Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11

this bill recommitted and printed,
MI. Clark called for the question. There
We're two or three "aJes" and about twice
as many noes"
Mr. Baull moved that the further consld.
nesday next.
Mr.. Clark hoped that It would not be
postponed till later than Friday.
MIR. Gray supported Mr.. Maull'B motion;
urging that Mr.. Blggs should have chance
at II.
Mr.. Wallace moved that 1000 copies OF
the bill be printed as amended. Mr.. White
man az hrat seconded this motion, but, on
being Informed that It was offered as an
amendment TO Mr.. Maull's motion, ne with
Drew his second Just In time to prevent W.
y. Davis usual remonstrance "that he
didn't see why the State should be put tc
this extra expense, &c."
The Maui motion was then adopted, and
the further consideration OF the bill goes
over until next Wednesday morning OF II
o'clock.
KEPT THE COMMITTEES BUSY.
Daring the noon intermisslon the House
committee on private corporation was kept
eleverly busy. William Bright. William z.
Blllany and L. 8. II. Butler enta. tnined he
COMMITTEES for an hour. They didn't like
Mr.. MavlPs bill to revoke the charter OF Re.
h3bo,h. After the conference Mr.. Billany
volunteered some Information as to their
Side OF the c1se. He denied that lot
holders are taxed 10 pay interest on the
Bright mortgage. This interest amounts 10
S2S9 per year. 1t Is paid out OF fund
made up OF various items, chief among
which are: pavilion rent, $40; baggage
privileges, 1920; hack license, $40; rents OF
small buildings. $2i This source OF
revenue not only pays the interest but
NlnlHa "a Qurnlua xuhlnh Inc n a, hts
fund for the extinguishment OF the prlnei-
pal. Outside OF this ia the revenue from
taxation, 1880, devoted TO improving the
beach, streets, and other public ends.
who wants a town charter Z" asked Mr..
Billany. There Is nobody at Rehoboth
except for the summer months"
why do you object to town charter"
This corporation Is run by business men,
on business principles. We don't want It
put into the hands OF irresponsible parties"
Next Wednesday the committee will give
these irresponsible parties" a hearing.
John d. Marshall, who, single-handed,
nearly revoked this charter six years Bgo,
will not be there, but letter from him will
be read In the committee.
Altar the Rshoboth stockholders, the
committee gave audience to the delegation
that came down to knock out the DR.. Pratt
bill. Upon that delegation were Messrs.
W. A, Reynolds, William II. Foulk. John J.
Gallagher, Il. NJ. Crossley, George L. Riley,
q. T. Martin, W. s, Simmons, Henry Muel-
Ter. James Campbell. Samuel O. Penrose
and Frank Sparks. representing the An
ciou. Order OF United Workmen, the shield
OF Honor, the Odd Fellows, Red Men,
Knights Of Pythias, Masons, and the Ger.
man Beneficial Society. The lodge men
went home this afternoon, feeling quite
confident that this measure has been COT
fined ready for burial,
After this the committee listened for a
| few minutes to representatives OF the
sfaiding Telegraph Company, but took no
action on that bill
WOMEN TO VOTE.
Following Ia the bill which Senator Dona.
hoe has introduced, as he eald he would:
That from and after the passage Of this act
\ every woman, married or single, OF the age Of
81 years and upwards, having personally re-
| sided in any school district in.thls State where
| she offers To vote for 30 days next processing
| any stated. adjourned or occasional meeting
| Of the school voters therein, or having person.
ally resided for 80 days In any ward in the city
| OF Wilmington, where she oilers to vote for 81
| days next preceding any election for Nom bers
| Of the Bonrd OF Public Education In Whining
| ton. and having paid a school tax within one
| year next before any such meeting of schoo
| voters as aforesaid, or next before any election
| for members of the Board al Education az
estate owned by her and situated within this
State, shall be school voter Of said district OF
ward, and entitled to vote at such meetings.
BIO TIME ABOUT WIRES.
The electricians, most Of whom came
down on special Pullman this afternoon
! treated the Legislature to one Of the biggest
discussions ever heard In Dover. There
were some big guns among them. superin'
tendent Gill and Assistant Philadelphla
Manager George Merrihew OF the w U. T.
o., William T. Westbrook and J. II. Ma.
hafy, representing the Bell Telephone Com
pany, W. H. J0hnstone OF the Johnstone
conduit Company. ]. b. Ecclesine, Jr.. Il
2. Cobb, and Delaney q. Walker oil
the vulcanite Company, 3. N. Trump
Ferd Gilpin and Captain Smith of the vii.
mington Electric Company, and other cleo
triclans were here. There were beside City
Solicitor Turner, Councilmen Quinn and
Mckinney. Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., and
Chief Engineer MeOracken of the Whining.
ton Gre department.
Previous to the public audience OF the
evening, the telegraph and telephone men
met the legislative committee on taxation
and satisfied that committee that the proper
| course to pursue will be to impose reason,
able tax on each wire and on the gross re-
ceipts OF tho companies, In lieu Of the pro-
posed gross sum Of $4,000 set forth tenta.
lively In each bill.
The public meeting was called to order
shortly after s p. M, with Senator Dormar
| In the chair. Councilman Quinn opened
the discussion, followed by City Solicitor
Turner, setting forth that the people o.
| Wilmington, through their duly accredited
representatives, were unanimously demand
ing that the wires within the city limit
shall be buried as soon as practicable, and
that they had good and sufficient reasoni
for making this demand.
After some unprOmising eparring for ar
opening, Mr.. W. Il. tombstone then pitched
In with a challenge to Captain Smith whom
he recognized as one of the best postec
authorities on electric lighting In the
Unltsd States, but ha woke up superln
tendent William b. Gill OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company instead. Mr.
GIL sad the people OF Philadelphia had
listened 10 Mr.. tombstone, we'll but mo-
wisely. He had induced them to put down
a conduit, which had never been oil any
use, into which wire has never been put
| which has bore fruit In explosive manholet
and which was finally sold by the sheriff K
nay the bill OF the man who furnished tht
IRON for the conduit. Ia my district, sait
Mr. Gll, there are / ,l49 offices, and the
Western Union has not an Inch OF under
ground wire in Philadelphia, Baltimore OF
Washington. II we could lind q way, ant
we have at our hand as much talent, az
rnnch means aud more interest than MIR
Jobnstone has-for he has something tt
unload where we have somethlng to protect
Int We cannot llnd that which can do It
Mr.. Johustone's system Is an excellent sys
| tem-for Mr., Johnstone-hut II you wert
stockbolders 10 1t you wouldn't want II.
MIR. tombstone replied: They are paid (
down this thing. They wouldn't dare Il
come here and say anything else" There
ara 29 600 miles of underground wire ir
Germany. The Western Union has foul
miles underground 10 Washington; they
have many miles underground lu ohicago
Wa ala fail IN Philadelphia, financially
tboy sold us out but we bought 1t 10. Mr.
Gil wont put his wires Ia that con
anti on Chestnut street but thai
1 ~ II ,unrkinv today, The West