Evening journal., 1891-04-04
commissioners BILL.
1t VIII Pass the Senate Next
Week Without Doubt.
MR. WILLIAMS WILL VOTE FOR 1T

Special Order for TuesdAy-The Detec
tivss Bnl- Govsrnor Appoints, state
and City Use Them, and the County
Foots the BIN.
stag Correspondence EVENING JorRN4r
DOVER, April 5.-As predicted in the
Dover letters TO the EVENING journal
from the time Of the introduction OF the
Five commissioners bill for New Castle
county, that measure will pass The
Republicans here say that the Demo
cratic majority has not the backbone to
do it. Next week viii show them that
they have mistaken idea of Democratic
grit. The bill will pass the Senate the
latter part Of next week, and when It
once gets into the House, no power on
earth VIII stop 1t.
This afternoon the enlarged Senate
commiitee on cities and towns, and one
or two House members met at Senator
WilhAms's desk ia one corner Of the
Senate chamber, and took up the bin for
consideration.
M Williams submitted his three pro
posed amendments to the bill The one
70 Section OF the bill, which was pub
hshsd exclusively Ia the EVENING JonR-
NAL on Thursday, is the only one NJ
Importance 1t simply allows the
sppontees OF the present Levy Court N
held Office until the Board Of Commits
sioners Is fnlly organized
The second amendment is to Section 5
and simply provides that the commits
sloners shall be elected by district aand
by The qualified voters thereof
ne third amendment Is to Section 8
ano gives the commissioners power TO
continue the authority and time OF the
coll. ctof to collect back taxes.
There was disposition on the part Of
the Democratic members TO take the bull |
by the horns aud act on the bill In com
nitiee this afternoon II was only the
restraining hand of Mr.. Williams that
prevented II Mr.. PillIng said
What act on this important mea
sare nowi Why have not even read the
bill
Senator Ross Haven't read the bilY
Way you have read it and heard 1t dis
cuAed IN the papers and In the State
House There Is simply this about 1t
you fellows will do all you can to keep
this bill back, and we intend To do ali
we can to pu il through"
Senator Pilling-''I beg your pardon /
! beg your pardon have never read
this bin. p
senstor Ross-'W Well, 1t is your own
ifauls Printed copies have been living
here Tor weeAs "
Senator McMullin-sT don't know
what You are going to do, but don't
9ellsi there Is man here who can prasn ,
N one reading the meaning of a bin as | !
long ~ this one. III tell you this how
ever, that bill or any other bill having
the same purpose will pass under pro
test and the people OF New Castle
county will back us up In our protestl' !
Senator Well, II that Il | I
wins you mean to do, we might al well !
take this bill up now, and dispose of the | I
matter ones and for all I have tried /
g give you the best bin 1t Is possible ID !
give fou must All c0ncede that this bin I
ls much better one than the one first
But, II it is to pass under
protest, 10 matter how good II Is, why
mere ls not any use wasting any more q
lime upon ~ In my opinion this Is tne a
bill hat viii pass. Understand lie Il
The Three Commissioners bill better than a.
me five Commissioners bill, but 40 not o.
'hink the Three Commissioners bill will n
pass know 1t will be regarded as
PARTISAN measure, no matter how good y
h is q
Speaker Donahoe--' Both parties are a
pledged to county reform l think wa p
might as well take the matter up right 8
lway and dispose Of it, o.
Senator McMullin-"It is partisan p
egisstion. d
Senator Ross-''P 'Partisan leeislationq
Why you Republicans must think we
Democrats are set Of d-n fools. Look l.
It yoar Reed rule In Congress and look q
It yorr partisan legislation In Sussex p
county Dent talk to us about partisan al
egislation p
Senator MeMallin-"w Well, two wrongs u
never made right Everybody knows 81
hat ine Republican partisan legislation p
vas reogked AZ the pills by the people Of "
Sussex last fall "A
Senator Ross-"Yes. and we win do II >
sgain next election /" p,
Senator Williams-"Well don,
-hlAk there Is any necessity to rush this ol
matter through committee to dav n Al
Ihe Republican Senators want time 10 % D
'ver the bill, ! am perfectly willing that 81
sheJ shall have the opportunity. / am q
ready 70 receive any and all amendments
that viii better the bill The longer we
nold this bil the better It gets, and we
al know it. p
Speaker Donahoe-"Mr. Chairman. J
move that this bill be made the special q
oroer Of business before the committee 2
Lor Tuesday morning at 10 30 o'clock +"
This motion was carried after some p
objection on the short time intervening 2
Plling. Il
After adjournment your correspondent =
walked down the street with Senator
PiliinR The conversation turning pnon
the bill, Senator Pilling said:
the Democrats think Senator Nu 4
liams said be would vote for it. He aid .
not say SO, however, by q long sight 4
l don know what the outcome will be , !,
II Dover Is not oyerrun by politicians. \
great and small. on Tuesday, 1t will be !,
because the trains are not running. =,
Who Pays the Piper. n
City Solicitor Lynam's bill for the @
more efficient protection against crime N
Jared badly in the Senate 90 day. This
Dill provides that the governor shall ap
polns Two detectives, the state and city b
OF wilmington use them and the county L
pay them. The term Of the detectives Is n
piacsd placed a. four years; the compensation y
$500 They shall serve requisitiops and ii
ferret out crime for the attorney
general When not under orders from
the attorney general they shall be under =
the control OF the chief Of police of win p
mngson. 1t was favorably reported this 4
afternoon. Mr.. Pilling said: i
wish TO call the attention Of tba /,
Senator'S to this bill IS representative j
Of New Castle county. l don't think IL T
is rignt to pass the bill and impose this
expense upon New Castle county. The v
duty of these officers is not
confined to New Castle county. 1t is r