The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-15
DELAWARE
LEGISLATURE.
Wilmington Charter Bill in
the House.

so much contention, was called up fol
passage In the House to day. end was laid
on the table temporarily, and a committee
Of conference was appointed, as the same
bill is pending In the Senate. The commit.
tee consists Of Senators Pyle, Stewart and
W.T.. Moore, aud Representatives Donald
Son, Dempsey, Cheairs, Eliason and lay
lor The committee will make an effort tc
amend the bill and try to pass it,
n 1t 10 the desire Of some Of the members
to name the heads Of departments In the
bill 1t Is the general impression, however,
that no bill will be passed.
The Senate passed the House bill
amending the investment tax law so as to
make 1t operative. The House must con-
cur In the amendments.
The Senate also passed the bill classify
Ing unilnproved land of Wilmington for
, taxation purposes. This applies to rural
ate killed the bill requiring the junction
50 Breakwater Railroad Company to &C.
cupy certain land at Rehoboth on penalty
of forfeiture.
Senator Meredith gave notice Of bill
compelling the Street and Sewer Depart.
ment Of Wilmington to grant to the Viii.
mington & Brandywine Springs Railway
Company the right to occupy Greenhill
avenue, and Sixth and French or Walnut
streets In wilmington.
In the House Representative Taylor in
troduced bill amending the charter of
the town of Townsend SO as to provide
for more money for streets.
Notices of bills were given in the House
as follows: BY Mr.. Eliason, to require den
lists 10 pass examinations before State
Board; by Mr.. Dempsey, to mako wages a
lien where corporations become iDsOlvent.
The following bills and joiut resolutions
have been passed by the General Assem-
bly, and approved by the Governor during
the past two months:
Bills-Authorizing the Town Commits
sioncrs of Middletown to refund the NUM-
cipal debt of $34, ,L0O at reduced rate of
interest," providing for an additional
Notary Public for Sussex County; fur
ther protecting oysters In Broadkiln, Mis-
pillion and LoipSlc Rivers and Simons
Creek; providing for clerk and the SER
Woe OF process and orders Of the Supreme
Court; regulating the payment of fees for
commissions of officers appointed by the
Governor which are required to be con.
firmed by the Senate amending all acts of
the General Assembly relating to the
Court and conforming Them to the
amendodlC dlConstitution; allowing only one
fee for officers arresting more than one
person at II time or making service on
more than one witness; amending the
New Castle County Pawnbpker law;
fixing the compensation of the Cham
cellor Chief Justice and Associate
Judges conforming tho appointment
of The State Librarian to the aanew Consti-
tuition; conforming the appointment of
county superintendents of schools to the
new Constitution; regulating the pay
ment OF the salary of the Governor; pros
viding for compensating the Attorney
General for extra services for the State
outside of the State; making constitutions
al the law relating to the maintenance of
the States INDECENT deaf, dumb and blind
at the Columbia Institute at Washington;
providing thai the money for treatment
of iniectious diseases in lower animals
shall come from tho general fund Of the
State; making the appointment OF the
S:ate House janitor conform tn tho new
Constitution regulating the fee to be
paid by Justices of the Peace for ther COM
missions; allowing the Town Ccmmis-
sionets Of Laurel to raise additional funds
by taxation.
SOME LAWS AFFECTING NEGRoEs
Among tho .othcr newly.enacted laws
are those: 10 protect colored people
against illegal arsests; providing for the
maintenance of colored teachers insti-
tutes; making constitutional the law re-
lating to the care of idiotic children in
creasing Delaware's quota of fceble-
children at the Media Institute;
amending an act entitled IAN act for the
more efficient protection, n,against crime;"
making constitutional the appointment
of State detectives providing for q
notary public for the real estate and in.
suranco business of William H. Robin
son, in Wilmington; providing for a
and typewriter for the Gov
ernor; making provision for seals for tho
Courts; amending the charter of tho town
Of Milton SO as to allow the Commissioners
to raise additional funds by taxation; reg
ulating tbepayment of. the salary Of the
Secretary of State; to revive and extend
the time for recording private acts; pro-
viding for the better regulation of tho
streets of Delaware City;making provision
for paying the bills for Improvements to
armory at Wilmington; chang.
ing the name of Meta Margaret Waller to
Meta Margaret Hitch; changing the name
lf Ida NJ. HolstOn to Ida NJ. Chamberlain;
the charter Of tho town of Smy-
ma SO as to altor the election regulations.
Joint reselutiOns-In relation to adjourn
mont; authorizing tho appointment of
Uint committee to determine the Sub-divi.
lions of the Representative districts in tho
State.
The bill extending the time for making
md correcting the assessments for the year
S9S has passed both Houses and gone to
he Governor, but he has not passed upon