Smyrna times., 1899-02-08
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE.
measures That Have Come Before That
Body the Past Week.

BODY the Past Week.
The House passed the bill granting
the town of Laurel authority to bor-
row $4,000 for water works. 1t was
passed by the Senate.
Representative Shallcross introduced
a bill appropriating $500 to the Della
ware State Fair at Dover, and direct
ing that it shall be dispersed by the
managers as premiums for the encour-
agement of agriculture, horticulture
and the domestic arts.
Upon a pro rata basis of patients in
the Delaware State Hospital, at Farm
hurst, the House made an appropri-
alton of $45, 900 annually to that insti-
tuition. 1t was passed by the Senate.
In the Senate Mr.. Abbott (Union
Rep, Milford) made an appeal for an
extra appropriation of $500 to the Del
aware Historical Society, but the
amendment raising the appropriation
failed of passage and the $500 extra ap-
preparation from the House passed
and became law.
The Senate passed the bills changing
Mrs. J. Edward Addicks' name to
ROsalie Butcher; also the appropri
alton of $1454. 81 to cover Attorney
General Whites actual expenses in the
conviction of Mrs. Botkin in CalifOr-
MIA, and Senator McFarlin's measure
changing the name of the New Castle
County Almshouse to "New Castle
County Hospital"
The Senate sent to the House for
concurrence memorial to Congress
urging that the Assawaman Canal be
completed from Lewes to Chincoteague
Bay and that Lewes be made "a port of
entry. The measure was adopted by
the House.
The Senate changed the matter of
bonding Sheriffs, so that the Sheriff of
New Castle County will hereafter pro-
vide surety of $50, 900; Kent, $14, 200;
and Sussex, $4,000.
The measure intended to revolu-
tiOnize Delaware's jury system was up
again in the House Thursday, after
having been deferred twice and de-
feated once. 1t was vigorously attack
ed by Representative Donahoe, support
ed by Mr.. McNulty and the Democrat
ic side. Mr.. DOnahoe argued that the
United States Courts Jury Commits
sioners system had been a shining ex-
ample of the farce, when two juries
had consecutlvely failed to agree in the
case against Senator Kenney, those
holding out for conviction, declaring
that they would remain until dOoms-
day. These juries all showed, pure
political bias.
Notwithstanding the Democratic op-
position, the measure was passed by a
vote of 20 to 10, Messrs. Donahoe and
McNaulty changing their votes to aye,
with view to bringing about a recon
sideration. The bill takes from the
Levy Courts the power of drawing all
jurors.
Representative Rose presented two
bills which will bring out fght-one
requiring all State printing to be given
out by contract and to have the Typo
graphical Unions label thereon; the
other subjecting all bicycles and tricy-
cles in Wilmington to tax of one dol
lar.
Speaker Clark introduced his bill
! granting certificates to all public
school instructors in the State for hav-
ing successfully taught for ten years,
relieving them of further examination.
President Salmon, of the Senate, on
Friday, gave notice of bill providing
for State bacteriologist at Farnhurst,
to be paid 81, 900 year.
The bill repeating that part of the
new constitution requiring a registra-
tion fee of 81 was reported by the com
mittee without recommendation.
The House passed the bill providing
for a deputy coroner of New Castle
county.
The proposed act to require all in
surance companies that do business ii
the State to have resident agents wal
defeated in the Senate.
In the House Friday, Representa-
tive King gave notice of bill repeal
ing the law which requires that before
a married licence is issued, the pros
pective bridegroom has to give a bonC
for $500, with freehold surety, tha
his wife will not become a charge upol
the State for at least a year after tn
marriage.
Senator Brasure gave notice of bill
on Friday, distributing the schoo
fund of Kent and Sussex counties ac.
cording to the number of scholars en-
rolled in the several school districts.
Mr.. Shallcross gave notice of an &C
on Monday, prohibiting the sale o
cigarettes in this State.
The House passed the bill for the
closing of barber shops in WilmingtO
on Sunday by a vote of IA to 13.
A bill was passed in the House re
, quiring that in making assessment
} the value of the land and the improve
ments thereon shall be kept in separ
ate columns Single takers favore
this measure.
The town of Newark wants to in
! crease it's School Commissioners froI
| three to five at the election next June
an6 to refund it's bonded indebtedness
} of $4,000, and a measure to that effeC
was presented by Mr.. Rose.
Delmar wants to be an incorporate
= city, and Assemblyman King brough
before the House a bill TO that effet
: and naming Joseph J. Ellis, B. f. Ba
! ker and Jackson L. Ellis as a cOmmi
+ sion.
The County School Superintendent
are to be forbidden the use Of question
at school examinations that are not d
rectly applicable to the duties and col
tanned in the text books in daily us
d Catch questions and puzzles are TO
n hidden by the new Shallcross bill.
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