Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
DELAWARE LAWMAKERS
ARE DOWN TO BUSINESS
MANY MEASURES COME UP FOR CONSID.
GRAFTON AT DOVER.
Senate Passed the Bill Authorizing the Use OF
IndeIible Pencils Instead of lrk Pads
for Marking Ballots.


day included the following:
By Representative Monaghan, an act
authorizing the city clerk of Whining
ton to issue marriage licenses.
By Representative Ewing, an act
providing a different method of ap-
praislng distrained property.
By Representative Holcomb, an act
extending to July 1st, 1902, the time
for collecting 1899 city taxes of New
Castle; an act resembling the provision
requiring the New Castle City Council
to pay 5000 annually to the road COM
missioners of New Castle hundred; an
act authorizing the road commission
ers of New Castle hundred to raise
funds to pay certain debts.
By Representative Clark, an act ap-
propriating $1,000 annually to the at
torney-general for a contingent fund.
By Representative Hutchinson, an
act changing to the first Saturday in
June the time for holding the stated
annual school meetings in Kent and
Sussex counties.
BY Representative Kitchen, an act
authorizing the governor to appoint an
additional notary public in New Castle
county for Wilmington hundred.
The House by a tie vote, Is to 10,
killed the House bill fixing the man
ner in which real property shall be as
sessed. Single Tax measure.)
The House after a hot fight, by
vote of 20 to 10, concurred in the Sen
ate bill prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes, cigarette paper,
and cigarette tobacco in this State.
Representative Chandler and Kitchen
changed their votes, the latter so that
he could move for a consideration.
The House reconsidered and recon-
mitted the Harrington Single Tax
bill.
The Senate by a tie vote, to :,
killed the Senate bill incorporating
the Kent Savings Bank.
Senator McFarlin introduced an act
restricting to $50 month, the fees of
officers outside of Wilmington for com
mitting tramps.
A price of 80 cents is to be set upon
the head of hawks, if Representative
HutchinsOn's bill gets through. This
law was once on our statues, but was
repealed a dozen and more years ago.
Senator Abbott's proposed railroad
commission bill will create a board of
three commissioners and a clerk. The
commissioners will have full control
over all railroads IN matters of freight
and passengers rates, conditions Of
stations, etc, in Delaware. The com
missioners will receive a salary of
$500 year and the clerk 5000 a year.
The bill prohibiting shipment of
wild geese and ducks from the State
has passed both branches of the Leg
islature, and now is law. This will
put a stop to pot hunting of this game
on all marshes and streams. They can
be shipped by paying a license of $500
per year.
The bill enacted two years ago re-
quiring church boards to follow the
regulations prescribed by the church
government, was repealed, and now
Methodist Churches and others NAV
elect trustees without having to accept
those appointed by the minister in
charge.
Edward Fowler, late insurance COM
missioner, did not get all his salary
due him, from some oversight, so a
joint resolution authorized his paw
ment of 800 to balance the State and
him. It's not often that an official
fails to draws his salary.
The House passed the bill giving the
creditors the power to attach ten Der
cent of every debtors wages, intro
duced by Representative Dayett. The
old law gave no merchant protection
from his dishonest customers in New
Castle county, while in Kent and Sus-
sex counties they have power to attach
all. The new bill thus authorizes the
81 a week plan of payment.
Mr.. Hutchinson gave notice of a bill
requiring the Levy Courts of each
county to pass resolutions and offerre-
wards to bring about the determination
of hawks.
The Senate passed the bill authoriz-
ing the use of indelible pencils. in
stead of linking stamps and inks pads.
in marking the ballots of the Delaware
voters This is to provide against the
possibility of ballot being defaced by
blotting.
Senator Abbott has introduced an
act creating a State Railroad Com
mission.
The bill provides that the commits
sion shall be composed of three mem.