The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-22
THIRD edition.


Tho Bni Prov iding For Loan of $780,
e 900 for the Street and Sewer Com
snlssion--it is ., MT From The senate
fs The fiouse--Pcaches Badly Injusll
cd. s'e1
: correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN.
Ia Down. April al.--fhere are some
queer methods practleet. in legislation,
the sAu,s as in many other things.
One OF these strange proceedings &C.
CURED this morning, In reference to
the bill providing Tor a loan Of half a
million dollars, to be used on the
streets anu sewers of Wilmington. As
Is well known the bill, in the shupe
which IT. was passed by the Senate, Is
very objectionable to tho members of
The commission aud others.
Consequently :, l.. Carpenter. Ir,. Den
MS Mention. William r. Porter. Judge
cauie here to-day for the purpose OF hav-
lug the Senate reconsider the vote by
which II was adopted. The friends OF the
amended bill got wind OF their coming
and eonssuuently the HOUSE was barely
opened tins morning. when the sergeant
ri -arms said.
,.slr. Speaker. tho clerk of the Senate
admit him." said Speaker Sirinan.
:. CLERK Hearn was admitted. lie APP
prouched the clerks desk aud reading
froin his memoranda told the House what
bills he held Ia his hand. Among them
was Senate bill No. IS. with this title: An
act To thorize the mayor and Council of
Wilmington to borrow certain sum of
tnOiey Tor the improvement OF the streets
and avenues In the city of Wilmington
The members looked at each other aud
scenled 10 understand that thoro must he
"a niger concealed somewhere "in the
wood piiey Tho particular haste shown
~ Trying 10 push this muchly amended
hill through. bcforo the arrival OF Its op-
poneniz was a subject OF talk all duy.
The bill was endorsed ns follows
introduced and read FIRST time in Sem
ate, April & 1891"
''lsead second time 10y title and referred
TO the Committee on Cities and Towns
April ~ 1891
Read third time as amended in Senate
and passed Semitic, April IL. 1884,"
Attached To the bill wRs what s now
known US the "Donahoe amendment" re-
Enrding the purchase of material and the
employment Of labor The amendment
was written very neatly with u typewriter.
II y difficult 70 tell what Will be done.
but the way matters now look. 1t is proba-
bic that the I'LL will he allowed 10 sleep
IN tho House until substitute. which
will be acceptable TO all parties concerned.
ear hc prepared and brought here
Hon George Gray, William &. Spruance.
Esl, aud John Bigys. Esq were also here
t0-osy, with Peter j. Ford, in the interest
OF the sllverbrook Sewer bill They were
matter In charge, when Mi. Spruancc
produced map. by which he WAS ube TO
expinin the situation. Mr.. Gray, Mr..
nggs and MT Fora Also spoke, and urged
George A. Elliott was also here with the
Following petition. signed by number OF
ien ling Fl r.ners: &.
To the General Assembly OF the State
81 Delaware: The undersigned farmers o.
New Castle county would respectfully re
moistrntc against the ptssage OF the bill
aa.aNt = A L.. Al
sion OF Investments We do 70 believing
shat the pm cage OF the siid hill would b,
deter ne ~ | to the inl crcsis tho fnriuiti
community tnat i would disturb nut
utsscttc the relations OF borrower nnt
lender. and tend TO drivecapital from o,Il
State; that u would make money NOR,
alfnetilt 70 borrow a. g per cent. and woul'
Increase The rate of per cent. mortgage
70 per cent. thereby, greatly add ,uu /,
the burdens ready endured hy the farm
Dlass"
Il Is probable that the bill In relation ,C
ltquor licenses, which was introduced Il,
Mr.. Hugely about one week nEo will bl
ronsldered within a few days. The advo
Gates of the bill deny that II IL u luca
option measure. but those who will reai
the full text, which Is as follows cal
tudge for themselves:
IAN act TO take the sense of the pcopl,
on the question OF granting license TO sci
Intoxicating liquors BE II enacted by tn
Senate and House OF Representatives u
she state OF Delaware In General As 'en
bly, met:
Section I. At the next general election
10 be held In this State the qualified vot
ers OF the several counties shall have tn
right TO vote for or against the granting
OF licenses TO sell Intoxicating liquors ii
said counties, respectively.
hection 2. Tho ballots to be used Ii
such election shall be provided, prepare
and voted III the same way as other bal lot
ere required by NV TO he NJ the said gen
ernl election. ard may be separate or fOrr
part OF aNrDtip with the candidates nam
on the general ticket.
Section .. The ballots herein provide
fer shall have either the words for u
Q nse or against license printed Their,
T On.
.-Scolion4 Alllaws now In force touch
Ing the qualification OF voters. manner q
conducting the election, certifying :,
iuras and canvasslng the same. and IN
certifying the Anal result. so far as aVpl
cable stall apply to the vote for 4
aaxAinst license: Provided, that the count
DOard of Canrassers for each county shn
make separate additional certificates 4
the votes cast IN each county, re3pCctivcl
and deposit the same with the clerk OF III
peace, who shall Immediately record III
erms la the docket OF the Court of Gene
nj Sessions OF the Peace, and carefully DIT,
. serve the original on HE Ia his Office
'.Sssrtion 5. Ii IL shall appear from aai
certificate Or otherwise that u majority G
the votes cast In any county was In favo
OF llcouse then llcensee may lie granite
as heretofore. But II ii shall appear til,
the majority OF votes cast as af oresAid wi
against license. then no licenses shall
granted to sell Intoxicating liquors In sal
county.
Section o. Any person who shall sci
give away or dispense any iutoNicatin
liquors. without a license to do so, or ha'
log stich license. shall sell, give away
dibpcnse such liquor contrary to law. sha
upon conviction thereof for the FIRST o
Tense. pay hlle of not less han one hui
nrod dollars aud the costs of prosecution
and shall suffer Imprisonment untll II
line and costs are paid; and for a secur
or subsequent offense, shall in addition
such punishment be imprisoned not 10
than three months nor more than OF
year. In all prosecutions for u second
subsequent otfense, as aforesaid II sha
not be necessary tostate It In the indie
meut to be such. but II may be proved
DO 80 In any proper manner and the r
cord of u former conviction shall be col
elusivc evidence thereof"
As soon as the Senate and House 7
eonvened after the noon reccss Seuretn
Of State Marvel presented the followII
Gentlemen of the Senate and House
President OF tho United States a copy
ss Joint resolution entitled Joint resoluti,
accepting the appointment and tru
made and imposed by an act of Congre
approved March 2, 1891. and authoriEi
the governor to receive the sum of mon
credited to the State of Delaware in nj
stiance of the provisions of said aC
adopted at Dover March IL 1884,
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