Evening journal., 1901-02-16
Will Come Before House
Again on Monday
LEVY COURT TO Be INCREASED
Bill Providing Seven Commissioners
Passed by Strict Party Vote.
Other House Business
stnf correspondence Evening Journal.

STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. l6.
The House took up for consideration
Yesterday the bill reorganizing the
Levy Court Of New Castle county and
changing the number Of commission
ers from FIVE to seven. fixing their sal
aries at $500 annually, the governor TO
appoint the additional two commits
siOners.
eRpresentative HOlcomb led the
Democratic fight against the bill
claiming that it was the rankest par
tisan legislation ever presented to the
General Assembly Certain districts
would be unrepresented, he said, and
the whole object of the bill was to
pack the court with Republicans.
The bill passed the House by the
vote of 10 to 10, Representative Clark
(Rep.) voting with the Democrats
Representative Pepper was absent.
Under the reorganization plan each
senatorial district in rural New Castle
county is to constitute a Levy Court
district, and in Wilmington all east of
Market street is TO be one district, and
all west of Market street another
district. According to this the Repub-
licans would have four Of the five COM
missioners from rural New Castle, and
they also would get both commission
ers from Wilmington.
MAY RECONSIDER CIGARETTE
BILL
An effort will be made on Monday to
reconsider Senator Brasure's cigarette
bill in the House. The
bill was passed by a tie vote by that
body, after a bitter fight, on Thurs
day afternoon.
TILT OVER BANK DIRECTORS.
Representative Warren yesterday af-
ternoon offered a motion that the
joint resolution appointing directors
for the Farmers Bank at Georgetown
be recalled from the Senate. which
body it had passed. After the motion
was carried, Mr.. Warren moved that
the vote by which the resolution was
passed be reconsidered, but this motion
was killed. His object was to have
the name Of DR. Hiram r. Burton
stricken from the resolution as a di-
rector for the Georgetown branch, he
being a diIectoT of the Lewes National
Bank. a rival institution.
SINGLE TAX BILL RECONSIDERED
Representative Holcomb's Singl,
Tax bill was reconsidered by th'
House yesterday, and was passed by
a vote of "a to 8, as follows:
Yea-Messrs. Aron, Chandler, Glen
daniel, Ewing, Goodcn. Hearn, Healy
Kitchen, Hodgson, HOlcomb. Hope
Hutchinson, Layton, Long. Monaghan
Moore, Prettyman Robertson, ScOtten
Vinyard, Warren, White, Wright
Speaker McCommons-24
Nay-Clark, Dayett. Finn Hardesty
Pepper, Pilling, Ralph, Shallcross-S.
BALLOT BILL WILL PASS.
The House committee yesterday ia
vorably reported Senator Knox's bill
to permit the use Of a black lead pen
ell or crayon in marking official b.
lots, which will dispense with 4 e,.ni
pad and rubber stamp. Both w ~,
favor the bill, and it is expected - gds
without opposition.
PASSED AND CONQUERED IN.
The House yesterday passed tn
Senate bill authorizing Gov. HUM I
appoint a notary public fer the OffC
Of the Harlan and Hollingsworth Con
pany; also Representative Shallcros
bill to appropriate $500 annually to tn
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelt
to Children. Representative Kitchen
bill for the protection OF gray squil
rels was passed by the House.
Numerous bills were concurred
by both houses. One Of the most in
portant was that introduced by Repr
sentative Dayett, which will permit
the attachment of ten Per cent. of II
wages of any person for indebtedne
caused by the purchase of grocerie
provisions, or the necessities Of life.
is intended to protect groceIs al
storekeepers in cases where they gi
credit andthen have no way of recove
ing the money due them
The Senate also concurred in RepI
sentative Hardestys bill provdii
punishment for defendants in exec
tion and attachment process who !
move from the district of the Sta
destroy or seerete the property so
tached.
GAVE NOTICE OF BILLS.
Representative Robertson gave not
yesterday that he will introduce a /
to appropriate funds to paw the ,
penses of the boundary SUIT of I
State of New Jersey agail
the State of Delaware, now pending
the Supreme Court of the Uni
States. Representative Monaghan v
introduce a bill TO authorize the plum
ing inspector Of Wilmington to sci
as gas inspector also. Representa-
Layton will introduce a bill to inc
porate the Farmers Title, Trust Z
Safe Deposit Company. of Sussex CO.
ty. Mr. Robertson will introduce
bill to provide for recovery Of da
ages for the erection OF spite fenc
and other structures of a similar
tiire that may damage or impair pr
erty. Representative Finn will in-
duce a bill providing an amendment
the mechanics lien law BY making