Evening journal., 1899-01-18
ROSS WINS THE DAY.
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lhe city of Wilmington. 1t repeals all
existing laws relative to the city and
substitutes the following
Tha; every person who shall from
his person. or from any pack, basket
or ether receptacle carried by MIN, or
from any vehicle propelled by him,
sen or offer for sale within the limits
OF the city Of Wilmington, any kind
Of personal property shall be a foot
peddler
Every person who shall from any
vehicles drawn by one or more horses
or other animals (eXcept hawkers and
peddlers of fruit vegetables and farm
produce; manufacturers, selling any
thing produced by them in this state;
persons selling grain, provisions,
provender, or fruit grown, prepared or
raised upon land owned or occupied by
them, and persons selling fish and
oys,ers) sell or offer for sale any sort
Of personal property shall be a peddler
within the meaning OF the act.
A peddler must give bond OF $500
with power of attorney and confession
Of Judgment; in case OF violation half
Of the money goes to the county and
| haG 90 the informer. Licenses issued
under the bill may be either yearly or
! fractional. and they are not transfer
able or assignab.e They must be car
red on tho person. Foot peddlers
must ray $50 a year. one-horse wagon.
$50; two-hoIse wagons. SIS, if they be
bona fide residents and, If not, double
tho rates. The penalty for peddling
/ 4tFif hn4t o. 60 Uas. a
fine of from s. TO $40; second $40 to
| 500 and third and subsequent Offenses,
S25 to S1O0 Failure to carry license
imposes a fine Of 50 for each offense;
unlawful loan. SAFE. gift or transfer Of
! license carries with il fine of $50 and
forfeiture of license. The Municipal
Cbure, Of Wilmington, shall have iu-
risdiction. The act shall not apply to
any licenses now in force in New
Castle county
PRINTING BILL PASSED.
Yesterday afternoon Chairman
Slaughter, Of the Senate Committee on
Printing reported favorably, with an
amendment, the House bin providing
for the awarding of the printing OF
the two houses for the present seseion
Of the General Assembly. This amend
! ment. which struck out of the House
bin all after the enacting clause, was
different in eeveTal particulars, the
mcEt important Of which was that Il
gave each house entire charge
OF it's own printing. through
lbs printing committee, which
gives ont the sessions contract for
printing copies OF bills at an expense
CT not more than 81 a page for SOC
copies or less. After considerable
misunderstanding the bill was passed
in It's amended form. The House viii
concur
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion OF Senator Abbott The
1 Senate went into executive session
shortly before 4 O'Clock and confirmed
the appointment of Magistrate Pur
nell. Of Georgetown. The Tamman!
matter did not come up.
TWO RENEWALS INTRODUCED.
Senator Knox introduced bills to re
new the charters Of the Pusey an,
Jones Company and of the Genera
Steamship Company of Wilmington
! They were both referred under sus
pension of rules.
FAULT OF THE BANK.
Yesterday afternoon the joint com
B mittee appointed 70 settle with tn
state treasurer went over to the Far
meIs Bank to examine the bank books
wherein the mistake entailing 81
much trouble to State Treasurer RIOS
and to the committee, was made. Rep
, rcsentative Burns. a Republican mem
I ber Of the committee, declared yester
day afternoon that State Treasure
Ross books were absolutely correo
: and that the discrepancy was due t
the bank books.
AGAINST THREE ATTORNEYS.
Governor Tunneir yesterday vetoe
the Senate joint resolution appointin
A. f. Polk, Walter II. Hayes and Phi
lip @. Churchman Legislative attol
neys. His reasons were as follows:
"At the adjourned session Of IN
General Assembly in 1898, il wa
thought necessary to have a commits
sion Of counsel to prepare the bill
made necessary by the new Constitl
, tion, and such commission was en-
7 ptOyed and literally paid for sue
. work. The employment of so man
counsel then, and the unusual eXpel
diture of money in their compensate
g was considered the necessity of an e,
: traOrdinary condition. and cannot
d used as a precedent for the present a
@ tson. While / have no desire to ina,
Is fere with the rights of the Gener
: Assembly to provide its members wi
p ala necessary information and advi
N concerning the measures which mi
e require their attention. I cannot 81
,e my assent TO any action that will le
"A to an unnecessary expenditure of {
/, moneys of the state
N Il am unable TO see any good reas
]. for the employment Of such a numb
y. Of counsel at this time. and feel il 4
:. duty TO withhold from this reso'uti
4. my approval. and | herewith retu
N il 70 the house whore 1t originated.
~ The Senate took no action, but it
y likely that the Democratic memb,
], VIII sustain the veto and then elect
, +. Polk attorney. leaving the House
- attend to its own affairs in this
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