Daily Republican., 1879-02-28
PROM OUR CAPITAL.
The city Railway Cosspany and iss
Muies-The Former Desire fAx
Upon the Latter Exsmpted-The
Delaware Marine Insurance Com
pany Not 10 be lncorporated-Su.
gar Bects- Leg islallve Gossip.

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pany Not Ia be lncorporated--Su
gar Bects- Leg gislat1ve Gossip.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
DOVER, DgL., Feb. 9th, 10.
Pending the consideration of the bill
relating to "horses and other animals
Of the city Of Wilmington" there wa,
quite q spicy discussion. Mr.. War,
wished to append an amendment OK
empting the mules CT ths City Railway
Company from the general taxation
The reason of this discriminating clause
arises from the rather finely drawn con,
clusion that these animals being at.
tachsd to the cars do not travel upon
any portion Of the streets other thar
that between the two tracks ofthe com.
pany; and consequently arc not liable
to the tax rate because that portion o
the road upon which they travel is the
exclusive property Of ths company.
Mr.. Dean took opposition 1pen the
ground that that company was ors Of
the "soul-crushing, grinding monopo-
lirs' that live upon the plant nature
OF an insipid public. "Thoss mules, u
he declared az hs could See weren't a
bit better than other peoples mules.
Rebutting remarks Gllowed, mules to
them was a glorious subject
The latitude it gave enabled the dis
putants, in face of full lobby, 10 dis
play the eloquence they telt rising
within them. The sublimity, aside
from the peculiar existing affinity made
it theme that TO Judge from the ready
manner with which conclusions were
advanced, made it a home topic as it
were. Mr.. Doran, whose training upon
muls-virtue appears to have been sadly
neglected, couldn't rise to the elevated
plane upon which his more intelligent
brethern mounted and was compelled to
descend to more practical considerations
in his opposition.
AS the company wouldn't make any
reduction in favor of the "hard listed
who for q considerable
length of time had been engaged along
the line Of that road, he didn't think,
as far az he was concerned, that favor
should be shown them. In this in
stance they wouldn't discriminate, and
in the present instance, as the term of
bis argument ran, ii would be pander.
ing to the 'soull~ss" for the Legisla-
sure to do something which the COM
pany so elnphatically condemned. That
argument although not quite SO sublime
IS that pertaining to the correlative
worth Of the frisky mule, was unan-
'werable and the bill was withdrawn
or the present.
THE ID. S. +. S. NJ. INSURANCE CoNPAsY.
In the Senate the incorporation act
If the Delaware Fire and Marine Insur.
Ince Company came up for final pas
age. Senator COoch opposed it on the
ground that the company Disseminated
II favor of the stock against the mutual
members. Mr.. Sharpley spoke earnestly
IL its favor, and endeavored to impress
lpon the minds of the Senators the
moral impossibility Of an associate
riminal in its connection as charged to
,e entered into by such as those who
erm the head and furnish the capital |
or this company. These men he stated |
gere the solid men of Wilmington,
nd men in WHOM the people of that
ity place the most implicit confidence
Mr.. Sharpley was aided by Senators
lopkins and McWhorter, but it was of
o avail. The others listened with
olite Notwithstanding more. Some
liluence had evidently been brought
bear; and from the working of their
it was plainly evident
lat conclusion in their minds at
EAST, had been arrived at. The bill
as defeated by vote of three to six,
harrington, Rust, Conovay, Cooch,
ennewell and Denny voting in the
egative.
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.
This evening large audience inclui-
X members Of both house of the Legis,
lture, embed in the House cham
er and were addressed by u Mr.. Gener-
t, Of the State of Maine. He spoke for
pwards Of two hours. and in his ad-
rrsS dwelt upon the immense benefits
iat would deriv. from \ proper cuiti-
alton OF that article Of cons sumptiOn.
S evidence OF the comparative cheap
-ss OF the beet and o. its preparation, :
g cited the experience met with in
her States.
The revenue that would accrue to
10 benefit of the state would be such
) to make the trial al Introductory act
a more absolute or general cultiva.
On of the article. He was listened to
lth the clSse attention, and the effect
at the lecture had upon the members
NJ a favorable one, 80 much 50 that
/" raj aid may be expected. ;
LEGISLATIVE NOTES. S
Professor Reynolds is in town, look a
Z around it is said for something to T
IN up that will raise his chances in .
! candidacy for the position of State q
lperintendent, now occupied by Mr..
'oves. In this connection We may
ate that the matter Of license fee which
Is been exercising the minds Of the !
prage teacher for considerable time
.ck is at last to be acted upon. The u
II that is to he introduced, and which u
at present being drawn by Senator =
cWhorter, will provide that when
acher pays his or hers2, the legalized C.
=, a blank, correctly filed by the
ERIK Of the Peace will be given in rs-
rn.
The present law merely compel, the L
lcher to pay the 81 to the State Treas d
er, and in return tho teacher gets y
thing but the nnpledgea word of the u
ate that he or she Is licensed nstruc- y
On the 9Th and jth Of March, Miss
iza beth $. Chadbourne will be intro.