Evening journal., 1901-02-23
ASSRNBLYMEN
HAVE DAY OFF
New Castle Members Would
Have Worked To-day
LICENSE FEES SANE PRICE
Ii iYOung People Desire to Marry Iley
Must Paw s3-2 Railroads TO Pay
More Tax
LICENSE FEES SAME PRICE
80 y the EysnlnE J0uTnal.

Dover. Feb. 22.-After a hard hght
Yesterday afternoon the House decided
nh Ia have a session to-day. ihe
onestion was precipitated by Represen-
fatives Robertson aud HolcomD, VINO
declared that the members hau no
right to attend to personal matters
when there were 1856 bills OF interest
to the citizens of the state IN the
House awaiting legislation. Ihe reso,
luton to convene to-day was defeated
by a poll Of q TO II.
Mr.. Baynar's bill making Lincoln
Birthday a legal holiday was passed.
A bill providing for shad patrolman
for Delaware City passed. The onlclal
is 20 receive 5000 a year.
NO REDUCTION IN LICENSE FEES.
The bin reducing the marriage ID
cense fee from SO TO 81 was defeated.
Representative Baynard believed the
bill would cause more marriages, ana
would be a financial inducement foI
young people TO marry here instead OF
going elsewhere.
Representative Ewing's bill allowing
live pigeon shooting in the State was
passed, although the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals op-
posed the bin. The advocates Of the
bin declared that the modern methods
of shooting birds were not cruel like
they were twenty years ago.
MAY NOT HAVE TO KISS BIBLE.
The bill providing that 1t shall not be
necessary to kiss the Bible when TAX
ing an oath. was passed. 1t provides a
substitute for kissing the Bible that
the person taking an oath shall do so
either with uplitted hand OF with the
right hand on the Bible.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS PROTECTED
Representative Holcomb's bin for
the protection of women's interests
passed A husband is entitled by cour-
tesy to estate in his wife's estate. II
there Is no lawful issue the husband is
entitled to one-half OF the real prop
city for life there be lawful is
sue he is entitled 20 all for
life. The pending act make
the lazy apply in the latter case by law
ful issue by the surviving husband.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS GET HELP.
The House passed Representatiyl
Ewings bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually for two years for the establish
ing rebuilding and improving OF col
Ored schools throughout the. State.
The bills authorizing the Council OF
Wilmington TO appropriate 100000 for
use in six years to improve the Chris.
tiana creek was reported favOrably
The meas,ire providing for the appoint
ment'of a. gas inspector for the same
city was reported unfavorably.
Re1ieseR Clark's bill apprO
priatiD8 sSt 0eO as a contingency fun,
for thu ttoTneY-generals department
was called % In the House for fina
passag. action was postponed un
til aia4EFy aftsgnoon.
Rtp ehi{iGve Hodgson's bill pro
vidin9 peu3iigs of from $50 to $40 fo
snootiH 9r lljfjpg a fox running be
fore tnqs as1flsswas passed.
ReDfffsr 3t3ke Hearn's bill provid
ing that Ie1eii inarians pay an annua
alcense,lfee of $40 was passed by tbs
House, Tbs BIN requiring person.
holding trust funds to give suitabl
bond cgFering the amount in their pos
session er. trust also was passed.
Representative Holcomb's bin to re
quire Levy. COURTS to ask proposals 70
all cohaty work costing more than S5
was killed by vote Of IA yeas and
nays. The bill did not get the consti
tutional majority. because Of member
being absent Mr.. Holcomb change
his vote to move a reconsideration.
MORE TAX ON RAILROADS.
The House Committee on Privat
Corporations will report favorabl
with amendments on Representativ
Holcomb's railroad taxation bills.