The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-21
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
A Regular Cyclone Of New
Business. Proposed to
Increase the Liquor
License.

| bills made their appearance ana no.
| tices OF them were given by nearly
every member In the House and Sem
| ate. The greatest number made their
appearance in the House aggregating'
| nearly four hundred while in the SEN
! ate the number will run up to over
! one hundred. As last as the bills.
were called up and read by the Read
! ing Clerk in the House at the after.
noon session, they were referred to
the several committees. All OF the
committees now have their hands full
of bills which they will be expected to
report on within the next twelve
days.
The Insurance Commissioner has
bill down here which is now In the
hands of the printer, being printed.
1t should have been sent down at
least two weeks ago, but like a good
many other important meas lres has
J been held back until the last minute.
The Incorporation bill is another
very important measure that has been
held back, it having made its appear
ancc on Tuesday. 1T has been amen
! ded to make it conform with the best
1 legal talent in the state. The Dill
may be reported upon by Friday. The
sooner the better.
! Some men have big ideas of their
own worth and place very low cSti-
mate upon those of other people, but
you will find this in all the walks of
life. sit is not the swiftest that al
WAYS wins the race" was remark
accidentally overheard yesterday in an
animated discussion between two gen
tlemcn who had u bill and were dis
cussing its merits and demerits.
There has been bills presented to
prohibit u man from burning the
brush on his farm after night, liking
a penalty for the same.
The fox is to be protected and q
bill has been introduced lining any
person who shall shoot u fox the sum
OF $40.
Then the German carp came in for
protection from lazy fishermen who
catch them in nets during the sum
mer months. Carp tlshlng Is great
industry down the State especially in
Kent County where thousands of dol
lars worth of these fish were caught
yearly and shipped to Philadelphia.
They are shipped alive in fish boxes
and sold that way to the Jews bring
ing as high as Is cents a pound this
time of the year.
The frisky and sportive squirrel is
also to be protected from the thought
less gunner who kill them out of sea.
son. .-
Representative Wright is an avow-
cd enemy of dogs. He says he kills
all dugs found on his farm. He has
introduced bill making it misde-
! meanor for any farmer caught harbor-
ing Il dog that is suspected of killing
sheep.
There are numerous persons WHO
want the Legislature to donate land
to them belong ging to the State. They
have had bills introduced with that
philanthropic view in mind. 1t iswCn
dcrful to behold what great nerve
some people do certainly have. We
; I don't think that the Legislature will
90 into the free gift business at thi:
session.
Two other persons want to erect a
bulk head in the Christiana near Will
mington and have the right to title Of
all the land they may thus acquire
) from the shore to their proposed pub.
lie improvement. This is anOthe
public spirited bill, we don't think.
Measures have been introduced
which sound ridiculous and would
stamp the members of the General
Assembly as fools ii they should pas:
them.
Assessor and Collector of take
/ Thomas Lewis has been several days
looking after some legislation pertain
: ing to the city.
( William l.. Head was down yeSter
d day looking over the situation. III
', is interested in several bills whic
: have been presented in the House.
Richard Iatowysky and ex Repre-
: sentative George Friz2le were dow
and attended the colored cake walk o.
j., Tuesday evening and also witnessed
/. the vote in the House for Senator yes
;" tcrday.
Willard Hall Porter was down Il
enter protest against shooting con
0. tests.
v Receiver of County taxes, Horac
4. G.. Rettew was down, being interest
ed in a bill now before the Legislature
Patrick Ncary was on hand lOokin
: over the political situation. He don
n think two United States Senators wi
Z" be elected.
g The Legislature will pass bi
giving the Governor authority to az
= point Notary Publics without havn
A to make application before the Legis
lature as is now the practice.
" Senator Pennewill has introduced
bill in the Senate selling ground o
the beach frontal Rehoboth at VI pt
acre. This Is one Of the free gra
.. land bills.
fe 1t is proposed to increase the Pilt
w. w. Commission from five to seven men
4; 4; bers and requiring pilots to pay
~ State license.
81 Representative Clark introduced
bill providing that the State liquor
cenSe shall be $500 where the rent;
D. does not exceed $500 when it does e!
ceed it, $40 shall be added to the !
cense for every additional 800
y rent.
- Now 4 State Board Of railroad a
ur SCISSORS. to consist Of three men to
y; appointed by the Governor Is wante
u; Representative Ewing gave notice Z
nd the same In the House. The COZ
on on missioners shall receive $1,000 yei