The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-17
ONE CENT
D0INGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE.

short term. The vote resulted In n,
election.
| The leading candidates were WI
| lard salisbury who received 90 vote,
and Richard Il. kenney vino received
% votes.
j. Edward Addicks received | 6 vote.
for both the long and short term
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT 8 votes foI
| the long and short term and Charles
+. Richards 0 votes for the short term
with a scattering vote each for sever.
al other candidates.
The Legislature will try again to.
day at noon to see il they can agree
upon two Republican United States
Senators.
Mr. J. Edward Addicks wife and
daughter returned homo ON the 5. .36
o clock train this afternoon taking
| passage in the Pullman car.
The Governors Inaugural ball was
a big success and reflected credit up
on the committee having in charge OF
which Horace Greeley knowles was
chairman.
Harvey Nandcgrilt was down here
working in the interest Of Willard
salisbury who hopes to see two va
cancieS III the United states Senate.
HIS plan IS for the y Democrats to
keep on voting for himself and Il. II.
kenney until the end of the session.
Mr.. salisbury is looking ahead two
vrarS hence when he pynprtS ia soc
the Democrats carry the state and
theh eject two Democrats TO the Unit
cd Ntatcs senate. ..-ss-''s
Governor Hum is now ready for
business and can he found at his office
al the cap!lol ready TO sign all bills
as they are passed by the Senate or
House.
rhlilp ., 'llurcllman Will be ap-
pointed Municipal Judge III place OF
Judge Eddi" X. Cochran, Jr.. appoint
ed some time ago hy Governor Tun-
nell.
Heading IicIk oi lIie senate MeafS
IS III, and u son Of FRANK Whelan
performed his duties yesterday IN a.
satisfactory manner,
senator hcnney VIII entertain the
l'cmocratic members at ms nome ON
Monday evening
lhe senate VIII pass Il OIL author
/lug l!le Governor 10 appoint a no.
lary pubic for William ;. lilies
once.
IL !" proposed u give thc Governor
the right to appoint the shad-patrol
man at New Castle.
There IS considerable leglslatioh
under way in the house and from now
on there Will be a rush OF business.
The Board OF Education or VIII
nlngton wants authority from the
Legislature to horro" one hundrSA:
and nifty tive thousand dollars TO pay ]
lis indebincaS on the new lligs
school '-", "
II IS proposed to issue Bonds IN de-
i4"In'latlonu OF 81 900 each 10 oe redeem
ct at rate of $50 600 each year by the
School Board until ,hey are cancellcd.
The bill has been introduced by Mr.,
samuel II. Baynaru'
Mr., James II. Kitchen IS stlil on
the sick list and was unable TO De
present on Wednesday. with that
exception all Of the members OF thc
General Assembly were present yes
tcrday.
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that hs
would do away with the State taxes
On manufacturers.
The tax kept the large fruit works
at Eddystonc from locating in Will
mingtun scyeral ycarSsago.
Mr.. Simpson when he was looking
around to locate his plant visited our (
city and when informed Of the State
tax said he would not locate his ant (
ina state that taxed manufacaurer
for doing business. Eddystone, few
miles above Chester was selected 10
: the site for his mills, where they az
to-day doing a good business. Tb ii
is only one Of the many manufactEt
ing concerns that Wilmington has8
lost by our state tax.
A bill viii be presented giving Ing
corpUralcd cities and towns two tllirdss
Of the revennc from liquor liccnSeE
Some Of the country members nave
been inquiriring how sucha law wou'f$
affect the school fund. I6
They contend that sllcha Ia" sho'a
act injurious TO the school lund any
fol that reason they say they Will go
SLOW before Totng for the measure q
The City of Wilmington Is ehtitleo}
certainly, to at least two thirds Of W.
liquor license money me citizens q
Wilmington are compelled TO support
In rnlinn fIrtn pISt nnWnTnSi