The daily gazette., 1881-02-24
Our Legislative Letter.
RAILROADS AND WoMANa RIGHTS.
specially reported for the Gazette.
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specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, Feb. 23.
In the Senate to day Mr.. McWhor
ter gave notice that he would intro
duce an act to incorporate The Della
ware, Pennsylvania and Maryland X
X. = 1t is impossible TO gain any posi-
tive information rs to the spirit of thi
bill, but is the one that was spoken o
short time ago by the Morning
News.
Mr. Harrington, who will manage
the scheme cannot at this stage Civ,
any Of the particulars concerning it,
Rumor is rife as to the general provi
sions as nothing worthy Of mention
can be said now.
The House of Representatives, thii
evening, in Committee of the " hole
gave au audience of nearly three hour
10 the railroad people. The arguments
adduced were Vf about the same char
acler as heretofore, the only change o.
base being that the monopoly advo.
oates argued, and without authority,
the demands of the new masters. The
Delaware Western people adhered tc
their old ground-a regret for legisla-
lion in favor of q competing line
without regard to the change Of own.
ership in the present monopoly, vhi'e
the distinguished advocates who q
week ago specially represented the. in
teresIs of the Is. & o. corporation were
out in the coll. The Delaware West
ern bill was advocated by Col. White
ley and Geo. II. Bates, Esqs., while
Geo. v. Massey, Esq. of lover, At
torney General George Gray, of New
Castle, and A. 2. Robinson, Esq, of
Georgetown, opposed the legislation
that now in truth and reality means a
competing line. A large and interest
ed audience lis ened TO tie argu-
ments.
After adjournment the committee on
corporations--Messrs Robinson, Brad
ford, PIlling, L. N. Williams, v an Burka-
low and Reglster-retlred for consula-
ton, AZ a result OF their delibeI aLions
they agreed 70 report the bill fayoraoly,
with the following amendments: Definite
ly liking the length of the purDosed Della
wfe Western excursions ia this State
eight miles. Providing that the gross an
nual amount to be paid as taxes to the
State shall bear the same proportion to
the amount paid by the T., w. u b. Co.,
as the lengtn OF the proposed now road
in lhls State does 10 the length Of the
r., w. & b., in this Stats. Providing
that the proposed new ROAD shall be COM
menced wilhln one year and completed
within three. These ameudmendLs are
satisfactory TO the Delaware Western
people. The action Of the committee
was determined upon with only one dis
senting VJtc-tLsL Of chairman Rpbin-
son.
The bill, with the amendments will
be reported tomorrow morning.
, THE NEW ROAD STILL IN SIGHT.
That a combination for the construc-
lion OF the purpossd competing line 10
still highly probably is evidenced BY the
following telegram received here to.
night by George Ii. Bates, Esqp from
Col Il. b. McComb, it having been
asserted by the oppotition, this afternoon
that Mm. IL. Vanderbilt, was connected
vii IL the recent railroad pool;
"W. II. Vanderbilt has not taken one
dollar in tho new pool, but promptly
and emphatically declined. have q dis.
patch from him this afternoon saying II
he charter Is prsmpiy passed and Is
satisfactory will yet go on to build the
road. Ii. s. MCCoMB."
Verify the railroad war is approaching
a sAtisiactory--to the people-culmina-
tlon.
a., A.. D.,,,.. EIo,sa Hall - D;uhk
Miss Phoebe Cousins and Mrs. Lock-
wood lectured. Mrs. Lockwood gave
very interesting discussion of the
question agitatsd by advocates Of wo-
mems suffrage. She is woman OF
broad intel ect and. great force OF
character. But when tho fayorite
Miss Phoebe Cousins took the stage
ound Of applause greeted her rising.
She was dressed in most becoming
style and with exquisite taste, but both
her graceful form and fine cut features
gave way before her intellectuallypre.
sentation of "Porlia at the Bar" Not
only was analytic power displayed u
the selections of her Illustrations from
sacred and profane history, but her
flashes of wit and iridescsnt delinea-
tion of charac er held the audience
bound. As an elocutionist she dis
played ability.
The duo will appear before the com.
mittee on Revised Statutes to morrow
at two O'Clock, you may rest assur-
ed that this committee will be fully
onverted to their views or that there
vii be several coffins ordered at the
expense of the State.
On the 25th inst. they will lecture in
Milford, and on the 26th, Georgetown
will be entertained by these ladies'
Mrs. Stewart, is Commanding Gener-
al.
On account Of the hearing before
the Committee onCorporations by the
counsel Of the centesting railroads, and
.he Baptist festival the audience to-
night was small for Dover, but more
Appreciative one we never saw.
John X. McFss 81 Son, Judge Fisher,
Senator Cooper and lady, Miss Day,
md many of the elite of Dover were
present.
Mr.. John Paynter is in town TO-
light.