Evening journal., 1901-01-23
TAX MEASURE
IS THREATENED
Down State Members Prob.
ably Will Fight 1t
PLEAS FOR DELAWARE COLLEGE
Made Before Joint SeSSiOR-BiII for
Rater and Light Commission
for Wilmington
star Correspondence Evening Journal.

( istan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. 2s.-The effort by the
Board Of Trade Of Wilmington to have
all manufacturers exempted from taxa
/ ton stirred up a lively time in the
House yesterday Some representative
Of other vocatons toolk exception To
relieving the manufacturers TO the ex-
/ clusion OF other industries. Mir. Shall
cross came forward with a bill remov-
ing the taxation on farm stock. DE-
Moore presented bill exempung ply
sicians and dentists. and Mr. Hard
es,y presented another measure reliev-
ing retailers of goods and merchan-
disc. The bills coming in rapid sue
cession, caused laughter but the
fathers Of the bills declare they will
/ push the measures if the manufac-
mrers arc SO relieved.
PLEAS FOR DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The General Assembly went into al
Joint session yesterday afternoon toI
hear special committee CT the board
Of trustees of Delaware College Lieu
| tenant-GOyernor Cannon presided and
introduced DR.. George w. Marshall. OIL
Milford, chairman Of The colleges Conn
mltec on Legislation. He and j. Har-
vey Whteman Of the committee. pre-
sented the demands of Delaware COL
lege in speeches urging immediate and
liberal aid.
The institute now derives from the
Federal government S39. $50 annually
al asf..l b as.
strings to them, beyond which the
board OF trustees cannot go. The s39.-
$50 Is an annual income 10 be applied
10 eQuipping the various departments
that investigate the sciences. The de.
gree of success and prosperity which
mas come upon this institution has
crowded il to such an extent that the
work cannot be successfully carried
on. Apart from the accommodations
OF the ninety students, the necessary
experimental work cannot now be car.
ried on.
The committee urged an appropria-
tion for the erection OF a building to
be known as the administrative build
ing
The new buildings desired will cost
$4,000. This amount, it was urged.
would be absolutely necessary to con-
lnue the appropriations now received
/ from the national government
Chief Justice Lore. who is president
Of the trustees Of Delaware College
and of the State College for Colored
Students, urged that the money neces-
| sary for both institutions be allowed byI
the Legislature. If the Federal gov
ernment had appropriated SSO0,OCO fer
Delaware College in ten years. and
the State had only allowed $4,000, he
thought it no more than proper that
further appropriation of S25OO0 should
be made by the State
We don't want Delaware College in
| Wilmington" declared the chief JUS
| tice. Il can tell You that. The board cf
] trustees are a unit against the plan
Don't put on Wilmington what she
/ doesn't want, for that city will be here
asking for more than she viii get"
I The chief justice said the moral liz
! huences on the students would be bet
ter in Newark
Goyerncr HUM, who was present, |
said.
Whether Delaware College is stu /
aied in Wilmington or Newark or on
the Delaware railroad. / am In favor
Of IL, he declared in bis forcible man
ner If my message has done Moth |
/ ing more than stir the troubled waters, |
| certainly feel satisfied"
DR.. Marshall presented the draft OIL
a bill carrying an appropriation Of
S25,0O0 for Delaware College It was
placed in charge of Representative |
Baynard for introduction.
ROSS -M'NULTY CONTEST.
The contest Of Howard d. Ross wasI
again before the Senate yesterday |
when a resolution was passed which |
guaranteed the witness fees and travel /
ing expenses necessary to hear both |
sides Of the controversy. A hearing in |
the case Of the Wilmington men will |
be held in the paIlor of the State
House tomorrow afternoon, when Ross
will claim that 206 electors, 1856 Of /
whom were Republicans, were deprived !
of the right to vote by the forcible clos
ing of the polls in a district in South |
| Wilmington. Chairman Knox. Of the
Senate Committee on Elections. willl
/ preside at the hearing
FIGHT FOR LOCAL OPTION
/ The advocates of local option came
within one Of securing enough sigma
lures yesterday Of tho New Castle
members 90 compel the Legislature tol
pass a local option election bill for
! Wilmington and the entire county. The
enc signature needed Is that of Sen
atoT Groves. and the temperance peo-
pie claim they can get IT, This turn isl
Ia great surprise. rs it was believed the
/ tight for New Castle county had beenl
abandoned
| TO ABOLISH WATER COMMISSION. !
| Representative Robertson will intro
duce bill to create n water and cleo
/ trio light commission for the city oil
Wilmington. The measure viii abOl-
ish the present Water Commission and