The daily gazette., 1879-03-27
FOURTH EDITION
state Capital Gossip.

tUt<cT DUt hUttu una lttCOUotueTtu-
The Lottery Scheme Knocked SkyDard
-Detdioare Colleges Last Effort
Random Notes.
Spe ;ial Correspondence OF the Gazette.
DOVER, Del, March 25.-The House,
this afternoon, was the scene of some |
lively Legislative skirmishing. Some
measures that have been kept back during |
the session until near its close, came up
and also some whose origin has been
more recent. The former were the Fer
tilizer and the Delaware College bills,
and among the last mentioned was the
lottery measure-"an act to raise revenue
and aid schools and internal improve
menis," its urgers call 1t.
The fertilizer bill was the first 20 come
up, it having been made a special order
for O'Clock. Mr.. Dean at once took the
floor and kept it until the hands on the
clock moved along to quarter past -four.
The longer he talked, the more set in
their constantly expressed opinions did
the members from Sussex appear to
grow. Ex-Secretary OF State Grubb,
who is active in behalf Of the bill, sat
beside him and kept him we'll supplied
with points, facs and figures. When the
bill came to vote 1t was killed by bare
majority Of one. Nr. Fooks led the OPP
position, and the vote showed that the
I ,laT,at of tba bfn ypac cbtaty d,,a n ~.
men from Sussex. No sooner did Mr..
| Dean hear the result announced, than
he arose and changed his vote, in order
to move for reconsider alton. This he
did later In the afternoon; and the sub
ject is open for another long and violent
discuss on, on and of the floor of tie
House. Since the Courthouse question
was decided this bill has been the most
talked Of, and one man has done all the
talking, at that.
Immediately after this, Mr.. Hall, for
the ways and means committee, reported
| adversely on the lottery bill, and moved
its indefinite postponement. Mr.. Dean
jumped up in an instant to discuss the
bill but what he had intended to say was
destined to be unsaid, for Nr. Ii4l cut
OIL all discussion by calling for the pre-
vious question. With a face a good bit
more disturbed than usual Mr.. Dean
took h seat. The ayes and nays were
called with full house each member
was in his seat. A futter Of surprise
we0t through the room when Messrs.
Conaway, Dean, Doran and Riggs voted
against 1t. No one had anticipated that
the bill would be supported by any one
beside Nr. Conaway, aud that Mr.. Dean
: should oppose indefinite posponemept,
created more surprise than anything
else. Your CORE spondent approached
him, last night and asked him if he had
, ANYTHING to say in relation to the matter.
"No" he replied 81 had wan ed to MAKE
an explanation on the subject before the
= question was put, but they cut the off
and gave me no show. However, my
5 views would have been looked on as fai
i different, had | have been given the
y privilege Of the floor"
But, Mr.. Dean" asked, "Have you
l. no explanation to make 2"
- "None at all, the House would moi
n hear Me and the public will have to thinl
OF it as they may. II my constituents de.
, mand an explanation, | will make it
y cheerfully, but not otherwise"
:, And this was all he would say. TIL,
,, others who voted against the postpone
nent, say that their votes might have
been different had they had time t,
consider the bill. This, they say, was VIII,
they voted in that way.
g. The Delaware College bill came III
e wonderfully amended just after the tw,
bills alluded TO were settled. The Who'll,
bill was stricken out except the enactinl
clause and in lieu of that was inserted
section to appropriate $1,000, to pay a
n debt held against the college by Henry
n ). McComb. Mr. Dean also spoke witt
l. length and unction on this, and was il
!. manner lifted up when the go'e OH tn
I, amendment gave it maj rity OF 6. Thi
D. was all right, and the friends of the mea
l sure picked up courage. Butwhen the bill
> was pat on the third reading, it was pass
ID ed by vote Of TO ii. Some Of til
e members here Lave a queer way of vC
ting.
r TAKEN ON THE FLY.
ro The next thing TO the adiournmeI
Iv sine lie, to which the members are look
ing with smack Of pleasant expecta
IN llpn, Is an excursion To Washington
rs which is proposed next Tuesday. Tn
III excursion will be res ricted to th,
- members Of the Legislau ure and tn
~ ranks Of the State officials. The =. W
h. * B. X. X. company have kindly cor
iii sented to furnish special train for tn
accommodation of those who may col
IN clude to 90.
III EX-Speaker OF the Senate, Chas. {
J.. Stockly, Esq, was in town yesterday
ne 10 his many friends in all parts of IL
m State, the information that he is in e!
cellent health, will be welcome news.
be The bill for funding the State det
Will come up in the Senate to-day, mo
"a. likely. Speculation as to how the SEN
al tors will vote upon it is a thing of SON
vagueness. There is some opposition
n,i it, and if it does pass number of amen
ments will be tackled to it. The mo
ro- important will be TO reduce the amou
IN to be founded about % or 80 per cel
The amount, as the bill now sands,
he SS00,000.
er-
- Exposure will induce colds, throat d
~. eases, consumption, etc, all Of viii
~. ,,r give warning by troublesome couI
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