Daily Republican., 1889-03-20
OUR DOVER LETTER.
THE HOUSE PASSES DOWN.
HAMS BILL.
Mr.. Downham Wants the Proceedings OF
tine ComInitiee to Go Into History.
The Preliminary SkIilnisli.
Other Business.


Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
DOVER, March l9.-The House passed
the Downham bill this afternoon by the
vote found In tho detailed proceedings.
The debate was as follows:
PRELIMINARY sKIRMlsM
Mr.. Dowuham made the fret move in
the long debate OF the day by calling for
the regular order of the day at II O'Clock.
Mr, Lodge Immediately arose and moved
the adoption of the minority report OF the
In moving the adoption, be
said that he believed that his vote wonld
be the only one for the report. He deem
cd 1t his duty 70 give Wilmington five
members. lie had hoped that the com
mittee would report Unanimously. With
that end In view, he believed that he had
offered as many amendments to tho bill
US he cunscientlously could. But the
unanimous report could not be secured,
and here were two reports, the only dlf-
ference between them being ttat his gives
one more delegate to Wilmington.
Mr.. Downham said In part: "As one
member, wish the proceedings OF that
committee could go into history. The
amendment of Mr.. Lodge Is just the pro-
position that d, sire TO see pass. II was
the view entertained when ! went into
the committee. No less number shou u
bs given Wilmington, when her manu-
factories, varied industries and the peel
ton eho holds TO the rest of the State OF
Delaware are considered. ! would glad y
vote for this amendment was ! not AFRAID
It would leopard 70 the bill. The number,
contend, Is a Just and proper one"
Mr.. Eckels: "When / introduced a
bill seven weeks ago had IN my mind
what considered was fair and reasona-
bic. The members from Kent and Sussex
expressed themselves as perfectly satisfied
with II. There was not word said or an
objection raised until few days ago. In
int, oduciDE the bill never thought OF
any partisan advantage. 1t was measure
I believed that the people were clamoring
for. Both the bill introduced by Mr..
Downham and myself has been so changed
as to leave no semblance oil their former
selves. lelieve that come expert pc
ltical physician has been at work, cutting
here and slashing there until now the
present bill has become an Eckels-D
haw bill
Mr., Downham: "The gentleman see
fit TO say that this has become partisan
measure. lam sorry he has taken tina
position. Four-iliths OF the people o
4 Sussex desire convention. Both Re
publcans and Democrats, with TOM
exception, want convention. Thes
exceptions are mostly ollicc holders, o
desire to be. 1 was elected by constitu
tional convention men. The people o
my county thought they could bette
obtain n convention through a Republ
can Than through Democratic Lcgisls
| tire Let us look at this aa couyeutio
men. There is very little dillerene
between this bill and the Ecke,s bill
cnly being that two more delegates AT
given in Kent and three more In Me-
Castle"
| Mr.. Eckels d not think that these 10
creases were necessary.
w. Z. Davis: 81 would vote for tn
bill II II gave Wilmington i've member
or il !t does not"
Mr.. HynsOn: 81 have been uuequiv
cally In favor OF the Bradford bill All
believed that IL was the proper Que.
do not think that flve members art an
more than Wilmington is justly cntitle
to-"
Mr. Maull: "a am willing to take til
bill with live mCmbc,s Tor Wilmington
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Lodge
minority report an1 1t was defeated b
the following te:
Ayes: Downham, Maull, Sacket
Morgan, Etkels, Whitoman, Lodge.
Naysi MasteD, X. A. Davis, W.
Davis, Richai dson, Clark, Wallac
Lingo, Short, Hynson anu speakc
Hollecker-lO.
Declined to vote: Biggs, Armstrong
BrOrkson, GRAY.