Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-07

Tuesday Night Various Legislative Mat,
A ters.,
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, March 9. Tho visit Of Gov.
HUM and his staff, other State officials
and the members and officers OF the
General Assembly to Washington was
4 decidedly pleasant.
y The AddiehH members OF the Lapjs.
Nature were entertained on Saturday
might at the house at Nineteertb and
10 streets, N, W., that Mr.. Addicks
\ has leased for two weeks, and the GOV
erpor and Representatives Chandler and
Finn wfro sunmond TO the White
House op Sunday night to confer
with the President respecting the soma
torihl situation. The details Of the
conference have not Loen given pub.
LEFTY, but Is Ia understood that there
VIII be no change In the senatorial
balloting as D result OF the Interview
The governor and his staff attended,
the morning services in the Metropolitan
M. ". Church ON Sunday, and oocu-
pied seats In the cbancel President
Mckinley was also present, but he do
parted before the DeIgwareans had an
opportunity to greet him.
LOOKING rod DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
IL was generally supposed last night
that there would be break in the
Democratic ranks today ii certain
Democrats persisted in refusing to vote
for senatorial candidates other than
Richard X. kenney aud Willard SBuls-
pury. The KenneJ salisbury contin
gent was very nervous yesterday, and
Messrs. kenney and Salisbury were
summoned TO Dover last night. John
Biggs also appeared ON the scene
Two Democrats v no are regarded as
TRAITORS ware in town last night, and
another was here throughout the day.
LAND GRAB scHEMEs.
The House, by unanimous vote,
yesterday, killad the House bill enab.
ling Robert M. Burns to acquire com
Elete title TO vacant and marsh lands
In Kent county. The tract Ia bounded
by, Smyrna Creek on tho north, Della.
ware Bay on the aast, Misrillion River
on the south and the upland on the
west. and embraces all the Kent county
bayshore and extends two miles west
ward FROM the bay, The bill, in it's
original shape. provided for the selling
OF the lands at % cents an acre, but
ansnmendment submitted by COMMITTEES
required Mr.. Burma to pay o price to
be fixed by three Appraisers to be an.
pointed by the resident Judge of Kent
county.
Tho House rsccmmitted the House
bill granting to Walter S HendrioAson
title 70 salt marsh in Little Creek hun
dred, Kent county. Mr.. liendrickson
desires to obtain Is acres at so cents
an acre. The bill has been reported to
the House with an amendment limit
ing tho number Of acres to five.
MI SINGLE TAX BILL KILLED,
The House, by vote of " TO 10.
killed the House bill for the submis,
j sion 10 the voters Of any county, mum,
cipality OF other taxing districts the
question whether or not property
therein subject to taxation shall be ek-
empt. rf,e
Representatives Gooden, Hardesty. |
Hearp, Healy, Holoomh. Hope, Hutch
inson, Layton, Monaghan and Ralph
voted in the affirmative.
OTHER BILLS KEIFEp,
The House, by a vote of 18 to ia.
killed the House bill creating a new
election district in New Castle hun.
dred, ard establishing a polling place
at Bear Station. Tho hundred Is Ia to
IL miles long, and three to five miles
wide Some retarH have TO drive 10
miles to vote, The new district was
desired by every white voter In the
hundred. Representative CLARK united
with the Democrats in voting for the
bill.
The House killed the House bill pro.
viding for the licensing of certain
physicians to practice medicine In this
State. Tho bill enabled graduates Of
any reputable medical college to praor
tice here without undergoing examine
ton by the State Board of Medical
Examiners, and Its passage would |
doubtless have resulted in the State
being Hooded with young and mex
periencsd physicians.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The House recommitted the HOUSE |
substitute for the Senate bill prohibit. |
ing the manufacture and sale Of cigar |
ettss, ciRarette paper and cigarette to- |
bacco ip this State. The reoommitment |
was made SO q, to amend the section |
requiring minors 10 tell whera they OBJ. |
tain cigarettes by providing a penalty |
for violation OF the section, The pc
atty will be s25 fine or 10 days impris.
onmelit, The person who put the bill |
80 ebsoulphuA u WaKe tt l
ineffective by emitting the penalty.
The House. by strict party vote,
passed the House bill authorizing the |
appointment Of two State detectives.
Representative Clark explained that
the attorney-geueral desires the mn,
pointment Of one Republican and the |
resppoiptment Of one Of the present de-
teotives.
The Joint committee appointed to
settle with the late State librarian SUBJ
mitted the following report: Receipts,
$3.50; expenses s256. 10; due the late
librarian, 1919.
The House bill Increasing the salary
OF thu Chancellor and Chief Justice |
has been reported TO the House favora-
bly, with amendments one Increasing
the salary of the said officials to 81, 500.
and the other increasing the salary Of I
the aasooiatu judges to 81, 600.
q DETAILED PRO0EEDINGs.