Evening journal., 1899-01-19
tion. He has nothing against Colonel
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DUPONT.
TINE IAEGISLATURE'S SICK.
Representatives Pilling, Conaway
and West were absent yesterday. Sen
ator Shakespeare was able to be pres,
ent and vote for DUPONT, after sufferins
for several days with an attack OF III,
grip
WITHOUT Recommendation.
The House committee dA not tax,
Ifavorably TO the jury commissioner
bin for New Castle county. and report
ed it without recommendation. Thi
VIII throw upon the House the burder
Of responsibility for It's passage. II /.
endorsed by the bench and bar OF N,
county, lut the Levy Court commits
sioneGs, who now hll the Jury boxes
are OPPOSED to its passage, the power
to select jurors from among their con.
Is1tuehts giving them certain pres
tige Which they would lot otheryis,
enjoy.
WITH FAVORABLE REPORT.
Those biss were reported favorabn
10 the House yesterday morning
House bil giving the state iur,sdie
iion Of crimes commenced here and
completed elsewhere. House biz On
abling the governor to send indie.nt
hliad and deaf and dumb children I,
institutions outside the state for ,
period Of FIVE, instead of three. years
LEV COURT FOR REGULARS.
Democratic members of the Genera
Assembly are convinced that reform OF
;he governments of Sussex county /,
ahso!I'e.y necessary for the materia
welfare OF the taxpayers OF the county
Union Republicans at present contro
the Levy Court, and there is no dls
Position to take from them that con
trcl, even did the Republican Hous,
not stand in the way, for the cond
tion of the county finances is such tha
by taking them in hand at this tim,
the Democrats would lose more thar
they would gain.
Senator Maull's bill. of which n
gave notice yesterday afternoon, vii
give Sussex a government much llk
that which New Castle county now en-
joys There win be five commission
ers, one for each senatorial district
named in the bin, three Republican
land two Democrats. Each commits
sioner shall receive $500 a year. Thei
suecessors shall be elected for long an
short terms. IL is designed to bow
out the present AddicBs Levy Cour
and make the new one consist Of thre
Regular Republicans and two Demo
Gratis Some Of the Regular Repub.
can members have already expreese
themselves favorably to the measur
along those lines.
FRIST ENROLLING CLERK.
Herman E. First, Democrat, wa
elected enrolling clerk Of the SENATE
He was nominated by Senator Mau,
Senator AtnotE nominated John I
King, Republican, the two being IN
Original caucus nominees. The eigt
Democrats present voted for Frls
Senator Pyle being absent. There weI
seven Regular Republicans and Unio
Republicans present and they vote
for King Senator Alice was absen
lSenator Meredith moved that the cha
appoint a committee Of two to escol
Mr.. Frist to the speakers chair. Every
body voted for it but Senator Biakel,
who, for fun, gave an emphatic mo!
for an answer. President salmons g
even by appointing him and Senate
3 Meredith to do the act Of cOurtes
which they did. Simon Dohery, NJ
Frists opponent, had voluntarily will
drawn in favor Of the caucus nom
nee.
HUsHEBECFI'S TAX BILL.
Representative Hushebeck's hi
which is entitled "An Act fixing Il
I. manner in which real property sha
q be assessed in this state contain
among other things these provisions
IN all assessments of real proper
hereafter to be made within this stat
whether such assessments shall be 1
state. county. hundred, schooi. muni'
:, pal or other public purposes. II shs
= be the duty of the officer or Office
3 making such assessments to place
one column the assessed value Of Z
land. and in another and aeparate cG
, umn the assessed value of the bull
o ines or other Improvements erect
d thereon, and, if the assessments shi
4 be.upon the basis Of rental value, Gu
officer or officers shall assess in sepl
ate columns the rental value OF I
i land and the rental value Of the bull
E ings or other improvements thereon
= 1t shall be the duty hereafter Of
! officer or officers charged with
- making Of assessments whenever NJ
improvements on land shall have be
made. since the previous assessme
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