Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Elimination of Grads Crossinss-TaxinG
pirycles.

Dover, Feb. 3. The House rassed. as
amended, the House bill providing that
State court juries shall be drawn by
commissioners, instead Of 10y the Levy
Court, as at present.
During the discussion, Representa-
tive Donahoe. said the bill was u
scheme to pension lawyers, and added
that, while it was alleged to be a
method of taking juries out of politics,
it would drag the judiciary into
politics
s Representative Robertson spoke at
length in advocacy of the bill. +.
In reply, Representative Donahoe
/ said: You 1.-THE Republicans, doubt
less, will pass the bill now, but, two
years hence, when you will not be
here, we 1.-THE Democrats) will repeal
it."
Representative Robertson retorted:
1.-THE Democrats are the greatest re-
modelers ever heard of. -
Representative McNulty opposed the
bill chiefly on the ground that it would
create commission. Delaware, " he
remarked, sis becoming commission
ridden He hoped the bill would be
go amended that it would do away
with special juries.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Yes Representatives Buell., Burns,
Davis, Dennison, Ewing, FAIRIES,
Frazier, Hazard, Herring, Kitchen,
Hunter Hushebeck, Lattomus, Robert
son, Satterfield, Short, West and
Speaker Clark-18.
No Representatives j. B. Clark,
Cottingham, Donahoe, Frizzell, Jen-
kins. Jester, King. McNulty, o'Day,
Rose, Shallcross and Taylor-l2.
In order that they might move for n
reconsideration, Representative Dona-
hoe and McNulty changed their votes
from the negative to the affirmative.
SURRENDER OF CHARTERS
Edwin Hirst, James ii. Hargis,
George c. Guthrie and William Fer
guson of Wilmington and John L.
Thompson of Georgetown appeared,
yesterday, before the House committee
on private corporations in advocacy Of
the Senate bill relating to unincor.
porated subordinate societies surrender
ing their charters to parent bodies. In
behalf of the bill, they argued that II
would confer upon unincorporated
societies privilege possessed by in.
corporate societies.
During the afternoon, the House., on
motion of Representative Burns
authorized the committee to keep the
bill in its possession for an indefinite
period. When the bill was recommittet
to the COMMITTEES, it was conditioned
that the committee should repor
thereon yesterday. In order that tn,
opponents of the bill may have al
opportunity to secure hearing, tn,
committee has postponed its report.
TAXING BICYCLES.
Representative Shallcross has givel
notice of an act amending the &C
entitled can act to revise and con
solidate the statutes relating to tn
city of Wilmington.
1t amends section 90, chapter 207
Vol. XVII, Laws Of Delaware, by add
ing thereto the following ''In addition
TO the taxes hereinbefore provided for
there shall be assessed and collected b
the Mayor and Council Of Wilmington
for the use of. the city, an annual ia
of al upon each vehicle known as
bicycle or tricycle. owned, leased c
kept, or in the possession Of any perso
or persons within the limits of the cit
Of Wilmington, and the Council sha
enjoin upon the assessors and collector
for the city of Wilmington the name
of assessing and collecting the SAINT
and until the Council shall so do, sal
tax shall be assessed and collected {
the tax upon horses, mules, asses {
animals of the horse kind"
= LANDLORD AND TENANT.
Representative Burns will introduC
an act relating to landlord aud tenan
1t is as follows:
Section |. Whenever the rent
houses, lands or tenements, rented fro
month to month, or for less period
is in arrears and overdue for at lea
30 days, the landlord, his heirs, assigl
or agent, by giving at least 30 day
notice in writing, which notice m,
be left at the residence of the tena
or tenants, or served on the tenant
tenants in person, may enter upon al
take peaceable possession of the sa
houses, lands,or tenements.
Sec. 2. III the tenant or tenants I
fuse OF neglect to deliver peaceat
possession of the said premises, t
landlord, his, heirs, assigns or age
may file with the Justice of the pea
in the hundred in which the house
lands or tenements are located, or
an adjoining hundred, u statemel
under oath, giving sufficient desert
tion OF the premises showing that
the requirements of section l of Il
act have been complied with, and til
the tenant or tenants refise'o negle
to deliver .peaceable possession OF
said premises.
Sec. 8. When such statement, unt
oath, is filed with the Justice of [
peace, he shall issue a warrant to a
county constable, authorizing a
directing him to deliver to the Ian
lord, his heirs, assigns or agent p
session of the said houses, lands or te
ments. and, in so doing, shall author
him TO make such forcible entry
may be necessary, and no more, a
. he may remove the goods and chat
of the tenant or tenants to the si
walk or highway.
Sec. a. Any landlord, his hei
assigns or agent, who may take adv;
tsge OF the provisions of this act, shs
by SO doing, lose and forfeit his
their right to any action at law
the purpose of recovering the rent Il
due or in arrears.
Dover, Feb. 4.-Few members of
General Assembly remained in to
last evening, and dulness reigned
preme. Every day, Immediately al
adjournment, four-ffths of the lie,
lators rush home. The eagerness
get away is causing comment, and
Senators and Representatives who IS
here night. after night contempt
censuring in legislative session II
colleagues who persist in spending
nights elsewhere Those who abs
themselves at night, it is claim
should remain in Dover for the I
pose Of holding committee meetir
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