Daily Republican., 1881-02-11
THIRD EDITION.
THE sEssIOa's BBE ,AEsr BAY


which is tho Passage ahroNg
the senate of the d. w. II. n. BAL
Special Correspondence OF the REPuBL1oA,
DOVER, Feb. l0-When no one VI
expecting it the Delaware Western
X. bill came up in the Senate TIL
morning, and passed without trouble
as | have already teleeraphsd. Mi
Co0ch moved that it be taken up 70
final consideration. The motion wa
passed without any trouble in spite G
Mr.. McWhortsr's attempt to amend
making it special order for 3 oclocl
in the afternoon. Another amendment
was tackled on at MIR. Cooch's sugges
ton, providing that the road shall rul
a haItmile north OF Newark, and ,he1
the Clerk rapidly read the bill by psr
agraphs. By the time the fusl passage
vote was about to be taken, the lobby
which few minutes before had beef
almost empty, was crowded. Nearly
all OF them were persons interested il
the bill one way or the other, aud theil
faces presented study. William Dean,
tiortd faced and scared looking, leaned
far over the lobby railing taking in the
scene. Col. Fred. derker, Of the Kent
county road, WAS just as much concern.
ed. Back On the committee-room stair.
way, looking through the trsusom, was
Councillor Massey, Of the Delaware
road, aud for once his laos did not VI ear
a smile. The counsel for She Delaware
Western sat on the floor, and hey
didn't seem entirely clear a. to the
situation.
Mir. Cocoon made the Only spesch and
that strongly favored the bili. Said
he: "This bill! has now been before
us for over four weeks, ard has been
amended to suit the objections ofeverv-
one, 1t is now up Tor its final passage.
IL has been recommended by petitions
from all parts Of the State, agEregstipg
) 600 names, and there are still other
petitions which have not yet been sent
IN. This shows that the people desire
,hat the bill be passed. There has
been some opposition on the part of
'ther railroad companies, but this is |
natural, and cannot he complained OF |
,or wondered at. This question now
'omes up as to the propriety of the
'tste Of Delaware, situated as she il
geographically, to cat out this railroad
nd send it around outside her Dor.
ers.
There is no doubt that the railroad
ill tie built anyhow, and if not
trough Delaware, then around the
tate Why should We send this rail
pad around US | can soc no reason
bic answer.
Mr.. speaker-l can see no reason for
~ one TO vote against the bill. Here
t ind our constituents, not only at
oms, but all over the S.ste, desiring u
$ passage, and | sincerely hope the +
i vii p2ss the Senate"
Mr. MeNthorter then, by permission
the house, lad rsad memorial,
gusd by \. O. Newton and l03 others,
10 tmpediate constituents, and al
,essed to him personally, urglsg him }
vote Tor the bill De said he should
we aye Ana so, when the ayes and !
AVS we're taken only Mr. Harriugtou /
Az MI. IsAHe|lII we're fonad TO be
'%'"Si H.
IN the afternoon the bill WAS real
ie hrsi time in the House, being pre- l
GEO wlta long petition from VII
'nSt'a people asking thai 1t be pass.
i y
One ibinE a little peculiar and mora Z
an Little ridiculous was Mr.. Van :
ka.oV's request to have the bill .
aid over before reading for one day d.
ldeF the rules" The rule question =,
plies to resolutions alone, but Mr.. y
'nbnrkalow forgot this in his 2sal to I
all he can against the hill, and mad s.
OPP laugh heartily a. HIN in coAEe =
ebc7'
The passage of the bill through the p
nate to-day is quite a victory Tor the II
laWare Western people. The fact St
81 II received Three woes from SQ..l
and one from Kent, as well as all
votes from New Castle will give /!
estIEs in tie HoEte, 1t WAS not sur 81
sing 70 see Mr.. McWDorGer vote on Iy'
Dill. All his friends knew be tlt
'pld 90 the right thing, and he had CT
: made up his mind to even OPPOSE te
g bill; when he found out that ST
constituents were in iavtr of his vo- tn
IL Tor the measure, he did SO freely. o'
i will get credit for what he did. ii tn
ted for the bill" sayE Senator Coop. be
"bec2uEe it yss nv dUtv TO do 90 -
said just now tina; the way the bill
MT through the Senate will give il ht
sstige in the house. II needs all the oil
sstige thsIe it can get. The Hopse Al
the battle field, after all, though some -
ought 1t would pass easily, Tbpv -,
they we're wrong now. and both 4,
ga IA nrenorIno for tia fnsl ot,rr
J. II the Ksnt members ohiact TO /,
bill it will lie because thew follow II
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