Daily Republican., 1881-03-04
FOURTH EDITION.
wMATIsNeW ar DOVER,
rhe Fiscal Bi.i'a POIItlcaI Aspect
Couuty Wvision-6e.

hiss been OF much interest. The passage
It the exemption act for Wilmington By
he House the introd uction into the
same body Of q petition asking for county
iivision the action on the fiscal bill
FOR Wilmington the reading Of Mr.
Brad iord's substitute for that measure,
and notice Of Speaker Rust'S bill III the
senate with reference 10 railrosd passes
being held by officials OF the State and
c0aGiy have all tended to supply tbs
Sbsense of interest since the Delaware
Western bill passed.
The fiscal ball raised quite political
breeze. The bill requires two thirds
,ote to pass II, as IL is On amendment
to the set Of incorporation Of the City
of Wilmington. The bill has been
made strict party question since Mr.,
Bradford has completed his substitute
and this cane out plainly in the pro,
csedings this afternoon. Mr.. VsnBsrks
low movedthe confederation OF the bill be
postponed until Thursday next; and in
so doipg, the BIASED political
feeling for which he lie noted, not
withstRndiug the mantle Of fair mind,
oduess under which he mssquerades,
he said that majority OF the City
Council was Democratic and MAORI
ty Of the Legislative Committee OF thai
body was also Democratic, aud 10 one
Of the Democratic eide OF the House
(Mr. Matthews,) he thought IL nothing
but right to have the matter 80 over.
Aud 70, when the willing political
autom Atom from South Murderkill had
thus laid himself opsu for attack, Mr..
Bradford replied that there WAS no de.
sire on part Of the Republicans to make
this n party question, but here was al
open admission from member from
the Democratic side OF the House that
they desired TO make the issue Lurel,
one Of politics. Mr.. VSnBurkalou saw
his mistake and his face Redeemed in
confusion, but made no explanation.
Mr.. Swsyns declared that If there
wss compact among ths Republicans
to vote against the bill he did Not know
ii, and waxing isce.ious he said, alt
the others are solid for Mulhooly, am
not in it,"
Mr.. Bradford again took the floor and
said he would vote against the bill be
canse he had something 10 Offer in its
place which be thought was better. H.
vent on TO rebuke the action which
had broush thIs purely financial qpts-
lion into politics. liza political Issue
was 10 bs IL ado of It he wOald meet it
fairly and without shrinking.
The vots showed that the situation
was precisely as Mr.. CShall and Mr..
Van Burkal0E kads. said. The Demo.
Gratis voted soIidiiy in favor ofpnstp)ue-
ment, aud the measure will lay over
until Thursday next.
The tsl'acy OF county division has
come up in the House again. The Sc
lection presented is based upon the
need OF representation according 10
population for New Castle county, but
the argument which will be raised
against it IL that the division OF Me
county is avoiding the real issue ofrep-
resentation. The petition is as follows:
To the Senate and House OF Reprsteu,
tAttves Of the State OF Delaware in
General Assembly met:
The Petition Of the undersigned citi.
.aus Of New Castle county respectfully
representa-
That the increase OF population in
this county since the oensus Of 1870
b a. made glsringly manifest the ine.
qu4lIly Of representation Of the people
Of this county in the Legislation OF the
State, as compared with Kent and Sus-
sex counties, and that 1t ought no
logger be allowed to stand. The fGcts
are, that Sussex county and Kent coup.
ty. each With q population Of thirty
thousand and q fraction. have an equal
representation in the Legislature, with
New Castle county, having popula.
ZION OF over 10000, that is, one map
10 either Kent or Sussex counties In rep
reeentative importance is equal TO two
MEL in New Castle county, AID this
inequality will progress in larger pro-
portion in the next decade.
lu suggesting remedy for this
grievance, We find one at hand, which
Is as much needed as larger represeu-
tation, namely, division OF he county
OF New C4Stl. into two counties, by q
Inns beginning at ;he mouth OF the
Christians river, aud running by the
centre o; 1t t. the mouth Of Red Clay
creek, and thence by enid creek to tbs
line of ths State, thus making the ter
ritOry consisting OF Wilmington,
Brand inc aud Christisna Hundred,
county to be- cIlled the county OF vii.
mingtun, aud the residue of the terri
tory of the present county onsisting Of
Mil Creek, White Clay Creek, Penes.
der, New Castle, Red Lion, st. Georges,
Appoquiuimiuk, and Blsekbird Hun.
drets into separate oonutY, to be
called tho county Of New Castle.
This last measure has become necps
sary on aceosut OF the act Of the last
Legislature removing the Seat OF Jus-
tioe from New Cas,le to Wilmington,
thereby causing great inconvenience TO
your petitioners, as well as a greatly
Increased and increasing amount OF
II xntion TO support the great expendi-
lures Incurred in this change, without
any equivalent benefit,
We therefore pray your Honorable
bodies 10 pass an act for the division OF
New Castle county, as herein set iorth,
aud provide by law for like number
Of Senators aud representatives to the
Legislature for each Of the said new
counties, according 70 the plumber pre-
scribed in the Consultation and further
80 to arrange the present Judiciary
without increasing the number Of
Judges, that the courts in both " the
said new counties shall be held by the
same Judges as are nov authorized ny
the Consultation, and requiring the
Judge now in comm ssion as sssociEts
for New Castle county to 81, in the new
counties when necessary for the pur.