Daily Republican., 1881-02-10
STATE LAW MAKERS.
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| Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
DOVER, Feb. with the Capitol
Hotel in ruins lobbying is carried on
under difficulties. All the private
families who can be prevailed upon tc
take bosrders are full with members
and those attending the sessions with
regularity. No amount of love can get
room in the Baysrd House, and the
expenditure of much money is likely to
be in vain. And SO those coming before
the Legislature on business--ihose
transient "birds Of passage, who come
down day or two esch week to talk
about their "little bill"--are in great
danger of getting nothing to eat and
sleeping out in the cold or in the State
House.
Councilman Merris Taylor, Chairman
of the City Councils Committee on
Legislation, had to tramp all over town, ,
grip sack in hand last night, before he
found suitable quarters for his commit
tee, which is expected here to night,
and then had to sleep on a. sofa. Il. c.
Turner, Bsq., Jared the same way.
There is some talk OF the Delaware
Western bill coming up in the Senate
again to-day. | don't think il will,
though. The powerful lobby employed
by the opposition iS having a most die.
asterous effect upon the measure, and
| the dark prospecs are as dark as ever.
Six of the nine Senators must vote for
the bill, and only four or five votes are
certain as yet. One thing which peo-
pie down here ask is, "why don't
Wilmington wake up in this railrosd
matter" Wilmington, Of course, com
prehends the great boom another
railroad would be to her, but che shows
utter indifference in the matter. If
she takes much interest it has not ap-
psSred as yet to any extent. A petit
ton will be presented in the Senate
to-day bearing a thousand names, ask-
ing the bill's passage, But what does
such a petition amount to in the face
of the biggest lobby Dover ever saw,
comprising State officers, ex State OH
GERS and ex.members Of the Legisla-
ture Let Wilmington take move
in this matter If she wants the bill to
pass.
Just here recall the fact that there
is no opposition to the bill all over the
state. Mr.. Peter Robinson says the
people Of Indian River HUNDRED sre
unanimously in favor of the bill.
Chat insures Peters vote for it, And
then speaker Rust has said 10 me,
"Shy drove through Sussex all lsst
Saturday and every body favored the
bIll-not one was opposed 10 it," This
is the way it is regarded in Kent also.
The House 10 now taking move
toward insuriHg the State House. The
Senate you know, refused to insure the
property, Immediately after wide
awake Librarian Ksnney called alten-
tion to the fact. 1t is the height OF
folly to allow this valuable property
to 60 uninsured and it is to be hoped
the House measure will pass.
Senator Bayard hae adopted reso.
luton appointing on behalf Ct Della
ware $3.50 toward defrsying the ex-
penses Of the celebration Of the battle
of Cowpens which he asks that the
Legislature pass and accompanies it
with the following letter;
Hos. R. WILLIAMS, SPEAKER, Ere.
DEAR Slk:-Wil you allow NE to
call your attention to the enclosed
letter to me from Mr.. Colrtenay of
South Carolina, tue Chairman OF the
Committee on the Centennial celebra.
tion OF the Battle Of CowpenE.
The communication will explain aud
comneud itself and have veatured to
drought short resolution Of the char
scter indicated by Mr. Courtenay and |
if you approve it, it can be introduced
into the Legislature.
AS to the appropriation it tpropoges,
it is very moderate and | believe will
not meet objections on any score.
The glory Of the struggles otour |
f0reiathers Tor the Independence and
Liberty We enjoy, should not be SUI
erred 10 die out Of remembrance, for
hey were those in which our whole
2eople had y share and was moved
" no sectional spirit.
earnestly hope thst the resolution
nay meet a unanimous aud hearty sup
port in both houses Of the Legislature
,f DelawSre--oEe Of the old thirteen.
Yours Truly aud Respectfully,
T. +. BAYARB.