Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-18
From The state Capital.

PASSAGE OF THE STATE AID BILL BY THE HOUSE
| SCENES AND INclDENTs OF IHE PAssAdE-ANoTH-
| RB CHANGE IN THE LICENSE PROSPECT, DC.
Special Correspondence of ihs Commercial.
DovBR, March ls.
| AS no new business can now be introduced, Of
course old subjects must form the basis Of all
my reports.
STATE AID THROUGH THH HOUSE.
The early train North, this morning, brought
| quite large delegation of friends OF State Aid
from Georgetown, Milford and many other pls-
ces along the old railroads and the projected
| new ones, to see tie bill safely through the
House. Beside this mode of conveyance, large
| wagon drawn by four horses, d. corateo with
small flags, brought number of Grangers IN to
see the tun.
Precrely at IL o'clock, the bill which had been
made the special order, was
TAKEN UP FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION
and after or two slight immateral amend
ments were adopted, the different sections were
adopted by a viva voce vote without opposition.
The lobby, during the reading Of the bull, presen-
ted ali animated scene, being crowded TO its ut
most capacity, and every perron who could read
held copy OF the bill up and followed the clerk
closely through hard words and all.
After the reading MIR. Baldwin threw in a
bombshell in the shape of strong speech
against the passage OF the BILL This speech
Disconnected the ''Aiders" IN the lobby, who in
stiuctively looked toward Mr.. Houston, the
BoANERaEs OF SUSSEX.
That gentleman replied to the remarks OF Mr.
Baldwin in such plucky manner that the lobby
lists met it with round of applause, which
caused the Speaker to rap earnestly with his
gavel, and remind the sThird House" that il
such demonstration was repeated the lobby
wonld be cleared.
Mr. Nowland followed in speech winch was
the best piece of oratory got eff during the ses-
sioN. MIR. Houston replied, when the voting
began, that OF Mr.. Green
CREATING 81 ie sURpRIsE,
aud towards the last, when the fate of the bill
was in doubt, awakening deep solictude among
Broadway, Collins, Conwel, Fraim, Houston,
G. H. Phillips, j. W. Phillips, Lambdn,
Learned, MoNeal, and yoshell-11 Nays,
Messrs. Baldwin, Biggs, Bird, Green, Handy,
bill now goes to the Senate, where almost certain
defeat awaits it.
A SMALL BUSINESS
The House, yesterday afternoon. indefinitely
postponed the bill TO incorporate the Aid Savings
Bank, not exactly because, as was alleged, the
corporators were negroes, but for fear they
might prove dishonest II every corporation
bill had been weighed in the same balances,
there would be but few if any have passed this
Legislature,
STRINGENT LICENSE REpIvIvus.
Notwithstanding the Cook popping" of the
night before, and the brilliant speech Of Sheriff
Lambson, reported yesterday, the free license
bill rather Lost than gained strength, and pop
ping free champagne socials have been
voted dead failure. 1t was UNDER
stood, though no action had been taken, thst
Given, Lambson & Co. 9 bill had been abandon
ed, and that the company was willing with the
change OF the single word "may" to " shall"
The change would make it obligatory instead
of OPTIONAL upon the judge to grant license.
Tho stringent license bill introduced in the Sem
ate yesterday afternoon by MIR. Shakespeare and
read twice bids fair to pass both bodies and put
at rest the question for at least two years more.
8. II.