Daily Republican., 1881-02-22
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Down. Feb. 2l.-The birthday Of
the immortal George will knock
great big hole In the work Of the Lsgis-
lsture this week. The heart OF the
average member yearps for holiday
in really an astonishing degree. When
the proposition was made last week 70
have no session tomorrow II was Jump |
ed at by everyone, and by mutual con
sent It was agreed that no session
should be held. In consequence there
was q bare quorum in the Herse THIS
AFTERNOON, the absentees reasoning that
| il would be Of no use to come 10 Dover
to do halt.a-day's work. The members
had intended to 60 to hahon's river
to morrow to 60 through that palpaoly
unnecessary task Of inspecting the
"oystsr navy" but that has been
abandoned, and the majority OF them
will spend tomorrow in Wilmington
aud Philadelphia. The greater part
of Wednesday will be consumed by
getting back 10 Dover, aud work will
not be fairly resumed until Thursday
morning.
The Railroad lobbyists tonight are
conspicuous by their absence, Nobody
lis sorry they are not here. The com
Imittee on cor poratious will sit to-mor-
(row night and hear argument, and the
ivexed question will be settled and only
then, as to what the Baltimore u ohio's
position is it'll reference TO the Della
ware Western bill. II the Baltimore
mon do assert positively that the r. y
0. is acting in connection with Col
McComb III good faith, then the Della
war. Western lobbyists stand convicted
of supreme stupidity and bupghDg
psnsralsbip. II they do not, then no.
BODY bere will be very much surprif ed.
iRnt wAv will a declaration Of good
faith now shcy bungling stupidity
IN tell YOU why.
1.-THE B. & 0. Railroad does mean
what the Delaware Western men de-
clare the whole Legislature should
lhave known il. They should have
lkposu it beyond the shadow Of a
doubt. They should have known 1t
and basu a. certain OF IL that DO one
lconld hav. disputed the proc! success
fully. They should have known il
mora than six weeks ago, when 1t vas
introdnced in the Senate. But tAey
dop't. The only people who know how
the matter stands-if any body does,
II, that mstter-are the counsel and
one or two other men. II the Balti,
,ners and Ohio 40 mean bush e.s
where's ms proof. The members have
r haan olamoripe for it, and men high
4 in standing have given their word that
~ ~bnsiness'' wsq lust wha. the BAlu.
!. mora and Ohio did mean
Rnt members Of the Legislature dc
II not make Laws upon other peoples say
ga They want The proofs. There has
bssu a lampptable lack Of proof SO far.
Trne John W. Davis came here and
said The r 80. WAS eager to have the
bill passed. But John W. Davis il
only = Secretary or something Of the
) sort 70 the Vice President ard he val
only hers for a night and part Of 4
I. dav
Wbvi.Vas q desire to ssoure proc
which took DR.. TomHuson of Sussex
's 10 baltimore last week. And he wen
on a wild goose chase. He LETT on Fri
: dov mornirq spent Friday, Saturday
lgrndav and mart Of today in huntini
M rrnof RI. didn't get any proof a
ali and came back TO Dover 10 day dowl
. baor,ad lint hopeful thu, the hearing
ls bs,ore tn. committee on corporation
/ Wednesday ana Thursday night vii
.hrov .ors light Il nou the subject.
+ Tho 5octo, t.lls how one OF the b.
q lfBoers ARRANGED to have meetir
tor his han.6t and Was then called Of
= snd6enlv to New York. He learne
one thing, which was as TO Col. Nc
3. CnmI,,s Connection with the bill. Hi
mhols dasirs Il arrears, is 10 sell hi
n. s,oot IN tho Delaware Western TO ii
10 50 t,r snm to b. named by di.
es n,,.aotad narties.
oe A GOOD mauy things about his bi
ID mead correction yet, or q, least Iced
"a ha sYnlaipea away in q mere satisfa,
d, low manner One of them is, why al
re. ~ nronossd amendments objected 70
10 A nnmb.r OF them appear quite pro-
oh ar in fact absolutely neoe ssaly to Il
gu ue,fare Of the State.
NJ One Of them Is to prevent the roa
le- whan buil,. from being leased to 9th
nd ra,lrosd companies without authori
az OF the Legislature. Another is to strll
iii. ant a certain clause which gives
II ~o,bar indefinite powers 10 build al
- hronch or branches, or extension
G.. srtensions. Both Of these appear
Laroo6 IDEAS The first will entire
nj 80 swav the speculative and col
,aarIial aspsst o! the bill, and t
70. aaCnnS will prevent the eorporati
srooo having something which no "a
Il .o.d has snv business to possess.
naottar ri so,na specu ton and I