Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-03
ourselves and upon the people who sent
us here" He said he would never vote to
grant franchises to any individual.

us here" He said he would never vote to
grant franchises to any individual.
A pEATH-KSELL TO NoNoPSLY.
Mr.. 4. N. Williams followed in an able
and brilliant speech in which he said that
after listening carefully to all that had
been said on both sides he was unable to
see any objection to its passage. He said
he believed the passage Of the bill would
promote the welfare Of the people of the
whole State and he was unwilling TO go
home to his constituents and tell them he
had neglected an opportunity to express
their views or advance their interests.
Mr.. Williams considered the railway ques-
ton generally, opposed Federal super
vision of railways and returning to our
own State declared that our people had
been oppressed and wronged and over
burdened by the existing road and they
demanded that every facility for opposi-
tion be fully granted.
VOICE FROM MARsHY HOPE.
Mr.. Cahall, who had been considered
on the fence, here arose and said his
objection to the bill was that he had no
assurance that the road would be built
and he should therefore vote "No."
Mr.. Bradford replied briefly to Mr..
Cahall, supporting the bill and declaring
that, since the withdrawal OF the Balti-
more & Ohio company, he could not see
that his resolution had any bearing on
the matter.
Mr.. Tomlinson said that he would have
sat here till next Christmas before he
would have supported the bill in the
shape that it came from the Senate; but
after it had been submitted to gentlemen
whose integrity he could not doubt, and
in particular to one of our United States
Senators, and that Senator had suggested
an amendment which, having been
adopted, made the bill, in his Judgment
perfectly unobiectionable, he (Mr. Tom
linsOn) felt that he would be acting right
in supporting the bill.
MIR. Robinson expressed his surprise
that the bill should have passed the
Senate in the shape it did,
Mr.. Cahall again arose, and said ii had
been asserted that the members who
| dared vote against this bill would lose
their political heads, and declared he
would sooner lose his than cast u vote he
did not believe right. Not being clear
that ii would be right to vote YES in
this case he should vote no
| The vote was then taken, at 1905 p.
M, and resulted Is to d as elsewhere re-
| ported. Up to this morning it was conf
| dentially expected that Mr. McNeal would
vote for the bill, and his adverse vote was
somewhat OF surprise to the opposition,
Those voting against the bill were
elected to represent the following
hundreds
| Caba Mispillinn Eant
Jones-Lewes and Rehoboth, SUSSEX.
McNeal-Baltimore Sussex.
Moore-Little Creek, Kent.
Robinson-lndian River, Sussex.
Speaker Williams, Milford. Kent.
Messrs. McNeal and Moore said thai
their reasons for opposing the bill were
substantially the same as those given by
Messrs. Jones and Robinson.
GOING THROUGH THE SENATE.
IL did not take the Senate long to con
cur i'll the House amendments. 1t wa9 don,
at once and the bill reported back 10 til,
House at $50 p. III.
Speaker Williams had left the chair fo
the afternoon and Mr.. Bradford wa
chosen speaker pro TEN. of the House. /
may be said that lie presided very grace
fully. After the Senate had concurred il
the aforesaid amendments, the bill was Il
once enrolled and signed by Speaker Rus
OF the Senate and by Mr.. Bradford n
Speaker pro tempore OF the House. 1t wa
then critically examined and delivered /
the Secretary Of the state, and is now Ia,
i'll the fullest sense OF the word.
Colonel McComb, who was heresays tn
combination now behind the bill is til
l l. . u.