Daily Republican., 1883-04-19
MATTERS AT DOVER.


MATTERS AT DOVER.
Death Of the Atlantic anu Mary.
land Railroad BilI-The Water
Commission and Port Warden's
Bill Passed.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
DOVER, DEL, April Is, 1888. AS
is usual during the closing week of the
Legislature, business is disposed Of in a
hurry, and all measures which have
not had much show for opposition are
disposed of before the respective Oppo-
ncnts have an opportunity to present
their claims. In the Senate this morn
ing the Atlantic and Maryland Rail
road bill was defeated by vote of 6 to
3 Several of the members gave their
views on the subject and those who
opposed the measure thought the con.
struction of said road, having as its
terminus the town of Lewes, would
materially conflict with the success of
the Junction and Breakwater lsailroad
and thereby jeopardize the pecuniary
interests of the State.
il would be Il source of revenue to the
State, and would build up that section OF
the country which it would pass
through They also thought that the
junction e. Break water road would not
be damaged by the establishing of the
new road The opposition could not
see it, and by their votes, say, AS in the
case of the Sussex Midland Railroad,
that no road shall be constructed that
will in any way interfere with the in.
terests of the junction Il Breakwater
road. This is considered another blow
by Governor StoCkley against the Sauls-
burys' who agitated the construction OF
the new road.
THE WATER COMMISSION Bill
passed this Senate this afternoon by a
vote of & to3.
The bill was agitated by Mr.. Cooper
and strenuously opposed by Mr.. Belts,
who stated that it was the most Outra.
geous thing ever perpetrated on com
munity, as the majority Of the proml'
nent citizens of both political parties
did not wish to be saddled with Water
Commission. He thought the bill a
very loose one in some respects, and in
course of time they would learn to their
sorrow that he presented the subject in
its proper light.
Mr. Cooper could not see the force OF
Mr.IBetts' argument and thought the bill
II good one. Mr.. Chandler was also OF
the same opinion in reference to the
bill and was ready to vote for ii. Mr.
Cavenler suggested that it be made ;
special order for tomorrow, but Mr.
Cooper insisted that the matter b'
disposed of at once, which suggestion
prevailed as above stated.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Senate bill to amend chap. 543, vol
16, Laws of Delaware Increasing th
salary of the Treasurer Of Sussex Coun
ty from $500 to 5000, was lost by tn
following vote:
Yeas--Cooper, Houston, Horsey, Ro'
Nays - Belts, Chandler, Cavender
Mustard, Speaker-5.
Bills passed To amend the charte
of the Fan Branch Ditch Company
House bills, authorizing the Mayo
and Council of Wilmington to sell tn
city sand lot relating 10 the shelling 0
the streets OF Dover ; to enable Thos. Is
Coursey to stock his pond with fish
The bill regulating the practice %
medicine and surgery in this State wal
laid on the table.
Introduced and read : BY Mr.. Cooper
to amend chap 39l, vol. 16, Laws q
Delaware, Gan amendment to the tisl
law in Nanticoke river) ~ supplement
to the charter of the town of Lewts
House bills, incorporating the Della
ware immigration and Land Company
to vacate part of Sixteenth street, in th
city of Wilmington.
The bill to incorporate the Atlanti
and Maryland Railroad Company wa
killed by the following vote: Yeas
Belts, Caven,ler, Horsey-3. Nays
Cooper, Chandler, Roe, Houston, Mus
tard, Speaker Cooper-6,
The Senate concurred in House ,joir
resolution in reference to attending til
funeral of Rev. Cyrus Huntington.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate re-assembled at p. m.
Bills passed: An act to repeal chal
357, Vol. Ii, Laws of Delaware. RI
Water Commission bill passed the Sci
ate.
House bill to divorce Julia A. fror
George W. Morgan was laid on the ta
Bile.
Senate bill, which was recalled frol
the House, relating to the practice {
medicine and surgery, was furthe
amended and returned to the House
Senate concurred in House amend
mcnts to Senate bill relating to insan
prisoners
ON motion, Messrs Cooper and Mu
tarl were appointed Il committee to n
oucst n. i. Smithcrs, Esq, and othel
rcpresenting the judiciary bill, to az
F dress the Senate in Committee OF tn
Whole this evening at s O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION
Senate rc-asscmblcd at Sp. M, an
immediately resolved itself into Con
mittce of the " hole, with Mr.. Belts
the chair As stated above, the NEE
ing was for the purpose fhearing arg
ments on the pending Judiciary oil
N. b. Smithers, Esq, was the first
speak, and in a lengthy speech to-
why the pending bill should not pas
j CONTINUED IN THIRD EDITION.