The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-29
No ELECTION
| YET IN SIGHT
iii Presented to Keep Railway
Tracks Off Ninth Street.
liter RAILROAD COMPANIES
taasures introduced for a State
] Board of Agriculture and for
State Veternarian-Trouble
for ex.Treasurer Ball
|FTER RAILROAD COMPANIES

Drcial to 4..e sun.
Dover, Jan. Ex-senator Slaughter in
bduccd bill entitled ''an act to incor-
hate the Diamond State Trust Com
bly" This company is composed of
MEL NJ. Wilson, james Lord, Henry
Cain, William l.. Gooden and Jas.
Wolcott, all of Dover.
he company is practically Dover
ir that is, its officers etc. will be
atcd here but intends to do banking
iness all over the country with a
bi;alization Of $4,000.
lr. Abbott introduced an act to pro-
c for State Board Of Agriculture.
is hill provides that Il commission of
&c he appointed by the Governor,
of one political party and one of
bthCr, one to serve one year. another
years and another three years. This
s away with all partisan pettishness
may arise.
T. Groves introduced I'LL that pro-
IS that no railway tracks shall he laid
Ninth street west of Market IN the
Of Wilmington. This street is
~ paved ana is about the only drive
city affords and the residents do not
bt il cut up with tracks.
+. Knox introduced bill to provide
HE investment of the State money
school funds. The bill was read I'M
suspension of rules and referred.
act to provide that hereafter all
Eors intended to be whipped shall
i've their punishment in private
osurr.
r. Groves introduced bill providing
corporations, banks, etc. give notice
nclaimed dividends, balances. profits.
This bill provides that the com
cs aforesaid shall publish in the
r having the largest circulation in
counties of the State, notice Of
lends. profits, etc, before the month
December Of each wear. This bill
Rs it possible for heirs, etc. TO obtain
fys that have laid unclaimed for
which without publicity would
II be known TO have existed.
0r, Groves gave notice of an act
kwiding for the closing Of the county
ees in New Castle county on Satur-
at ~ o'clock.
b Senate bill authorizing the Gov
10 appoint an additional notary
r for New Castle county to reside
ilmington. was read the third time.
nntion of Mr.. Kitchen it was re-
d back to the committee for amend
as ii should read an act authoriz-
he Governor to appoint an additional
fy public for New Castle county to
b in Wilmington. and to have Office
Int of William s. IIilles.
ENDMENr TO FERRIS SCHOOL
I| CHARTER.
Ifiinn rnpn nntisn nf IN IN
{hd the act Incorporating the Ferris
stria School. The present law pro-
that the amount paid by New
e county shall not exceed $4,000 per
|K and the amendment is to remove
I'& restricting feature and provide for
payment of 50 much per boy.
p,sp bill providing for the auditing
tkhc books and accounts Of certain
1<* Castle county officers was read and
|3 frcd. This bill provides that the
So s of these officers shall be audited
December instead Of July and the
lies or the auditors increased from
to $3.50.
x ke bill providing for the repeating of
" #anti-scrcen law in saloons. created
sab agitation in the House. Repre-
Se tive Finn said he would not adyo-
61# the rcpealng of this law as he
It'd buy Il drink as he would pound
|l Blgar. Mr.. Kitchen said that the
HS en and children should be protected
a< the screens should he put up as
<{f rem would be more or less influenced
IN Reing the doings in a saloon.
Raynarl wanted the bill laid over
6 Thursday when the law and ordc,
~ Hty will be present and n Yea and ma,
tl was taken with the following re
ayes, II; nays, 23.
y Raynard's motion being lost thf
WAS passed by vote of aves. %
~ s. Clendaniel, Ralph and Vinyarf
81 Voting. The bill was then referred
5]{ he Senate for concurrence, whcl
receiving its second reading, was
(rcd to the committee.
COMB AFTER THE RAIL
5 ROADS.
liolcomb gave notice of acts read
BIZ the amounts to he paid by th'
yEN. X b. Il. r., the ID. NJ. & V. K
1z&t he Delaware Il. Il. Co., and th
hington & Northern Railroad Com
The bill provides that the p.
H b. II. II. Co. instead of payin
p0 as prescribed by the Legislator
B73, be made to pay an annual ta'
30 900. That the D., NJ. & Y. roa
sad of the $3.50 tax imposed by tn
agreement. be increased to $4,000
the Wilmington & Northern ta
pcrcnsed from $3.50 TO $4,000 and til
WARE railroad increased from $500
H. 900 unless it adjusts certain freigi
to q suitable amount, when it sha
4o, 900.
ese bills are creating much excite
in railroad circles here and it
pssible to say what the outcome wi
II. ROBERTSON CHANGES.
preventative Robertson sprung