Daily Republican., 1881-03-18
THE LOTTERY BILL'N FATE.

n Myaterious Scheme whining.
ton Politicians ON tno "'6orry.
man der" Preject.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.
DoyRR, March 17.-Looks Of the
blankest of blank surprise oversprsad
the faces Of the members to-day. when
the wonderful promises OF Mr.. McNeals
pseudo improvement company inoorpo-
rativs act, Greatly q Straightforward
lottery scheme), were read BY the
clerk. The indefinite postponemsnt Of
the measure has already been an.
nounced in the REPUBLICAN by tele.
graph.
The bill names Adrian Jenneth,
Samuel T. Mosely and Charles K.
Thompson as eorpOrators, with power
to carry on the lottery business in Del
aware for 20 years upon giving boLds
Of $500, 900 and paying annually 49,.
900 to Delaware College, 81. 900 to the
Trustees of the Poor Of the three coun-
ties, 10000 to the school fund and
Sl5 900 to the liquidation Of the State
debt. The bill was introduced by Mr..
NcNeal, who had not previously exam
insd it, and diselaimsd any knowledge
of its contents.
Not member failed to see the true
intent OF the measure, and the last
word bad scarcely fallen from the
clerks lips when Mr.. Pilling sprang
up with, "Mr. Speaker, l move that
the further consideration Of the bill be
at onos indefinitely postponed"
"Sscond the notion exclaimed
half a.dozeG members, and the Speaker
was about to put the question, when
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Cshall began to
hem and haw about not having heard
the bill read. Then ensusd lively
talk.
"It is . lottery bill," cried T. N.
Williams, "snd think that the House
should kill it at once"
| Mr.. Pilling-The object Ia not
towards advancement, but just the re.
verse. hope the members will dis
pose Of its consideration at once and
forever.
| Mr.. Van Burkalow-Ths question Of
Improvement and Advancement ID not
in the thing-it Is . rstrograae move.
msnt, II Is one OF those abominatle
lottery schemes. am surprised thai
any member OF the House should OBJ
ject to the motion.
Then followed q lively interchange
|of rsmarkR batWssn Msssrs. Robinson
and VanBurkalow.
Mr.. MsNsal now arose, for all eys'
we're on him. ~ don't know anything
about the BILL" said he. "a gentleman
handed it to me to-day, and | did no
read it,"
Mr.. Pill'ng. (cuttingly)-Ah, bu
that should have been sufficient fol
any gentleman. He should know th'
contents Of any bill he introduces.
After more talk and the reading :,
the bill again, Mr.. Pilltng's motto.
was adopted, all members voting aye
On the roll call. And be 1t said to th'
credit Of the House that none hesitatst
in voting as they did.
A word al to the origin OF the bill
This is mysterious. Mr.. McNeal say
he does not know who is back Of it, aDt
that he did not know what the bill
contained. 1t was handed to him b!
. DR.. C. B. Bishop, Of Dover, this morn
q ing, and he offered it to the Hous
without reading it. think McNeal l
! ! honest in this, and that he has bsel
made an unconscious party to thi
thing.
DR.. Bishop states in conversation
that he was as much in ignorance q
Mr.. McNsal. He says that he did nc
read the bill, which was sent to hir
yesterday by 7. c. Barnes, Of Philade
phis, who had met him in that city
lev days ago, and gave him a slip
jpsper on which the notice of the bi
was written, with the request that b
hand it to some member OF the LeSisll
ture.
The Wilmington politicians are sti
!, here in force, working up the plan
, redistriot Wilmington. Those here al
w. II. Lee, Jos. L. Carpenter, G. II. L
Bedford, II. B. McIntirs, H. c. Turnel
l Thomas N. Ozle, Patrick Neary, Il.
; Pennington, Esq, City Treasurer Gutl
+, ris and others.