Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-25

Fellows bill and now introduced by Mr..
Saoket on its own responsibility, pro-
hibits the sale of peach trees grown from
the seed Of diseased fruit or budded
from discussed orchards, prohibits the sale
Of berry plants taken from localities in
fected with yellow rust, and requires that
trees and plants offered for sale ehali be
true to name and description, under
penalty.
Representative Gray introduced the
Anfenger licenre bill today. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment OF an excise
board to consider and pass upon applica-
tions for license. The board ia to con-
sist of three members, one of whom shall
be of the minority political party. The
commissioners are to receive IS per day,
and to ait simultaneously with the terms
of the court in Wilmir gton. The price
OF license ia to be $3.50, OF which 800
is to go 10 the State, 500 to the city, and
$50 to New Castle county.
DovER, April 90. 1t Is related here of
the modern st. Anthony, whoss surname
is Hifs ms, that, like his venerated pro.
totype, he has been undergoing season
of temptation-sore temptation TO uss
naughty language. The cause thereof
was the passage by the House of the Will
mington biennial election bill. Ths story
goes that Mr.. Higgins remarked, with
volcanic emphasis, that it ives queer he
could not leave home for five days with
ont the Republican party OF Delaware
walking deliberately into the camp of the
enemy during his absence. This para.
phrase does no kind of justice to Mr..
Higgins Language, but il conveys the
Az a. Sc H.. Il,
came down this afternoon and proceeded
to buzz the Republican members, man
by man, with an assiduity worthy of
better purpose. What he urged against
the bill has not been told, but it ia under
! stood to ainount to the complaint that,
by wiping out the city election OF 1890, il
removes the incentive to Republican
voters to qualify for the next general
election. Perhaps he used the names OF
Messrs. Sperry, Hastings and others
coupled with tho statement that they had
| changed their minds; at any rate tele.
grams went to these gentlemen and the
afternoon train brought down Watson r..
| Sperry, WASHINGTON Hastings, Mayor
Harrington and Walter Hayes, Eq and
they at once proceeded to dlsabuse the
minds of the members on the
subj .ct. They have changed their
minds, but thiAk il as good bill now as
they did before; AMI they wish the public
to distinctly understand this So far as
/ known here. the sudden opposition TO this
4 hill is confined 10 Senator Higgins, f.
1 Eden Zach, FL f. Pickles and Il. O.
Majesty.
Bach worked with such vim during the
/ afternoon that he got through a motion
\ to recall the bill from the Senate. The
motion would have been lost had MIR.
| Brockson been in his seat. 1t was made
| by Mr.. Maull. Messrs. Whiteman and
Gray wanted to know why the motion
was made, and what was this matter with
| the bill. They got no answer. They
| pointed out that the bill had been
brought fully to the attention CT the
people OF Wilmington; that it had re-
ceived the hearty praise of the best men
irrespective of party; that it had been
before the House long enough to be
thoroughly overhauled, and nothing but
| good had been found in ii; that il it was
to be recalled, some reason should be
4 given why. No reason was given, but a
| vote was called for. Tue vote resulted :
Ayes Clark. Davis, W. E Downham,
Lingo, Masten, Maull, Morgan, Sackett,
Short, Wallace-l0
Noes--Armssrong, Biggs, Eckles, Gray,
Hynson, Lodge, Richardson, Whiteman,
Speaker Hoffecker-9.
Then Messrs. Gray and Lodge changed
their votes to qualify themselves to move
and second reconsideration of the
motion.
This bill Will not come back. It has
passed both houses, been enrolled and
signed by the speaker of the Senate and
10 ready for the signature Of the speaker
of the House.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
According to programme Mr.. Down
ham called mp this afternoon the House
substitute for the Senate convention bill
aud it went through after a ont Is min
utes debate. Mr.. Lodge submitted his
promised standard amendment; the
standard being the highest vote cast at
the simultaneous general election. Mr..
Whiteman approved the amendment, say
ing that while it did not make the bill
exactly what In his opinion it should be,
yet, without some standard by which to
measure the sufficieney OF the vote the
bill would be imperfect.
Mr.. Downham could not see that the
amendment adds anything to the bill.
It does not go far enough to satisfy those
who stand on the strict construction OF
article 8. He did not believe that the
next General Assembly would feel bound
by any act of this body, unless it should
harmonize with their ideas Of what the
constitution contemplates. This is merely
compromise.
The amendment was lost, of course.
Mr.. DownhRm then called for the read.
ing Of tie bill by paragraphs. It was
not necessary, he Thought, to say any
thing further about the bill, except to
give a very brief synopsis of it's pro
visions. The bill explains itself.
Mr.. Eckles regarded this proceeding as
farcical, because the Senate has given
the House to understand that it is going
TO stand by strict construction OF
article 8, and that IL the House does
not accept the Senate bill 1t won't get
anything. Ii was evident to him that iii
we don't take what they offer us, they
wont take what we offer them" lie did
not think there Yves any possible chance
OF the House bill passing the Senate;
therefore. as convention man, he would
take the Senate bill rather than get moth
ing ut all.
Mr.. Whitemsn had hut ono obj sction to
the House bill;it would delay convention.
l5ut ne Woulu accept IL anu vote Tor IL,
because he believed it to be in harmony
with the last clause OF article 8, aud be-
oause he believed that the psopls want a
convention.
Mr.. DownhRm replied TO the objections
of Messrs Eckles aud Whitsman. He did
. not think full vote could be gotten out
on the third Tuesday of May, and,
therefore, he held that this bill will for
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Should the vote OF November, 1880,
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