Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-27
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ghat Senator ferguson Says EHe
Gives Mr. Vandegrift an ssfsntireiy
EEonOrabie'' Rsii of DeDortment.
Following is an open letter from L. o.
Vandeqrift, Esq, addressed to the Editor
of the GAZETTE:
Bin: In answer to the imputarion In re-
port of City Councils committee that the
amendment to the G street bill was sur
reptltiouely added after the bill had passed
the House. herewith submit two letters
which have bsen IN my possession since
the day, or day after, they respectively
bear date. They will SHOW that the amend
ment was added before the bill was re-.
ported from the committee and voted upon
| In the House, aud that It took the usual
course OF amendments:
| LIVES, DEL, NAV o, 1889 L. O. Vdnde.
| grif, Esq DEAR Sin. Yours OF the ID
| was duty received. In reply will say your
action with me In regard to the act repeal-
ing the supplement to chapter 1889, Volume
| XVIII, was periecy honorable In every re-
spect and was as follows: Thursday night,
1 April 25,h, you came to me. as chairman OF
| the committee on municipal corporations,
| with Dill which upon sxaminationI found
TO bs the one vaeating G streer, which
Judge Turner had spoken to me- about
several times during the day, urging the
You asked mel had any objection to add.
ing al amendment to II, which would
repeal the ACT now In force requiring city
fuuds to be deposited 10 Union Bank
replied that / was opposed to II. You
then had in your hands an amendment
which you fully explained to me as repeal
Ing only the supplement, which referred &c
the funds of the Street and sewer Depart
ment that theF were required t. give SO
Gnrity ia q large sum Il think $4,000 and
vera compelled to deposit the funds com
Ing Into their hands In certain bank.
tolh Von | wou favor that amendment, al
l did not think II proper to require the
Street and Sewer Commissioners to Civ
security for the safe keeping OF city fund
and compelling them to deposit in q Ger
tain bank. TIE amendment was added Il
the bill and suppose returned to the clerl
for IN the morning in Its regular course tn
bill came to me as chairman OF the com
mlttee. reported IL favorable with tn
amendment and gave It no further atten
ton. You may use my name II you think 1
will clear up the mater as far as you ar
concerned. Yours truly,
BIAoEBtRD. DEL. May 81, 1ss9.-ar.
O. TdndfJrin, Esg.-MY DEAR SIR: Your
| dated May 25yh, asking me as to what
know I'm regard 10 the passage of tn
amendment TO Sanate bin No 1854, repea
ing chapter lSa, Volume XVIII, Is MT hand
In reply wilt say that the last week OF th
! session Of the last Legislature, / THU
} Wednesday or Thursday, you said to N
that you we're going to try aud get a
! Amendment passed by the 10 rae to the 81
referred to above, which amendment wnul
he to repeal chapter 1879. Volume XVII
You also asked me II would call It up
: concurrence II 1t passed this House an
90 Nl.f 20 nd II fr1d On
i that would do SO, as / was In favor OF ii
r bill; and on the following Friday morning
n the last day OF the session, as | was pas
/, Ing out of tho Senate going over to u
!. House / met you In the corrldo
!, and then you told me that u
amendment had passed the House and r
9 qussted me 10 call 1t up as soon as wei
K back to the Senate, and when came bac
d from the House / Immediately went to u
d speaker's desk and -ked him II Senate b
~ M 154 had come back from the Hous
and II so would like to see 1t. He repiii
that 1t had come over and that the amen
!, nent had been coneurred In by the Sebnt
U asked him who called 1t up and he sa
senator Donahoe. and that he (the epeske
stated when the bill was called up that q
amendment was to repeal chapter IL
V lame XVIII, and that 1t passed withou
" dissenting vote. 30 far IS know land
have no reason to think otherwise) yo
=. action 10 the matter was entirely honorat
= Had bAsn In my seat when the bill can
=, In tue SenateI would have called 1t up al
~ voted for 1t, as believe 1t right.
1r You can uss this letter as You think be
TO Yours very truly, CoIoN FERGUSON.
Mr.. Maull, as chairman of the commit
.. on municipal corporations, was the prop
IN person for me to apply to. to have Il
a. amendment made, and what he did vas
Mt the line OF his duty and authority. l q
not sac the bill after the amendment "
added until after 1t had passed be
branches of the Legislature aud am 81
:, Mr.. Maui saw no more OF 1t after he,
A. chairman OF the committee having It
charge, reported 1t with the amendm,
IS iavorably and voted for its passage by
= House. LEWIS O. VASDEoRIFT
~ WILMINGTON, June Gath, 1883.