Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03


found the county charged with the ex-
pense of publishing licenses. Hs went
before the Legislature and stated that the
State receives the license feesssand should
pay for the publishing. 70 he sure IL
was only sum of about $500 year,
but 1t represented o principal of &c., 600.
The hnes went into the State Golfers. We
went to the Legislature and made the
fines and torfeitures 20 into the county
treasury. The consequence was, you r.
member, that two or three year ago
among other aumD we reaped the big
sums from the gamblars' convictions.
Since the bill has passed lie county has
gained over $4,000 il fines and fer
FIXTURES.
Mr. Cochran then paid his attention Il.
very pronounced terms 10 tbs question
Of the tariff. He quite differed wlsh GER
tain gentlemen at tbs recent meeting OF
the Farmers' Institute who considered il
subject alien 10 their business that day.
he paid particular stress to rho matter al
over-produntion as one Of the chief
troubles that works to AiaLsegs the
farmer. instead of those in GA aority de-
voting SO much OF their tins trying to
discover means to further diapsl and
cause to vanish out OF sight by snbsiay
and other unoo lstitutional III thods tire
splendid surplus Lett il the rational
treasury through President ClsvslapGs
economical o d hon ct adm nistration
lcheers the speaker suggested some suGh
method of agricultural relief as that OF
the government appointing commission
to 60 to Europe and investigate for the
purpose OF discovering ways ai.G ulNthGds
for larger and more compr hansiga aud
extensive consumption OF Indian corn
He thought for instance, 1t would BY
demonstration of ita ndaptabiiity to tine
purpose readily take the place ot oAts,
rye, barley and other grain for tho feeding
OF horses and oattle. 1t would ba rauyh
cheaper and would relieve tho Amsyie.n
farmer OF his immense surplus OF mil
lions of bushels Of that prolust
In regard to the resolution that 10
pending before the club for ita acsion
Mr.. Cochran considered thu question one
Of grave moment. The levy court ia an
old and tima-honored iustitGtion that has
served the county we'll. VS. Ahnnid stop
and consider in any present action upnn
the subject. The soeakey would not say
that ne ia opposed to the three OF five
commissioners bill. He is in favor Of all
and everything tnat is for reform and
that will benefit the county.
At the last session OF the Legislature
there was an enactment called the three
commissioners bill pEescated. It wa
considered with undue tasts and the in.
tention was to hars il paassd. Ems a few
gentlemen there whom you all knos
thought it necessary to looE more care
fally into the provisions OF tue bill, TheI
asked whether it would not be dangerous
TO pass it in its present condition Their
would be one commissioner for vii.
mington and two for the other hundrsds
Now, gentlemen, you talk about roofing
up schemes and showing them up L
public gRze. You may plainly see hoy
two men could get together and plal
against one. In this bill there was nj
comptroller to examine bills of expendi
ture.
lis not that the oass, Mr.. Nsary y
the speaker inquired.
Mr.. Eeary-'I think there was pro
Vision for an auditor, but no comptroller.
Yet in these days of corruption, a
they are called, you would have the Who'll
finance business of the county placed il
the hands of these commissioners, an
two of whom could get their head
together and plunge their hands, uncon
trolled, deep into the oounty's pockets
They can say "we'll build bridges her
and other things there. This third ma
is Of no account. We ere o majority
Two can beat one any day. l say this
three commissioners bill. WAS a dsngerou
ons. Consequently the fve commi
sioners' bill was drawn up. Thid woul
allow, suppose, one commissioner I
Wilmington and four to the other /
hundreds. There was also a conptrolle
or auditor to audit all accounts and o.
anime all expenditures. He was con
PEELED to publish report every year.
To the above we were all thorough
agreed, and We did the utmost to get til
Legislature to pass the bill. But OF
kind Republican friends in the Legisl
ture said no. Consequently, we had ii
levy court for another two years. NJ
Cochran deplored the fact that he mer
bers OF the levy court had been public
arraigned in the manner that had bee
followed. While in ons s-nss the Rgit
ton Was ght and proper when retrenc
ment 10 asked IN another seose 1t did u
effect anything, because the members
the levy court had told him early ID d
season that they intended reducing d
tax rate and the couaty expenditures.
y
that they cannot do Otherwise.
Personally 70 provo my position
promised 10 90 before tram myself
county clerk and told them they mig
Jcale my bills down.
The speaker thought the comfy can
run on 50 cents On the %IGD Ia
Judgment the rAts will be Tefuoel to
cents. Mr.. Cochran lkughiaglg Rsstrt
he did not consider himself J. gtUph
nor a member OF tine levy Oonrt, nor
majority OF it, Dut la belia 7si tA,
would be . reduction from 80 cents to
cents lie believed that that Btas vac
would satisfy the farmers. he thple
with errors aud other allowances
sum OF $i75, 600 would run tim conn
He was persuaded this would navs b
accomplished, petitions or no polite
He thought that his audience Ia lis.qni
to what no said, credited him ~ II
with saying what he believed to be
truth.
He Esked the members OF the club
give their aid in the movement taWs
reducing expenses. dc thought II q v
thing for the CLUB 10 en- ur4e tie reso
ton and pasa it. Ia The meantime no
yised the mem bers TO got togs.a5f i
work toward the framing OF good
so that when the tima fer rs pFesaatlt
to tho Legislature arrives AZ aoaern
may be presented whose provisions 81
bsen carefully weighed. lie tHon b
same amount OF bEsin forca an] Int
gence should be applied 10 theHe mat
o. are used in private business.
He suggested to the clQo tuet sret
bill should he framed computing
State to pay court txpaGrss % Rta'
another for th5 establishment 81 Il 81