Evening journal., 1901-02-07
SHALLCROSS
MAY BE BARRED
As a. Member Of The Slate
Board Of Agriculture
ADMIRALTY BILL PASSES
Dr.. Moore Thinks Legal Oscillation
PrejudiciaI 10 Public Health.
Legislative DOingS
ADMIRALTY BILL PASSES

staff Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Feb. AFTER approving the
bill authorizing him to appoint state
Board of Agriculture, Governor Hlnn
yesterday named James 7. Shallcr3ss
of New Castle county, commissioner
for the term of one year; Wilson n.
Slaymaker of Kent county, for the
term Of two years, and Samuel har-
rigton Messick, Of Sussex county. FOR
the term of three years. Later or these
nominations were taken to the Senate
by Secretary of State Layton for con
firmation.
In executive session the point was
raised by Senator Alice that Represen-
tahve Shallcross could not serve unless
he resigned as a member of the Legis-
lature He spoke highly Of Mr.. Shall
cross and his peculiar fitness for the
place, but advised the Senate to go
slowly in the matter.
Other members shared his opinion,
and Rpal action was deferred for a day
or two pending the obtainment of legal
advice.
Section IA Of article . of the state
Constitution contains the provision
which. it is believed, bars Representa-
tive Shallcross. 1t is as follows:
mo senator or representative shall,
during the time for which he shall
have been e-ected be appointed to any
any civil Office under this State which
shall have been created. or the emolu-
ments of which shall have been in
creased. during such time"
BAYNARD'S FOXY GAME.
s-
taken in the House tomorrow on the
bill designed to give to the city of VIII
mington $4,000 of the liquor license
revenue collected by the State. Rep
resentative Baynard has announced
that he intends to vote against it. He
says he believes that by so doing he
can get on good terms with the down.
State members and may be able to in
duce them to vote for his bill giving
the city but S2OOOO
ADMIRALTY BILL PASSES.
Senator McNulty's bill enabling ship
builders, shipchandlers and others to
attach vessel property in their home
ports in Delaware passed the Senate
with an amendment excepting salvage
from the provisions of the measure. Il
was explained to the Senate by Senator
McNulty that the bill would make the
admiralty laws of Delaware conform Ia
those of other States in this respect
and enable shipbuilders and others do
ing work upon and furnishing supplies
to vessels to be able to hold the craft
by lien in case the owners refused tc
pay the debt. AS it is now the credit
of the owners is the only safeguard IN
home ports.
OLD BILL IN NEW HANDS.
Single Takers will have a bill herr
and Representative HolcOmb. of thl
Tenth Cor New Castlel district, ha
given notice of it. 1t is entitledan ac
fixing the manner in which real prop
erty shall be assessed in this State
Two years ago a similar measure, lin
tied to New Castle in its operations
was introduced by Representativ
Hushebeck, Of the same district, an
was killed. The bill provides that tn
land and the improvements thereo
shall be assessed separately, and tn
Single Takers want it passed for pun
noses of experimentation and demon
stration Judging from expression
heard yesterday the bill stands Il
show Of passage.
OPPOSES LEGAL OSCILLATION.
Representative Moore is a physical
and he believes that the kissing of Il
Bible in the taking of an oath is NJ
only a superstitious superhuity, bl
also prejudicial to public health,
disease germs may be conveyed fro
lip to lip by the Book of Holy Wrl
Therefore he has given notice Of a bl
to dispense with this legal osculation
UP-TO-DATE INDIANS.
Those Indians residing in Nantico
hundred must have read in the new
papers that the MOors Of Kent coun
were after a designation on the regi
tration books distinguishing them trc
colOred voters. Representative Ware
Democrat, yesterday gave notice OF
act providing that the NanticOke
dians shall be classed in the registl
ton books as Nanticole Indians a
not as negroes.
ON THE BLACK LIST.
Several bills were reported unfav
ably to the House. One Of them v
Representative Ewing's bill for
punishment of husband-beaters. 4
other was Delaware Audubon Societ
bill for the protection OF birds
their nests and eggs, which was S
here by Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles
other prominent women. The Ho
bill making incOmpatibility of ten
a ground for divorce proceedings.
the bill to alter the dates for the ga
season to open and close also were
on the black list
HIGH SCHOOL WINS VICTORY
Favorable reports were made in
House on several important measu
The Wilmington Board Of Educai
bill authorizing the issuing Of Ger