Evening journal., 1891-03-13
RAILWAYS AT PEACE.
Discu ssion on the Liquor Law
Amendments.
LIQUOR IN RURAL DISTRICTS.

Sussex County omcers
stat Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, March 12.-Ths war between
the Wilmington City Railway Company
and the Front and Union Street Railway
Com any ended to day. The Cotton syn
dicate has. in the main, secured an il
desired~but the privilege Of running it's
cars eastward on Front street to the F.
w 4 B. depot. but In lieu thereof 1t will
run its eastern line out Second street
Mr. Richards no longer fears Speaker
Donshoes "club" and the two bills will
be speedily passed.
Preston Lea left Wilmington on the
first train this morning SO did Franklin
3 Cotton Cotton was accompanied BY
his legal advisor, j. Harvey Whiteman
The two street railway magnates occu
pied the same seat coming down. Quite
naturally the convevsation turned upon
their differences on the street railway
question They patched up compromise
on the train and Mr. Lea and the Fifth
compromise 4 telegram brsuebs
Willard salisbury, Jr., to Dover III the
next train. When he arrived. a select
party. consisting Of Messrs Lea. Cotton,
salisbury and Whiteman, put their
head together and perfected the com
promise The Cotton interest agreed TO
accept nine amendments 70 their charter
AZ the hands II the old line. The first
amendment Keeps the Frontand Onion
Street Company off any and all tracks be
longing 70 the Wilmington City Rail
way Company, unless that COMPANY
agrees to give them traffic privileges.
Another amendment allows them 10 20
around their tracks, as ia the case of the
approach TO the r.. W. 4 B depot. as
above referred to. Other. amendments
provide for the exclusion of the use OF
steam, and TO strike ont indefinite
phrases. The old company agrees to
allow The Cotton syndicate to Law
tracks vest on Front; OH Union, DUPONT
or hfnotne streets. where the old com
pgny nas not tracks or the privilege Of
lAylAg them TO run up Orange or Ship |
ley rect. to Second or Third street, aud |
then east 10 Walnut; up Walnut TO |
Fifth out Fifth to Church; and 10 |
Church street TO Eleventh street There |
Is matter Of conjecture as TO |
whether the Front and Union Street |
Company will be allowed to 90 over
Eleventh street bridge. Tonight the |
committee met and the amendments
were placed in their hands
Both sides and both Houses are glad
the matter Is settled
the Liquor Law Amendments.
There was heated debate in the Sen.
ate this morning when the bill making
changes IN the license and liquor laws /
q The state was introduced by Mr. |
Moore and given its first reading.
Clerk Hearn had hardly finished it,
TRMNipr when Mr. ntllfprr t.ml, a.
He as d
"Nr Sreaker-I think we might just
as well d. something with this bili Al
this time as later In the session II a
break ne into the license laws Of our I
state and there j. more to follow We
do not want this kind Of legislation aud
A. move indefinite post ponement Of
the Oil | never knew Of any license
sYs q giving suDh perfect satisfaction
as our p esent system is / will use nv
utmost endeavors to defeat such
measure think we had better check Il
right here
Mr. Hail. Before that motion ia
acted on | would like to say that do not
suppose the senator from New Castle
knows the great trouble we have to get
liquor IN the country towns for medicinal
purposes That part Of the bin Is correct
the screens part Of the bin Ito replace
them would not be In favor Of Am
the small towns In this state suffer be- ,
cHuse We cannot get liquor for d edicinal
purposes The doctors are the greatest
people IN the world to recommend iouor
for medicine In Frederick our doctors +,
don = drink much liquor themselves. but I
they beat the mischief for prescribing il | ,
for others TO drink Our people cannot
get BIT from the hotel We have to beo /
for y, and In some instances are com IL
peiied 70 send TO Philadelphia aud Balti !
more for II ! think we should be able I
to get little for medicinal purposes
Mr.. hichardson--''Th fourth section
where It repeats the screens act I an ,
opposed to. ! think IL weuld DO bad /
business. IT a man comes TO town and 4
gets drink and can't carry any home he :
takes another and another and gets drunk
My license last year coat me 300 more +,
than made. do not want 10 sell I
liquor in Fact would rather not do Il. but |
1 keep It Tor my guests, many OF whom
come here sick, and their physicians have
prescribed certain drinks for them. l I
don't wan. to make anything from LIQUOR
selling would rather lose thousand ,
dollars than make a cent Some people ,
come 70 me and want TO buy we'll say
bottle OF champagne. | can't sell ii. Ill
frequently give Il TO them and run the
risk Of being prosecuted But would
rather take this chance than have the
law repealed "
Mr. McMullin-"In this case I shall
have 80 vote against my coadiutor from
New CASTLE county. ! shall vote against
his motion for indefinite postponsment
we have had no time to consider Ii. NV
colleague may have better knowledge Of
the measure he may have seen 1t and
studied it. After get an opportunity
to look over it and compare ii with the
act | may vote against the bill II looks
to me as though 1t was move in the
direction Of temperance, but have not
had time to think Of il.
Mr. Pilling-"Mr Speaker ! have
never hesrd Of or seen this bill don't
know where it originated But / have
been told by friends. and political friends
that Il would DO good thing for certain
classes. When / came here / did not
come % represent party or any class Of
mea came 20 represent the people
liquor legislation has been a matter OF
great c-ncern for years, and we have
never had as good laws as we have TO-DAY
l nave not the least doubt that NV
brother senator from Kent countv's |
words are true How can we lepislate II
the leg iation does not become o little |
oetterY do not pose as a temperance
man You al know my views We old !
Fellows know how to take care Of our