The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-22
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in rather a bad financial condition and
for that reason the bill to authorize
the Recorder of Deeds to make new
indices and deeds was defeated by 23
nays to no ayes.
There are at least two hundred and
fifty bills in the hands of their difler.
ent committees awaiting to be acted
upon and then called up in the House
for final action
Representative lIcarn was at his
desk to-day looking as If he had not
been brought into sudden prominence
by the story sent out to the papers
that he had been approached and
offered s., 900 to absent himself from
the House yesterday during the sena'
torial votes.
The tempter's name has not yet
been given and very probably never
will be given to the public.
Another Hazing bee was indulged
in at the hotel Capital on Wednesday
evening when several Representatives
were given regular shower bath. One
of the gentlemen took cold from the
effects Of the ice cold water In which
he vas immersed, dressed only in his
pajamas. The gentleman said that
he would not have stayed at the hotel
for II 80 note if he had known what
was coming off and that he would be
in it.
Mr.. Richard Patowysky asked Hen
ry G. Thompson on "Wednesday at Do
yer If he would rather see ex-senator
Kennev in Washington as Delaware's
Senator than J. Edward AddickS. Mr..
Thompson replied that he would ra TIL
or sec Mr.. Addicks, but he did not
care to see either gentleman in the
United States Senate.
Mr.. Patowsky favors electing Mr..
Addiclss and although having made
up his mind to go to Philadelphia to
engage IN the manufacture Of moroc-
co, he still has warm spot In his
heart for the Wilmington people.
Representative Clark's kidnapping
bill was signed by the Speaker of the
House and President of the Senate
Yesterday and now awaits the Cover
nor's signature, when it will become
a law.
The Street and Sewer Commis sion
| is to be increase cd by adding two more
Commissioners, who will be appointed
by the Governor. This will make the
commission Republican body as at
! nresent. Commissioner Simmons term
will expire in July when Mayor fahey
will appoint his successor 1t had
been proposed to increase the num-
| bcr of Trustees of the New Castle
County workhouse by adding at least
| five more men but that project fell
through and now it is too late, II 1t
was feasible to make the Increase.
This Legislature will fix the salar-
les of the different County officers in
! all three counties. The amounts to
be paid each official have not yet been
settled upon. 1t is proposed TO pay
the Sheriff $6, 900 a year, the Sheriff
to pay his deputy out OF this me
| Clerk of-the Peace is to receive $4,000
and Is to paw his clerk out Of his sala-
| ry: the Prothonotary, $250O; Recorder
| of Deeds, $4,000, he paying his clerks;
| Register of Wills, $3, 900 and CLERK OF
then Orphans Court, $4,000. Ihese
salaries are what have been talk
ed about in New Castle County. The
| Kent and Sussex people do not want
the salary question touched upon but
the committee having the matter IN
charge will make report on the same
some day next week 1t has been con.
T. tended ,ihat the. salaries must be fixed
by tho present Legislature.
Dover, Feb. 21.--If the present General
Assembly pushes through all the bust
ness of which notice has been given it
will establish record that has hcrcto-
fore been uneaualled by any legislative
body. Speaker McCommons was clln'
PEELED to encroach on that portion OF his
ledger allotted TO Senate business, an &C
curance heretofore unknown.
The vote today was repetition OF
Yesterdays, Addicks, 16; Kenney, 2S
du ront Z; Higgins, 8, and Bird, l.
For the short term, Addicks, 2O Saus'
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