The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-26
ADAMS TAX lAN BILL
Passed by the Delaware State
Legislature.
TO RELIEVE THE JUDICIARY,
Amendments FavOrably Reported
Important Business Transacted
by the Members Of the Legis.
lature at Dover.
TO RELIEVE THE JUDICIARY,
Srecial to THE Sun.

Special to THE sun
DOVER, April 25.-The morning SEES
sion in the House was one OF activity
compared with a number of other Mon
day morning sessions.
Business did not begin until after II
O'Clock.
Business was opened by Mr.. Adams,
who reported favorably the amendments
to the bill for the relief of the judiciary
of the State.
The Senate substitute for the amend
ment to Adams tax law was next called
and in support of the amendments, Mr..
Adams stated that he was in favor OF the
amendments because the State demanded
that more taxes be raised from some
source and that something must be done
to increase the revenue resources.
The amendments call for return of
investments under oath and much capt.
tai which has heretofore escaped taxation
would thus be brought under the law.
In the past from $l5, 600, 600 to $l7, 600
GOO worth of investments had escaped
taxation through the inability of the
assessors to get at them, and they only
returned but s., 100000.
The Senate amendments made it obi.
gatory upon the assessors to get record
of all investments, and failure to do so
would make them liable to prosecution
and punishment.
As regards the city of Wilmington,
Mr.. Adams thought the amendments
brought it legally into line as munich
pality and exempt from the general pro-
visions of the bill, although in meas
ure subject to it.
The amendments exempted all invest
ments in building and loan organizations
from taxation and thus it assists the
savings of the laboring classes who de-
sire to better their condition in life by
endeavoring to provide homes of their
own through the medium of such organ
ization.
Mr. Dempsey objected to the county of
New Castle receiving any special privi-
leges through the municipality of Will
mington and said none of the other
counties of the State were accorded the
same privilege of exemption from the
heavy percentage of these special taxes.
He thought New Castle county was
unjustly treated, but while he would
vote for the amendments he felt that the
bill would increase the burden of the
taxpayers of the county.
He thought any defects in the bill
would be remedied by some future Iegis
lature, when the evils he perceived
would undoubtedly be rectitied.
Mr.. Donaldson could not see why the
/. city OF Wilmington should be favored, az
its citizens were enjoying the benefits o
the increased revenues that would bt
brought into the treasury of the State
and for that reason all the people SHOULD
be treated alike. For that reason h,
could not favor the amendment of tn,
bill
; When placed on final passage the bill
) received the following vote.
3 Yeas Adams, Davis, Dempsey, Dukes
S. s. Hopkins, johnson, Martin, Short
Smith, Whitney, Wilson-ll.
Nays-Cheairs, Donaldson, Eliason
. Hazel, Taylor.
The amendments to the bill to reliev
G the courts of this State pertaining partic
- ularly to stenographers salaries was cal
led up, but action on it was deferred III,
til some future time.
In the Senate the following notices
o were given during the morning sessions
Amending the acts regulating the admis
: sion of patients to the State Hospital TO
II Insane; providing for supplemental.
Y proceedings for the. collection of judg
r. ments.
These bills were passed: Repeating TIN
e law relating to notaries public and com
a missoners OF deeds; permitting the Fed
ccral Government to acquire lands in TIL
State of Delaware; allowing the commits
sioner of the Greenwood school district
Il Sussex county, to borrow money for tn
: erection of a school building; extendin
Y the jurisdiction of the courts of Char
:. Gerry in cases OF donors of powers {
y trust.
= During the afternoon session OF Senat
it Nj. Alridge gave notice Of Il bill to req
o late practice of life insurance companit
: during business in this state; by Senate
! Pierce for the appointment of notar
public at Harrington.
The Senate also passed House bill pr
% viding for referee trials in the Court
Chanccry.
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