The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-06
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
The Seven Levy Court
Commission Bill Passed
Two Qtuers Are Like
ly to be Passed.

Dover, March o.--l ue Odi'otiEn
was the same today for Uni.ed
States Senator as it has been evcl
since the bailotting commenced
with the exec ptjou that Col. Henry
A. DUPONT received 10 votes, Kep.
resentat,yes Robertson. Kitchen
and Bayna-d for the Colonel,
The expected is happening Incl
dental to the rush Of business at
Dover. the members OF the House
are unable to get their bills in.
which means that numerous impor-
tant measures will be crowded out
and will not acted upon.
The much talked of cigarette bill
Yesterday afternoon on being called
up was recomnitted to the Miscel-
lancous committee TO make some
alteration in the amendment which
had been tacked on it.
Representative Finn asked if
thatmeant the killing oi the bill. He
for one thought SO. lie believed in
taking vote on it aud either pass
or defeat 1t. We will make the pre-
diction that the bill never came out
oil the House 10 time lor It to be act.
ed upon in the Senate wh.re It will
have to go to receive the sanction Of
that body on the amendm:nt
The seven Levy Court Commission
bill passed the Senate yesterday
and is now a law. The Governor
will appoint two Republicans 10
that body, therefore making five
Republican members to two Demo.
cratic ones. the position is good
for four years and PAYS $500 4
year. Ii means two good births Tor
somebody. The houscblll provId-
ing for the condemnation OF the
Wilmington and Christana turn
pike for county road was report
ed favorabiy but was afterwards
re- committed.
The Uili authorizing the Levy
Court to borrow $l7O.GOO for bridge
building purposes reported favor
ably in the House with amendments
authorizing the unrestricted use Of
$4,000 to pay Tor Seventh street
bridge, but providing thatth sl40, :
900 Tor Market street bridge shall
not be borrowed until the Federal
Government actuall! orders the
removal Of the present bridge.
The New Castle Water works
bill providing ior loan OF 500. 900
to build an electric light plant
passed in the House.
The House passed the House bill
authorizing the Governor to appoint
as notaries public persons whose
applications are each signed .by IS
freeholders. The House passed Il
resolution approprrating S2lS.72 TO
detray the cost Of the Learned--
Scotch contest.
Magistrate George II. Hollis was
down and got Governor Hum to
appoint Charles II. Green as county
constable. He will be Squire Hol-
lis officer to transact business ior
him. Charley understands the
Magistrate business and has made
ore OF the best couaty constabes ID
Delaware.
Representative Kitchens bill Giv-
ing the Governor power to appoint
two State detectives at salary OF
Sl20O year, was passed in the
House by party vote. This fol-
lows Senator knox's bill abolishlng
the Office OF State Detective, which
now awaits Governor Hum S sigma
ture. The present detectives ar e
Democrats.
Representative Holcomb this af-
ternoon called up his loca! option
single taxmeasure and it was killed
BY vote oil II to lO.
The House again will consider
the bill providing new method Of
apportioning the school fund OH
Thursday morning. The Senate
killed the House amendment by
which Wilmington would receive
$4,000 additional annually. and
the bill shorn of It's amendm mt, will
he presented for final acilon in the
House. The original bill allows
only $4,000 TO the Wilmington
Board OF Education.
William Lawton. president of the
Wilmington Board OF Trade. and
a deleg alton of citizens were at
Dover and urged the Legislature to
psse the bill for the cityof Whining.
ton to pay $1,000 a year to drtdge
the sewerage from the Chrlstiana
River.
Representative Holcomb's bill to
create a new election district in
New Castle Hundred. was defeated
in the House by a party vote. The
voting place in the proposed dis
trict was to be in New Castle. Rep
resentative Holcomb explained that
the bill was pelitioled lcr by everv
voter, regardless OF party IN the
district. lie said it was a hard
ship to make man travel ten miles
to vote. At present the residents
in aud about Bear Station have to
60 to New Castle to vote, and MIR,
Holcomb sald the creating OF a new
district would do away with tn s
inconvenience.
The Senate amendment to the House
bill prescribing the method of apportion-
ing the school fund was made the spec
ial order for 10 O'Clock u. M. Thursday.
This amendment in really a clnuse that
kills the House amendment which gives
Wilmington $4,000 additional.
Passed in the Senate-House bills in.
creaSing the contingent fund of the
Seer tary Of State to $500: authorizing
the State Treasurer to pay n. Fooks
s40o for preparing State Auditor John
A. Lingos report after the death of Mr..
Lingo: to appropriate sG75 for the hurial
OF INDECENT soldiers. sailors and marines;