Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-18
estate AiA'' Debate.
DISCUSSION, YESTERDAY. Sr TIE NOTION TO PRINT
800 COPIES OF THE AID BILL-REMARKs OF Now
LAND, HOUSTON AND BIa0s.

800 COPIES OF THE AID BILL -REMARKs OF now
LAND, HOUSTON AND BIa0s.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial
DOVER, March IL.
Estate Aid was again the engrossing subject
Of yesterdays legislation. The rough handling
the bill received on Wednesday, when it WAS pre-
vented from being twice read bya refusal TO
suspend the rules, was not calculated to i'm
prove the temper Of its advocates. Indeed, it
seems as II it was TO have hard road to travel
before it becomes a law, and the &C.
tive opposition brought to bear against it by =
united delegation from New Castle may yet
10 unsettle some of it's friends that its passage
through the House may even yet be doubtful.
No opposition was manifested yesterday to the
second reading OF the bill and its reference back
to the committee. The reference no doubt
PREVENTED LONG DISCUSSION,
but there was some debate on Mr. Nowland's
motion to print 800 copies of the bill. Mr.. Now.
land contended that it was no more than SIM
pie act Of justice that bill of 80 much mpor-
lance, involving the credit Of the State to the
amount Of 1885,, 900, should be printed.
Mr.. Houston warmly opposed the resolution
for want Of time, as the House had already
agreed to adjourn on the Goth instant He then
gave his reasons for supporting the bill. Sus-
sex and Kent were almost unanimously in favor
OF it and even in New Castle county many Of the
leading citizens were in favor of it, petition
OF from 700 to 800 citizens had been received in
favor OF 1t. Two years ago, the same opposition
had been raised against the 100000 worth OF
bonds to be issued to aid the Junction 4 Break.
water road, without which aid it never would
have been built, and the
STATE WAS PERFECTLY SECURE
in her Investments. The State had also issued
il75, 200 worth of bonds for the Delaware Rail
road, and now that corporation was putting forth
every effort in her power to prevent the granting
OF charters to any other road. Had il not been
for the selfish and graspns disposition Of that
road, there would have been no need to day for
another line OF railroad, ana the question OF
State. Aid would not nov By before tho Leg
MIR. Biggs favored the resolution to print, and
criticised the Committee on Corporations for
holding the bill six weeks, and now at this late
day, saying that there was no time. The bill
before the House now ls not the same IA that
introduced, and tile
PEOPLE OF TIE STATE HAVE NO IDEA
whatever Of its provisions. 1t has been mpos-
sible for any member opposed to the bill to get a
sight OF 1t, while outsiders in favor of 1t lave
been allowed to carry it OF and examine it. The
gentleman speaks Of the number of petitions
that could besgot for it from SUSSEX and lie
speaks Of persons from New Castle county be-
ing in favor Of it. The gentleman is laborine
uhueI MISTAKE. PERSONS Elhy nave signed Tor
the Milford and Bayshore Railroad but not for
the bill now pending. He knew that the people
Of Kent and Sussex were not all in favor OF the
bill while in New Castle county ten-tenths of the
people were opposed to it, and il necessary 10.
900 remonstrances could be got against it,
IF OUR BABIES COULD ONLY WRITE.
Mr.. Houston discaimed any intention of ever
keeping the bill from the view OF those oppose ed
to it, and he believed that the last speaker, on
asking for it at one time had it handed to him
when he lookel through it, and saw as he Mr..
Houston) thought, all he wanted. Mr.. H. init.
mated that the friends Of printing the bill only
wanted to kill time to the end Of the session sc
that the bill would fail for want Of time.
Mr.. Rowland warmly repealed the intimaton
that he had any but the best Of motives in wish
ing to have the bill printed, and rather than not
have it printed and out to the people lie would
be willing to have the resolution to adjourn SIN,
die recalled from the Senate, and anxious AZ he
was to
END THE SESSION
he would stay here three weeks longer.
MI. Fraim said the bill ought to be printed
but it was well known fact that the time fol
adjournment OF the Legislature was fast drawing
on, and he thought it could not now be printed
The vote to print was yeas, ID nays, 8.
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