Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
KILLED THE STATE FAIR BILL.
The Legislature " onId Not Grant the APP
prOpriAtton.


preparation.
stan Correspondence OF Gazette aud Journal.
Dover, May lS.-Iha House Of Repro.
Buntatiyes yesterday killed tina h'i: pro
viiing for State Beard at Agricul
ture, chiefly because it contained nro,
vision making an annual appropriation
OF 81, 600, for tiyB years, tn be useu IN
the premium list Of tho State Far Az
ISOLATION. The bill VIVA callod up by
Mr.. Wilson. After it had hosn read
DIR. johnson uffered IN amendment
striking out the section which permits
the agents of tho board to go on private
property ami conaemn trees which are
supposed to he diseased. Alr, short
objected OH the ground that the law
would be useless without that pro@islon.
The Speaker ruled tho amendment out
| OF order, holding that il had been
offered contrary to the rules. MIR. MI,
son spoke in favor OF the bill, md
specially commented the feature grant
| ing au appropriation to the Stnie Fair
| Association. Mr.. llazell opposed the
appropriation feature. Mr.. Dunaldsnn
| replied to him and defended tho Fair
Association. There was a tilt between
Mcssrs. Hazel and Donaldson, after
| which shs vote wRs taken, the result
being as follows:
Ayes Messrs. Dempsey, Dukes. Nc.
Coy, Mccullough, Short, Taylor.
Thompson, Whitney and Wilson $.
Nays Msssrs. CheairR, Donaldson,
Davis, Eliason, Hazell, j, ii. Hopkins,
l.. S. Hopkins. johnson, Martin, smith
and the Speaker-ll
Absent Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. Donaldson at first voted for the
bill and then changed his vote to
mo. +" 1t is altogether likely that the
/ volts will be recunsidered.
The House passed ard sent to the
Senate the House bills providing for a
Department Of Eletions in Wilmington
anu providing for uniform registra
tion Of yotera throughout the State.
The Department OF Elections bill con
tinues the present members of the de-
paTtment in Ofice anu provides that the
Governor shall appoint their successors
as their terms expire. The bills were
read in the Senate and referred to the
election committee, which consists Of
Messrs. Kenmore, John Nj. &. Moore
aud Pyle.
Representative HAZEL gave notice of
three bills regulating the affairs Of the
Supreme Court of the State. One pro.
/ Nluoh q iOEHl pTutboHI dllUNh
the court TO make its own rules, and
the third regulates the matter of re-
turns.
The Senate passed. the House bill
authorizing tia Secretary of State 10
have printed for distribution the new
school law, after amending it so as Ia
provide that 1000, instead of 1000,
shall be printed and proposals ahal te
asked for. This Houss concurred in the
! amendments.
The Senate passed the House bills in
creasing from $500 to 81, 600 the annual
appropriation for compromising people
whose cattle are ordered killed, on ac.
count OF disease, and authorizing the
resident judge to fill vacancies caused
by death in the board Of managers oI
any ditch company.
The House committen on private cor.
porations reported tho Senate anhatitutc
for the corporation bill, with an amend
,, ment making the grade crossing feature
more liberal.
Toward the close OF the afternoon SEES
sion OF the House Representative Adams
introduced bill oxempting from taxa
, ton various Kinds of property, incuG
ing schools, churches, benevolent ant
charitable institutions, hedH OF rail
. roads, grain, all household goods, in
veHtments not paying tax. working tool
. and implements, all wearing apparel
I &c. The friends OF the bill claim tina
it is made necessary by the following
D paragraph 10 tho new Constitution
I "all taxes shall no uniform upon tn,
g same class of subjects within the terri
! turiHl limits OF tho authority levyin!
the tax, and shall be levied and col
leuted under general laws, but tn
, General Assembly may by general law
. exempt from taxation such property a
I in the opinion of tho General Aasembl
will best promote the public welfare. ;