Daily Republican., 1881-01-29
NEWS AT THE STATE CAPITAL
n Proposition 10 n M1sEie abe FroH"
Mr.. McnIeI ana his Grfevsnse-
R,nea Osht-Finm PFOpOH nklen.

n PrcposttIOD 10 N usEie abe FrosS
Mr., mcnieI and isis Grievanse-I
State Debt-Finn Propagation.
special correspondence Of tho RE'USileAs'
DovGa, Jan. 2s Mr.. McNiel Is sen
sitiys. His delicate nature 10 very
dsliea.e, indeed. The fact 10 Ar. Nc
Mel Is a very paragon OF rehnsment'
and this psoullarity, which distIn-
guishss him from his fellow members
rom Sussex, naturally enough bids
fair to become proyerbial. The extent
Of Mr.. MoNiei's ssnsitiveness 1rst came
to light through Mr.. VanBnrkalo" OF
Kent, about the time the refusal OF the
Houss TO have com petition in publicl
printing kicked up such huo'puo.
MIR, MoNisl is . member OF the print |
ing committee, and,--so Mr.. Vanbur'
kaloy afterwards said on the hooT,-l
his extreme eensittvers9s was deeply
wounded at ths Houss showing such a
deplorable lack OF confidence in the
committee ss to even dream OF giving
lipstructIons about competition. kr.
| A. C. williams, the chairman Ct the
committee, did not complain OF wound
ed sepsitiyeuess. Meter did Mr.. Woud-
keeyer, the remaining member ol the
committee. Whether Mr.. McNiei had
monopoly OF the sensisiveness OF the
committee is not known, but when his
outraged feelings refused 10 be healed
unless the instructions we're with
drawn, he was still too coy and timid
to make motion to that elect, ana
lMr, Van BurkalOw, who Is not 10 sensi-
tive, did II for him.
And 30 Mr.. MoNiel Is looked upon as
| very sensitive young man.
A few days ago correspondent IN
an unsuardsd moment lot his pen slip
land spoke Of "Mr. McNiel, the senei-
tive" At the same time intimatipg that
the member in question would do any
thing, as one of the divorce committee,
. (which Mr.. Robinson might suggest.
The fact that he ia sensitive Is known
, to all, and IL common remark soou'
, 1.-The state HoGse. AZ to his following
, lMr, Robinson, no one has attempted &c
, depy the assertion. Any way 1t was .
personal matter and, II an uLwaTranted
. reflection, a personal explanation should
, have been sought or the injured mem
bsr might have properly defended him
self BY rising to question OF privilege
Ie took quite o different course. ol
Thursday he arose for about the hrLi
time on any business, II the ditch bil
4 for Feuwiuk's Island, Of which he has
charge is excepted, and introduced
, resolution. some whisper OF bis inten
/. tion had gotten abroad, aud those pres
ent listened with interest.
"a resolution relating to the PRIV
llegss of the House." read the oleIl
4 commencing with the title. sPeake
:. Williams who had an idea OF what wa
II coming and realized what an utteill
. ridiculous position the Fsnwick's 10
;. land legislator was about to put MIN
d self in, very properly requested tn
clerk TO suspend the reading. Thl
/, WAS done and a few moments Gonsuita
X ton served to show Mr.. hcRiel that b
/. was doing far from the right thing I
get satisfaction for his Roundeo ieei
lIpps. The resolution WAS Withdraw
and there the matter dropped. Th
resolution vas nothing else than re
cital Of the criticisms which the CORES
,r uondent's had made from time TO tim
70 upon the members and inbtFueling tn
/; Speaker to expel them from the noor
IN the House if the OtIeuse was repeated
H. The correspondents he had IN nj
Q. minds eve weTs those Of the Repuo ol
at can papers, and the criticisms sllude
)2 70 were those upon some oil me Deni
cratic members in general and himAe
in particular. All the correspondent
st we're to be expelled by this self eonst
n tuted censor of'the press. This n III
81 dsrstood TO have been the provision
nj the resolution. Whether II would hav
a passed is q matter OF mere conjecture
Ie Several Of Mr.. McHiel's colleague
Id favor his move and think In the
ds primitive simplicity that 1t would
10, quite the proper thing to ooeree II
correspondents under penalty OF expu
sion from the floor. Jnst ASH u
is press could be bulldoz d with as AuE
IS, ease as the average Democratic meu
ok bers ofour present Legislature ]! ia
Ia as If the threat OF denial Of seat upt
lit the floor OF the House would compel
Newspaper man TO write against b
convictions or not write at all, and
10. change his course as quietly and
be msekly as Mr.. McNiel and his frien
do when the Saulsburle5 crack Il
ringster's whip! 6marting under Il
sh merited rebukes Of tbs Republics
papers for favoring aDwise and par'
= zan plans, or for vIting in defiance
70, the wish Of tho people against me2
II urss for the public good, Mr.. McNi
',a aud his friends Imagine q gag Ia
-, would be an excellent thing, and
course they viii attempt something
:, the kind, but the movement will
NY frowned upon by such fair minded m
'lS a, the Speaker and \. N, and A
pr 'no Williams, or a,u very much mistake
W. The bill to amend chapter s OF II
Revised Code by making ths terms
Cd Lsyy Conrtmen in New Castle conu
OF legally commence on the frst Tnesd
eco in February next following their eie
en- ton was opposed by Mr.. Pillimg til
morning, when it came up IN 8
~, House for its third reading. Al t
,k. law now stands the members Of I
sp- Levy Court holG Oh to their Offices n
Is. til February. This is Illegal, and Gt
ac. Gray, Esq, hGs admitted it to be
II and the staud taken by the REPUBLIC.
bb during the past three months in OPT
sition to the outgoing Democrats hol
!, ing offios longer than election day
vi. thus vindicated. Mr.. Pilling's obj
" tions were clear headed aud very l0l
Dp' cal. He wanted IL postponed becau
he was not now prepared to vote up
md bill which 50 rudely laid aside I
md customs of the State. 1t appeared
'ts. him that the change was unWise.
M wos oonttnuipr men in Office for thr