The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-25
THIRD EDITION.



Corraspondcnco OF the REPUBLICAN.
poyKn, April Yesterday was de-
4iHedly the blaHest Friday as far as busi-
n|94t WHs concerned that NE have had this
@1@1iou. and an Immense amount OF bust
II {hc mornsne. IN fact ti up Iii il i was us,
Fo<c1pf ia the afternoon was the rail-
road norfRage question. IL has been
TI1ir ever aince the first Introduction of
<hie 4nhiert In the House. that the senti-
Nicut OF the members concerning tho
Hd{di has gradually but surely undergone
echange. Tho feeling that the "dealp
4 would be good thing for tho State wore
away mighty quickly when the members
cnce got their thinking caps on. and the
result ia seen more plainly every time the
NIL posnes up.
The fact L there arc many of the mem
oers OF the House who Judge this deal by
1uo lobby backing II. and SEQ nothing in
u but scheme OF the Pennsylvania Rail
{p1d company 10 secure control OF the
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Why
they should change four per cent. in
tcsfment for three per cent. Is also a
question that Is agitating them and Il was
plain this afternoon that there are
enough OF them TO defeat the bill.
II was called up by MIR. Hutson. who Is
<lsirmnu Of the committee having the
bili In charge. and who Is honest In his
opinion that the bill Is good thing for
abr State. but Mr. Ridyeiy jumped the
PHI rs soon as Il was called up. Mr.
NfuHeiy has fought this deal ever since
4 made It's appearance and he ia still
nxhfing IL. He argued a. Mr.; Higgins
and others were absent. IL would DO but
common courtesy 20 the absentees to
POSTPONE the bill until say some day next
Ncox. aud he suggested Wednesday next.
NJ. Hmtson fought against postpone:
ment. He commended that the bill had
teeu published In all the papers. discussed
2 In every phase and he felt that the mem
brfe were well acquainted with IL. The
urinhers wore with Mr.. Ridgely. however.
anal a sa5rNf
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Anothor bill in which considerable in
tefeat was taken In the House yesterday
Ni<s that Incorporating the Brandy@ine
&prings Railway Company. W. Il. Snialley
<pelf the entire forenoon lobbying
ezalnst the bill. but II went through by a
vote OF 10 TO when IL WAS called up by
Mr.. Smith,
AR. Hutson introduced an amendment
f 20 tho State Constitution that will wake
Hp the dry bones all over the State. II
ntda 10 the constitution now article
Article land II provides that II shall be
lxwful for the legislature 10 enact that
All officers shall les elective 10y the people
Ihs OF course would rob the Governor oil
! bis appointive power.
The ieas and salaries are also to be all
0xed by h 4 legislature.
VI The new article is TO DO published in al
z tertt two newspapers in the State within
SIXTY days OF the next general election
and voted on by the people.
Mr.. Eisenbrey presented a Joint resolu-
tion asking that Joint committee be ap'
painted TO consider whether All apprOprla-
Non II not deemed necessary 10 enable the
AAlutant-Generai of the National Quart
~ properly care for the military storgi
POW belonging TO the State of Delaware.
The State now owns about 900 wortt
% military stores. and rs all nppropria
lions are practically cut oil by the Eisen
Euy bill, which hns now passed boil
Hoiises. the question troubling AdIutan.
4enefai Hart is where is the money com
o..
r and care of all this material. It's transpor
tation. etc. The House adopted the ipin
fosolnfioi without question. but thu
hulators decided to lay II over for futur,