The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-28
OTHER SENATE BUSINESS.

An act to be introduced by Senator
Shakespeare is designot to allow each
Levy Court commissioner In New Castle
county to rnme trustee OF tho poor from
his own district in order that there may
bs minority representation in the
board.
Senator Meredith gave notice Of a bill to
increase the salaries OF enrolling clerks to
$3.50 each for the session. They are the
busiest officers of the General Assembly.
Senator Lewis gave notice Of a bill to
compel owners of hodges to trim them at
stated periods, and an act to b, introduced
by Senator Pyle will provide that the
Levy Court of New Castle county shall
make allowance for the meals Of prison.
ers whoare not legally and regularly COM
mitted to New Castle county jail. This is
to do away with meals for tramps seeking
nights lodging in the Jail.
Senator lie vi desires the Levy Court Of
Kent County to nave charge of all publi'
roads, and he will introduce a bill with
that provision
Senator Farlow and Representative Lat.
tomus respectively gave notics to-day OF
joint re solutions appropriating money for
the salaries of tho General Assemblymen
and expenses of the present session, and
Senator Hart will introduce four bills for
the payment of legislature expenses.
A. ''roundc.'" was given notice of to-day
when Senator Slaughter gave notice of /
bill TO provide for the appointment of ;
state inspector of steam boilers. This bill
is guest Of ovnry Legislature, it appears,
hut always in the end is rejected uncere-
moniously.
Senator Maull gave notice Of bill
which will provide that oystermen dredg-
ing not more that five bushels daily shall
not be required to pay license fee
The Senate passed the House bill to regr-
late oysteringin in TIsipsic river and Slmon's
creek 1t removes the penalty of twenty
dollars imposed on oystermen who remain
on thoae streams more than one day at a
time.
The Senate killed the bill in relation to
the attachment of wages of persons remov-
ing from Kont aud Sussex counties into
Now Castle county.
The Senate defeated the bill to establish
pathological and meteorological station
at Farnhurst but Senator Farlow gave
notice ofa similar bill, specifying that tho
lbbratory must be located at Delaware
College, whers all the necessary apparatus
is locatel. For its maintenance the state
will be called on to appropriate $500 an
nually. Senator McFarlin gave notice of
an act to create the office of state bacterio-
logist the salary Of that official to bo ST.
900 annually.
Another bill to mako Delaware College
coeducational was given notice of to-day
by Senator Brasure. Iti, claimed that If
this Is done tho government will with
draw its annual appropriation to that in
stitutIon rs an agricultural college.
Senator Maull will Introduce two bills !
to allow tho town of Lcwas to issuo bonds
for establishing water works and q sys-
tom Of sewage.
ODDS AND ENDS
Rev f.. Burgette Short was here to-day
IN the interest OF his act which Is designed
to prevent clubs from selling liquor to any
ono other than bonaflde membcrs. Several
liquor mon we're al 50 here using their in
fluen 20 against the bill.
Representative Hush,back introduced an
act exemptin. that portion Of New Cas-
tie known as "The Buttonwo) )ds' from
cty-tax ,ton. The residents of tho COM
nunity havo boen paying for tho privi-
legcs enjoyed by the city folks but rocciv.
ed neither water nor light. Mr.. IInshe-
beck presented an act providing for an
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