Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
LEGISLATORS At LAST BUSY
Many Important Matters Under
Consideration.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL PASSED
Whiteman Registration Bill
Sent to Committee.



Dover. April 20. lin the Senate. yos
terilay morning, the Registration bill
was referrel 70 committee.
The House pasted tho House bill PRO
vding for uniform biennial regis.
trl;on OF voters.
Tho House, at the afternoon session,
passed the bill providing for court
stenngrapher, and alsu an assistant
whom two courts are in session at tho
same time.
Tbs House also passed tho bill pro
viding fur a msthod of inquiring into
the sauity Of persons in the State
Insane Hospital Some of the frienas
OF Genrge LnnRy of Wilmington were
Zero and explained the necessity for
such law. after which the hill was
put through without delay, the com
made favoralls report.
The Registratinn bill, which pnssed
tho House in the murning, was read
twice, and referred 10 commities in the
senate nj the afternoon session. Ii ia
tho bill prepared by the commission of
lawyers.
The Senate passed tho House hill re
quiring the Levy Court of New Castle
county TO make an manual appropriation
10 the Ferris Industrial Schuul at the
rate of 300 for each boy, the amount
not to exceed S.. GOO.
Dover, April 50. Tho Senate yestor-
day killed the bill requiring special
ilcensn for 'fetallcrs OF liquor from
wagons.
In tho House tho bill authorizing the
publication of tho derisiopa ut the
Court OF Errors and Appeals, the
S'u1efior Court, the Court OF General
Sessions and the Court of Oyer anil
Ierninpr. from July lHt, 1891, to unu
lOth, 1877, was given two rcaGipGs, and
referred TO the committees on judiciary.
Mr.. smith presented an amendment
to the General Corporation bill.
The committee reportad without
accommodation the hill 10 have a
board OF eXaminera for dentists.
Tho hill to give william NJ. Jaffer
son clear title to rBrant lands in
bewes aud Rehohntl hundreds was also
reported without recommendation.
Dover, May 3. - Yesterday proved a
rather busy day with the Legislators. In
the Senute Senator Meredith gaye
notice OF an act making tho plumbing
inspector member of tho Board OF
Health of Wilmington. Tho hill was
read second time anu referred.
Senator Pierce introduced bill re-
garding thu notary public at IIarring.
ton. Read and referred.
Ths bill for the appointment Of a
court stenographer, as passed by the
House was read ami referred.
The bill regulating the adm sson of
patients to the State Hospital at
Furnhurst WIS passed. In tho after.
noon the Senate took up the Registra-
iion bill prepared by tho legal com
mission. a motion to suspend further
consideration of tho bill waa agreed to.
The next bill taken up was the Reg.
istration bill known as tina Whitoman
hill. This was read and few amend
ments mado to it and it was thought
that tbs hill would pass. But at this
point Sonator W. Il. Moore moved that
further consideration of the hill bs aus.
prnded until the Educational bill was
actsd upon. This motion prevailed by
rute of TO 3.
The House mot at 10 o'clock House
bill No. 5GI. an act to amend tho Con
stitution of the State by striking out
word "shall'' and inserting word
may" was read and referred. House
bill No. 40, an amendment to bill
allowing oystermen in st. Jonea Greek
IT, catch oysters, was iost.
House bill No. $40, General Corpora
ton bill, was passed. House bill No.
5Sl, abolisaing days OF grace in banks,
vas passed.
Senate bill No. a5s, relative to
notaries public and comm issiunsrs of
mn
and referred to the committee on re-
vised statutes.
Mr.. Wilson gave nptica OF an act to
nmend chapter 1878, Vol. XX., Laws of
Delaware, being an act to grade aud
regulate grain distilluries is thia Stats.
Dover, May 1.-The Legislature trans
acted much business yesterday, and tho
result, as a rule, was gratifying. Probably
the most important business was the pas-
snge by tue Senate of the General Elucu-
tional bill, after amending 1t SO as to pro.
VIDE That the Governor shall appoint the
county snperntendents, instead OF the State
board. The House will, in all probability,
concur in the amendment, and the hill will.
very likely, become q law before the end of
the week.
The Whiteman Registration bill was re.
vlVed Ill the senate. 1t was sent back to
committee and may be reported to-day or
tomorrow.
The Senate killed the bill providing that
the plumbing inspector of Wilmington
shall be member of the Board oil Health
OF that city.
Senator Meredith gave notice of three inn.
portant bills affecting Wilmington. One
provides that the house sergeant at the
ponce station shall Issue warrants at night
ana during the absence of the city court
clerk one OF the others gives the house
sergeant authority to accept bail during the
absence of the court clerk.
Ihe thlrd bill provides for the classiiica-
tlon OF real estate in Wilmington for the
purpose OF municipal taxation. The bill
provides that the board of revision of Viii
lhlhgton shall, after the assessment is made
classify the real estate so as to discriminate
between the rural and built.up portions of
the city, and certify to Council on or before
June ISL IN each year, separately, the valua-
tlon IN the built-up, suburban and agricul-
tnral portions of the city. The tax rate on
farm land shall be one-half that of the
pulit up portion and that on the rural or
suburban portions two-thlrds of the highest
rate Appeals from the classification NAV
be made to the board of revision at MS sii.
ing IN April, and the board shall make
lust decisions in such cases. The assessors
shall designate the classes of property ON
thelr books. Marsh lands protected bv
banks at the expense of the owners are to
pe exempt from municipal taxation. Marsh
land which has been filled in shall be ex.
einpt for 10 years, as shall also marsh land
upon Whlch factories are erected.
one OF the most surprising developments
in the House was the Reconsideration Of
the Senate bill to increase the appropriation
oil the Phoenix Fire Co. of Wilmington
which was passed OH Monday. 1t is uow
before the house and its fate hangs in the
balance. - '''U
The House killed the bill amending the
Constitution so us to give the Legislature