Evening journal., 1903-03-12
TWO LAWYERS
MISSED A JOB
House Killed Bill Authorizing
]. c. Walker and H. P.
oSlyn To Make Indices
WARM DEBATE ON MEASURE
sneclal 10 the Frenlnr Journal.

Special 10 thc Evening Journal.
Dover. March i2-The House yes
terday afternoon killed the Senate bill
authorizing the prothOnotary of New |
Castle county TO make certain judg- |
ment irdices. according TO the Camp |
bell system of indexing. The bill named |
Julian &. Walker and Harry z. Joslyn. I
both Of Wilmington. as commissioners, |
who were 10 DO the work They were |
10 act sn connection with the prothon- |
otary, Prank L. Speakman and the
tho were 10 receive q sum of money, |
not less than $4,000. 10 be fixed by the
Levy Court Of New Castle county. Mr..
Tyre. In speaking for the bill, said that
the records in the Office required this
work. and that % had been advocated
by an 81 the lawyers in Whining
ton. and by the attorney OF the New
Castle County Levy Court. Mr.. Rose
attempted 10 have the measure post
poned until Friday morning. but the
motion was lost Mr.. Connolly then
said that this hiii was the most in
famous bin Of the session. He said that
he did not see how the prothonotary Of
New Castle county could have the
nerve 10 come 10 the Legislature trying
20 get this bin through. why he re-
reives an annual salary Of $1,000, and
then comes down here asking for an
additional $4,000 for his share in maxi
ing these indices. This is just looting
the TREASURY. II is a gigantic scheme
lOther lawyers In Wilmington say that
they win do the work for $500"
No Stability in Court
Mr.. Speal1man was asked by Repre-
sentative Holcomb If there were many
Judgment liens that had TO be recorded
and from how far back they ran. Mr..
iSpeallmnn said that there were great
number TO be recorded and they ran
back to 1892. Mr.. Connolly said that
he Thought that the Levy Court Of New
Castle should have the right of saying
whether they wanted these indexes
made. Mr.. Speakman said that there
was no certainty in the Levy Court OF
the upper county, and that they pos
sessed no stability Of character Mr.
Holcomb said that they had been
ripped open enough TO know about that
and then the speaker called the mem-
bers 20 order, saying that they were
away on from the subject under dis
cussion. The bin was defeated by tho
vote of 16 to Is. Mr.. Jones changed
his vote for a reconsideration. An.
other bill OF the same nature was OF
the calendar opposite to the name o
Mr. Aspril. but he said that he did no
intend 10 call it up at present. It give
; George /. Townsend. Jr., and Jane
w. Lattomus the jobs
The Senate bill Incorporating tn
Merchants Trust Company was mad
a special order Of business for Monda,
afternoon by the Senate. under tn
supposition that it was too much of
good thing. H
The Senate concurred in the Hous,
bill changing the method OF auditinl
the accounts Of the road commission
ers OF New Castle county providinl
that they shall be audited by the New
Castle county comptroller.
The Monaghan bill. authorizing tn
State treasurer TO return TO all incor
porated towns and cities within thi
State. one-third OF all moneys collect
: ed from liquor licenses. was made
special order OF business for Frida
afternoon at 2 o'clock