The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-22
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
Time Drawing Near For
Adjournment. Bills
Reported Favorably
Will be Consider
ed by House.

following resolutions:
Resolved, That commencing with
to-day CThursday) and continuing the
balance of the session, that after the
House is opened and the Journal read,
the Committees will report all bills
reported ON by them fav0rably.
The Reading Clerk, Green, begins
at the top of the list of members and
calls them up in alphabetical order,
when each member is called he answers
and If he has any business on hand
for the present to the Legislature the
member hands it to the page, who In
turn hands it to the reading clerk,
when the bills arc given first, Sec
ond or third reading rs the case may
be, After being read the first and
second time in succession they are re-
| fcrred to the different committees for
examination and to report on favora-
bly, or otherwise. There is sufficient
business now on hand to keep the Leg
islature in session for ut least thirty
more days. There have been present.
| ed in the House 256 bills, some of
which arc good, bad and Indifferent.
| In the Senate the number reached l35
bills. Thus far some ninety bills have
been passed thus leaving some four
| hundred bills yet to be passed upon.
There was no change in the voting
for Senators yesterday. ..
| Some talk has been going the rounds
4 hnt N 4 ft1vnrnnp IA II nytr1
session, but this is hardly probable.
At least, the members do not care to
stay 30 more days at Dover. The ses.
sion is entirely too short. Notice had
been given week after the Lcgisla-
ture organized that all business should
be presented before the fifth day Of
February. AS it is now there is not
sufficient time to give the bills on
hand the proper and careful atten.
tion they should have.
Representative Baynard received
two letters addres sed congratulating
him upon his course in casting his
vote for J. Edward Addicks for one of
the United States Senators. They
were from two prominent business
men whose names are he'd In high es.
teen in this city.
| The House passed the work house
bill allowing the Levy Court to issue
bonds to the extent Of 1000 to tin-
ish the new building near Greenbank.
Every member present voted for the
measure. Representatives Robert
son, Baynard, Clark, Moore and Hol-
comb spoke in favor of the appropria'
tion.
Representative Moore said it was
too late now for the two lower coun.
ties to make the institution q State
Penitentiary, but be hoped to sec
that object accomplished two years
from now.
The bill taxing the coal oil wagons
of the Standard Oil Company and the
wagons of corporations and stores out
side of Delaware passed the House.
1t requires these firms having stores
/ in Philadelphia and Camden, N j.,
who run delivery wagons on the
streets Of Wilmington to pay q year
ly license of $3.50 each for every wag
on run.
The Senate passed the House bill
giving the city of Wilmington one
half Of the liquor license revenue col
lected FROM the saloons in the city
Az the Democratic members and Sen
ators Knox and McFarlin voted fol
the bill thus giving it the required
majority to pass it. 1t will be enroll.
cd and properly signed by both officers
of the two Houses when it remains tt
be seen whether the Governor will af
fix his signature to the bill. From
the tone Of the Georgetown Republl
can, the Secretary of State Is not ia
yorably inclined towards the measure
The Union Republicans voted against
the bill to a man. Senator Blakel,
said he was opposed to the bill be
cause he did not think that Whining
ton was entitled to the money am
that it should not be taken from TIN
State Treasury.
The House passed the bill rc-incor
porating the town of Laurel. Th
bill took over half an hour to read |
by attorney Philip Churchman.
The three attorneys have been a
busy as nailorS for the last three week
and have framed numerous bi lis no,
J before the Legislature.
There appears to he difference 0
opinion on the local option clause Ii
the new constitution. WoattOrney
talking over the question had differ
! ,,;n IN fhN In Wh ip
the question has been interpreted b.
tie members of the Legislature, On
Of them contended that it did not re
0urc two thirds Of the Senators an
Representatives in any county to sig
for it, but majority of those mem
bcrs. For instance, suppose ther
were fifteen members from rural Ne'
3 Castle County, five Senators and te
Representa- tiycs. If eight of thes
members sign, the question Of locs
option could be brought before TIL
Legislature for their action whethc
tic people could vote OH the same q
not.
The House bill relating to the bus
inc IS of the junk dealers in the cit
of Wilmington, was reported unfaVol
, ably by Representative Clark, chali
man of the committee on revise
statutes.
Representative Dayett reported ia
vorably the bill providing for an Ii
spcctor of factories and workshops !
New Castle County. The Inspecto
shall be man who is to be appoints
by the Governor and he shall rccciy
. salary of $1,000 year.
1t Is proposed to protect birds an