The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-16
OUR DOVER
LETTER.

IJdoS ldNo W ploiiIoip VI ih'N'hso, o'A""
ing, riding on the cars on Sunday and
hundred and one other things but
this does not work the trdnsfor-
nation that those making the laws
have any idea of bringing about. Pas
sing a law is one thing and enforcing
it is quite different problem. Take
the number of laws that will beren-
acted by the present Legislature.
They can be as easily dissectcd in
the courts by the lawyers, when
ever the occasion arises.
The time is growing short, indeed,
when the present Legislature will bca
thing of the past.
The bill for the relief of the Board
of Education failed to meet with the
treatment at the hands of the Gener-
al Assembly, that its friends in this
city thought it would receive, but 1t
was no surprise to your correspondent
1t lacked several votes Of the required
number to pass it. DR.. Evan q.
Shortlidge, president of the Board OF
Education, was down to Dover and
made a few pertinent remarks on the
bill, its aim and object, but all the
same the bill was simply slaughtered.
1T is mistake on the part of the
gentlemen who voted against the bill.
That school house will have to be
paid for, and the sooner the money is
provided for, Just that much sooner
will the Board be relieved of several
/ r., Il In ,,pi ia n nrayt ,pllinh thny
are now compelled to pay on their in
dcbtness. The best way out Of the
difficulty is the easiest and the
only honest way. The Board does
: not ask for Il loan, but merely to be
given the authority by the Lcgisia-
ture to issue certificates of indebted.
ness to the amount Of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. Have the
bill recalled and then pass it next
week.
The House yesterday pas sed the bill
appropriating 5000 to the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
without dissenting vote. Mr.. viii.
lard Hall Porter appeared before the
members in tine House and made
plea for the society, as it had
to depend altogether on volunteer
contributions to carry on its good
work.
! Dr. Hiram r. Burton received 7
votes vest erday for the short term of
United States Senator. The only
( trouble is that he is just as remote
from being elected a. il he had not re-
ceiyed one vote.
| The Lieutenant Governor =. L.
; Cannon, received three votes for Sem
ator. The people might go further
and not do any better lie makes
one OF the best presiding officers the
Senate has ever had. IIeappeared to
be pleased at receiving the compli-
mcntary vote as well as the bevy Of
ladies who were his guests during the
voting for Senators IN the House.
| The Harlan and Ilolingsworth
Company want notary public in
:heir works and Il bill to that effect
passed in the House yesterday.
| The Seratc killed the bill requiring
u person who contempla tes suing the
city of Wilmington for pc rsonal injury
to give notice Of the suit within thir-
tv days after the inhiction Of the i'll
| juries and to begin the suit within l
year. Said one OF the Senators. ''if
the time had been given as 30 days
the Senate would have acted other.
wise on the bill.
, Some Of the Republican members say
the people expect more from a RE-
publican Legislative body than from
u Democratic one. 1t remains to be
seen whether they are going to be dis
appointed.
The House bill increasing the Levy
Court commissioners to seven In New
Castle County. passed the House.
Some contend that the number should
have been increased to at least twcl-
We while others say the present num-
Der is sufficient. The bill! at any rate
should not become operative until two
years from now others contend. 1t
remains to be seen what the Senate
will do with the bill.
Another bill which has been intro
duced by Representative Finn will
do away with all Of the county tax
collectors which We think is Il very
unwise move on the part of u Rcpnb-
lican Legislature. The bill should
be killed and the Republicans given
at least two years to see how the col.
lection Of county taxes operates under
Republican Levy Court. The Dem.
ocrats thought it was good thing
then why not the Republicans. If
there is any FIGHT on about the COLT &C.
tors being appointed, that can easily
be straig ghiencd out. We do not care tc
see too many new office, created, but
why they curtal them, is something
that We can not understand. The
Republican party does not want them
abolished at this particular time.
Representative Moore took home
with him yesterday one of the kind Of
pencils it is proposed to mark the bal
lots with at the next general election.
lie procured it from Attorney Church
man.
The Legislature will attend the Del
aware Sacngerbund ball to he held ii
Wilmington on the night OF the lStl
inst.
The Senate passed the House bill
for the punishment Of defendants in
execution or attachment process, who
remove, destroy, or sccrctc property
SO levied on OF attached.
The Governors S stenographcr vii
hereafter receive 5000 year insteat
of $500 paid her while serving undel
Governor Tunnel.
Olcmargarinc, buttcrInc and other
substitutes for butter has been pro
hibited to he sold in Delaware, tn,
bill having passed both Houses.
1t Is proposed that the Municipal
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