Middletown transcript., 1907-03-23
LEGISLATURE CLEARS IT'S CALENDAR
Both Houses Rush Through Business and
Adjourn For One Week

Both branches of the Legislature adj
burned Monday evening until Monday
morning next after having cleared the
calendars of the important bills pending
In the final rush the Senate killed the
high license bill, which would have given
Wilmington and other incorpor ated cities
and towns in the state a portion OF the
money collected for licenses to sell intox-
icating liquors. The Bottle Repeater"
bill passed by the House died in COM
mittee OF the Senate. BY hard work
the House succeeded in clearing its calen-
dar, but in the Senate number OF i'm
portant bills were allowed to die in COM
mittee. There was little discussion i'll the
two Houses and the time was spent
rushing bills through or disposing OF them
in some other way. Monday evening
after the adjournment the Republican
members of this and the lest Legislature
we're royalty banquetted at tue Hotel
Richa, d ion by United States Senator d.
A. DUPONT.
| The bills withdrawn in the House were:
For new city charter for Wilmington,
the Sparks bill and substitute having
passed both houses.
Providing for the payment Of wages to
all employees at least twice in each ealen.
dar month.
Limiting all railroad fares to two cents
per mile.
To incorporate the town of Seaford.
Creating new office in New Castle
County, that of deputy coroner.
Among the bills reported unfavorabIe
were those requiring the transportatioy
companies to furnish separate cars or
apartments for white and black passen-
gers.
The House passed these bills:
Referring to the electors OF the State all
questions of public policy. This is the
advisory initiative and advisory referen'
dunn bill once killed in the House.
Authorizing municipal corporations,
water commissions and other corporate
bodies to donate money, lands or other
valuabIes for the improvement OF the Ma
tional Guard of Delaware.
The Senate passed these bills:
Abolishing the Offices of road commits
sioners in New Castle County in l9lf and
creating the positions of road supervisors,
responsible to the Levy Court. and under
the direction of the civil engineer Of the
county.
Creating commission to consider and
report upon an adequate method OF reve'
nue. and taxation.
Providing for survey of the public
lands in the vicinity of Rehoboth.
Increasing the salary of the State Aud
ior $500 year.
Providing for the appointment of ar
additional Deputy Attorney-General fol
Kent and Sussex Counties.
Fixing the Delaware Railroad Com
, pany's taxes to the State at $4,000 {
year.
, Providing that applicants for oyster Ii
2 cense shall be bona fide residents of Della
ware.
,, Fixing the State taxes on the Pliiladel
phia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad
at $50, 900 year.
Authorizing the Mayor and Council o
Wilmington to borrow $S0O,00O for tn
use Of the Water Commissioners and for
new filtration plant.
Fixing the State taxes of the Baltimor
: & Philadelphia Railroad Company B.
O. at $4,000 year.
Appropriating 500, 600 to the Delawar
State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Prohibiting discrimination in charge
-by surety companies.
The Legislature will once more conven
next Monday to finally pass appropriation
!, and budget-measures
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