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


Sewer bill. But it Ia not likely to pass.
Apropos of thip, il is whispered that Drs.
Draper ard Ogle will not be members OF
the next Board of Health and that Drs.
Shortlidge and Wales will be. Further
more, the plumbing inspector movement
Las not PANIED out as its projectors con-
templated. The Renate bill, now in the
House, gives Council the power to ap-
point such an offioer, should Council
desire to do so; something that Las not
yet been made fully apparent.
THE WOMEN CT WILMINGTON.
Senator Donahoe's bill empowering
tax paying women of Wilmington to vote
for members of the Board OF Education
came to grief in the House to day. 1t was
defeated, without discussion, by the fol-
lowing vote (being abort of the requisite
two.thirds):
Ayes--Armstrong, Biggs, Davis, W. e
Eckles, Gray, Lodge, Maui, Morgan,
Richardson. Wallace, Whiteman, Speaker
Hoffeoker--12.
Noes-Clark, DownhaIn. Hynson, Lingo,
Masten, Sackett, Short.
Messrs. Gray and Lodge changed their
votes to move reconsideration, which it
is possible may succeed.
DIR PRATr'S BILL KNOCKED OUT.
The DR.. Pratt BILL in relation to In.
corporations for beneficial and charitable
purposes, which so stirred up the lodges
of Wilmington, was killed by an indef-
mite postponemept this afternoon, Mr.
Armstrong, who introduced the bill, was
the mover to indefinitely postpone.
There were no dissenting votes.
LIKEWISE SEVERAL, oTHERs.
On the same members motion the bill
providing for the publication of public
laws in the newspapers was likewise in
definitely postponed; Afr. Downham being
the only member favoling the passage Of
the bill.
The bill to establish State board Of
medical examiners, which aroused tho
homm paths to such strong opposition,
was defeated this morning by En almost
unanimous vote.
DR., Richardson's compulsory vaccine
ton bill was also defeated, after soma
debate by n vote of 10 to 8.
The Senate bill allowing criminals to
testify in their own defence was defeated
in the House, without one Affirmative vote.
DoyEn, April 81 seems difficult to get
Watson II Sperry ct al. scr straight on the
biennial bill. tried to write In yesterdays
Letter. they have not changet their
minds"--nut 1t went into print Otherwise.
The fact IS that Messrs. Sperry, Hastings,
Hayes, Harrington and Bradford favored
the bill and cams down here to block tue
Higgins reconsideration scheme. Ald they
succeeded. The vote OF recall from the
Senate, which Private Secretary Bach en-
ginaered through yesterday, Was sql.lched
this morning, and the bill remains law
with the approval of pretty nearly every
body and the very heartiest c1neu renee Of
Mr.. 6perry and his conductors.
II was bad blundsr on Ir. Higgins
part. for he not only failed to accomplish
bis end, but he al-o passed
THE ApDIcKs BILL.
Up to last night the powerful lobby that
has baen working ali these weeks past
could only count IS votes in the House
one short of the requisite two-thitds. Long
ago the fight had been made factionsl
one, in which the .demerlt- az the measure
Itself had been largely lost sight OF. Th-re
Is neither space nor time to overhaul the
wheels Within wheels OF the strange ma
ehinery manipulated by the Ad Hicks lobby
with such, on the SUI face, astonishing II lcr.
But stlll they had only 10 votes Had 1t
not been for Senator Higgins informed.
| ding, they would not have rot the fonr-
| teenth. Bat he in,eriered, Extensively to
Mr.. Gray, aud Addlcks Is on top. And
Addtcks may have the opportunity to pay
/ Oh sUtuU I'D dBuys aitsI he /, 5assse has also
| passed his bill.
| Mr.. Downham made the only speech
| against the bill. He called for an expana.
| ton OF its'p DIVISIONS. MIR. Morgan, upon
whose motion the bill had been taken up,
replied that tho bill explained Itself. MIR.
! Downham answered, In substances: To my
mind the bill does NOT explain Itself. First,
there was a bill Introduced here. Then. In
committee, substitute WAS offered. For
scma reason not explained that substitute
has been abandoned and a second substi-
tute offered. l suppose 1t is this second
substitute We are now asked to vOte on.
don't know it's scope or inteat, This meas
ure has been criticised In the papers, and
especially by the GAZETTE. which l be-
1 lieve has tired to give absolutely fair re-
ports and to do Justice to the public In
| terests' Reputable gentlemen from Will
| mtngton have come down here and publicly
/ opposed this bill, and challenged its de-
| Tenders to meet. them on the floor of the
House. Not a man has replied TO that chal-
1 lenge. They have lobbied around on the
street. corners, and Of late have'evea come
| on the doof OF the House to bore members
to vote for this bill. Me-. Downham read
from EVERY EyESINd reprint of an extract
| from the Gas Light Journal, showing that
| this bill had bsen defeated elsewhere. He
| was prejudtced against Aidlcks at first be-
cause OF his senatorial candidacy with only
Doodle at his back. But since then he had
regarded Addteks as citizsn and without
prejudice. He Ind consulted many able
men and they told him It was sueh bill as
the Legislature should not pass; that It
would be dlaeredi. TO the State and ques-
tionable In every respect. Chief Justice
Comegys,l last Friday at the court IN George
town, before 1t adj burned, commented on
this bill, said he wasiEformed that 1t would
| pass the House, and added that he thought
| the members could not understand the
| powers and scope of the measure; that 1t
| should not pass. Some ct our ablest at
torneys are on this lobby, but not one OF
them ventnred to raise his voice In public
In defence OF this bill. They have asked
members to vote for 1t, when they them
solves would not do go were they In our
| places | have letters in my desk from
| leading citizens of Wilmington, opposing
this measure. To my mind this Dill would
not he where 1t Is but for the boodle at its
/ back. IL would hs no easy thing for me TO
arise and oppose such bill against SO
strong a lobby and against personal friends
] without believed iE would comprehensive
fair name of the State; hut / would not
feel that was doing my duty 70 myself and
my constituents were 10 sit in silence aud
4 let IL go through.
As Mr.. Dowuhsm spoke Of Doodle It may
have occurred to some OF his hearers 10
/ wonder whether AIR. Short would now tell
In full the story OF Witch he Ii ID given so
| plain an inkltng earlier in the session; and
which has not yet been publicly told in its
| completeness, But re sat silent.
Messrs. Wallace and Eckles replied. The
former sRid he had hssri ths cry OF Doodle
enough, and that he was disguised with It.
| The latter said that II 1t had not been for
| doodle the gentleman who is now talking so
| much about It CHR. Downhlm) would not
| have been here.
1 Mr. hau IaA sat he hul
| meant TO charge any msmbsr with bsing In
| iluenceh by Doodle; be would not do that