The sun., 1901-02-15

trreStcd in cigarette manufacture or had
grudge against the youth OF our State.
IL have been smoking cigarettes and am
posted on the benefits (O to be derived |
| from the cigarette habit. Thanking you |
| in advance for any effort you may make |
in this direction, | am,
Yours truly,
W. r. X.
OBJECT TO KENT TSAVINGSBANFi. |
! When the bill to incorporate the Kent !
Savings Bank came up for passage in
the Senate today Senator Slaughter OBJ
iectcd. He said that the bill was the rc-
suit Of a piece OF spite work offered by
the directors OF the banks now doing
business in Dover against the Diamond
State Trust Company, which recently
passed the two Houses.
This company, the Kent Savings
Bank. would not enter into business un-
less the Diamond State Company did
and when the vote was counted it was
found that the Senate was equally di-
vided on the subject, the vote being
yeas and nays. President Cannon de-
rlarcd the hill lost.
Senator McFarlane introduced bill
to supplement chapter 225 of the revised
statutes OF Delaware, being an act to
regulate the fees of justice of peace,
ronstablcs and shcriffs in certain eases.
The hill provides that in no case shall
lany mayor or corporate officer outside the
rty of Wilmington, or sheriff or other
officer. receive as fees or charges under
the net. an amount exceeding twenty
dollars for any one month.
THANKS FROM PHOENIX co.
: Mr.. Blakcy presented to the Senate q
; letter from the Phoenix Fire Company
: thanking the members for their support
II the Phoenix free ambulance bill.
Mr.. Wright gave notice of an act to
repeal the act requiring q license for
persons opening oysters for shipment
outside of the State.
Notice was given by Mr.. Maull Of MI
! act to rcincorporate the town Of Lcwes
Mr.. Harrington introduced an act in
relation to the summoning and returning
u lf jurors.
The Senate bill in relation to teachers
! certificates: House bill appropriating s10I
10 dcfray the expenses of the colore'
Il teachers institute; Senate bill to auth
= orize the lcvyng Of special tnx to b'
ised in shclling the roads of Little Creel
ltllllluTt1. NllSStA N@bllIlst Will uli hhithu
" ment. providing that certain numbe
" bushels Of shells he used on a certain
II road, were passed by the Senate thi
\ morning.
), ND RESULT IN BALLOTING.
Tie vote today was the same as yes
. crday with the exception OF Senate
:, Farlow, who voted for j. III. Layton, q
u, Frankford on the short term, the res
a. II the vote resulted: For the long tern
q. Adiicks, 16; Kenney. 20; du Pont,
ii Higgins, 4; Bird, q the short term: AZ
r., dicks, 49, Bird, s; Salisbury, 22; La!
r. tor. /; Richards. Q: IIilles, 3.
n, Tile Senate did not transact much bus
q. ness this after, being as follows
Read and referred-House bill
M ''Tena .n, me charter OF Brdgeville. :.
"a IN ,.1iend the charter Of Clayton.
a. rassed--IIouse bill for the protcctio
I, VI fish in Noxentown mill pond; Hous
~, i bill in relation to the trustees Of Mi
l. ford armory and House bill to chang
u the reed bird season.
The business OF the House was:
Notice-By Mr.. Kitchen, an act nut
orizing the Governor to appoint an a
70 itonnl notary public for New Cast
snq county, to reside in Wilmington;
h Mr.. Hulcnmh. an act extending to Ju
al list. 1902, the time for collecting is
taxes at New Castle: by Mr.. Ewing,
to,. net providing different method Of n
IN rraising distrained property; by M
ms IIolcomb, an act to amend section
An chapter 152. volume Is, Laws OF Del
bo ware. by repeating the provision requ
hit ing the New Castle City Council to a
ne propriate $500 annually to the road col
,pd msSioncrS of New Castle hundred;
bill Mr.. Monaghan, an act authorizing I
2. city clerk OF Wilmington to issue me
,ec riagc licenses: by Mr.. Holcomb, an a
rk. authorizing the road commissioners
ty New Castle hundred tn raise funds
NC. nay certain debts by Mr.. Hutchnso
in an act to amend chapter 67, volume
,ns Laws OF Delaware, by changing the da
or OF holding stated annual school me-
np ingS in Kent and Sussex counties
on. troduccd); by Mr.. Clark, an act prov
on, ing fund to be used by the attornt
no, general to pay necessary expenses
vas criminal prosecutions.
do The House passed resolution Il
l afternoon providing that hereafter
are delegations must he heard at night a
fixed the date for hearing the other ra
IL. road delegates as Wednesday eveniI
February 90 In consequence OF this
,tor Legislative cakewalk will be held
IDLY Tuesday evening.
this The bill providing for the appropr
rar. tion annually to towns desiring II
bill library, IL sum Of money, the amount
end which has not been named, passed
ule. House today without much opposition
hui Mr.. Hope gave notice of bill
ling create the office of a public printer
Of superintendent Of printing. The bill p
can vilcs that he shall be appointed FOL
nles term OF two years, to be bonded to
ood. extent of $4,000 and to receive an ann
, no salary of $1,000 The duties of this
cial will be to suprrintend the print
r 10 Of the journals, laws, proclamations {
hoy other State documents, and must HI
nn' hecn journeyman printer at leas
rson years before his appointment.
Reconsidcred and recommitted-Ho
hut hill taxing vacant lots at Harring
ac (Single Tax measure).
If in Read and referred-House bill max
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