Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-08

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STAG Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May The city auditor
rider ls still the all absorbing topic
here There are not any new develop
mente. hewever, and everything thus far
known about it was published Ia to-
nights EvEEIEa JOURNAL.
The resolution appointing the investi-
eating committee was enrolled during the
day, passed through ell the stages and
was In the Office of the secretary of state
by 6 clock this evening
This c0m mlttee met in the State House
parlor ct o'clock this evening. The
members present were Senators Houston
and Pilllug and Representatives Smith
and Hickman. Mr.. Huston Is the other
member
The committee organized by electing
SENATOR Houston chairman and George
Carter stenogfaphic clerk.
The witnesses examined were City
Solicitor Lynam. J. Hsrysy Whiteman,
Clerh q the House Damn and John @
Pennewill, who enrolled the bill
There was but one new fact brought
out ane that was that Mr.. Lyman had
failed to find ont who attached the
rider so the BILL which he went to
Wilmington to do
The members Of the committee and the
clerk we're pledged to secrecy, and the
future action to be taken by the commit
tee cannot be made public. Let IL suffice
to say that important developments will
be made to morrow.
The possibility is that the bill with
the rider attached will have 20 20 In
the laws It is claimed that the only
thing the General Assembly can do is to
pass an amendstory act striking out the
rider" Then both acts will have TO APP
pear 10 the laws.
House Bills Passed tho Senate.
The Senate passed the following House
bills this morning: To amend Chapter
z7e volume Is. Laws of Delaware; to
allow Harvey Wiley, notary for the
Creston Land Company, to do notarial
work outside the office, and TO legalizs
what he has already done.
Act TO incorporate the Hollands
Branch Ditch Company Of New Castle
county; an act for the relief OF the
estate OF James Riddle. deceased, late of
Wilmington; an act providing the courts
OF the state with a stenographer not to
receive more than 81 800 per annum; to
lay out new public road in Georgetown
hundred.
snvsrbrook Bm Passed.
The bill for the condemnation Of
SilverbEook passed the Senate without
debate this afternoon. Mr.. Williams
voted yes, and that Is what carried It
through
Willard Salisbury, Jr.. and Peter ].
Ford we're sitting side by side In the
SENATE chamber when the bill passed
Hr Saulsbury reached out bis hand to
Mr. Ferd and congratulated him upon
his SUCCESS. The lion and the lamb went
OF tcgathcr TO the train and the impress
sion was left In the minds Of the Senators
that Mr. Ford was better lawyer than
either Mr. salisbury or Mr.. Bradford.
The RldRelv Tax Bm.
The Ridgely Tax bill Is evidently going
70 follow the Fulton Tax bill 10 that
peaceful bourne from which there Is no |
return" II viii be killed by the Senate |
Il is not because Mr. Ridgely Is unpopu |
lar Far from II There Is not q more \
popular man IN the House. But, in this
ms ance, he Is backing an unpopular
measure.
When It was called up in the House
to-day Il was loaded down with amend
ments IL was read In part by sections,
and each section was argued until the
seventh ana eighth sections Of the bill |
were reached
The bill was defended by Messrs Hut
son, RidRely, Higgins, Elseuhrey.
The obi sction began when the two sec
tions above referred 10 were read. These |
sections we're objected to on the ground |
that IL WAS levying two taxes on rail |
roads, as they are already taxed
Those speaking against this mend |
ment we're Messrs Jackson and Morris |
Il J and even Messrs Higgins and |
Eisenbrey had b change sides aud object |
to sncb an amendment.
Mr. Higgins made a motion that the |
bill be reeommitted. which was carried |
the Senate Is going to take the matter |
mp between sessions and have bill pre-
pared next session that Is expected to |
meet all demands.
The Railroad BIZ Substitute.
The House substitute for the House
bill providing for the r.. w & rail
road 90 assume control OF the D., M &v
system, passed the House to day It's
provisions are similar TO those determined
upon by ths caucus and published in the
4
was much discussion upon IT, e.
Morris fought il with al the eloquence
he had brought up from Sussex county
with him he objected to 1t on general
principles Mr. Hutson championed the
bill and explained it section by section
Mr. Morris moved that action on the
bill Be postponed until Mondsy after
noon at o'clock His motion was lost
The vote VISA then takan ON q nal nassa0a
and it passed by yea and nay vote. Mr..
Morris was the only member who voted
against it,.
Bon James L. Wolcott who was
looking on from the lobby door was very
well pleased apparently, but not as
much so as he would have been had the
original bill passed
The EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
asked him, as he burned to go down
do you think the p, w. &B. will
accept the propositionf"
That cannot say, he replied 1T is
above the clouds
The Third Honss Organized.
The third House was duly organized
yesterday by the election of Joseph L.
Carpenter Jr speaker; Peter ]. Ford,
clerk Judge Bal, sergeant At arms; Levi
c. BIRD, page An interesting efslon
was held while the first and second
houses were in the hall Of the House OF
Representatives wranPling over the
junction and Breskwater deal
wOloost ballot Bin TO he Amended.
The Wolcott Ballot bill Il to be
amended II will not work under the
operation Of the two State Redistribution