Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-03

Ahr. JOnn60n 1nOuR0l that TO BlTlhe
out the preamble would complioate mat
ters, and made motion that the House
nou-concur in the resolution.
Speaker Riggin declared the motion
out Of order, however, and the motion
TO strike out tine preamble was put to
vote ami carried unanimously.
Tho resolution minus the preamble,
being before the House, Mr.. Wilson
said ne was opposed to the resolution.
lie was very well satisfied with tho
condition of affairs anu thought the
legal commission was making very gouti
progress. He had visited the attorneys
and found thai they had most Of the
work laid out and he could see no
reason why it would be necessary for
the Legislature to be IN session until
spring. lie had bevu informed that |
the Agricultural bill was in shape and
the mater of the judiciary had hem |
disposed OF. lilo believed matters werB
in good shape and had heard no COM
plant, except from the members of the |
General Assembly. lle was not in favor
Of having the committees work jointly
in preparing work. Such committees
would be Lnwieldly and in lis opinion
very little would be accomplished in
this way; there would be SO many idcas.
MI. Donaldson thought tho work
could be cunploted in three months il
the committees should be allowed to
hnye additional counsel. lie stated
that no had applied TO the regularly
engaged attorneys Tor advice in regard
20 80 amending the Adams Tax act as
10 make il either operative or repeal it,
but he could not engage the attention
OF the attorneys. lie statcd that partial
assessments had been made in some
hundreds, and unless the law should be
changed the tax mast be paid by some,
| while others would he exempt. He
wanted some advice ahnut that and
| other matters and thought the com-
mttees should have II right TO secure
| the services of other counsel.
| Mr.. johnson said the attorneys had
| laid out their work, but thors wac other
work which could be done h! the com
mittees. He sent to tho Speakers desk
the following list, which lad been
made out by the attorneys: Terms of
court, seals of court, substituting the
names of the courts in the Laws, salaries
of judges, Supreme Court CLERK, regis
tration Law, election law and certifi-
Gates, arrangement Of hundreds, pro-
viding for judge Of Supreme Court
under paragraph 5, section IL, article
a, incorporation law. Board of Health,
school law. appropriations for the year
cnding January lst, 1899, Board of
Agriculture, Board of Canvass, Levy
Courts OF Kent and Sussex counties,
providing for Board OF Registrars, taxa
tion, divorce Law, notaries public terms,
regulating appeal from registrars, public
schools, inferior courts. providing for
the bond of officers hereafter elected or
appointed to fill vacancies, proyining
for the oaths of officers hereafter elected,
to amend chapter A. page 80, Re
visod Code, capitation tax, terms OF
school superintendents and certain other
officials, guardians accounts, appeals
to the Supreme Court
Mr.. Adams offered a substitute to
apportion the work among the com
} mittees of the two houses and giving
the committees authority TO employ
counsel where it was deemed necessary.
1t was substantially the same as the
Senate resolution, except that it elimi-
mated the feature providing that bills
after being prepared should be sub.
mitted to the regular attorneys. SOME
OF the members thought it would be
well for tho House to empower itt
committees to employ counsel and iei
J the Senate do as it saw fit. The sub
stitute was lost by vote OF to 8, anc
the House non concurred in the Senate
resolution, as amended, by a vote Of
to z. This ended the matter for the
time being, and recess was taken fol
. dinner.
At the afternoon sesEicn Of the Houst
joint resolution was passed providing
for adjournment until 10 o'clock Mon
: day morning, but il could not be con
, Bidered by the Senate until about 5. q
! o'clock. There was rot quorum il
: the Senate, Messrs. Feninore Alrichs
Handy, j. NJ. G. Moore and Pierc,
) being absent. Senator Pierce arrived
on the 5.l1 train. however, and thor'
being quorum, the Senate concurret
in the House resolution adjournint
: over until Monday.
! Chairman Adams of the House judi
Z ciary committee reported favorably oil
I the bill fixing ths salaries of the Chan
: cellor aud Chief Justice at So, 500 ant
= associate judges at s3. 300 each, will
a 5000 to the Chancellor and residen
/ judge Of Kent county for renortini
!, court decisions. The Judges, according
q to the bill as il now stands. are not t
q receive additional compensation for at
|
. do not reside. No action was taken o.
r the bill
n Representative Donaldson gave motto
! Of a bill in reference to original bills
!, The old Constitution provided tina
after bills we're passed they should b
a sent to the secretary of State, while tn
new Constitution provides that the
~ should he sent TO tho Seuate. Mr.
n Donalds0n's bill provides for maxim
The change.
/ The House passed joint resolution
' authorizing Gov. Tunnel tu pay over I
q the general fund OF the State 49, 232. II
i the undistributed portion Of the direc
If tax fund.
Representative Dempsey introduce
the bill taxing electric cars in Net
n Castle county Tor city and county pun
10 poses. Cars in Wilmington arc 10 b
rs taxed $50 each, annually, for city pui
If poses, and cars outside the city are
}, be taxed $40 for county purposes.
g Representative Chesirs gave notice {
Il bill to authorize tho mayor and CON
It missiouers OF Delaware City To pay o
D. the bonds, amounting to So, 900, an
J. now bearing interest at A., per cent an
j issue new bonds All lower rate {
" interest; also TO levy tax Of lilo of
IL per cent for sinking fund TO liquidat
IS the bonded inaetedness; also to impos
' license ON non resident vendors
hawkers and peddlers, tho liccns
10 feature not to apply tn manufacturer:
,s farmers and truckers, residents of Me-
30 Caetle county, selling their own pre-
t, ducts.
,e Representative Donaldson Introduce