The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-22

now being prepared by tne uttorhcso
would more than reimburse the State
for the loss of the liquor money, and
the fact that the city of Wilmington paid
something like $4,000 for its police force
and thought that some steps should be
taken to make amends to the city for
this expense as most Of its trouble was
caused by the liquor traffic.
Mr.. Pennewil did not agree with MI.
McNulty and said that as all or the
State institutions are located in New
Castle county. the city Of Wilmington
derived all the benefits that could pos
sibly be derived therefrom.
The vote on being taken stood 10 to 7;
Messrs. Abbott, Alice, Blakely, Brasure,
Pennewil, Ellison and Groves voted
against the measure and Messrs. Knox.
McFarlane, Harrington. Maull, Hart
Wright, McNulty, Farlow, Slaughter
and Clements voted for it. This vote
was considered doubtful by the Senators
and the president and by consent of that
body the decision was reserved until TO-
morrow when the opinion of the attorneys
will be had.
reported favorably and made special
order for Monday afternoon at O'Clock
Senate bill authorizing the appoint
ment of deputy judge for the NUM-
cipal Court of Wilmington.
Passed-Senate bills allowing liquor
license applicants to make afiidavits OUT
of court; amending the charter OF the
town 70 Clayton; Senate bill requiring
a State license fee from oyster exporters
(ycas, 8: nays, 81; Senate bill authorizing
n special oyster shell tax in the Second
Representative district in Sussex county.
Passed-House mil increasing to 4o
cents, now rs, the maximum tax rate
authorized to be levied in Brandywihe
hundred for repairing roads and bridges;
Senate bill concerning the attachment OF
vessels; House bill to prevent the nall
ing Of advertisements on trees in sussex
county.
Read and refcrrcd--IIouse bill enabl-
ing corporations to employ lawyers to
satisfy mortgages; House bill increasing
tbe salary of the coroner Of New Castle
county: House bill authorizing the COM
missioners of school district NO. liz
Of New Castle county to appropriate
certain money for the erection of new
schoolholse; House bill authorizing the
commissioners of school district NO. 10
| of New Castle county to borrow money
for the erection Of new schoolhouse.
Reported unfavorably-House bill au-
| thorizins the Governor to appoint an IN
| snector of factories and workshops for
| New Castle county.
Reported favorably bill for the
| protection of birds and their nests and
| eggs with amendments); House Dill
| changing the name of Solomon }. baef-
niger to George J. Baeringer; House bill
| changing the name of Lulu Blocksom 10
| Lulu Blocksom Dashiell; house bill resu.
! lating the business OF pawnbrokers ana
| Junk dealers in New Castle county;
House bill giving the consent or inc
! State to the cutting of the county ROAD
| in st. Georges hundred by a new cut
off of the -Appoquinnink river near
Fennmorc's landing.
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Passed-liouse bill authorizing the
Levy Court Of New Castle county tO
borrow $4,000 for the completion OF the
workhouse in that county; House bill eX'
tending for six months the time for the
completion of the New Castle county
workhouse; Senate bill reincorporatlni
the town of Laurel with amendments)
House bill increasing the membership OF
the department Of elections Of the city
of Wilmington, now three, to five Cayes
10: nays, 15,; House bill appropriatlns
| $500 to dcfray the expenses Of tht
States wards in institutions outside OF
/ the State; House bill making March
moving day in New Castle county wher
not otherwise fixed by lease or agree
meut with an alnendment); House bill
taxing oil wagons for the maintenance
of county roads (ayes, %; nays 81
| House bill authorizing q special tax FOL
shclling road in Broad Greek hundred
House bill making it unlawful to guI
with naptha or steam launches ant
other small boats for wild fowl
Read third time and withdrawn
House bill taxing railway companies fo
the maintenance Of county bridges.
.Lost-House bill enabling the Stat
Treasurer to verify the reports made t.
the State by express companies (ayes
IA; pays, I; did not secure the constitu
tional majority.
Withdrawn-SusscX county local op
ton bill Unconstitutional because tn
petition asking for it was not sisne'
by Il majority of the Sussex delegation.
Reported unfavorably bill re
uuiring electric or cable cars to b.
equipped with fcndcrs.
Reported favorably-Housc bill III
creasing the Governors contingent fund
House bill requiring the Baltimore 4
Philadelphia Railroad Co. to put safet
gates Mt Harmony crossing, White Cla
Creek hundred