Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-27
QUE Law MAKERS.
Passage Of the h. 4 O., and vii,
mlngtOn 4 NorthePH u. y. bills
Other Business.

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Other Business.
Special Correspondence OF the RgruBLICAs
DOVER, Del, Feb. Goth. 1883.
This afternoon the Legislature enter
ell upon the ninth week of the presen
session, aud at the calling Of the rol
quite IA number of the members of bot
Houses were absent, unable 10 be pres
ent on account Of pressing bushes
else where.
Taking everything into consideration
the present week ought TO be- u busy on
and considerable work should be- done
but Judging from the small number o
bills in shape for final action, but few
matters Of this kind can be disposed Of
Tomorrow afternoon will be- devoted
by the House to the further consideration
of DR.. Crawford's bill against bribery
at elections.
The bill re-imbursing b. +. Townsend
for the construction of Third street
bridge in the city of Wilmington will
in all probability be considered this
week. Other important bills, such as
the Wilmington City Charter, Gncreas-
ell RepresentatiOn,and other legislative
matter of vital import, which should
have been introduced long ago, are
allowed TO remain in apparent OBSCURE
ty,and when the proper time arrives for
the ad journmcnt (thc last Of March,
the Legislature will find a large amount
Of business on hand, which will carry
the session far into the month of April
if not May, and the people can take in
the situation rs they see fit, and judge
from the work done how their represent
atives have served them and their State.
The subject of increased reprrsen-
tation still hangs fire, and from all
accounts but very little will be- done
with the matter at this session Of the
General Assembly, beyond providing
for II constitutional convention, which
means delay Of about four years before
New Castle County will have her rights.
There is some talk, however, of "a bill
giving New Castle County an increase
of four representatives, but this change
will no doubt be made by Constitu-
tiona. amendment. AT present the
majority of the members appear to De
entirely at sea on all matters of i'm
portance TO the State and the residents
therein, but when il comes to private
Incorporation acts, stock laws, dividing
school districts and such like, they 90
right ahead with vim, which is clearly |
proven by the large number of snch |
matters acted upon by the present ses
sion.
PASSAGE OF THE Il. & 0. BILL.
The amendment to the charter Of the
Delaware Western (B. x .. Railroad
Company, which passed the House "A
short tim" ago, and of which consider
able has been said, was reported iavora-
bly, upon by the Senate Committee,
with two or three amendments, and
passed the Senate without Il dissenting
vote. Tn" amendments offered to the
bill wer" nninlportant, and consisted
merely of "A change in the name of the
to the Baltimore Il Philale,-
phia Railroad Company, and other mat
."rs made necessary by the recent con
Of the Baltimore & Ohio and
Delaware Western Railroads. Before
he bill was reported by the committee,
| memorial from William Dean against
he passage Of the bin was read and re-
erred to the committee.
The contents OF Mr. Deans document i,
vas similar i'll point of facts rs his re-
'ruf statement to the General Assem-
by, III which he stated that he had not
)"en treated justly by hcnailrnadC Com
'any ,and that other p"r>"ns(" Senator
Ray and Delaware College, had been
awarded more damages for less vaIua-
Die land than his own. II" further stat
at that if they would give him a Just
for daluagr Inflicted he
""liId not offer any Resistance, but he
iuught the rights Of one interested ,iii.
zen should b" considered with as much
aspect as a humber Of disinlrr"~ted
AS far rs his land was concerned
After being read third time by
il passed the Senate with
nj dissenting vote. Levi Bird, ESQ.,,
vas present and lent his assistance in
hgn",ring the bill through. The
Iouse "Onrurred in the Scnat" amend
lrn,s 10 the bill and the bill becomes
II established fact, which allows the :
baltimore a Ohio Railroad to run I
through ihetowh Of Newark, instead oi l
.aIi a mile north Of the town. {
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Below will J." found the proceedings
y D'''' '''''''' III ''''a'''
lhe communication was referred to
he committee, who considered il in a
Proper light, and when the bill Twas w
or consideration Mr.. Chandler stated
" HE SENATE that the committee had ,
'eri-cd the document together with !
De petitions III favor Of the road, and
be report Of he Board Of Commission
'h"aSsess"d the damages on Mr. Deans I
property, and in view of all the facts
tiiilc they were Of the opinion that
ir. Dean, rs well as all others sboulh 7
Ne treated fairly and squarely, they
'hsi'tsred that the Railroad Company
al adhered to all the requirements Of +
t"; that commission had been ap- !
olntcd by the court, Mr.. Deans prem
N's AZ well rs others viewed, and the
.port signed by all of the members