The sun., 1901-03-04
LEGISLATURE
MOVING LIVELY
Much Business Was Transacted on
Saturday.
BOARD OF PARDONS' POWER
Night Sessions to Begin Tomorrow
Secretary of States Cont'n-
gent Fee Increased
to $500.
BOARD OF PARDONS' POWER


Dover, March 3.-At the session Of
Saturday much business was transacted
There were eight absentees, Senators
Blakcly, Clements, Farlow, Groves, Me
parlane and McNulty and Represen-
taives Baynard and Chandler. The
vote stood Addicks, Is; Kenney, 20; du
pont, S; Higgins, /; for the short term
Addicks, 49,; salisbury, 20; Richards, g.
The Democrats were to have held a
caucus yesterday morning but 1t did not
take place. The presence of Willard
Salisbury is supposed to have been the
cause.
The investigating committee did not
report this morning owing to the illness
and absence OF Representative Baynard
The members of the House paired fol
tomorrow's session as follows: ArOn and
IIearn, Baynard and Wright, Chandler
aud Clark, Dayett and Layton, Finn and
Short. Healey and Robertson, Kitchen
and lIodgson, Holcomb and Pilling
Hope and Scotten, Hutchinson and
lrcttyman, Long and West, Ralph and
McCommons, White and Warren.
Messrs. Ewing, Hardcsty, Gooden
Monaghan, Moore, Pepper and White
will remain home.
Adopted--J0int resolution offered by
Mr.. Slaughter authorizing the printing
Of 500 copies Of the general corporation
law amendments.
Read first time and rcferred-Houst
bills making March moving day il
New Castle county outside of Whining
ton: to amend the charter of Milford
IN act fixing the cunning season fol
ducks, an act authorizing the Governor
To appoint a notary public for Hartly
IN act requiring veterinarians to b,
registered and pay license fee to tn,
State; an act to dispense with the kiss
ing of the Bible in taking an oath; t,
punish the giving of knockout drops; ac
taxing the shares of trust companies; t,
pay expenses of the burial Of indigen
soldiers, sailors and marines; to enabl,
the Governor to appoint an additiona
notary public in Kent county; an ac
for the protection of birds and thei
nests; an act appropriating $4,000 t,
Delaware College for new building
act providing contingent fund Of $50
for the Secdetary of State; to gran
State aid to the q. A. X. for MemOria
Day expenses; to allow school distric
No. 110, New Castle county, to sci
school building and land and erect
new schoolhouse: to authorize schoo
district No. Ill, New Castle county, {.
borrow $1,000 to be used for building
new schoolhouse; an act authorizin,
school district No. 110, New Castle coun
~, to borrow money to build new
SchOOlhOusc.
Passed-House bill giving the Stat
Board Of PardOns power to summon
witnesses and compel their attendance
Adopted in the House-Resolution OF
fered by Mr.. Gooden, authorizing til
Secretary of State to have printed TO
distribution 5000 copies of the Genera
Corporation law as amended at the pres
rnt session of the General Assembly a
soon as possible after the same become
law, the printing to be done unde
contract after bids have been advertise
Y for at least 10 days in two or more news
papers published in this State.
Passed-House bill increasing to $50
tho contingent fund of the Secretary G
State, now $400 year; Senate bill autl
orizing special tax for water light an
sewers for Lewcs; Senate bill creatin
board of public works for Lewes; Sci
ate bill repeating the law that authorize
the town council of Lewes to issue bono
for $1,000; Senate bill incorporating til
town of Greenwood.
Read and referred Senate bill incorpo
ating the town OF Selbyvillc.
NIGHT SESSIONS THIS WEEK.
Adopted-ltesolutio offered by NJ
Monaghan that beginning with ne,
Tuesday the House hold night session
and that the House meet daily at TO-.
a. III. and p. III.
Passed-House bill repeating the la
That requires the City Council of Ne
Castle to appropriate money to the ro;
commissioners of New Castle hundre
House bill readiusting the amounts
he paid by the Delaware, Maryland
Virginia Railroad Co. in commutati,
nf it's State taxes las amended); Hou
hill readjusting the amounts to be pa
hy the Delaware Railroad Co. in col
mutton of its State taxes (amen
meIt making the tax 100000
year lost, (ayes. 81 noes, 22) Commit
amendment making the tax $4,000 We
passed by unanimous vote); House b
r"adjusting the amounts to be paid
The Wilmington & Northern Railro
70. in commutaion of its State tax
las amended (ayes, %; no, y.
PASSED IN THE SENATE.
During the afternoon session of t
Senate the following business was dor
DnsSpd-IJnucn l,ill authori1inu 4