The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-27
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| Dover, Feb. 26.-The bill increasing
| the bond of the Secretary of State failed
to meet with the approval of the Sena-
tors this morning and was recommitteds
! Senator Slaughter in speaking of the biz
mentioned the fact that the corporation
charters necessarily place large
amount of money in the hands of this
official and they should be bonded oppor-
tionately. Eth
| The act designating the following
places in the Second and Third cleo
ton districts of the Tenth Representa-
tive district Of Sussex county, met =
similar fate on account of being Gefaced. X
The Senate bill providing that the
Secretary of State pay the monies receive
ed by him TO the State Treasurer quar-
tcrly was approved by the COMMITTEES
and passed. The bill in relation to the
Second election district of the Tenth
Representative district of Sussex coun-
| ty, and the bill in relation to oyster
tongers also passed the Senate. The
House bill authorizing the appropria-
| ton of $4,000 to be used for the main
tenance of the INDECENT deaf, dumb and
blind children of Delaware who are be-
| ing educated in institutions outside OF
the State; in act providing for a shad
patrol for Delaware City; an act in re-
lation to the departments of elections
| in Wilmington; an act proTidiDg a con-
tingent fund for the Governor; act to tax
vacant lots in the town of Harrington:
| TO reoi ganize the Levy Court of Sussex
county were read and referred in the
Senate.
Senator Abbott does not wish his rail-
road commission bill to die lingering
death like lots of other legislation which
is shelvcd till the last day of the ses-s
sion and then dumped in waste basket
to be burned. He arose to questism
of privilege this afternoon and asked
when the measure would be brought up. \
Senator Slaughter in reply said that
owing to the difficulty experienced in get
ting the committee together he could not
promise the bill at any certain date.
| The Senate bill In relation to the cleo
ton of road commissioners for New Cas-
tie county passed the Senate this after
noon as did House bill to apprcpriate
s75,OO) for the completion of the New
Castle county workhouse and extending
the time for completing the same. House
bill appropriating $4,000 to the State C0l-
lege for Colored Students for the erec-
ton of new buildings and repairing old
ones.
The vote today was practically tho
same as at the first of the session
Addicks, 16; kenney, %; Carlow ABSENT
du Pont. s; Higgins. 3: Bird 2. For
the short term, Addicks, 20; Salisbury,
20: Richards, ..
In the House the business transacted
was:
Recommitted-Ho bill providing
a theatre license.
| Lost-House bill TO amend chapter 4s1,
volume IS, Laws of Delaware, an act
taking express companies doing business
in this State (ayes. -. noes, ~.
| Passed-Senate bill incorporating the
Delaware Guaranty and Trust Co..
House. bill increasing the amount to be
laised at Harrington by taxation and
providing for the taxing of vacant lotn
in the said town. A
Presented-By the Secretary of State.
a list Of the appropriations made by the j.
General Assembly.
Lost--House bill providing for the des-
ignation of certain citizens and voters
in Sussex county as Nan:icoke Indians IN
the books Of registration (ayes, 70; nos,
I1S).