The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-01-31
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
The Legislature to Ad.
jOurn March 8. No New
Business February20
No Senator's Yet

to adjourn On March 1st, but yester
! day the House amended the bill and
substituted Friday, March sth in
stead. According to the Attorneys
of the General Assembly this will
make 6S days that the Legislature
will have been in session. The mem.
bers willthus serve eight days without
pay,
The anti-screen bill which passed
the House on Monday by good ma
jorlty has struck snag in the Senate
and will not be acted upon by that
body until Friday. The Citizens
League of Wilmington, wants to lie
heard on the matter and will come
down on Friday to speak against its
passage by the Senate.
The Senate passed the Saturday
halt-holiday House bill for st. Georges
Hundred banks. ,
Representative Monaghan yesterday
gave notice of bill taxing Whining
ton Fire Insurance companies for the
benefit of the fire department. 1t is
contcnded that the fire companies in
every other city the size of Whining.
ton contribute TO the tiremcn.
Bills bonding New Castle and
Georgetown for water works and cleo
tric light plants were given notice Of
in the House yesterday.
The Railroad bills and the proposed
increase of the saloon mems license
have stirred up affairs thus far, more
than any thingelsc this season. Those
Interested in the measures have begun
u bcslir themselvcsand find out what
chance these measures have OF passing
the House and Senate.
The idea is, so it is said, to raise
more revenue for the State rs the fees
from the Incorporation laws has fallen
oil considerably the last six months.
The demands made on the State
Treasury will be 50 great that the
members of the General Assembly are
looking ahead to provide the money
to meet all bills without creating u
deficit. The idea totakc forty thuus-
and dollars of the liquor fees to be
used in Wilmington is meeting with
considerable opposition amongst the
down country members. They a.c not
willing to concecd Wilmington any
thing that has TO come out of the
State Treasury. They say the state
finances can not stand it and they are
against it to q man.
There seems to be no end to the de-
maud for money from the state. At
present Delaware College is ASKING lur
S25, 900, the State College for Colored
Students desires $4,000, the Grand
Army men want an annual anpropria-
ton of 81 900 to aid in the proper OBJ
$ crvance Of Memorial Day. and con-
lingent appropriation to defray the
expenses of interring dead veterans.
The wJmcn interested in the free IL 1.
orary movement have a bill carrying
IN appropriation Of $500 and proyid-
ng for the appointment of state Ii
lrarv commiss sion to superyi c state
rec library which is now being agita-
ed.
Senator KnCx's bill TO throw d CLOAK I
about the whippings in the
aiisof the state will be introduced
e-day. Senator Clements bills to
lbolisli the pillory aud to provide COR
,oral punis hment for wife. .beaters are
row in committee. Favorable action
IN both is expected, us there seems 10
oe general feeling that the pilory
naS outlivcd its usefulness.
Representative Robcrtson's bill to
Increase the representation in the
Ncw Castle County Levy Court has
made a stir among The Democratic
The bill provides for seven
one from each senator
al district in the rural county. one
rom all that section Of Wilmington
asst OF Market street. land one from
IN Of Wilmington west Of Market
trcct. The Democrats will fight
his bill by introducing measure
providing for 4 Levy Court Of twelve
commissioners, two from Wilmington,
md one from cacll hundred In the rur.
IlcOuutv.
When the joint committee to settle |
With retiring State Treasurer l.. IL.
'all makes its report. to the rcspec-
i've houses lively time is expected.
o addition to his salary and 5000 for
clerk aud attorneys expenses, the !
allowed Dr.. Ball SljD0.
rhii; grant is To be opposed by the |
Democratic and some Republican |
members on the ground of cXtrava-
'ance and the report of the commit.
&c may be rejected. 1t always has
'ccn customary tomakc allowances to
arious state officers wien settlement
, made with them.
Senator Wright will have a measure
0 provide for stamping out tlhcrcu.
sis in cattle and Senator Wright
fishes to have repealed the law under |
;hich 1900 annually was appropria-
ed to the Dover State Fair, as the
lir has come to an unsuccessful end
nd will be held no more
Senator Clements desires legislation
o straightcn out a confusing tanglc
l regard to elections in kenton hum
red. The voters in the kenton elcc-
ion district, owing to Il peculiar mis-
axe made in the last Legislature,
lust travel to Clayton To- vote, while
ssidents of the Clayton district must
,ust 60 to Kcnton to deposit their
allots. Senator Clements wants the
rdcr reversed, so that clayton folk
an vote without inconvenience in
heir own district and Kcnton voters
II their side. :
Representative Layton would have
law enacted to protect fruit growers