mittee and 800 copies ord cred PRINTED
q The Senate passed the House bill n
l. pealing chapter AZ, Vol. Mn, Law
of Delaware, which was the law Callir
g for the appointment of two State d.
70 tectives from the city Of Wilmington
!. an annual salary OF $500 each. A tt
=, new law provides for two detective
D. one from the city and the other fro
the city or any other part OF the Stat
I'd at an annual salary OF 81, 200. the o
10 law is virtually dead letter and u
at members considered il proper that
l. should he taken from the statute book
I'd The Senate, on motian of MIR. Alrich
TO raised tine embargo against new bus
70 ness for the purpose of considering Il
r. bill 10 enable the mayor ami col
IL missioners of Delaware City TO refur
n the bonded indebtedness OF the tow
he IL had passed the House and was rel
he twice in the Senate and referred To Il
he committee on cities and towns. 1t
n believed that toe bill will pass I
to Senate, as no objection has been hca
90 of among the members
he The Huuse bill repeating chant
n 1874, Vol. Kill, Laws Of Delawal
is which passed the Senate, is an old q
ny increasing the SALARY of the Governor
81, 600, and il a dead letter after /
he passage of the bill fixing the salary
NV the Governor, which is now psndln
to The House bill repeating chapter a
ch Vol. XIII, which also passed
in Senate, bears the same relation to [
lat salary of the SECRETARY of State.
or The discovery mas beon made I'll
,Hr tho Wilmington Board of Educati
Der has been acting without charter sill
Try 1891. In 1871, the charter was renew
en- for 90 years. and, az far as can he
on certained, the mattar OF having
he charter re enacted at the expiration
ill that time was overlooked. 1t ia n
posed to draw up a bill providin:
ION perpetual charter for tho hoard a
Try having it acted upon az soon us practi
ere able, the intention being to hn7e
nal passed at this session. ...
The members have received copies
en- this report of State Auditor b. l.. LIE
The for 1897. The hook was printed at
rem Office of the Milford Herald and
IN highly creditable TO the printer. ]
san statistics are wall arranged aud con
"a much interesting information.
es. financial statement for the State
ia as follows; General fund-A ssets. bs
10 stucs, si77, 702; mortgages, S365,0