The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-18

Of oysters in L,ipsic or Smyrna Crock was
killed in tho Senate.
House bill fixing stand I'd oyster
measure for the State was passed. Mr..
Farlow introduced his act for tho protec-
tion OF gam,.
The House commit tee on temperance this
afternoon considered the pc eiitions to sub
init to the votors OF Kent and Sussex coun.
ties the question of license" OF no license
and after making no d.ilnits provisions,
adjourned sine di,, it Is claimsl by Tho
Democratic members. The committo, l.,
| composed of Representative Jenkins chair
man; Representatives Tharp. Donahoo
| Shal!cross and Dsnnison. Mr.. Dsnnison
was absent, and when the motion was
madc by Representative Donahoc, in joc-
u)nr manner to adjourn sino die, it was
put bysMr Jenkins, and he humorously
declared it carried. Messrs. Donohos and
Shallc-oss voted ior 1t, willie Mr.. Tharp
did not voto
Tho Democrats claim that the commit
tee Is now adjourned and If they insist
on this contention, 1t will raise the aues.
tion of what is to be done with the peti-
ticns. Messrs. Donohoe md Shallcross
stated that they will meet again. however
iDasmuch as the motion was put moro as q
Jest than in any Other way it is expected
that tho committee will make provision
for suh,ni ttip,r In u,,nctio,, ~ lo,ol o,.,o,,
to tho voters ofihe lower counties.
Mr.. Jenkins to-day was securing sigma
turos to new petitions, as the original
ones were considered defective. The now
petitions will be drawn in legal form, and
will be acted upon later.
aSpeaker Clark will INTRODUCES thre, bills
In citation to the Levy Court Of New Cas-
tie county.
The first and most important provi des
for the abolition of the present Ave COM
missioner Levy Court, and the return to
the previous system of eleven commits
sloners, one member from each hundred,
and Wilmington is to b, allow Cd repro
sontatlon OF two members.
The ratio of representation from tho
county outside Of Wilmington will be one
member from each representative district.
In tho samo proportion Wilmington
would be entitled to five members which
would be too many, 80 It was deemed
best to have two levy courtnen from that
CITY.
ENo change in the court will DO made un-
til at the next general election. when the
new commissioners are to be elected for
term of four years. They shall choose
their own presiding officer and six mem-
berA shall constitute quorum to transact
business. The governor is to bo empow-
cred to fill vacancies.
Tho salary of each commissioner Is to lie
five hundred dollars annually.
The seoond act tn be introduced by
Speaker Clark provides for the abolition
and termination Of tho Offices of the COM
missioner Of roads in Brandywino hun
dred, and of road commissioners in the
other hundreds of New Castle county.
The third act will vest in each Levy {
Court commissioner all the powers and
duties now possessed hy the road commis-
sioners In this hundred.
Tbs House this morning passed. tho act I!
10 allow tho State TO borrow thirty i've !
thousand dollars, in oder that tho Stale a
treasurer may have funds for the ensuing
year.
The combat between Senator Brasuro
and Representative Rose over Senator :
secrot society bill culminatcil to.
lay in the bill being killed In tho House. !
The bill has passed tho Ssnate, hut 1t was
ought visorously by Representative Ross,
while Senator Brasure was equally as ac-
i've in advocating
President Pro TEN. Salmon to -dny ap.
pointed Senators Moore and Meredith a
on tho part Of the Senate to
ettle with the COMMITTEES to refurnIsh and
ebuild tho State House. Representatives
Shal!cross and lharp were ap-
oinJed q committee on the part of the
iouse for the same purpose.
William Edwards, tho we'll known pilot I
( Loves, Captain Thomas b. Skeienssr
nd Miss Mary L. West, also OF Lewes,
1ere here today in the interest Of now
ilot bill. Miss West consulted several
lcmbers Of the House In reference to tho u
robosed measure. Horacs g. Knowles Of :,
has bsen retained hy certain -
ilots to look after their interests in tho
latter, and he also wa, PRESENT today. l
Tho new bill will be introduced no.mor.
,1v Y,rrhn Ilu md H. will nroyiIa fnr
Zen apprentices, ten second class pilots and
'rty iir,t-class pilots. The apprentices arc
, bc named by the first class pilots ard
lust servo six years before they are grad
aicd. During tho past there has been no
,nsistent method Of appointing ap-
rentices, ana it is claimed that tho .
lethod Of selection and subsequent
has boen abused. II is to cbyl-
% his condition that tho new bill Is to be
'esen,cd
Miss Wcst had a relative, Baylcy L. 4,
'ost, who. was an apprentice. and sho "
aims that he was not promntod as he
ould have beoD, owing to the action of
10 certain pilot and that no now should
pilot, instead Of an apprentice in tho
nks OF which he has bocn continued.
he Senatu committee on revised statutes
i'll give bearing on the bill Oh No nday. =,
There is anothar bill in coursu of prep
alton to compel pilots to pay license III
rs Of twcnty ilvo dollars annually to the Al
ate in lieu of tho protection afforded
en- by law. Pr
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