Evening journal., 1899-01-31
DEAD TO THE WORLD.
Another Single Tax Bill Goes
the Way of All Flesh.
TO ABOLISH ADAMS TAX LAW
THERE IS BITTER FIGHT IN
SIGHT OVER IT-BIIL AGAINST
YELLOW TREFOMl- -NllATTERS
DISPOSED OF IN THE HOUSE

lEaoIl lEhtliA1.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Jan. S1.-Another Single
TAX bill will 60 the way or all flesh.
The House committee yesterday made
an unfavorable repow on the act TO
equalize taxation Tor school purposes.
which came here under the auspices Of
the Delaware Single Tax Association.
its provisions are as follows:
Whereas, School commissioners are
required to tax the rental value Of
real estate when raising funds within
the several school districts; and
Whereas, The eaid school commits
sioners are required, for the same pur-
poses, to tax the selling value of per-
sonal property; and
whereas, Such discrimination is
Imanifestiy unjust; and
Whereas, The rental value Of real es-
tate is approximately 5 percentum 81
the selling value of the same: there
fore
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the State
o. Delaware, in the General Assembly
met:
Section l. That on and after June !,
1893, all school commissioners, com
mittees or boards OF trustees in the
state, having power to levy taxes, for
the purpose Of raising the legally re-
quired fund within the several school
districts, shall levy the SAID tax on 81
peroentum only of the selling value OF
personal property.
Section 2. That the school law as
in effect prior to the passage of this
act shall not be taken to be changed
by this act in its relation to the taxa
ton Of real estate, the capitation tax,
nor in any particular whatever other
than that set forth in section 1 of this
act
Section 3. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
BlTTER FIGHT IN SIGHT.
Ex-Representative Adams, father OF
the Adams tax law, which taxes inter
est-bearing investments, has just died,
and now a determined effcm will be
made to wipe off the books the only
piece OF legislation bearing mis- name.
Waiter H. Hayes, one Of the attor-
neys for the House, has drawn for
Representative Rose six biZs 70 effect
this, and they will shortly be intro
duced. The law has never been fully
operative, but there will be bitter
fight over it's repeal.
TALKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
A delegation OF good roads" advo-
Gates was down here last night and
talked for an hour 10 the stay-over
members on that subject. The delega-
zion comprised T. Chalkley Hatton, E.
r Candy. Theodore Leisen, WiGiam
Rice, Samuel Dillon and William Kirk
These men lucidly explained theI
need and the advantage of good roads,
and they rolled out the virtues Of tel
ford and macadam until the down Estate
members stared with admiration, but
when one Of the speakers placidy re-
marked, Now a road or this sort could
be built for 81, 400 a MILE" these same
Kent and Sussex members dropped toI
the spasmOdic verge. All the same the
discussion was practical and will do
some good.
AGAINST YELLOW THlEFOHIA
Representative Shallcross will intro
duce a bin making it a misdemeanor
for a seller Of seed TO mix yellow tre-
foil with clover seed and sell it for
pure seed. 1t is a copy Of the Mary
land law. The penalty is imprison-
ment Of from five to thirty days.
FAVORABLE TO WAITER WORKS..
Among the House bills reported IA
eorably to the House yesterday were
those changing the name Of Burton
Wiley to Robert Burton, ana allow
ing the commissioners Of tae town Of
Laurel to make a loan, not exceed.
ing $4,000 for water works.
RGDGELY BEFORE COMMITTEE.
Both committees IN corporations
met in the State House parlor yester-
day during the noon recess and heard
Edward Ridgely speak in favor Of the
bill abo!ishing the New Castle branch
of the Farmers Bank of Delaware.
His remarks lasted for half an hour
or more and he round,y criticised the
Of the New Castle branch.
OfDAY'S OYSTER MEASURE.
Representative O'Day gave notice Of
an act fixing a standard OF measure
ment for oysters in this state. The
bill viii provide that all oysters meas
ured in this state shall be measured
in cincular bushel tzb. with straight
sides and straight, solid bottom. The
tub shall be fifteen inches in diameter
across the top, from inside to inside,
and thirteen arm fhrea-ouaryter fnthne