The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-29
DOINGS AT DOVER.
The Proposed New City Charter Stirs Up
aHOwl Of DissentiOn.


left for their homes on Friday morning.
The lawyers appointed to prepare new
laws continue their work. When the
Legislature meets onMonlay there will be
number Of bills ready for consideration.
The bill to regulate the salaries of the
judges of the court reported favorably by
the committee oil judiciary, to whom
it was referred. There will be u contest
over the bill. The main objection offered
Is that the salaries provided are too low.
Under tho old law thore was allowed a
per diem rate, In addition to the regular
salary, for each judge who attended court
outside Of his own county.
This had The effect of making the salary
respectable, for The amounts allowed as
salary without per diem were ridiculously
small. Now tho salaries proposed III the
new bill arc no larger than the amounts
received under he old law, although The
duties of the judges are increased. Under
the bill the chief justice and chancellor
are each to receive $500 year, and tho
associate justices $500 II year. Those
amounts are considered too small by most
OF tho members from this county, who
think tho amount should ba 81, 00) year,
for the chief justics and chancellor, and
~, 800 year for each of the other judges.
1t Is not believed the members from the
lower part of the State will agree to those
hEuioo WluuOuU u nuFu COutoo', huu lV 10
doubtful IL they will do So even then. To
somo Of the members from tho lower pat
of the State the salaries named in the bill
loom up like great fortunes. -.
There Is possibility Of the Senate re.
Ceding from its resolution to receive no
new business except such us is necessary
under he new constitution. 2"
If the resolution is rescinded joint res.
olutlOn to tho same effect will be passed
"A ,a,,tt t,,t Ii l.
chance to express its opinion on the mat
ter. The House will nol agre, to the reso.
luton, but 1t may agree TO compromise to
receive no new business except such as is
deemed Of Importance % thep ople in gen
eral. There is Il growing feeling that tho
Legislature will have to remain in Dover
for several month";. That being possible,
1t is hold that it may as well fill in its
spare lime with general business
II that is not done here will be trouble
during the entire session.
TO FIGHT THE TRADING STAMPS.
The fight against trading stamps will
also be taken up in earnest next week, and
the chances are that the bill which pro
hibfts this giving OF stamps will be passed
with but little opposition. There is re-
port thaJ early in tho week those wuo
feyor the stalEps Will send down q we'll
known lobbyist to fight tho measure but
ha will hnya Int Iittln iufluenr. ,ha
mpm hars nf tbe As an,lIv tak, Inc via,y
that tho pviny of ths stnmn, ia nnt onIv
ininrinp Hnsiness hut thnt T. J., t'norniiy
,vrcna : ami SborlI ho st,nnsd Thay
claim mat 10 Is a sort OF lottery which
shotiia hot D9 pefmltteu IN the oiats. IL
IS also peiieVeu tiiti' the giving Oh tne
stamps Is contrary 20 tne provision Oh the
n5W CONSULTATION, proniDlGlnE lobtefloS ana
elher kihuS OF ganhlihg. ibis may DO
sure ching the proVislor, OF tne constllu,
'lon IL ltI1e' bub ihe Dill Wi, De passed
on It's hierlts, regardless ol tho constlta-
llon.
several petitions Will be forwarded to
ms Legislature, amongst them beng ono
containing thc names OF nearly every gro
Gerry store proprietor IN orr city praying
for tho passage OF IL law to prohlhi' the
giving ot lrnding stamps or other devices
by merchants to influence trade to them
THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
Si,ce tbc oct;o, of th, Ssnat, an 1uss-
fav when il dccidrd IN consiIer the ,rnnn.
silion nf n nav chartcr r,r the civ If " MI.
ming, Mt ,ho nrosnnt s,,slnn the Mpni.
rinni Cnmmissi6n @ bas rnsmmpa iIs ment.
ms. 4 he MANNERS of Tho ronmist tiom.v
Dnniel W TnvIor, John s Ro,seII, vii.
linn d. Mullen, Jr, and frank pyle-
brld n meeting m Thursday nfternnon
and another conference Will DO held this