Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04


STAFF Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
Dover, June 27.---rhe shadow OF the
late Legislative session still fingers
around the State cepital, although the
assembly rooms are closed and the
printers ere busy putting into type the
laws that were passed.
There is great curiosity expressed for
the printed laws of the last session and
there are rumors that they may show up
some surprising bits of legislation. with
laws printed in shape radically different
from that in which they passed both
houses. The laws are printed from the
enrolled copies, which the secretary of
state receives from theolerks. This officer
| is also the custodian OF the original bills,
but up to date the clerks of the last gen.
| erai assembly have not turned them over
to his charge, as required by law. The
talk is that quite number of bills,
while bsing enrolled, were ma
requests Of the lobby, which
Rourished during the last session as it
never fourished at Dover before, The
work of tho lobby is still fruitful topic
of conversation, and the manner in which
I
HouSe Clerk W. A. Gum and Henry w
Cannon, worked the ''stand and deliver"
| game upon seekers after legislative
favors, is an uuending theme of admira-
| ton. Even certain members of the
assembly do not escape unscatbed of q
suspicion Of having had more material
interest than the welfare of the State in
casting their votes upon some OF this
/ mo hut hafAro m
Aud 90 it is, in view OF the many rumors
of quiet little interpretations into the en-
rolled bills of provisions that were never
heard OF in open session, that there is
much interest felt In the forthcoming
edition OF the laws. They ara being
printed at the Dslaudrean Office and are
about half finished.
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
The new liquor license law, which goes
into effect on July ist, is also attracting
considerable attention, although the iu-
terest is not 80 general as in Wilmington,
where The saloons abound. The chief
interest centres in the section requiring
places where liquor is sold to bs exposed
to public view, and there is variety oi
opinion as to the full scope and effect OF
It's provisions. 1t reads as follows:
Soc. 4. Every person licensed under
this act shall keep his principal
place of business 80 as to 90 seer
fully and easily by passers.by, and
shall not obstruct such view by screens
blinds, inside shutters, ,frosted glass, or any
other device, OF whatsoever kind or char.
acter. ANY violation OF this section snail
be misuemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall forfeit hls license, and pay d
fine OF not less than fifty nor more than
one hundrad dollars.
There have been attempts made tc
S. me from the court opinions upon tht
full scope and extent of this section, bu
their honofs decline expressing an opinion
in view of the fact that they may b;
called upon 10 construe the law in cour
and sentence oEenders under its pro
visions. Tue general concensus o.
opinion, among lawyers and others, j!
) that the law will have to be obeyed il
letter and in spirit, in order TO Rvoit
prosecution, and that keepers of places
where liq1or is sold must not make ust
of any device that can be construed into
an attempt to prevent passers by from
, sssing into their places of business. The
schema adopted by some Wilmington
, saloon keepers, of having the Window
located 80 high as to prevent people
to be about the only legal way of evsdinr
the objecs of the law. "Either this,
said one we'll known lawyer, ''or have nj
windows at oil and use gas or electric
light"
A number of inquiries have been mad,
Of parties here with respect to this OBJ
nozious provision, but the invariGbl,
answer ia that the law will have to bI
uIn fnfI ia1 mil
unpleasant this may be, and that any
mere subterfuge will not save the offender
from prosecution and punishment.
Still, there is reprieve for thos,
whose licenses nave sometime to run. II
, will be observed that the section applies
only to those ''licensed under thisa
and no licenses have yet been issued "undel
this aot," nor will there be until the fal
terms OF court. Those whose license!
were granted at the May court will moi
, come under the provisions OF the new
! law until their present licenses expire
, This view OF the act is considered we'll
sounded and there seems to be no reason
to doubt its correctness. But those
, licensed under the new act will have tc
comply strictly with the provisions o.
Section 4.
, Some Consideration has recently beer
expressed in Democratic circles over whRi
ia regarded as an attempt ON the part oi
Senator Higgins to make some Republic
can recruits among the ranks of the De
mocracy, by means OF the gentle per.
suasiyeness attached to official patronage
1t is said that he is interesting himself tc
secure for DR.. Thomas O. Frame of Wy.
ru1inO the p0sitIOn of nnnsul nj I,aitb
Scotland. DIR. Frame was an applicRn;
for consulate under the Cleveland ad
| ministration, but did not succeed. 1t il
also said that Senator Higgins is holding
J out intimations of official reward in eev.
eral directions to certain vel! known
citizens who, while they have not beer
, zealously identified with local politics
have always acted and voted with the
| Democratic party. These moves are al
made with view OF increasing the breach
| that defeated the Democratic party oi
, Kent county at the last election, which
| now appears to be as wide and deep Of
ever.
OTHER THINGS FoLITIcAL.
But in his own party Senator Higgins
path is not altogether lovely, and his ap'
. poin.ments are not doing him world Of
Boou. Iuo belec lou oi JuuBe rA5uot Aoi
the position of first auditor of the treas
/ ury department finds favor in this county
/ solely on personal grounds, the jldgt
being well-lked by men OF all parties
who sympath'ze with him in his troubles
and rejoice that he will now be able tc
relieve his financial embarrassmerts. Fol
it is an opsn secret that Judge Fisher il
] very poor, the property .hat he ownt
, being heavily encumbsreG Nsulting in @
i nilinn nm of inkar. al nlnnH Ainnk hn hnL