Evening journal., 1891-04-25


tusfeaaI Amendment.
StafY Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. April 24-The bill TO give the
p, w & B railroad control Of the D.
M 8 v system. was reported favorably
by Mr.. Hutson to day with an amend
ment, making the bonds ran for twenty
instead Of forty years.
as soon as 1t was reported Mr.. Ridgely
moved that IL be postponed until next
Wednesday He said that Mr.. Higgins
Ia earnestly interested In the bill, and It
would be but courtesy to him to defer
action until bis return
Mr.. Hutson objected TO postponing the
bill, aud began discussing It's merits.
n j Norris, who Is bitterly opposed
to IL, arose to the question of order and
asked the speaker If the representatives
from Kent had any right to discuss the
merits Of the blu on . motion to post
pore.
Willie Speaker SirmAn was looking In
bis manual Mr.. Hntson said he hoped 1t
was not the intention Of the opponents Of
the bill to choke of argument upon 1t.
Mr. Ridgely replied that IL was not
his intention or desire TO choke off Rrgu.
ment de simply desired all the members
to be present and have g general discus
Son upon It,.
The yeas and nays were then called as
follows:
Yesa-M essrs Attlx. Cranston, Elsen-
hrey, Jackson, Marvel, Morris (E. J),
Ridgely, Smith, Thomas, Tyndall, West.
10
Mays essrs Elkinton, Hickman,
Morris (R R }, Richards, Walton and
Spesker sirman. %
The bill will not pass the House Mr.
higgins is fighting 1t, and 1t is claimed
that Senator Anthony Higgins is pulling
the strings. II Is another case of any
thing to beat Massey and Woloott
Mr., Wolcott Is indignant over the
Oily dallyiDg and threatens TO withdraw
the bill entirely
II II is forced to this. It may be safely
asserted that the bill to incorporate the
Delaware Terminal Railroad Company
will never 70 through the Senate There
are men in there who will never allow 1t
TO block the interests OF the state aud
then get through with an unscotched
hide
senator Ross ON MS Dignity.
AS predicted in the EVENING JOURNAL,
Senator Ross Is very angry over the
defeat OF his bill for free text books, a
state superintendent and the better edu-
cation OF children Ia this state.
he did not know Of 1t until he returned
70 Dover this morning. When he did
hear Of It be characterized 1t as piece
Of spite work, aud said be wonld get
even with those who killed his bill
Juft after the noon adjournment the
EvaNfEG JOURNAL correspondent saw
him take green backed bin out OF his
desk and make a break for the door.
Thinking there was something up the
reporter stopped him for a minute and
asked
What Is the meter. is there caucus
Of some kind going ong"
No; this is the House Free Text BIZ
that was used as a pretext for killing
mine
Well, does the committee meet on Il
during the noon recess,
Well, no; not to-day. am Just
taking IL to have 1t filled so d--n full OF
amendments that its father won't know
it.
What amendments do you proposef
"0ae provides for q state superintend.
eat another for building fund for the
colored people. and-well, / viii see thai
1t is ali right before 1t reaches its 6pa
hearing in this House.
Mr.. Hutton, who was absent from tn,
House when the bill was killed, said !,
one OF it's opponents who was standing II
the lobby this morning:
At fret ! was opposed to the bill OF
account OF the state superintendent fea
tufe Now my mind Is made up. thinl
a state superintendent Is necessary"
That $500. 600 Loan
The Citizens Committee is still en-
gaged 10 bitter fight against Speake
Donahoe and his amendments Tb
speaker. however. seems to be oblivion
to all his surroundings In this matter
and goae on la the even tenor Of his WI
with the same sang froid be would sho,
If be had had neither hand nor inieres
IN the matter.
William T, Porter, Dennis ] Mentor
George W Bush and Dr. James 4
Draper, representing the Citizeus' Com
mittee, we're before the Committee q
Municipal Corporations during the noe
recess After lighting the Donahl
amendments, and, In fact, the who
bill
Mr. Mention offered substitute
authorized the mayor and Council
borrow 5000, 600 for paving the stree
and avenues: the amount borrowed shl
not exceed 5000 600 in any one yes
The interest on the loan must be paid
the city, and not out OF the approprl
lions Of the Board OF street and Sew
Commissioners
Senator Piillng, 1t Is said, Is work.
up reconsidera ion against the Donah
ameBdments In the Senate
Speaker Donahoe says that before a
actio1 was taken on the Council b
Dennis J. Mention came to him and pr
posed 70 him TO shelve the bin drawn
City Council, and put in the Citize
Committee bill as a substitute This
refused to do for Mr. Mention, aud d
the Citizens COMMITTEES is working
same scheme Ia on the House Comm
tee.
Another Constitutional Amendment
II Delaware cannot, as q result of /
election TO be held next month, have
new constitution. the Legislature see
TO be determined to get up a patok
one. There is the Pilling amendme
TIE Fulton amendment, and the last,
not the least. the Hutson amendme
wh'eh was introduced In the House
day.
il Odds an article to the constitute
and Is known as Article 10 IL provi
that all Offices ia the state can BE- m
elFeiive ones by an act Of the Gen,
Assembly.
The Minquadale Home.
The House bill to incorporate the N
quadais Home FOR Aged People bad a