Daily Republican., 1881-04-04
The Closing Week of the LegisIa.

The Legislature, ifit sticks to the re-
solution to adjourn next saturday, will
have the busiest week Of its existence,
and if half thc- bills pending before il
Iarc either passed Or rejected they will
| probably not receive the attention their
Importance merits. 0f the numerous
bills pending partitking Of a political
| character but few OF them thus far have
been allowed to become laws. the prn-
cipal one being the fiscal year bill which
passed by strict party vote. In look,
ing back over the proceedings Of the leg
islatare it will be seen that but a hail
dozen bills or 80 have been passed dur
ing the three months the Legislature
has been in session, the most important
being the amendment 10 the Delaware
Western Railroad charter, the refund
Ing bill at four per cent. the fiscal year
bill for Wilmington, already referred to
and the colorcd school bill. The militia
bill is also Of some importance All the
other bills that have been passed iu
cluding those we have Just mentioue
present very sorry show for three
months work, Amongst those ye,
pending OF Il political nature are the
Eleventh ward bill, the bill for chang.
ing the time for holding the city rlrc-
tion. thr bilt pending tor ii more close
collection Of county taxes, William
Washington rritehctt's little constable
bill and others more or less political
Prit'h"tts and the Eleventh ward bill
Should be rcjerted summarily, as no.
bOdy wants them to become laws aud a
number ofinfercsted politicians with a
slight spIinklinS OF decent Democrat,
are patitiOuing in favor Of the passage
NJ the bills. 1t will b.. time enough for
the admission Of Bruwntowu ~ the
Eleventh ward when the people of / har
suburb with some respectable show Of
auiHDrr- ask to be admitted The
Pri'chet bill is only asked for to provide
an Office for himself and Constable
Nrary Tor four years contingency, I
only 10 resign when they yrt something
better. The bill changing the time for
holding the city election would not be
mia, tIn,,nll =, ,+f., ,
on2 the terms Of Office Of the outgoing !
members of the present City Council .
,en months. A it will take every Dem
Icratic vote in the House to pas, these
} Objectionable political bills we may
Expect 10 see some rare drumming up
md whipping in Of the Democracy for
he SAKE oi the holy cause. OF course
here will I've no chance whatever fry
Mr. Bradford's bill providing Tor
lose, and more honest collection If the.
ounry taxes aS this would destroy ;lrr
irtrarchisng machinery Of The Drulo.
rarir party.
outside Ut thrSr political bills are
nuh"r very important % the business
'nmun.ty, Amongst thrm arr 1hr
aIumorr and Ohio hill chnrt"ring i ,
Val railroad down the Peninsula, and
number Of corporation acts of more or I
- iinpOrtanc" which viii antagDnile {
visiting corporations. Ifihrrn is hnlf !
l" time spent On the new Baltimore
nd Ohio charter "A was spent lIpon the
lpp,rn"pt to III" Delaware Western
lar'rr, thcr1 viii }" nothing else done
rs week. The pressure Of business
'e lpet week Of the session uf course
liy shows again the great error into,
lich the Lc- stature falls each term of
l. ring away valuable time at the
MP enccmrnt of the session and n the
'.c of rushing through important leg
alton much Of it Of doubtful "Apr-
'1cy AID proyyIctf without mature.
4 thoughtful con>idrration.