Middletown transcript., 1907-02-02
LE0IsLhTVH DoINos
General Assembly Transarts Routine
Business and the Usual Special Work

business ana tue Usual &Pegi6l H0Fk
The legislature has putin 8 pretty iail
amoupt Of work here this week.
Thursday was taken up in a joint ses.
sion to hear the New Castle attorneys,
lwfe fa~ar retiring Judge Grubb on full
p+s.
Tie Kent county attorneys viii be
heard Monday.
Bob G. White eays the lawyers are
going to pass the judge pension bill by q
1.-TWO thirds vote over the heads Of shs leg
is iature.
The Senate made si.ort work Of the bill
to abolish the whipping pott, the measure
being killed without voice being raised
to support it, and the last will continue
| for two years more az method Of punish-
ing offenders.
After some discussion the House passed
the bill introduced by Representative
Conwell, Of Kent county, to amend the
constitution tn enable the levying and
collection Of an income tax or a progress
sive Inheritance tax should future legis-
lature deem such tax necessary.
Senate adopted, NTH amendment re-
ferring the matter wholly to the commit
tee on fish, oysters aud game, House res
olution calling for investigation Of viola
t;..r,. ,f tf,.,sx Ia an
Introduced, read and referrei-By Mr..
Baggs, TO provide for the condemnation
OF marsh land needed for the construc-
tion OF a canal to shorten Smyrna river,
Walter T. Massey, Edward!G. Walls and
George Fisher Pierce designated as COM
missioners.
By Mr.. Caun. to encourage the con-
structioH OF railways in Delaware, smends
general Incorporation law BY permitting
railways tp cc,ss railroads or canals in a
manner ilat to iEtetfrre With the opera
ton Of Inc salns.
By Mr.. Taylor to Incorporate the Kent
County Trust aud Sale Deposit Company,
capital $5O,DOO,. George w. Baker, Sr.,
John II. Jones, John o. Hopkins, George
w. Tebo, Edwin s. Anderson, Arley b.
Magee aud Albert s. Moore we're named
as incorporators.
BY Mr.. Corbit, to increase the salary vi
the stenogrspher OF the Court Of Chancery
to s., 200 d year.
BY Mr.. Holcomb, to prescribe penalties
for drinking liquors in or splitting upon
the floor OF railroad or railway cars, fine
up to $25 or 30 days imprisonment.
BY Mr.. Richards, providing $500 license
fee for distillers Of liquors aud prohibit.
ing them selling in quantities less than
three quarts.
Notices were given in the House OF
several bills, including one by Represen-
tative Taylor, providing uniform time
for moving in Kent county.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred to the Senate were the following:
BY Senator Hiffe, to increase the salaries
of the County Treasurers of Kent and
Sussex counties,
BY Senator Monaghan, authorizing the
Levy Court of New Castle county to bor-
row $2O0, 900 10 further carry out the pro-
visions Of the aes to provide for the per.
maneGt improvement OF the public high.
wsys OF the county.
A bill has been introduced in the House
providing for the erection OF state hos
pitaI at Harrington.
Reported fayorably and passed under
OF rules, House bill appropria-
ting $4,000 to the Board of Trustees OF
the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Mr.. Harrington gave notice of an act to
change the voting place in the second
election district Of Che sixth represents.
i've district in Kent county from Masten.
to Harrington.
Delaware stat, smen will still haYe to
pay fare like ordinary mortsls when rid
ing on railroad train, for after general
debate the House killed the proposed
law giving passes to state and county
officials by the companies operating rail.
roads in this state.
Introduced-By MIR. Taylor, an act to
appropriate $500 for the maintenance
II the Old Peoples Home in Dover.
BY Mr.. Holcomb, providing 500 day
IS compensation for judges ad Item for
,ach day only that such judge actually
its.
The vote TO repeal the bottle law and
;ompel saloon keepers to confine their
ales to liquors to be drunk on their
,remises,was decisive in the House, stand
ny % 70 10. The only Republicans vot- |
ng against the repeater were Bennum, of
Ius4ex, and keenan, and Paradee, of Will !
nington..
Representative Rash, of West Dover, !
pas not present when the bottle law re-
eaIer was passed in the House. He was
ttending funeral. Had he been pres !
ut he would have voted for the repeater.
he statement that he was Excused from $
oting" Was mistake.