Daily Republican., 1883-03-23

was likely 10 burst, even II IL was III
deep water, he would jump overheard
aud swim for The nearest shore, with
out stopping to inquire if the land WAS
solil ground or marshy bank.
Mr.. Comeuys WAS sorry to take issue
with his friends, but this is "A subject
that has been dealt with for about hve
weeks. He had viewed it carefully and
did not think it was thing sprung
upon the members. He was willing to
take his share OF the responsibility OF
voting for this measure. He believed
that Wilmington was entitled to hve
II EN- berS, but as we cannot get IT, am
satisfied with what We can get. The
judiciary is divided upon the question
of increased representation unequally
by immediate legislative enactment, and
1t is therefore safer to Ito whatever Is
done by Constitutional amendment and
was willing to vote on the question and
shoulder the responsibility whatever it
might be. Mr.. Bates said that if it was
only question OF time he would pre-
pare bill in seven minutes from the
time the bill was re-committed.
MIR. Barlow spoke to the same effect
as Mr.. ComegyS, latter which Mr.. Come
gys declared, eXcitrdly, that it would be
absurd to re-commit since the subject
had been practically before the House
five weeks and had been discussed and
cusSed."
Loud calls for the question we're then
heard and Mr.. Bates motion to re-com'
init was lost, Denney, JustiS and Bates
alone voting yea Mr.. Bates, not yet
satisfied, moved to recOmmit, with in
structions to report "a hill tor Il C"nSti'u-
tional amendment, based upon popnIa-
ton, with some modification rs 10 Viii
mineton, and proceeded to support his
motion in Il speech, but yielded To cries
Of question, however, and tn" motion
was voted down, Bates, Cooch and jus
It's alone voting for the motion. Mr..
Comegys then called for the reading Of
the bill by paragraphs.
MIR. Bates appealed t" him to with
draw the motion, that the question
might be further debated, and on his
REFUSAL asked lhr House, Hs an act oi
courtesy, 10 vote the motion down,
which they did, by vot" ot ten t"
nine.
Mr. Bates then made a final attempt
TO attain his desires, by moving to H.
crease the representation Of New Castle
Comfy in the House to T., with i've
from Wilmington. but III" motion was
lost by the following vote; Ayes
Bates, Craw ford, Ju,tiS, 3 nay>-l"r-
low, Comrgys, tuoch, Drnney, Dukes,
fraslIer, Jacobs, Lewis, Lowe, M"~oick,
Perry, Risler, sutton, Temple, Watson,
Williams, Wheat!ey, II.
Mr.. ConrgyS Immediately renewed
his motion To read the bill 10y para
graphs, and Mr.. Bates, seeing that all
further efforts on his part wonld prove
fruitl-ss, declared that he would n"
longer bum his head against Il stone
vail. a. il was already sore, and mad"
no further opposition tn til" motion. Th"
bill Wa, then read and passed without
amendment 10y the following vote:
Yeas Barlow. CUm"gyS. Cooch,
Crawford Denny, Dukes, frasher, ia
rohs, Justi>, Lewis, Lowe, Mrs~irk,
Perry, Ei>Irr, Sutton, Temple, Watson,
Williams. Wheatley-i9; Magistrates
Ab>cnt-Ra~lius.
Thu, the matter, which has been agI-
fafru ;" Iohg, Is AZ H'H' N"lt'',l, as th'''
Is n" do''hf OF Ms paH>a"' III me S'ha'",
and the minds OF many are ma''" N"l"'-
, what easy.
THE NEW RAILROAD BILL
| The Atlantic and Maryland l.ailr"ita
! bill, notice OF which was gwen IN d
pr"Vl"uS, letter, Was introduced ny mr.
Mustard and read III the Srh;I'" nm
afternoon, the text OF which Is ~ 1nl
lows: James a; Hopkins Imam J, !,
Jones, John t. pennington, thomas /:
Martin, John Mc'nrlna'k, Marcus y
Wright, sydney L. Long, James Ii
Howard and Barton II. jerks ana tfti
associates ar" the corp0rat"rS named II
the bill, under the corporate name
the Atlantlcand Mary iand Company,
: and are empowered 10 receive, take
hold and operate, in its corporate nam
and character, any rra! ana persona
property necessary and useful ~ IN
construction and maintaining OF SaI'
Railroad and such wharH"-, docks
:. i,,ti nj I,t tItiIpI