Evening journal., 1901-02-28
RAILROADS WIN
THEIR FIGHT
zsgIs1s -
Republicans and Democrats
Upset AddickSiteS Schemes
2
NO MONEY FOR NEW BRIDGES
Substitute for Trading Stamp Bill.
Strong Opposition to LaytORS
Valid Record Measure
NO MONEY FOR NEW BRIDGES

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. 2S-The railroad COM
panies have won their fight against the
men who were attempting to make a rad
ical increase in tine State taxes imposed
upon them. As soon as the Democrats
and Regular Republicans discovered that
the Addicks men were attempting TO club
the railroad influence over to Addicks by
means OF the bills they dropped them
practically and the result is that the rail-
road companies and all but the more rad
ical Addicks men are satisfied with the
bills as they stand To-day in their amend
ed form.
AS n result Of active committee work
the bills were reported to the House yes
terday. An unfavorabe report was made
on the one increasing the tax ON the r..
w. and b. railroad and that tax will re-
main at $4,000 as heretofore.
Favorable reports were made on the
bills in their amended form increasing
taxes of the Delaware railroad from
$4,000 TO $i0.OO0 the d., NJ. and V. rail-
road from $3.50 TO $500; the W. and ~
railroad from $3.50 10 $500, and fixing the
i. and +. tax at S27, 500 a year.
These reports were made by Represen-
tative Hope
NO MONEY FOR BRIDGES.
An unfavorable report was made in the
House on the House bill authorizing the
Levy Court Of New Castle county 10 bor-
row $4,000 for n new bridge across the
Christiana at Market street, and across
the Brandywine nc Seventh street in the
city Of Wilmington. A like report was
made on the House bill authorizing the
MQunr and D.rtt,atI ~ -.
and collect taxes ON all gas companies
doing business in the city Of Wilmington.
STAMP BILL SUBSTITUTE.
In the House the following substitute
for the bill taxing trading stamp con-
Germs was reported favoraby:
Section /. That from and after the first
day of June in the year 1891, Il shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora
tion to issue or sell, or to offer 20 issue or
sell any trading stamps or other device to
any person, firm, association or corpora
tion engaged in any trade, business, or
profession, with the promise express or
implied that the party issuing OF selling
OF offering 10 issue OF sell such trading
stamps or other such devices Tor the
agent OF such party will give the person
presenting such trading stamps or other
devices money or other thing OF value
without receiving from such person SO
presenting such trading stamps or other
devices the value thereof; or TO make 70
any such person so presenting such
stamps OF other devices. any concession
or present in any way on account Of the
presentation Of such trading stamps or
other device. And it shall be further un-
lawful from and after the said first dny
Of June in the year 1901 for any person.
firm, association OF corporation being en-
gagged in any trade. business or profession
TO Distribute or present to any person
dealing with him. them or il, any such
trading stamps or other devices as afore-
said IN consideration OF any article or
thing purchased Of such person, firm. as.
sociation, corporation, or any service.
rendered
Provided, that nothing in this act shall
be taken or construed TO prevent any
merchant or manufacturer from placin.
his own tickets. coupons. or other vOuch.
ers in OF upon packages OF goods sold or
manufactured by him: such tickets. cou.
pons, or other vouchers TO be redeemed
by such merchant or manufacturer either
in money or merchandise. whether such
Packages are sold directly to the CON
sUmer or through retail merchants. Nof
shall it be unlawful for any person 10
issue with the packages as aforesaid
tickets, coupons or other vouchers so is
sued by such merchant, or manufacturer.
Provided, further. that this act shall moi
apply 10 tickets, coupons. checks. or other
devices issued TO laborers or other en-
ploycs for services rendered.
Section 2. That any person violating
the provisions Of this act shall be- guilty
Of a misdemcanor and upon conviction
whereof shall be fined IN a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, OF be inn
prisoned for n term not exceeoing three
months, or both, in the discretion OF tho
court
This ception shall apply also to news
papers.
LAYT0N'S VALID RECORD BILL
Representative r. Reese layton has in
the House a bin which is arousine strong
opposition in certain quarters. Il is an
act to make valid the record Of certain
deeds IN Sussex county.
According 10 the Objectors' statements
isaac B. Short, father Of former Sheriff
Robert Short, Of Sussex county. a promi.