The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-13
WIIMINGTON DELAWARE, MONDAY, MARCH 13 1so9

with the school assessment OF the property
Of colored persons, and the bill was passed.
The House adopted House joint resou-
ton appropriating $1,000 each to three
Legislative attorneys.
Tho Senate concurred in the House
resolution authorizing the state librar!a n
to procure the revolutionary muster roofs.
Senator Dlakely introduced bill IN 'k-
ing appropriations to the Stats Board OF
Education.
Tho House passed the Senate bill In
crcasing the salary Of the enrolling clerks
500 each. The Senate adopted resolu-
tion making available the sum CT $500 for
paying the costs of the McVey investiga-
tion, and coucurred in the resolution
respecting the compensation of the
legislative attorneys.
Tho House pas ed the House bill appro-
priatlng % COO TO tho Dover fair; also. the
House bill providing watch boat for
Delaware River shad fishermen.
The House Killed tho House bill estab-
fishing State Department of Printing
and Supplies.
BILLS THROUGH THE SENATE.
During the afternoon session OF the
Senate the following bills were passed:
House bills to appoint an additional
Notary Public and Constable at Port
Penn; increasing the salaries OF the Legis-
lative clerks; to punish persons who vlo-
late tho anti gambling provisions Of the
now constitution; allowing the Sheriff OF
New Castle county per cent. on tax
collections: making appropriations for
1899 and 1900; for a guard boat during the
shad-f1 hGg season In tho Delaware
river; two bills for the benefit of Dover
fair; House bill providing bridge over
Whites creek, Sussex county; to pay
Layton and Layton for supplies for the
Legislature; authorizing tho Levy Court
of Kent county to appoint Constable for
Hartley; act to exempt dogs in incorpor-
ated towns from county tax.
NO BANK AT NEW CASTLE
New Castle will not even be given
bank OF depost as substitute for the
branch of the Farmers bank just discon-
llhueus H0 IltDuuU lU-uhS hiiAoN pho ohA'
Senator Knox, Allee and Lewis spoke
against tho bill. They claimed that If
branch of tine Farmers Bank of Delaware
could not prosper in New Castle, then
su,cly branch of tho Wilmington branch
of the bank could not live in New Castle.
KILLED IN TIE SENATE.
The House this aficrnoon kllol the fol-
lowing bills; House bill providing for tho
publication OF the debates OF tho Constitu-
tional Conventions; House bill relating to
tie primary elections; House bill givin,
Delawarelns tho preference in renting
stands in tho Wilmington street ma.kets.
PASSED DY TUE HOUSE.
Among the bills rushed through tho
Hou G during the afternoon were House
bill providing for tho appointment of
justice of tho peace for Hartley; House bill
relating to a asewerage system for Laur,l;
House bills authorizing appropriations for
S.. Peters Female Asylum and St. James
Male Protectory; House Lill authorizing
the Investment Of certain money paid into
the Stat, Treasury Oy the Farmers Bank;
House bill regulating the sale Of liquor by
clubs; Senate bill to pay tho claim Of
Layton s. Layton, for supplies.
LOAN BILL PASSES HoUsh
Speaker Clark announced the pnssage
of tho House bill authorizing tho Mayor
aud City Council Of Wilmington to bor-
low 500. 600 for the elimination Of grade
crossings OF railroad and the improvement
of stre,ts and avenue in that city.
This is the Street and Sewer Loan bill,
ana the respite given by Speaker Clark
TO Representative Robertson seems to have
brought about change. Representative
Hunter and Short changed their votes in
favor of the bill and it passed.
House bill making Saturday afternoons
half holiday, was lost in the House.
MUST PAY CAPITATloN TAX.
Tho House passed. a House bill provid-
ing for the lowing and collection OF
capltatioI tax and also House bill
Amending an act providing for uniform
system of registration of voters.
Ii these acts become laws every man
will bo compelled to pny tho one dollar
registration fee as capitation tax
whether he is registered or not.
Tho House bill appropriating $1,000
for a monument to the memory of Lieu.
tenant Clark Churchman was brought up
again ia The Senate and killed by q vote Of
StuT,