Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-18
THAT RIDER.


ter but Elicit Nothing New Nobody
Knows Anything.
Tho City Council Committee to invest.
gate how the Bank RIDER got on the &c"
street vacation bill, held fourth secret
meeting yesterday afternoon In the City
Council chamber.
The committee fuued and sweat over It
for couple OF mortal hours with the
thermometer ranging about 80, but moth
| ing new was eiicited.
The meeting WAS held OIL intended to
be held with cl sed doors, but the pro-
ceedings have somehow percolated
| through the walls of the Council cham
Der aud have become AcommoB property.
The committee was represented by Dep
uty Judge Lyman, but his colleague,
General kenney, either from sunstroke
or some other cause, failed to make the
right train at Dover aud ''got left"
The committee was called to order by
Chairman Forrest, and 1t was agreed In
order to preserve the most profound Sc
crecy that each witness should retire
when through from tie fire of examina-
tions and cross examinations so that the
next witness should pJt know what an
other said.
Representative George W. Lodge was
the first Witness called and examined
and Judge Lyman and Councilman
Quinn "put him through" Mr.. Lodge
said that the bill was called up without
amendment In the House and read; did
not know the course the bill took In the
Senate; he remembered the Friday OF
adjournment when Mr.. Armstrong
called up the bill; could not say whether
the rider was attached or not; did not re-
member whether or not Mr.. Armstrong
said It was simply bill relating to lands
In Wilmington and that there were no
objections to it. He could no. say
whether or not the rider was read or not;
If ths bill with the amendment were read
1t was while he was talking to Joseph l..
Carpenter, Jr.; was seated on a settee
with Mr.. Carpenter; do not know whether
Mr.. Maull acted as reading clerk; he may
have done SO. Mr.. Lodge was thanked
and allowed to re ire and Representative
j. Harvey Whlteman was introduced.
Mr.. Whiteman, however, seemed to
know no more about the bill than II
there had never been bill before the
Legislature. To all questions asked him
he knew nothing whatever
The next witness called was Represen-'
tative George w. Gray.
Mr.. Gray, being sworn. said three bills
came to the House fromthe Senate the
latter part of the session. He did not
look at the G street bill, but was present
when 1t was called up. Did not remem-
ber its final passage. Mr.. Gray did not
know whether there was an amendment
attached to the bill or not, and he could
not say whether or not the rider was at
tached. Witness did remember the first
bill that was killed in the Senate, and he
remembered the (blind) bill that was at-
tnFwAr1a introduced Nifnooo
pecting that an attempt would be made
to pass bill through relating to the
street and sewer money and thought 1t
would come In as a separate bill.
Witness was then asked if he were
acquainted with the handwriting OF
Charles IL. Maull. Mr.. Gray said that
he was not, as he had never received a
communication from Mr. Maull.
"lf YOU were shown the genuine
writing of Mr.. Maull and on another
piece OF paper what purported to be his
handwriting, could you tell it?'' was
asked.
al cont zee why l cou'd not tell
something about it, " replied Hr, Gray.
'But you could not tell with the ex-
pertness of bank oillcia, could youP
asked Judge Lyman.
Mr.. Gray said he could MT.
Mr. Gray then gave the committee the
nam of the House Comm ttee on mu-
nicpal corporations.
Judge Lyuam said the committee
ought to have summoned Representa-
tive Davis to see i that rider had ever
been before the committee. Mr.. Gray
h id said that Mr.. Eckel stated that he
never heard of the bill.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr..
Quinn, unable to retain his D.ut up
wrath any longer, gave way to an express
sion of contempt for many members OF
the assembly. He said he knew that If
such bill came before Council he
would know something about it; senti-
ment In which Mr.. Chambers heartily
agreed on behalf OF himself. Mr.. Quinn
thought that 1t was no use calling any
more witnesses.
Mr. Diilin thought that Admiral Cody
Auienger, II called, could tell something,
but 1t wss decided that the jovial Ad-
miral should not be disturbed.
After an Informal discussion over the
matter 1t was agreed that Clork Merrls
Taylor, Judge Lyman and General Ken
ney should prepare report TO be pre-
sented to Council on Thursday night.
In the floating talk of the committee 1t
was thought teat il the Street and Sewer
Department should attempt removal OF
the money; the Union Bank should get
out an injunction. They regard the testi
mony oi Mr.Armstrongw. o stated that the
last he saw OF the i'll was in l.. G. Van
degrlfts pocket, as very strong. and this
will pi obabiy appear in the report The
general opinion of the committee seemed |
to be that the rider did not pass.