The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-26

chance to present it. From now on
the rush will be great to get bills be-
fore the House and promptly acted
upon.
By the present rulings every men,
bcr has an equal chance to have the
bills called up which have been report
ed upon favorably.
Yesterday several bills were prompt
ly killed, among the number being
the Gas Inspector bill for the city OF
Wilmington.
Representative Monaghan has a
bill which will take the place of it,
putting that duty upon the Plumbing
Inspector, who Is under the direction
of the Street and Sewer Commission
crS.
City Councimen are not going to
give up their fight in trying to get
possession of one half Of the Iiq uor IL
cense fees in this city.
House bill No. ol3, entitled, An
act to amend Chapter 273, volume 81,
Laws Of Delaware being Gan act pro-
viding a General Cooperation Law
approved March 10th, 1899, has been
printed and is now awaiting the con-
sderation of the members of the Leg.
islaturc. The bill as amended, it is
said. will more than double the rev.
enues coming into our State from cor
porations who will patronize Della
ware more than ever. The bill has
been carefully revised and numerous
defects in the incorpOra tion law rem
ediCd.
The IIouae killed the l[) nse bill
removing the New Jersey market
from Fourth and French Streets in
Wilmington, to Church street wharf.
The House passed the House bill
rcorganizing the Sussex Levy Court
making it ten members instead OF the
present thirteen.
The House passed the bill incrcas.
ing the Governors contingent fund
to $500.
The bill to refund The debt of Sns-
sex County was killed in the House.
Lots of persons who have axes TO
grind at this session Of the LegiSla-
ture will find that the Legislative
grind stone is not in as good shape as
they would like to see it, and their
bills will De inferred in the grave
yard prepared at each session with
few obsequieS to bury them oat OF
sight.
Representative James A. Shallcross
| was the recipient of many conGratula-
| tions today. "Uncle James brought Il
| barrel OF apples down with him and AS
this is the second consignment of that
| fruit from this quarter the members
| showerpd unstinted praise on the soIon
| from st. Georges.
| DEPUTY MUNICIPAL COURT
| JUDGE.
The Senate bill providing for Deputy
Municipal Court Judge in Wilmington
was taken from the table and passed
in the Senate.
Mr.. Knox as chairman of the commit
tecc on elections offered a report recon-
mcnding the appropriation Of sSOS.5O to
defray the expenses incurred in the hear
| ing Of the Ross McNulty contest it was
| adopted.
The Senate passed the following bills
| this afternoon:-Senate bills to repeal
| the law authorizing the town of Lewcs
| to issue bonds: authorizing the town of
Lewcs to levy II special tax for water
works. electric light plant and for the
| maintenance of Il sewer system: to cs-
tabish Il board Of public works for
| Lcwcs House bills to increase maximum
l,rt.l .lr. tnv in, " - al II1i inn
! hundrcd for the auditing of the accounts
| of ccrtai n officials in New Castle coun-
ty; in relation to the amount Of refuse
| TO be taken from the beds with oysters.
The vote by which the liquor license
| revenue was lost was rccunsidered this
! afternoon on motion of Mr.. McNulty
| and further on his motion was made the
| special order for p. IN. on Thursday.
Read first time and referred-Ilouse
| bills to allow live pigeon shooting
matches; for the improvement of colored
school houses; to change the name OF
Lulu Blocksom to Lulu Blocksom Dash
iell; to change the name OF Solomon j.
Baeringer to George j. Raeringer: to
compel trustees to give surety companies
instead of individuals for security.
passed-Senate bill increasing the
| school fund of the united school districts
of Laurel; House bill appropriatng
| $179.4S to the board of education of the
| united school districts of Laurel to pay
| for pupils who attended the schools of
| the said districts from other districts
under the graded school law, during the
years 1899 and 1900; House bill appro-
priating $500 to the Governor for the
expenses of his office, (ayes, SS; noes, y;
| House bill authorizing the road COM
missioncrs of st. Georges hundred to
| fund the floating and bonded debts and
providing for the payment thereof;
House bill reorGanizing the Levy Court
| of Sussex county (ayes, 20; noes, 15).
/ Lost-lIousc bill providing for a gas
| inspector for the city of Wilmington;
| House bill to amend part Of section s,
chapter 600, volume II, Laws of Dcla-
ware in so far as it concerns the sale of
New Jersey products (ayes, 10: noes, 23,.
Read and rcfcrred-Scnate bill auth
origing a special tax for Shciling roads in
the Second Representative district of
Sussex county.
Recess.
| Passed-House bill Increasing to
$1,000 the attorncy-gencrars contingent
fund; House bill authorizing and direct
| ing the Court of Chancery in and for
Sussex county to order and direct the
sale of all the public lands belonging to
Sussex county within the town Of
Georgetown and apply the proceeds to
the erection Of new Jail in the said
county (aycs. IS: noes, 15); House bill to
| amend the charter of the town Of Little
| Creek Kent county: House bill to pro-
hlbt dredging in Blake's channel dur
| ing September, October and November;
Senate bill increasing the salaries Of the
crew OF the oyster guardboat.
Lost-IIouse bill authorizing the Levy