The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19
FIFTH EDITION.
Our power Letter,


ana the result OF their effOrt9 Is that they
have concluded arrangements with the al
rectors of the P. W. & d. Railroad compa.
ny. whereby that company virtually as
sumed the two mortgages the State holds
against these railroads. and thus the r. w.
& ID. company secures control of these two
roads.
By the terms of the agreement the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Dalti-
more Company Is to pay to the State by
the first Of July next s62. 900, aud then
by November next $172.S32.34. This
will leave balance OF @3S5, 900 which Is
to he refunded in three per. cent bonds. \
TO run for forty years. By this action
these much talked of mortgages are al
last part in shape.
The National Guard bill came up yes.
terday afternoon. 1t had been made
the special order of the day, and Mr..
Higgins called it up. As he s.atsd the
other day, he repeated yesterday that
the committee to man believed thai.
the bill was in itself perfect. The onl,
hitch was in the appropriation OF that
5000 to support tho Guards. This
was the bone oil contention. The com
mittee could not or did not cnre TO ask
tho Hou Q to make this appropriation.
Therefore said Mr.. Higgins we lay tho
matter before the House.
On motion OF Mr.. Higgins. the House
then went into committee OF they whole
on the bill.
Mr.. Hutson asked that the bill DO
read by sections.
This was done, then Mr.. Hntsen Of
fered an amendment cutting down the
appropriation to 5000.
| This was adopted. though Mr.. Hig-
gins warned Tbs members that Ito
guardsmen had said that with less than
~, 900 per annlm, II was hard to see
how the system could be kept up.
Mr.. Eiscnbrey was in favor of the
guard; ho thought that some reason
able provision should be made for the
sustenance Of the guard.
Mr.. Chapman thought IL the Guard
got T., 800 from the Government, that
allowed each OF the ten companies
$3.50. He thought the boys could havo
a pretty good time on this sum.
Mr.. Ridgely moved that the commit
tee report the bill with negative To-
commentator.
This was voted down 10 to 8, and
then Mr. Huison moved that the fur
ther consideration of the bill be post
poncd for the present. So there tho
bill stands. with the appropriation cut
down TO $1,000 and not yet acted on.
The soldier boys will make another
rally for that bill.
Well, the remudeled commission bill
is here that is, the New Castle county
pct. 1t came down in the noon mail
yesterday, and Speaker Donahoe hand
ed 1t over to Senator Williams. The
REPUBLICAN correspondent saw Semi
tor Williams as the latter was leaving
to make the train FOR home, and while
he did not have the bill with him he
had carefully read it and renewed lite
call int ell fswrs
five commissioners; they are OF course
) to be appointed by the Governor. The
; districts remain the same az in the old
bill.
The duties. or privileges rather, OF
the old bill are curtailed. A board OF
credit isprovided for; the county treas
ulrer is to collect all taxes: a rebate 10
to DO allowed for prompt payment at
q per centlgc added for neglect to nav
/ AftGI a cetiaiII date a ootinqucnt list I'd
to he made out; this is to be put in thu
hands OF collectors. These ara to be
allowed per centage for collection.
collect all they can, and then after a
certain date this list Is to be wiped out
entire. and no more delinquent lists
will be held over the heads OF the voters
of New Castle County.
The bill will be called up tomorrow
likely,as tho Kent and Sussex bills will
be here then. The Kent and Sussex
Commissions it is understood will mob
go Into operation until February, 1909.
But the New Castle will go into opera
ton April |. next.
Judge Grub was here yesterday as
/ a committee on behalf of the Ameri-
| can Bar Association, his object leinR
, to li;Bc commission appointed to
act in conjunction with similar COM
missions from other States, the OBJ
! ject being to establish comfy or uni
rormity Of law between the States.
I more particularly on divorce and on
the transfer Of property.
\ The gallery of the House was crowd
: ed last night, and he floor was packed
} with representatives OF the Beneficial
b Societies, of Wilmington and other
. places. who were down here to fight
E. what is known as the Ridgely Invest
mcnt Company bill. j. f. Carroll, of
. Dover, Captain Smith, of Wilmington;
William 4. Stiinmol, of Wilmington,
and others talked, and they certainly
jumped on that bill with both feet
They tore it up, and then SCATTER
cd IL TO the winds They were down
on that bill, and tho fifty odd delegates
who were here, were down OH 1t ALSO
They objected to its every feature and
every detail, AL the members listen
ed to them atfentively a H..
luo 4NeM HUStY SstLetY uyuOt DOx
bill had the floor Yesterday afternoon.
> General X. X. Kenney had charge of
the bill and he talked to the Committee
for an honr. Ho made some good
points in favor of tho bill. The tcon-
G omy and secrecy of tho box were fea-
:. lures strongly dwelt on, Now tho tus-
' sic will he between theMyers American
Voting Machine and the Safety ballot
box. II is hardly likely that u bill will
be reported this week. The committee
on this subject have very serious
job ON haul.
The W. c. 7. U. OF the State and tho
q preachers association OF the city OF
Wilmington are making a combined
l. effort to defeat the liquor bills.
The committee on the Chicago exposi'
0 ton will get bill la shape either to.
day or tomorrow, for which they will
y provide for Il commission OF three men
n for each coun ty, and two ladies also,
to take charge OF Delaware's interests,
The bill will appropriate SIS, COO, In or
der that Delaware may be well repre-
scnted.
Old Saul's Pile Ointment in the field
which il occupies is pronounced by all
! who have tried it to be absolutely
without peer. 1t never falls to effect
a cure Price only 20 cents per box.
She Put Her Foot In It
Dut wasn't "put out about it;n she was