Evening journal., 1905-02-08
STATES SHARES
IN UNION BANK
Legislature Takes Formal
Action to Permit Renewal
of Charter
ANOTHER HIGH LICENSE BILL
sneolal to The EvenIng Iournal.


Dover. Feb. s.-Delawares ownership in
25i shares in the Union National Bank OF
Wilmington came up for an airing In
both Houses of the Legislature late yes
tcrday afternoon. The charter Of the bank
will shortly have to be renewed, and Ia
order to prepare for its renewal IN proper
time, the stockholders are obliged TO
make application to the Government un-
der oath.
In order that these shares may be voted
upon and Delaware may have a voice IN
the renewal a measure came up In the
General Assembly and was passed. 1t au-
thorized state Treasurer Thomas n. Raw
lins, acting for the State to consent TO
and sign all the articles making the neces-
sary affidavit as the States attorney.
The House has now received lol bills, the
century mark having been passed late
yesterday afternoon, and the members are
now rushing business, keeping four clerks
hard at work
Another High License Measure.
Another high license bill appeared in
the House yesterday introduced by Mr..
Jester, of Wilmington. The license fees
proposed are as fohows:
All NAAANo with a NHpNApNA'A "a WV -
more, $1,000: in cities with population Of
1000 to $1,000. $500; in cities with a popu-
lation of 10000 to 4OOoO. $500; in cities with
a. population of 1000 to 10000, 500; q cities
with population of 10000 to 10000, 5000; in
cities or towns with a population Of less
than 10000, $780,
One-half of all license fees received In
cities having population of $4,000 or
TIT. laf
such city
Should this measure be passed IL would
give Wilmington a portion Of the revenue
derived from the sale Of liquor in tile
city, Another bill regarding brewers Of
the State is in sight. 1t is expected to
come soon and will provide for a State tax
of 5000 yearly on the breweries that
have more than $4,000 capital. Half of
this fee is to go to the city where the
brewery is located Other bills Of all
sorts and descriptions regarding the liquor
traffic are floating around 1t is said that
the outcome Of these measures will be the
passage Of thel ocal option bills for Kent
and Sussex counties and a high license
bill. which may call for an annual license
OF $500. The brewer bill taxing breweries
also may go through.
Delaware will be represented in fitting
style at the inauguration of President
Roosevelt in Washington The Senate yes
terday passed the resolution making an
appropriation OF .Sg70O for the expenses OF
the journey. The Senate also passed q
resolution retaining Herbert II. Ward and
George II. Bates as counsel for the State
in the Delaware-New Jersey boundary dis.
pute
Appropriations to Fire Companies.
Appropriations were made TO new fir,
companies in Wilmington in the Hous,
yesterday afternoon, but before the bill.
were passed they caused "a lively discus
sion.
When the SO 500 TO the Independent Fir
Company came up for consideration
Representatives Smith and Prettymai
raised the question of what right the Leg
islature had-t to enact what the City Coun
ell should do aud how much money i
should allow to the fire companies.
Representative Prettyman opposed tn
bills and Messrs Sewer and Jester dc
Tended them.
Mr.. Sewer asserted. in defending the ap
preparation for the Union Fire Company
i have the verdict OF the Underwriters
Association that IL an engine is locates
on that hill, insurance rates will there
upon be reduced one or two per cent"
Mr.. Smith withdraw his objection bI
Mr.. Prettyman continued to vote agains
all the measures which were passed. 3
ayes to nay.
The Senate Routine.
The Senate yesterday reconvened at &c
p, m.
Passed-House bill appropriatng S2,7l
for defraying the extra expenses Of Della
wares participation In the inauguratio
OF President Roosevelt.
Reported Favorably-Act relating TO th
auditing of books in New Castle count
(giving county comptroller instead {
special commission OF three authority
audit treasury accounts).