Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-12

ing, at 10 O'Clock, and the Senate was
inme' lately notified nj the fact, but took
no action regarding it. W. 5. P.
THE RUSH or LEGIsLATIoN-THB sTUPIr
AND MALIGNANT SENATE TRIES TO KILL
THE RAILROAD TAX BILL PASSED BY
THE HoUsE--THE HOUSE sMoTHERs TIKI
ARCHIE GIVEN JOB.
LoBBY OF THE HOUSE, DOVER, Apr
10. The House bill regulating the sale Of
intoX liquors came mp for con
.idrration in the Senate this afternoon
and had tackled toit sixteen amendments.
which we're adopted. and altered the
original to such an extent that 1t Is now
hard matter to get at exactly what il
provides for and what IL don't provide
for. Il, however, in It's present shape
prohibits the sale Of liquor on the day Of
my general or special election. The re-
nainder Of II seems TO refer only tn towns
Vt less than 1000 population, and Is far
rom what the temperance people desired
They wanted the bill passed 10 the shape
{ left the House, and sent a petition
pinely one feet long, and signed by Henry
Dupont II. F. Pickles, T. B. Coursey.
l.. W. Lattimer, g. G. Lobdell, l.. P.
8nsh and 4,O95 others, favorable to IT.
adoption.
The liquor dealers, on the other hand,
strenuously opposed the bill, and had
far more weight and influence with the
Senate than did the monster petition pre-.
sented. They succeeded in having the
most distasteful provisions Of the bill
stricken out, and are not little jubllani
over their success.
The bill as amended passed without
opposition, was immedla' ely sent to the
House, concurred in, enrolled, signed,
and will 20 into effect on the first Of
Sertember next.
The Senate aud House are in session
tonight and are rushing business through
with vengeance. The Houseis entirely
tut Of work and only remains in session
that II may act Immediately on Senate
bills sent 10 for consideration. The Sen
te for several days has had a number Of
enrolling clerks busily enga red and thi.
afternoon 1t was found necessary 10 EN-
ploy several assistants to aid the efficient
enrolling Clerk of the House, Mr. j. A
Ellegood, to enroll the large number OF
bills ii has passed during the last twenty
four hours. There are very few bills 10
he acted upon at this writing and doubt,
less both Houses will adj )urn sine die W
| tomorrow at noon, and the people will
be rid of n Legislature that promised So
much good legislation, and has SO miser.
ably failed almost every instance.
Mr.. Mars' bill providing for a consti-
tutiOnal convention was passed to a vote
in the House this evening. and was lost.
Tie New Castle county delegation voted
solidlv for 1t, aud Messrs. Davis ard
Claugh also also voted In the affirmative.
The remainder of the members thought
the present charter Of the State was a.
that could be desired, and much In ad-
vance Of the slow lives they lead and the
EXPLODED ideas they entertain.
Hickman'- public school bill as amend.
ed by the House, was put upon Its final
passage In the Senate this evening, and
was lost by an unanimous vote. Nj.
Riddle endeavored TO have that part OF
The hill ieating to the education of co..
ored children, which was stricken out by
the House. re-inserte1 hut failed, no one
hut himself voting for Il. As this wa
the only feature of the original bill thai
made the adoption of the new measure
desirable by a large class, Mr.. Riddle
concluded, after falling in having II adopt
ed, TO vote with the majority in killing
the remainder of the measure.
The present miserable public school
system must be endured at least two
years longer, by which time, Trust, the
p.uplr of the State will learn who are
and who are not in favor Of public In
struction. aud will cast their votes TO-
men who have the intelligence and requi
site amount of back bone and mora
courage to enact good school law. and
provide for lis enforcement. Another To-
stallment Of legislators, similar TO to the
present. is not at all desirable, and !
be- ieve that the majority of tie next
General Assembly will not be like the
present weak-as-water-a ud-l'ght-as-
cork " men who have power % DO good
hut will not exercise II in that direction.
but Will ne gentlemen Of moral worth,
Independence and liberal intelligence.
The bill re'ating to The taxes paid by
the P W. Il B. r R. Co. was amended In
the Senate tonight by the substitution o {
another. The amendment requires the
Company TO payS32 600 Into the State trea-
sury instead OF SEQ, COO as az first proposed;
does not abolish the ten cent passenger
tax and prohibits the company from di--
eliminating against the peach-growers Of
this state. Tho House refused 10 concur
in this amendment, and requested Com
mitiee Of Conference, but before the
ines sage was delivered to the Senate that
body adjourned and the House soon fol.
lowed SUIT. The Conference Committee
will hardly be abe TO agree. and l pre-.
sumo the present unjust aud onerous tax
bill will be- allowed TO remain intact.
The Archie Given bill was called mp in
the House late last night, but when it was
intimated that the United States Court
would send the next county officer Ia
prison who cheated any citizen out of his
right to vote, ii was thought best TO abau-
don the measure, and offer no reward for
the violation Of Congressional enact
ments. W. S. 2.