Smyrna times., 1891-05-20

The Legislature adjourned on Satur-
day barelyin time for its members to
take the last train home. We shall
not know the full measure of what
they did until the laws are published,
and allowing the Messrs. Kirk the
usual time in printing and getting
them out, it will be fall when they
come to light. If not a fast, it has
been much more free from gossip as to
personal habits, and possessing a per-
sOnal freedom, less under the control
of bosses than is rarely found to be the
case. How much of the respect and
dignity which attaches to the Legisla-
ture belongs to its older heads, Messrs.
Williams, Hall, Richardson and Pilling
cannot be accurately measured, only
as we ask, what would it have been if
they had not been there.
A retrospect by a Dover reporter
says:
The session of the General Assembly
just ended was for the most part a
very harmonious one. A general feel.
ing of good nature prevailed and even
the political debates were marked bv
courtesy and freedom from personali-
ties. The friction was in the Senate,
where Speaker DOnahOe's coarse Jokes
and difference to the rights of others
did much to digust the members of
both parties who sat with him. Speaker
Sirman, on the other hand, won and kent
the respect and esteem of every man up.
on the floor of the House. He was, if
anything, too lenient to some intru-
ders who were granted the privilege of
the floor.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
every one that fairer or more honor
able body of men never sat in the capi-
tol. Aside from the strict partizanship
OF the Democrats no serious objection
has been offered. The New Castle del
egatiOn was the finest in every respect
that has ever occupied seats in the leg
lslative halls. Further, the statement
was frequently made by lobbyists that
there never was a Legislature whose
members were so difficult to sway from
their own judgments. They were
nearly all men who thought for them
selves and acted accordingly. Not
even a rumOr was heard that any mem
Der could be approached" by friends
of any bills.
There never We're a larger number of
private incorporation and public acts
passed. Among the latter NAV be
mentioned the two registration laws.
the ballot law, the five commissioners
act, the amendments to the assessment
and collection laws of 1873, the changes
OF the county governments in Kent and
sussex, the $500, 900 loan, the Broome
street bridge, the tranfer of the Will
mington plumbing inspector to the
control of the Departments of Streets
ana Sewers, the police commission, the
dlVlslon OF Mill Greek and New Castle
hundreds into election districts. the
amendment to article TX of the consti-
tuition, the act giving the properly con-
stltuted authorities of the cities and
towns OF the state control over their
streets, the Kentmere addition tn tbe
city, the Bridge over the Brandywine
az seventh street, the tax commission.
the Worlds Fair appropriation. the
negro college and Delaware College
appropriations, the limitation of expen-
Giture for stationery for the member of
the General Assembly, the extra con-
stables for Wilmington at General
elections, the Delaware Terminal rail.
road, the loan of $50, 600 to the Laurel
ami Roaring point Railroad Company.
inc .'.a 10000 to Troop B, the bill !
70 compel tramps to break stone. ti,,. |
act relating to the railroad mart ace. |
of 100000, etc.