Milford chronicle., 1901-02-01
Legislative Notes.

hia, Wilmington q BaIt1- [
Dad Co., Delaware Rail
Delaware, Maryland &, !
abroad Co., and Will
Northern Railroad Co., h
A. ommutatiOn of their State taxes.
At present, the railroads are
taxed annually as follows Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore,
SCI 900; Delaware, $1,000; Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia, $3.50 /
Wilmington and Northern, $3.50.
Under the proposed readjustment
the taxes would be as follows: Del
aware railroad, $50, 900 per annum;
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Bal
timore, 100000 Delaware, Mary
land & Virginia, S., 200; Whining |
ton & Northern, $4,000
In joint session at noon the mem
bers of the Legislature took two
more Intellectual votes for United
States Senators. The ballot for
long term Senator was as follows
Kenney, %; Addicks, 10; Du-
Pont, 8; Hilles, (McFarlin and
Groves; Spruance, I (Baynard) Il
Higgins, I (Dayett); Henry B.
Thompson, I (Robertson, who went
from Bird to Thompson).
The ballot for short term was
Salisbury, p; Addicks, 10; Rich
ards, II; Nields, I (Baynard); Hill
les, (Dayett); Gray, I Carlow.
The bill repeating the anti-screen
law for saloons passed the House
by a vote of p to 8.
In the Senate this afternoon the
committee on agriculture reported
favorably with amendment the bill
providing for the appointmRnt.of a
State veterinarian. The amend
ment cut the salary of the veteri-
marian from $40 to 5000 annu-
ally, and the contingent fund for
his expenses from $500 to $50
Republican members opposed the
amendment, Senator Knox CON
tending that with the salary fixed
at such low figure as $6oo,no in
ducement could be offered to COM
petent veterinarians to accept the
position. The amendment was lost
by a vote of 9 to 7. Senators v6t-
ing for the amendment were
Messrs. Brasure, Clements, Hart
t Harrington, McNulty, Slaughter
a and Wright. After the amend
, ment had been defeated the bill
4 was recommitted.
Representative Scotch would
: provide a graduated scale of liquo
3 license fees,and gave notice TO-DAY
: that he will introduce bill to tina
effect. Under the bill, license fee
in Wilmington would be increased
! to $500 annually, instead of 5000
= the present fee. In the remainde
3 of the State it is proposed that tn
= license fee shall remain at $500, tn
! amount at present fixed by law
= Representative Scotch holds tina
ten times as much liquor is sold il
1 Wilmington as is disposed of il
= other parts of the State. He pro
poses that an increase of fifty pc
: cent. shall be made in the lcens
fee required al hreweries. The
: pay 5000 at present, and 500 woul
. be required under SOFTEN SPILL
= Representative Rutchinsorps bill
= to allow the Moors of Re cunt
= to be entered on the req -atioi
:, - books as Moors or mulf ghic
e was reported unfavor wa
n called up for action this Afternoon
= A delegation of Moors was preser
: at the time. The bill was recon
mitted to the committee by a striC
II party vote and will be amended
q Representative Hutchinson sui
'e mitted petition in behalf of til
{ bill, and also a history ofthe Moor
~ which were placed in the hands
IL the committee.
- Senator Knox to-day introduce
&c his measure providing for the d
g. posting in the Farmers Bank
~ interest of the moneys of the gel
y eral fund and the school fund al
be his act to repeal the law und
- which the state detectives are a
~ pointed. His bill to make the a
1g ministering of corporal punishme
;;o1 private also was presented to-da
a. Representative Vineyard tod;
i introduced bill to provide for Il
apportiOnment of the school fui
.;s equally among the various schoc
~ i'll the State. irrespective of t
- number of pupils in each scho,
j Many bills were reported fave
ta ably to-day the most important
r. ing Representative Whites bill pl
n scribing an annual license fee
Il, $500 for dealers and other perso
e who ship game from the State.
Of list of the measures reported frc
Nv committees will be found in t
te routine proceedings of the day.
~. Representative Kitchen will
nv troduce bill appropriating SI,4I
Fl 10 to pay the claim of Clark & N
i've Daniel for stationery and suppl
IN Representative Warren will init
ne duce bill to pay retiring St;
he Auditor Isaac w. Fooks's claim
,af 5000 for preparing the report
IRE the late John A. Lingo and co
at piling it for publication.
Tuesday The House, Il
rid morning, defeated, by vote of
a., to IA, a joint resolution offered
&C. Representative Baynard, ask
~ Congress to admit the question
ne the election United States Senat,
no to popular vote.
he The House passed the bill
DIR lating to the killing of gray SOU
7o-t rels.
nos The Holcumb Railway bills w
md introduced in the House.
ere The Senate adopted, by a vote
mn 9 to 7 a joint resolution offered
cen Senator Slaughter, providing t
hat new business shall not be receiy
en- after Friday, February 18th.
iro Senator Abbott made an uns
,ri9 cessful attempt of new busin
e.. extended to February 10th.