Evening journal., 1901-03-06
THREAT WAS NOT
CARRIED OUT
In Regard to Street and
Sewer Bill
GOOD ROADS BILL DOOMED
House Members kiIl Turns Marsh
Bill, Characteriling Ii as All
other 'Land-Grab
GOOD ROADS BILL DOOMED
star Correspondents evening Journal

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. March 6.-grhe threat tol
hold up the Street and Sewer Depart
ment loan bin was not carried out in
the House. Carrying with IL provision
for $4,000 worth of bonds for the
elimination Of grade crossings OF rail-
roads and for the purpose of improV-
ing streets and avenues and consruc-
ting sewers, the bill passed the House
without opposition and went TO COM
mittee in the Senate.
BACK IN COMMITTEE
Representative Films good roads
bill. which was reported fayorably
was recommitted yesterday afternoon
for amendment and 1t becomes more
and more apparent that 10 Will not be
passed.
Senator Brasures mutilated anti
cigarette bill also was sent back for
further amendment At the instance OF
Representative Dayett, and the To
bacco Trust lobby expects to hold II up
until the session ends.
WATER PEOPLE WIN FIGHT
Those citizens OF New Castle who
believed that the city should own ITS
own light and water plants won a
signal victory in the House yesterday.
BY vote Of 80 to I the bill authoriz-
ing the mayor and Council of that
city 10 borrow 100000 for an electric
light plant and water works, passed,
and If the Senate concurs, the question
will be submitted to the people OF the
city for final determination.
NOTARIEs PUBLIC BY WHOLE
SALE.
Sixteen members OF the House lined
up against the House bill providing
that the governor shall commission as
a notary public any person who pre-
sents a petition signed by twenty-five
citizens. but d did no good, for eighteen
members stood by the bill and passet
it. after a debate OF some duration.
PASSED SALARY INCREASE BILL
II the Senate concurs in the action o.
the House. the Office of coroner o
New Castle county will be much Nor.
desirable than it is at present. B,
what was practically a party vote ths
bill increasing the salary OF the coro
ner from 81 900 to si.5OO passed th'
lower branch and had two reading
and went to committee in the Senate
HIS MOTHER CRITICALLY ILL
Representative Monaghan's mothe
Is critically i'll at her home in VII
fnihgton. He went TO her bedside las
evening. taking with him the warmes
sympathy of all his colleagues.
BURNS MARSH BILL KILLED.
With twenty-three votes against IL
and not one in its favor, the House bill
to allow Robert M. Burns, Of Whining
ton, to locate and acquire title 20 Ger
tain State marsh land In Kent count.
at the rate of fifty cents an acre, me
death in the House yesterday after
noon. Representatives Sootten an,
Holcomb voted against It. They char
acterized IL as another land-grab.
The House bin to prevent the erection
of spite fences also was killed in tn
lower branch.
Tomorrow morning the House vii
consider the measure providing a neY
method of apportioning the schoo
fund The House amendment b.
which Wilmington would receive SIS,
600 additional annually was killed b.
the Senate, but the bill, shorn OF tn
amendment. will come up for final ac
tion in the House.
The House adopted the report OF tn
joint committee allowing retiring Stat
Librarian Jefferson $3.50 for compilin
catalogue Of the books in the Stat
Library.
The House also adopted Representa-
tive H0lcOmb's resolution ALLOWING
S21S.76 to defray the expenses OF III
Learned-Scotten contest.
SINGLE TAX BILL KILLED.
BY vote OF II to 10 the House kin
ed Representative Holcomb's Singl
Tax bill yesterday afternoon. The vol
was:
Yeas-Gooden, Hardesty, Hearr
Healy, Holcomb, Hope Hutchinson
Layton, Monaghan, Ralph-l0.
Nays-Clarl, Aron, Baynard. Chan
dler, Clendaniel, Dayett. Finn, Hode
son, Prettyman, Robertson, Shallcros:
Short. Scotten, Vinyard, Warner
West, McCommons-17.
Representative Holcomb's bill {
create a new election district in Me-
Castle hundred also was defeated by
party vote
In session last night the House kill
ed Representative Robertson's bill pre-
vding an inspector OF boilers an
steam engines.
Representatives Finn and Robertso
spoke so vigorously against Represen
tative Warren's motion TO have th
trading stamp bill brought back frol
the Senate. so that it might be amend
ed to give the trading stamp people a
opportunity to dispose of their stool
that Il was killed.
Representative Robertson's bill I
allow the property owners along tn
Delaware river front, between IN
Christlana river and Edge Moor. [
bulkhead was passed and sent to th
Senate.
Upon motion of Mr.. Holcoml
Messrs. Scotten, Finn and Ewing wer
appointed a committee to examine th
records Of the Kent county court rels
tive to the commitment Of vagrant
and report to the Legislature with re-
concentrations.