Daily Republican., 1889-06-25
THIRD EDITION.
TWO INTERESTING LETTERS.


w INT hAtIFthththNlfb anu StnhtOf
Ferguson Know of the G street Rider.
To the Editor of the Republican.
Sir; In answer to tie imputailon in
report OF City Councils committee that
the amendment to tie q street I'll WAS
sutreplitiously added alter the till Rad
PAST the House, herewith submit two
letters which have been in my possession
since the day, or day alter, they respec-
lively bear date They VIII SLOW that
the amendment WAS added before the Ill
was reported from the committee aud
voted upon in the House, aud that II took
the usual course OF amendments.
LEwEs, Del, May i, 1889.
al. c. Vandegtiit, Esq.
DEAR SIR: Yours OF the 81 was duly
received. In reply will say your action
with me ia regard to the act repea ling
the supplement to chapter lsy, yo .ume
is, was perfectly honorable IN ev,ry re-
sp,ct and Was as follows Thursday
night, April 20, you came to me, rs
chairman OF the Committee on Municipal
Coz Operations, with "a bill which upon ex-
animation touLd 10 be the one vaeatlug
. g street, which Judge Turner had spoken
TO me about several Tines during |, g day,
urging the early aud favorable re ort oil
the committee. You asked me II | had
any Objection 70 adding an amendment
to 1t. which would repeal the act now ia
force requiring city funds to be deposited
III Un,on Bank.
replied that was opposed to 1t. You
then had In your hands su amendment
which you FULLY explained TO me as rppeal-
Il Y only the supplement, which referred
to tie funds OF the street aud Sewer
Department; that Ltey were required to
give security in large sum iffRk 49,
0OO) and were compelled to deposit the
funus coming Into their hands IN Ger
tain bank. told you | would favor
that amendment, rs i did not think 1t
proper 10 require the Street and Sewer
. Com miss toner's To give seoul tor the
safe keepipg OF city funds and compelling
them TO deposit In certain bank. The
Amendm, mt was added 10 the bill aud
suppose returned to the clerk, Tor in the
morning In It's regular course the bill
came 10 me as chairman OF the commit
tee | reported it favorable with the
amendment and gave 1t no further atteu .
tion. You may use my name If you think
II will clear up the matteer rs lar Ms you
are concerned. Yours truly,
"CHARLEs IL. MAULL."
"BLACBBlRD, Del, May "a, 1889.
AMI. L. Z. Naudegrlft.
my DEAR sIR; Yours daed May 25,
asking me as 10 what ! know in regard
TO the passage OF the amendment tc
Senate bill No. l54, repeating chapter
1se, volume IS, is at hand. lu reply
will say that the last We X oil the St ssiUIl
oil the last Legislature, think Wtdues-
Gay or Thursday, you said to me that you
We going to Try aud Let all amendment
passed by the House TO the bull referred
10 above, which amendment would be tt
repeal chapter iS9, volume is. You also
asked me II would call II up for con-
Gu renee II II passed the House and caDt
over to the Senate, aud told you that
would do so, as 1 was In favor OF til,
bill; aud on tie following Friday morn
ing, the lat day Of the session, as
was passing Gu; OF the Senate going owe
TO Tie House | met you III the corridor
and you then It'd me that II
ameldment had passed the House an,
requested ne to call II up US soon as
Welt back to the Senate, and when
came lack iiOm the house immediatel!
went 10 the speakers desk and aske
hun ii Senate bill No. la mad come bac
nom the House, aud Il SO | would like I
see il. He replied that it had come oVt
and that the amendment had been co:
CURED in by the Senate. | asked hi
who called It up aud he said Senate
Donahoe, and thst he (the spt ak
stated when tie bill was called up tn
the sulet dmeut was TO repeal chapt
1s9, volume :, and hat 1t passed wit
out ssenting vote. SO far as kno
taud have no reason to think othe
wlse) your action IN the matter was e
prely honorable. Had been in my Sc
when the till came in the Senate Won
have called it up and vot d for it, AS |
heye II right.
"Nou can use this letter as you th
best. Yours very truly,
Colon FERGUSON
Mr.. Maull, as chairman of the Coz
mittee on Municipal Corporatiors, y
Tie proper person for me to apply to,
have ibis amendment made, and vi
he did was in the liue OF his duty q
aatho ity. did not SIZE the bill after
amendment was added until after it |
passed both branches OF the LegislatL
anu AIN sure Mr. Maull saw no more
Ii alter h as chairman Of the commit
having it in char.e, reported It with
assortment tavoraDly and voted for
paFsage by the House.
LEWIS e. NANDEGRIP1
Wilmington, June 70, 1889.