Daily Republican., 1881-03-23
THIRD EDITION.
A nkEExE IN TME HOUSE.

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Special Correspondence Of the Republ ican.
DovlR, March 23.-rhere Was quite
. little breeze In the House yesterday
during the debate on the bill! to give
aid to the colorsd schools, when DR..
Tsmlinson accused two Republican
members Of designedly csjoling two
Democratic members into voting for the
local option bill. Dr.. Tomlinson came
In late and the debate had been under
way for something like half sn hour,
during which T. N. Williams had
made an able speech in advocacy efthe
measure, replying to VanBurkalow and
Robinson.
An effort to defeat the fourth section
Of the bill, which was lost by . vote OF
IL 10 s, had Just been made, and after
tine Doctor had been given an sxplans-
tion as TO how the case stood, he got
up and made some remarkable asser-
tions. He Was opposed to the bill in
It's present shape, brt was in favor Of
giving colored children educational
aid. What he objected 70 was the
manner In which the money was TO be
disbursed. The State Treasurer was
the proper party to handle the funds.
Il was intended to benefit the Repub-
lican party, in its present shape, and
he was opposed 10 it. he then went
on to charge how, as he understood
that b mem Der Of the Republican side
had made boast TO some Of his constit-
uents in New Castle County, Of how
two OF their side had entered into
contract with two Democrats in the
vote upon the local option bill. The
two Republicans held out 10 be op-
posed q the bill, whereas the Demo
orats were rather in favor OF II but
hesitated for fear Of being hurt politi-
cally in case the bill passed, Before
voting, this arrangement was entered
into, but when the fnal vote was
taken, although the Democrats held
out to the bargain the Republicans
shrewdly voted in favor OF the bill, aud
on this account it passed. Now these
very men appear to 60 about shrewdly
boasting Of what they did, and they
expect 10 achieve the credit Of passing
this measure.
This in substance was what DR..
Tomlinson had TO say, and everybody
looked on in expectation feeling sure
that something more was to come. And
1t came. Mr.. Bradford had the floor in
an instant, and sharply remarked:
"Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from
Broadkiln now admits that two from
his side Of the House entered intoa dis.
reputable bargain and casts an impu.
tation on two members from this side,
without mentioning names. ask him
to mention the names now and here.
He casts An imputstion upon soms one
and ask him TO give the names Of the
two gentlemen on this side Ofthe house
whom he indefinitely accuses, that
they may have an opportunity Of show
ing whether it Is so that they did or
did not anything ofths kind.
Here was challenge thrown down
with q bold front. bu, DR.. Tomliason
did not take it up. He only said in
answer that he did not know it to be
so-it was only hearsay. He Was per-
fectly willing however to tell the whole
thing as he hsd heard it in private,
and give the name Of his informant:
IL submit to the gentlemen Of this
House." replied Mr.. Bradford, "that
no gentleman has the right to thus
make charges unless he can satisfactori-
ly sustain them, or show q basis on
which to grouud such charges as he
has made against this side Of the House.
demand agsin that names b. given in
order that 8 hearing can be had"
DR.. Tomlinson was again about to de-
cline when T. N. Williams came to the
front with 8 very acceptable point OF
order. "This," be said, after stating 1t,
"is not local option bill"
"fhe point is we'll taken," said the
speaker, and then the House returned
to the consideration Of the pending
measure.
Now about the whole amount Of this
matter is tLst DR.. Tomlinson has been
misinformsd. have no doubt Of his
good faith in the matter, because he Is
one OF the most honorable members Of
the HousA. But know what l am
writing about. and il thought it would
do any good, and l could violate conf
denoe could "a tale 1nfold," which
could BOT be denied, and would make
them wish they had never heard
what Dr.. Tomlinson has charged. 1t
is boomerang, and III time,
when the whole truth comes ont,
it will hit the side that applsuded
when the Milton doctor hurled 1t to-
day, an awful hard blow. The mem
Der whom DR.. Tomlinsou alluded to
denounces the informant Of that gen.
tlemsn in no measured terms.
The debate upon the colored school
bill to-day was discreditable ~ the
Democrats. The objection was coward
ly, and designed only to kill the mea-
sure. The richest thing vas Mr.. Van
Burkalow's remark that the money
would be used by the Delaware Asso-
citation for the purpose Of political oolo-
niEation
Excelsior LOau.