The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-25

years. however. ths amopnta have mot bean
fcrdivsd BY shs t6wn ana this biilia do
slGnsd to ccInpsl payment By the tag col.
hector dtFsctto the town commissioners
\ Clerk Of tho Ssnatc Kenney reported tha.
the Senate had concurred in the House
Joint resolution calling on Congress to rot
ify the Spanish-American peace treaty and
after Representative Donohoe, on beh ali
OF the newspaper correspondents, present.
cd to Captain West n bouquet. Recess was
taken until $50 O'clock.
In the af.ornoon Mr. Short introduced his
act N incorporate tho town Of Dagsboro.
Tho town comml ,sioners named In tie act
arc William p. Short, Il. ID. Lingo d. b.
Hnzzard. Mitchell Hall and Thomas Il,
higgins, and their SUCCESSORS are to DO
eected In 1"0l The commissioners are TO-
o. empowered to appoint town alder
man. who must preserve order at all times
A town clerk also Is to be elected, and the
ordinances of Dagsbcro are to he similar
to those OF Milton and Dover. Under .
suspension of rules tho bill WIS read a SO.
cond time and ref FRED to tho committee
on Municipal corporations 49,
Mr. Bull gave notice of an act providing
for the payment Of g salary to the clcrk
OF the respective district school commits
sioners and MIR. Robertson Of an net pro-
viding for the payment to Attorney Gem
oral White Of al4545 ST. money spent in
prosecuting Mrs Cordelia Botktn.
First readings were given the, House
bills providing for the admission of certain
patients Into the Fnrnhnrst Asylum, and
fixing one-half honr for meals for Will
mington City Railway Company employees,
Tho latter bill fixes u Ane Of $50 for yiolu-
tion Of its provisions. .
Tha committee On appropriations ropn-+
ed back the bin authorizing tho " :.
OF $500 b. the state to tho ~ ~ChaNht
ical Society, with -""""I' nlstor-
that tho Sr' enc Recommendation
uctic" ..i % reduced to $500, Final
ION Vie bill wa, Deferred
A second reading was given tho uvt fix.
Ing the ga! rate Of in crest at 5 per cent
and Speaker Clark referred the measure to
the coamittoo on revised statutes.
The act desi ,ned 10 compel tho d. ~ o.
Railroad Company 80 erect and maintain
gates at tho DUPONT crossing at Elsuo-e.
was presented by Mr.. Frizzel for frst
reading. 1t provides that the gates shall
toeFec;ed before May of the present yo,r
and II not tho Company shall pny So per
day for every day thereafter that the sates
arc not In position.
Inc annual report of the State Board OF
Education was hen read by Clerk Park.
or.
LISA volum'noas mensHrr, covering MS
1T does ! .":-., typo written pages.
1t was o.tlera'' that 900 copics Of the re-
! pot be psiulrd
Inc act authorizing the town commits
siou"rs of L.urel to raiso mo ley for school
purposes was read a third time, adopted
aud ordered to the Senate for concurrence.
Representative Robertson This afternoon
gave notice of an act providing fer the pub
licaiion OF the report Of the committee APP
pointed by the residenO associate ja1gs Of
New Cattle county. to examine all tho
books vouchers and accounts OF certain
county officers Of New Castle county The
act requires the resident associate judge of
that county to publish each week, for three
consectiva weeks in two daily newspapers
OF Wilmington, and n!so in pamphlet form
the reports of tho auditors who have ex-
nminsd he BOOKS vouchers and accounts
of the county. Comptroller, recsiver of tax
IS. ana county treasurer and of tho Levy
Court commissioners and of the Levy
|. Conr'. respectively.
The bills for the specified publication
are to 10 paid by tho Levy Court, and tho
act Is TO apply to the next report made to
the resident judge.
Mr.. Robertson also guvs notice of an act
authorizing and directing the re,iden.
! judge OF New Castle county Ito appoint in
December OF each year two men Of differ
cnt political parties to examine and audit
the accounts of tho county officials nnmed
| In the previous measure. They arc to re-
cciys n salary Of $3.50 each for their SER
vices. he compensation to BIZ paid by tho
Levy Court.
Considerable opposition has developed to
the bill rohuccd by Senator Brasure,
which allows the state to extend its juris-
| diction into tho government of secret So
| cieties in 'hia state. This bill is In tho
| hands OF the Hou,e committee ard it's chiei
| opponent |, Representative Rose, who Ia
| masking y hard ilsht He has numerous
"Reminiscences from Red Men and iegions
| OF the Skiold OF Honor throughout tho state
some Of which ARC signed by three hun
drei members. Other secret soc!oty men
in the House also are opposed 10 the inca.
sure.
| Chairman Dunohoe OF he nonse com
mittee Oh education has received an inyi
talon for tho committee to attend ten
to be glven by tho Dover New Con fury
Club Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
| The invitation has besn accepted
| .he members of tho State Board o.
J Health were here to-dny looking over tbs
field p"ior to seeking an appropriation. fol
their own work.
1t is whispered TINT J. Edward Addick.
has issued verbal Invitations to the Rc
publican member Of both Houses to take
dinner with him at Philadelphia. Satur.
day u!ght
1t Is reported that tho dlnnar is to H.
given at the onion Loaguo club house, In
| Philadelphia. Senator Alice approached
each Republican invited individually and
/ pytnIilei tho invitation S,,no % ,I