Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-20
THE MACHINE OIL ED.
Addicks's Bill Starts for a Successful
Run with a Full Lobby-Herbert and
Boyce Reelected.

DOVER, Del Feb. 20-The Republican,
have crawled beautifully, and to-day came
down from the tree and named Messrs
Herbert and Boyce, an act they coulC
have done just as well the first day
instead of wasting their time to the ne
glect of other business. w. Z. Davi:
had charge of the matter in the House
Yesterday. Mr.. Davis has not taker
much stock in the nonsense that has
taken place since the first The first
movement was made by W. E. Davis. He
offered the following preamble and reso.
luton shortly after the assembly of the
House yesterday afternoon:
whereas. The House of Representa-
tives has used its best endeavors TO
secure the appointment Of persons to the
ofiices OF state treasurer and auditor.
respectively, who are in political affinity
with the majority of the members of the
House, and
whereas, II is now manifest that
the Senate is unwilling to concur in the
appointment of any person not in polit-
ical sympathy with that body, and
Whereas, 1t is against public inter.
est that these important offices should
either be vacant, or any question exist as
70 the legitimate exercise Of the func-
lions thereto; and to the end that the
pubic interests may be properly sub
served, It is deemed polite and advisable
that the late members of said Offices
shall be reappointed thereto; therefore
that William Herbert, be, and he *
hereby appointed state treasurer, and
James Il. Boyce be, and he is hereby an.
pointed state auditor.
DR.. Richardson moved the adoption Of
the resolution appointing Mr.. Herbert
and Mr.. Wallace moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table. Wallace's motion was
lost by vote Of II to g. Wallace then
moved to indefinitely postpone the reso.
luton, but his motion not being seconded
vote was taken on DR. Richardson's
motion with the following result AYES
Armstrong, Biggs Brackson, Clark, w,
r. Davis, Eckles, Gray, Hynson. Lodge.
Masten, Richardson, Whiteman, Hof
fecker, ID; nays, Downham, Lingo.
Maui, Morgan, Sackett and Wallace 4.
The resolution appointing Boyce was
then adopted by the same vote. The reso-
buttons were almost Immediately con.
yeyed to the Senate Senator Dorman
at once arose and said Mr.. Speaker.
lnasmuch as our Republican friends have
omitted the constitution of the United
states and the ten commandments in
their preamble, | move that the resolu.
tons be concuIred in, whereupon the
Senate concurred. The two officials will
at once bond and enter upon their duties.
INVESTIGATING THE SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
The much talked of deficit in the ac.
counts of superintendent Williams
assumed interesting proportions yester-
day by the introduction by Representa-
tive Downham of resolution appointing
a committee Of two on the part of the
Senate to investigate The resolution by
some mistake was drawn wrong. It cites
among other things that the reports Of
the state treasurer and auditor indicate
that there have been large deficits in the
accounts of the rintendentamounting
TO thousands of dollars and also in the
accounts of the treasures of various
counties in the state The latter was a
mistake in the drawing up Of the
resolution, as ii is claimed that a
deficit occurs in the accounts of the clerk
OF the peace of New Castle county.
When the resolution reached the Senate
Il was temporarily laid on the table until
this correction is made. It is well for all
parties concerned that the school book
account be investigated, for as at present
shown it undoubtedly holds a cloud over
the school superintendent, but the mat
ter in relation to the clerk of the peace of
New Castle county is clear to every fair
minded man. No one believes for one
instant that Clerk Cochran has defrauded
the state of one cent. and why he and
Mr.. Osborne, his deputy, should be an
noyed by an investigating committee. is
hard to understand. The Senate will
concur however, in the whole
resolution when changed.
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
Representatives Whiteman and Arm
strong were happy yesterday morning,
Their Delaware College bill went through
with only the votes of Messrs. w. 10.
Davis and Sackett against it. The bin
had two amendments added to it to make
it take effect this year, and striking out
the requirement of wo-thirds vote as
unnecessary. The bill will 90 through
the Senate all right and old Delaware
College viii have a new lease of life. Mr.
Whiteman made an earnest speech in
favor of his alma mater, and Mr.. Davis
opposed IT, The opposition to the incor-
poration of this college was the most
foolish thing that has presented itself at
this session of the Assembly. The old
college has been an institution of tke
state for many years and has turned out
great many students who have been
credit to the state. The act asking for a
reineorporation did not grant single
dollar Of money The defeat Of the Bin
would close up the only institution in the
state where classical education could be
secured, and would have defeated the
very purposes of the men who were
opposed to it. Under DR.. Raub's man
agement the institution bids fair to
accomplish much good in the future. If
the members of the Legislature wish to
do benefit to the college they can add
to its students by naming some person to
attend the college.
THE ADDIcKs BILL.
The Addicks bill is commencing to
assume shape and its hackers are deter
mined to push it to a successful passage
To consider it the committee on private
corporations held a meeting yesterday
morning. A number of changes were
suggested and this evening another meet
ing of the committee was held Besides
the committee there were present, Ad-
dicks agents, Smith and Donahoe. and
the following attorneys who have been
engaged to lobby the bill through, N.
Barrant Smithers, E. T. Cooper, James
L. Wolcott, James Pennewill and ].
Frank Bacon Section and are changed
in several particulars. Under the second
section in the original bill they were
given unlimited powers, but to this sec
tion q restriction is added as follows.
Provided, however, that nothing