Evening journal., 1901-03-04
FINAL ACTION
ON TAX BILLS
Extra Assessment on Rail-
roads Only $4,000
UNTONIST HOPE BROKE RANKS
Regulars ard Democrats Combine
and Destroy The AddickS Cor
poratiOn Cudgel

STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. March 4.-By the unitsd of-
forts of the Regular Republicans and
Democrats in the House Of Representa-
tives Saturday Representative Ho.-
combs bill providing for an increase
of taxation upon railroads came up for
final action. and the measure as
amended providing for a $4,000 in
crease. was passed. The original bill,
offered by Mr. HOlcOmb, increased the
tax 10000 but the amendment made
the big reduction.
AS tho Union Republicans were using
these bills to club the Regulars into
line to vote for Mr. Addicks for United
States senator through efforts brought
to bsar upcn the railroad companies.
tho Democrats. including Mr.. HolcOmb,
accepted the amendment.
Representative HO-cOmb in calling
up the bills, said:
Mr.. Speaker, at this late day, we
find IL better to take this than nothing
at all from a corporation that has ap-
parently no soul. 1t VIII not discour-
age our successors to increase those
taxes to an equitable basis"
Mr.. Clark said: Mr. Speaker, we
considered these bills with the greatest
possible care and with a view to the
4 conscience and blindfolded justice. A.,
las a farmer, and a berry shipper for
many years, cannot see how you can
possibly expect lower freight rates IL
you should place upon them such an
exorbitant tax as was called for in the
original bill O.OOO)."
The bill relating to the D.. NJ. & V
read was passed by a vote OF 81 to 0.
There was a break in the Union Re
publican ranks when the Delawar,
r railroad bill, with its $4,000 UnioI
Republican amendment came up. Mr.
Hope broke away and declared the in
crease unjust
Its going to work a great HARDSHIP
on the shippers Of the State. A.
chairman Of the committee whicl
handled this bill / hope the HOus
WITH vote IL down. 1t is not done in tn
proper spirit"
+ Dr. Moore resented the remarks o.
p his associate. Mr.. Hope, and said n,
hated a quitter.
: The vote was taken and resulted a.
follows; Yeas. %: nays, 9.
Il Representative ArOn, Ewing. Lay
ton. Long. Moore. Short, White ant
Speaker McCcmmons (Union Repubh
cans), and Wright (Dem.) voted fO
the amendment.
Messrs. Hope and Prettyman CUnior
Republicans) voted against It, Mr.
Goodcn Dem) explained his negativ,
vote because of a grave doubt whether
it would ever get through the Senate.
Clendaniels bill. providing fer tn
restoration of the sturgeon industry
was killed by the Democrats in On,
House. Mr.. Shallcross, for the Demo
Gratis, objected on the ground that tn
I shad fishermen had dcne all they coul,
\ to exterminate young sturgeon. an,
now came UP for an appropriation d
I bring them back. The Democrats vote
It down as a three-fourths vote wa,
required
The question of prClonging the ses
sion Of the General Assembly was VIC
lorously discussed Mcnaghan's resr
4 luton allowing each member as hi
name was called % call ND three bill
for final action. and that the House 81
a every night to catch up with its wor.
! was defeated as was the question O
o prolonging the session.
o The House passed these Senate BIN
l Saturday:
Providing for a contingent fee q
g $500 for the secretary Of State: for th
c printing and binding of 5000 copies q
b. the nfWiy amended General Inc0rDora
IS ton laws; ,reincQrporating the tow
{, OF Lewes and providing for it a Boar
{ Of Public Works to make moder
- metropolitan Improvement.
y The Senate to-day passed the bil
d cloth-ng the Board Of Pardons wit
q me same summoning powers as an
x Court Of General Sessions and permit
d ting the prisoner to appear in his ogy
y behalf and summon witnesses.
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