Evening journal., 1903-03-13
He Will Make Another Fight
For Contingent Fund This
Afternoon
LOCAL OPTION BILL MEETS DEFEAT
House Reconsiders and Passes the Bill
Giving $4,000 to the College for Col
ored students--5il to Increase the
Salaries Of Wilmington Police Force
Passed.
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hpccltm 70 Ano lANoIlnH Jouruai.
Dover March lS.-The Senate today held
up Secretary OF State Layton's contingent
fund bill allowing him si,2oO.
Dr. Layton was called upon by Mr.. Nc
Nulty. who explained that whore the cor
pouinon law gave $4,000 no the State dur
ing his first year, it now gave $4,000 a year.
one dollar day Is spent alone for post
age stamps, while an additional clerk Is
kept busy mailing notifications and an
swering inquiries
Three expert accountants have invcsu-
gated the CO ntingcnt fund account and
found that the State owes Layton 81. He
solicited The appointment Of an Invesi-
cation Committee TO visit his office at noon
and the appropriation was made the spe-
cial order for o'clock.
Addicks gas bill providing for seventy
ive cent gas, was reported unfavorably by
the Committee ON Private Corporations.
The House rcconsldercd it's vote on the
sanltarium bill, so that it could be re-
committed and amended 80 to be favorable
to all
The House passed the bill proposing a
constitutional amendment abolishing the
registration fee and providing for perma-
neni registration every ten years, and To
have an dead names stricken or and new
ones added every Off year. 1t cannot go
into force until 1906.
The bin abolishing capitatdon tax struck
a snag. The Kent and Sussex members did
not want Vt TO apply TO their counties. be-
cause II means big revenue In their treas
uries. 1t was made the special order for
this afternoon.
The bill Increasing the salary Of the
chief Of police. two captains. ten ser
gcarsa and pairolmcn OF Wilmington pass-
cd the House.
The House reconsldered and passed the
7 bin appropriating $1,000 to the State Col
lego for Colorcd Students FOR building re-
? pairs.
l The Senate passed the House bill in
, cooperating New Castle County Trust
company
The bill calling a general election for
next November, at which the people OF
, the entire State could decide. for two
3 years at least, whether liquor should
5 be barred from any one district of four
@ lnamed in the state Constitution, was
killed I'm the House Speaker Anthony
and Representatives Hart and Paradce,
Democratic temperance men. whom tho
advocates Of the bill had counted on
i as favoring the bill, voting solidly
d against the measure and Representa-
e tives Austin. Purnell ana Bennett
q (Union Repubicans) who We're count
y ed on TO favor the bill. refraining from
voting. Every Democrat IN the House
voted against the measure except Rep
resentatives S. Carl Hughes. OF the
Sixth Kent district. who is receiving
the unqualified congratulations OF the
temperance people for standing out 81
n boldly against the party whip.
Y Speaker Anthony. who had ruled ou
the entire legislation on the groun,
that IL was unconstitutional, recedes
from his position when the two attor
} neys and Attorney General II. II. War,
presented, at the request OF the House
an opinion which proved 20 be adverse