The Delawarean., 1901-02-02

- 'ettS4A fHeNAe e vi eALId NuiNdlulOn ac-
cord.ng ito "a measure presented Thurs
day by Representative Healey. lit is
AN act providing for taxing THE railway
companies of Wilmington for munic-
ipal purposes
Mr.. Healey also brought in am act to
dhtse revenue for the State of Delaware
by compelling foreign concerns doing
business in Delaware to obtain a ID
cense for each delivery wagon used i'm
the Static. This bill is aimed at the big
Philadelphia stores which rum order
and delivery wagons in Wilmington
and the upper end of THE State.
Representative HolcomIb had his
lItlroad bills read second time and
referred to the Committee ON Private
Corporations. Representative Hope
is chairman of this committee.
Representative Richardson presented
an act fer the protection of life and
property against loss from the use of
steam by incompetent persons.
Levy Court Commissioners John
Lynn, Charles Megginson and john J..
Mealey of the New Castle County Levy
Court, accompanied by Nheir attorney,
Horace g. knowles, brought with Them
to Dover Thursday a bill authorizing
New Gas lie county to issue bonds for
$4,000 to build new bridge at Mark
ct street over the Christiana river.
The Government has ordered the re-
moval of the present center-pier bridge
and a new one, raising in the centre,
was presented in the House by Repre-
SEM ative Finn.
Senators Knox Slaughter, Pennewill,
McFarlin and Clements, the Senate's
committee ON elections, went to Will
iming.on Thursday might for the pur-
pose of hearing further restinlony in
the Ross-McNulty contest. Senator
! McNulty, whose seat is being contested
by Howard d. Ross, lis represented by
Attorney J. Harvey Wlhiteman and THE
hearings lare being held in the latter's
office.
Hard After Local Option.
Senator George M. D. Hart (Dem.)
is making an active canvass of the
Senators who have thus rar signed th
local option bill, The New Castle SEN
Ialtor's desire being 10 allow the people
ito vote, finally, upon the question OF
licenise or no license. The necessary
three-fourths vote has been secured
with the exception of ONE or two Sem
lalors. The local option people will
have until February 20, to prepare the
call for am election.
1 Ga11ows for Kipnappers.
Execution by hanging or AN i'm
prlsomment for life, at the discretion
of dhe courts is THE penalty imposed
I by Representative Clark's kidnapping
bill which came up i'm the House oil
Representative Wednesday and which
lis intended to forever protect the chill.
dren and 1.-The anxious mothers of Della
ware from the revived form of heart.
rending crime. The act as read by
Clerk Green fixes this extreme penalty
upon the man or woman who CARRIES
entices or decoys away from home fol
the purpose of secreting from it's fam.
lily or guardians, amy male or female
under age, excepting only THE parenf
who thus abducts his own child.
AS a result of la joint resolution of,
fered by Representative Holcomb, g
committee of three ON the pant of tht
House and two ON the part of the Sen.
ate will be appointed Ito consider tlht
condition of militaTy affairs in this
State.
i Thursdays Proceedings.
The Senate adopted a joint resolu-
tion offered by Senator Alice, ratify.
ing THE Thirteenth, Fourteenth amd
Fifteenth amendments Ito the National
u Constitution, giving citizenship ito tihe
negroes and granting civil rights.
"a telegram to THE Senate from
j George w. Todd, president of the
Citizens League of Wilmington, was
read, asking THAT final action ON THE
saloon screen bill be deferred TO give
the citizens a hearing. The bill was
latter, lHid over until Friday morning,
BILLS were presented by Senator
Alice providing crew for the oyster
waitchboat Delaware, amid fixing tlhefr
salaries, and another appointing a col
lector of oyster revenue and fixing his
salary.
Senator Alice also brought i'm AN act
] prohibiting the use of slot machines