Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
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The Rider InveStlgntiou--rhes n,,,-
mitteo 10 feport This Evening,
Tbs Investigations yesterday week by
Uity Council, Legislative COMMITTEES into
she passage OF the q street bill, with its
,amous rider annexed, proved two things
-thnt the rider was written by Repre-
ptlve CHARLES II. Maull and that II was
yer offered In the House. Ia fact, that
le Dill as passed by the HOUSE was In
factly tho came shnpe AZ IL was when il
.passed the Senate, after which IL waa re.
turned TO tho Senate with the amendment
Tin which the rider was incorpornted) Al.
thched ~ though IL had been pnsaed In
regular order by the House. This amend
ment tho Senate CONQUERED in, though
only two senators, Speaker Lewis and Mr.,
ferguson, had any knowledge OF the now
iamouH rider that lnrked at the tail Of the
surreptitious addition.
Z DECLINED 10 COME.
The session of the oommittoe
was held In the office Of Adjutant. general
H. II. kenney. Ut Dover. and was attended
by Messrs. Forrest, Quinn, Diilin and
OhamberB, together with Msssrs. LYMAN
and kenney, the oommittee's counsel.
Senate CLERK AbrRm z. yandegritt had
been notified to be present with his Jour
ma, but instead Of complying he sent the
following letter:
MIR: While AIN willing to accommodate
the committee, as far rs am concerned
personally, | may say that have not been
directed by ths Senate TO place the Journal
before your committee, and that | am re-
eponsibe TO the Senate for my action In
such matters. Respectfully,
ABRAM yANDEaRRT.
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
The reply of Senator Ferguson, who
had 0lso been summoned, was brief, but
OF no uncertain tenor. He wrote
DEAR SIN; Yours dated June 10th, re-.
eeiyed. 10 reply will say cannot comply
with the request OF the legislative COM
mittee OF the City Oouneial OF Wilmington
TO appear III the office OF General Ksnney
OF anywhere ulae, Rs do not propose to be-
eateehlzoi by the City Council OF Whining
ton IA regard to the hill referred TO IN your
letter o. to any other bill. Yours truly,
OoLEs FERGUSON.
that ii was impossible for him to attend
/, but that his evidence would amount to
nothing, ~ he was not present when the
q street bill passed aud know nothing Of
II until he read II ia the papers. House
Clerk William A. Gum made no response
TO the committees request for his attend
moe.
Mr.. yANDEdhIFr wINKED.
Hon. u. l.. Lewis, speaker OF the Sen.
ate, freely told the committee ell be know
about the matter. The q street bill
originally passed the Senate, unanimously
after its object had been clearly ex.
planned by Senator Donahoe. On its re.
tusn FROM the House with an Amendment
the latter was read and concurrsd in,
although he did not remember who called
the bill up at that time. Near the hour
OF adjournment he was signing some en-
rolled bills and handling .nem 10 Willard
Salisbury, Jr., ESQ, who was receiving
them for the Secretary Of State, and when
he came to the @ Street bill, L. q. Van
desrltt, Esq, who was standing near by,
winked siyly at him. From this wink
the speaker undsTstOod that Mr.. Vande.
grit must have got his fine work in" on
tbia bill, a. he knew that he had been
trying 10 get bill through TO repeal
chapter lS9, which wOs repealed by the
rider. MIR. Yandegritt, after the enrolled
bill was signed, asked FOR it, saying that
he wanted to get q certified copy.