Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09

collection of delinquent real estate taxes until
after September 1st, II they deem II advisable.
Presumably every reader knows by this time
that the bill wipes out the delinquent pOll-tax
lists by the proylso that I'll poll taxes not PAID
by tho FIRST of May shall he extinguished.
81 confess freely" said Senator Williams
in that terse, meaning way Of his, that
do not like this bill as well as the Three
Commissioners bill; but ! recognize the
fact that it has been greatly improved and
that the people Of New Castle county wanta
change in their system Of government,
and think the bill, with the amendments
have suggested, will pass the Senate
81 am glad to hear You say so, senator,
put in Speaker Donahoe and he began TO
press for committee endorsement Of the
bill on the spot so that il might be taken
up and passed this afternoon. He argued
that the bill had been before the Senate
for two months and that every member
had been afforded ample time to acquaint
himself with its provisions, when Mr.
Piliing broke in with the declaration that
this was the first time he had even seen
copy of the bill and, although he knew
that it was the intention of the majority
to pass it. he thought the minority should
first be accorded reasonable opportunity
to examine it.
Mr.. McMullin rather excitedly got in
something just here about his determina-
ton to protest" against the bill, admit
ting at the same time that he had never
read line of it, and about carrying that
protest from this chamber TO tue ballot
box, humping his desk with his fist as he
warmed up and irritating Mr. Williams
into exclaiming that if the Republicans
were determined on protesting when they
didn't know the provisions of the bill and
regardless of what those provisions might
be, 1--WE may as well settle this matter at
once
Then Speaker Donahoe came in again
with his pressure for immediate considera-
ton, while McMullin, after catching his
breath, went on with some exuberance
about you say you're going to pass this
bill, Anyway.
Excuse me, interrupted Mr.. Williams,
II never said anything of the kind. | said
that | thought the bill would pass, with
the amendments that have been suggested.
| have never said positively that | shall
vote for the bill; have never promised to
vote for it, and am willing that the com
mittee shall take reasonable time to con-
slider it.n
In the face of this setback, Donahoe
subsidized temporarily, and Ross took mp
the dispute with McMullin, which soon
drifted from New Castle to Sussex and
spread out and back to Reedism and the
stealing of Democratic seats by the Repub-
licans of the late malodorous Fifty-iirst
Congress. Meanwhile Mr.. Pilling and
| Mr.. Williams We're having the commits
sioner bill discussion to themselves.
81 am open to convictions" said Mr..
Williams, land if any gentleman on this
| committee or any one outside of this COM
mittee has any suggestion to offer for the
improvement of this bill that commends
| itself to my Judgment as right and reason
| able, am ready to consider it, There is
/ no great hurry over this NATTER
| II was agreed between Messrs. Williams
and Filling that the committee should
meet again at 1890 Tuesday morning
1--WE have made some progress this after.
noon,n said Mr.. Williams, and we shall
have half an hour on Tuesday before the
| hour of meeting
Now, Senator, lei me put this matter"
| INTERCEPTED Speaker Donahoe; athe COM
mittee will meet on Tuesday morning to
report the bill and then the Senate will
take it up and act on it"
The committee will regulate that" re-
marked MIR. Williams, deliberately, with
noticeable emphasis on the word Com
mittee.n 1.-THE committee will decide when
to report the bill"
well, then" insisted the discounted
Donahoe, THE committee will meet on
| Tuesday morning to report the bill, and
then suggest that il be made the special
order of the day
"Thc committee will meet on Tuesday
/ morning to continue the consideration of
the bill" said Mr.. Williams decisivcly,
and that settled it.
PnMoNA's PROTEST.
Following is the text of the remon-
STRANGE from Pomona Grange Of Sussex,
read in the House this morning:
WHEREAS, There Is now a bill before the
| Legislature Of this State p DIVIDING for the sale
Of the s6OO,UGO mortgage bonds held by the
State against the j. d Is. and b. & +. railroads;
| and
WHEREAS, Said sale would carry with 1t the
practical control OF said railroads and prevent
any legislation about he same for 40 years;
ami
WHEREAS, Said mortgages were created by
order that said railroads might benefit and i'm
prove this section Of he STATE; and
WHEREAS, The management of said rail-
roads has not been in the interest of the farm
ers of this section OF the State, but in the in er-
est OF the Delaware railroad, which is TO he the
purchaser under the provisions of the bill now
pending; and
WHEREAS, Said sale would wipe out all inter
9 of the minority stockholders and subject
this community TO such charges as the Della
ware railroad might see fit to impose, and
crush out Tor the future nil chance of a com
peting line in this section OF the country
Therefore be IL
R'solUed, That we do most earnestly remon.
strate against the passage Of said bill, unless
proyi ions be added thereto REGULATE the
freight charges and pa senger rates over said
road and securing, If it be possible, the in.
terests OF the minority stockholders of said
road from the absolute loss that would follow
|
said bill And be II further
RESOLVED, hat copy of this resolution be
forwarded at once TO tho Legislature
The above resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the Sussex Pomona Grange in reg
ular session met, April %, 1891.
THOMAS NJ. RAwLINs, Master.
G. GuEDY BROWN, Secretary.
WILMINGTON BILLS.
Three Wilmington bills were introduced
) in the House by Mr.. Granston this after
, nj ttaS tpnO and ZatHn
Department; the underground wires bill
a sewer bill and a paving bill.
The first provides that after July list
1896, ii shall not be lawful for any person
firm or corporation to place any telegraph
telephone or electric light pole in or upor
any of the highways of Wilmington; no
to stretch any telegraph, telephone o.
electric light wires over such highways
Z under penalty of 800 to $500 fine, and thu
summary removal of such poles and wires
All existing poles and wires Of the classe
above specified shall be removed by Jul,
,, LIST, lsH6 II mot removed within 80 day
, after that date, the Street and Sewer DE
partmcnt shall cause them to be summar
lily removed. The provisions Of this bill
shall not apply to poles and wires used b,
G the city, nor to poles and wires used 70
/, the transmission of electricity in operating
7 street railways
Y The second bill sets forth that plan o
: well defined system of sewers for vii
7 mington has been prepared under tn
! direction of the Street and Sewer Depart
Y ment and an approximate estimate of tn
G cost of the same has been made and the
G goes on to authorize and empower the dc
/ partment to construct such sewers, accord
y ing to tins or any other approved plan, a
I the der artment may deem necessary /
s meet the requirements of the city. TIL
:; cost of constructing such sewers shall
z met, two-tifths of the cost per lmeal foe