Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09
SENATE PASSES WATER BILL
PyIe's Plea Proved Effective, by
a Vote of l3 to 3.
LOCAL OPTION IN THE HOUSE
The Kent County Bill Passed by
a Decisive Vote,
Representative Donahoe Changes His Vote,
IN order to he Able TO Move for Recon-
observation-disclosures of the Water Rates Re-
duction Bill by the Senate.
st.ir Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.

Dover, March 9.
The Senate, yesterday, unanimously
ooncurred in the House bill providing
Q General Corporation law. The
measure, was passed by the Senate in
the identical shape in which it came
from the House. Senator Lewis was
the only member absent.
Senator. Abbot, who had returned
from Milford early in the afternoon,
said he would take pleasure in voting
for the bill, and pronounced it q strong
one, the best that had ever been passed
in this State.
REVOLUTION FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
The House, yesterday morning,
adopted the House amendments to
the House bill regulating the col
lection of taxes in New Castle county.
The amendments were adopted by a
vote of 10 to 10. Representative Jester
voted with the Republicans. The
amendments require the county treas
urer and receiver to bond in the sum
of 800, 600, instead of $4,000 as ut
present; allow him an annual salary of
$1,000, of which 50, 500 shall be for
clerk hire, and provide that, at the
end of his term, he shall receive five
per cent of the delinquent taxes out
standing
Representative Donahoe said the bill
would be a revolution for New Castle
county, and remarked that the Repub-
licans were called here for two purposes
to elect a United States Senator and
upset things in New Castle county.
The time for senatorial balloting was
rapidly approaching, and, consequently,
final action on the bill was made the
special order for 3 o'clock. Several
committee meetings were being held at
that hour. and, therefore, the special
order was not taken up.
Owing to committee meetings, many
House special orders have been aband-
oned.
TAMMANY's APPOINTMENT REJECTED
The Senate, by vote Of 10 to 8, yes
terday morning, refused to confirm the
appointment of Roman Tammany to be
superintendent of free schools of Sus-
sex county for the long term, beginning
The vote on the question of contirma-
ton was:
Nay-Senators Alice, Brasure, Knox,
McFarlin, Meredith, Moore, Shakes
peare, Pennewill, Pyle and President
Salmon.
Yea-Sepators Farlow, Hart, Lewis,
Maui and Slaughter.
Absent--Senators Abbott and Blakely.
Senator Blakely, it is said, refused
to go into the executive session be-
cause of a deal, the alleged terms OF
which are that Senator Blakely was to
absent himself on the condition that
Senator Moore would vote in favor OF
the confirmation of the appointment OF
Bernard j. McVey to be q State de-
tective.
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
Representative Robertson has intro
duced an act for the better regulation
of benevolent societies and asso.
Citations. which is as follows
Section /. Any society orr voluntary
association organized and carried or
for the sole benefit of its members anC
their beneficiaries, and not for profits
whether they shall have filed certifi
Gates of incorporation or not, are here
by authorized to make, adopt and use
and, from time to time, alter, amend
and change such constitution and by
laws for their government as to then
shall seem right and proper, provided
that nothing therein contained shall
be repugnant to the Constitution o
laws Of the United States, or of thi
State, and, when so altered or amended
shall be binding on all the members o
such association, whether becoming
such before or after such amendments
and whether present or voting for tn
same or not.
laws and all amendments thereto sha
be binding upon all benefciaries, an
all persons claiming any rights G
duties from said associations by reaso
of the sickness or death of any men
Der, or any other person, whether sal
beneficiary or claimant be membe
OF said association or not.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be lawful for sue
associations to provide in their const
tuition and bylaws that members
benefciaries whose dues are unpai
shall not be entitled to sick or funeri
benefit for a given time after a
arrearages are paid.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect in
mediately.
Dover, March 3.
In the Senate, yesterday morning
Senator Pyle called up for final actiC
the Senate bill reducing water rates
the city Of Wilmington, with an amen,
ment reported by committee.
The amendment was read, and, PEN
ing action thereon, Senator Shak
speare asked for an explanation.
Senator Pyle said; 1.-THE bill is
fair and adequate that it needs no
fence. Therefore, / desire to he
argument from the other side, if tn
have any,"
< Senator Knox said: 81 am mer
Der of the committee to which the b
was referred, and / had o distin
understanding that the bill would
reported without recommendation. "
Senator Pyle said: Il did not ma
such statement. l stated that
would not call the bill up duri
Senator Knox's absence.
Senator Knox said: 81 was given
understand that the bill would col
up on its merits"
The amendment, which was offer
by Senator Blakely, was adopted by
vote of ~ to 3, as follows:
Yea-Senators Abbott, Alice, Brasu
Farlow, Hart, Lewis, McFarlin. Me
ditb, Moore, Pennewill, Pyle a
President Salmon.
Nay-Senators Knox, Shakespe
and Slaughter.
Administrators Blakely and MAJ
The former had left the chamber.
Senator Knox said letters had b,
sent to the Senate, and asked that Il
be produced.
Senator Pyle produced letters FIR
E. L. Warner, the Harlan g. Holm
worth Co., Allen Speakman, the Pu
& Jones Co. and Francis E. Kelly,
In opposition to the bill, which, W
read.
Senator Knox produced letters fr