Evening journal., 1901-02-06
SCREEN BILL
LOST in SENATE
Measure Was Defeated by a
Tie Vote
TAX COLLECTION FOR SUSSEX
Text Of Bill Presented by Senator
PeIneWill-Other Business Be-
fore General Assembly
TAX COLLECTION FOR SUSSEX

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Feb. 6.-But one thing was
done by the Senate, ana that was to
kill the House bill to repeal the anti
screen law now applicable to all sa-
looms in the State.
It was published that there would be
IA strong delegation OF saloon men
there advocating its passage. Not one
appeared. and that was taken as the
best possible proof that they were not,
as c,ass, particularly interested in
the repeater.
When it was called up for passage
by Senator Abbott and read. President
Pro TEN Ellison. who presided in the
absence of President Cannon, who
was sitting on the Board Of Pardons.
inquired:
Are you, ready for the question:"
Not a word was said for or against
the measure.
Clerk Cain called the roll. and the
vote was as follows, Senator Farlow
absenting himself:
Yes-Messrs. Abbott, Alice, Blakely,
Groves. Harrington, McFarlin, Nc
Nulty, Wrlght-S
No-Messrs. Brasure. Clements,
Hart. Knox, Maull, Pennewill, Slaugh-
ter, Ellison-S.
The bill having failed to receive
the constitutional majority, l declare
it lost" said President Pro TEN Eli
son.
Il move that we adjourn" said some
member.
Second the motion" said Senator
Knox.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Kitchen. who intro
duced the bill in the House. believes
that he can prevail upon the Senate to
reconsider its action.
TAX COLLECTION FOR SUSSEX.
This is the text Of Senator Penne-
Wills bill in relation to the collection
Of taxes for Sussex county:
Section I. Every collector OF taxes
for hundreds and districts for the coun-
ty Of Sussex shall, on the first Monday
in each and every month after he shall
have received the duplicate of taxes
and until January following, give no
tics by five or more advertisements
posted in at least five Of the most pub
lie places in the collection district OF
which he is collector; that he will at
tend at convenient times and places
Of which he has given notice; he shall
unless such failure to attend shall be
shown to be unavoidable and not Ow-
ing to his negligence, forfeit and pay
to any person who may have called al
such time for the purpose of paying
his taxes, and did not find the collector
of taxes in attendance to receive the
same. the sum of ten dollars, to be re-
covered before any justice Of the peace
in Sussex county.
Every collector of taxes shall, al
least one day in the week. between the
hours of 10 a. m. and - m, and
l p. m. and D. m, and attend at
such places herein designated for the
purpose of receiving taxes. and it
shall be the duty Of each and every
such collector of taxes TO attend for
like purposes, ait said place. at least
one evening of one secular day of each
month, between the hours Of and 10
o'clock p m, said evening TO be fixed
by him in like manner as the daily at
tendance herein designated.
Section .. That on all taxes paid be
fore the first day Of October there shall
be an abatement of 8 per cent. and
all taxes paid after the first day OF
October and before the first day of De-
cembeT, shall receive an abatement OF
.3 per cent; on all taxes paid after the
1st OF December, and before the first
Of To hn1 Ia
abatement, and on all taxes paid there
after / per cent. will be added each
mCnth until said taxes are paid.
The compensation or fee Of said col
lector shall be not more than 3 par
cent on all taxes paid before October
1, 5 per cent. On taxes paid before Dec
1, and 8 per cent. on taxes paid there
after.
It was introduced yesterday and
went to committee
MUST OVERCOME OBJECTION
President Evan G. Shortlidge. Lewis
b. Morrow and Robert c. F'raim, of
the Board Of Public Education of the
city of Wilmington, worked among
the members yesterday in behalf of the
S150000 High School loan. They find
that they will have to overcome more
or less objection to their bill, but are
sanguine that it will pass.
STATE HOUSE VISITORS.
William II. Heald. of Wilmington:
William Baggs. of Smyrna: Judge
Edwin r. Cochran, and Robert C
Harman, Of Wilmington; Former
Sheriff John T.. Taylor, of New Castle;
Former Representative Wagamon
George Fisher Pierce. of Milford
Ezekiel Fleming and Hezexiah Har-
rington, of Harrington; William l.
Sirman, of Delmar; Cornelius p. Swain
and Newell Ball. of Bridgeville; Sam.
uel G.. Fisher. Of Ellendale: Fcrme;