The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-27
edition.

londonce OF the RErUniicAN.

I'D not give up till nearly daylight
Yesterday ufwrufus, and when they
ioso from ussir inbors they had framed
q measure with which they at last
hoped to be able to knock out tho Re-
publiean Levy Court OF Sussex. Ii WINS
II genuine five commissioner bill. but
different III several of Its features from
anything In the commission line yet
offered.
+ First, 1t docs not district the county
at all, anil says. simply. upon the pas
sage oil this act tho Governor shall ap-
point five commissioners. selecting
thoni From the entire county, and the
Levy Court OF Sussex County with all
its appoiniees shall be abolished.
Second, there Is no provision in the
acI TO indicate that these commission
CTS are to be of opposite political fmth.
tho Governor shall appoint says
the act. nothing moro ON this line.
Esch OF these commissioners is TO re-
ceife Tor his services the sum of $500
ger annum. There is no controller no
nudiior, The machine is TO run itself.
These appointccs hre to hold ollce till
the next general election. Outside OF
the routine provisions Of the tlocu-
ment. this is all there is Ia IL except n
very well arranged schcme to knock
out the Republican members of the
court while tho Democrats are retain.
Cd. There are six democratic mem
hers of the Sussex County Levy
Court, and this bill will make five Of
them commissioners unit-ene of them
a collector. This. you see, will retain
all the Democrats and shelve the Re-
pablicans.
1t is pretty evident now that this
commission business will not stop ut
Sussex and New Castle. Kent county
viii come in for one, also, before this
session adjourns, and it will be three
c0mmlssiOaer bill-not u five. 1t is
fnid that Hall and Williams both favor
~. IL this Ii so IL will be go, for 1t
would pass tho House with lying
)lor5. Senator Hall Is quoted as say
Ing, III commission is good thing
ior Sussex, it ought to be just as good
fof Kent And many Democratic
Kent countians agree with linn in their
gentiments. But the FOUNDERS and tho
BELLOWS who are in now don't want II
In Kent, but the glaiing craftsmanship
OF the two commissioner bills Witch
alone knock out Republicans, is more
thnn a good many members are willing
70 labor under. SO Kept will very
likely swing into line.
There's u peculiar phase of the city
railway fight fast cropping out. At
noon yesterday Senator l'illing called
up for final passage the Wilmington
City Railway bill. Speaker Donahuo.
however left the chair and objected to
The passage OF the bill Just ut present.
Ne represented the city oi Wilmington
inthe upper body, said he, ami IL was
his province to look after the city's
interest. lie felt that another corno-
ration bill of a similar character To The
Front and Union streets Till was being
proposed, held up by this House Com
nlit,ca until Ibis bill was passed by the
Scilate. He believed that these bills,
being similar IN character ami both r,.,
terfinB To similar corporations should
be treated Ia the stIuc manner. The
Speaker had the bill lail on the table
tUr future consideration.
And now comes the other phase. Mr..
Records, chairman OF the House Com
mittee on Private Corporations, has
the Front and Union streets bill locked
upin his desk, and there 1t will stay
until the session closes il any forcing
business Is attempted 10y the Senate
He Will not bc driven 20 report IT, And
50 the muddIe stands. Speaker DonG-
hoe has strength enough to hold the
other bill III the Senate, and Mr..
Records certainly has control oil his
desk.
The House lad little tilt yesterday
afternoon on the Pre-" Scho0l Book
bill. 1t was called mp for final passage.
I Anal then il was read d third lime III
paragraphs In ordei, 20 pass But after
the fa,a'lipg Mr.. Records held the bill
He understood there was tiil sninc-
what similar III character, aud he
Thought IT wouii he II gooi plan to
POSTPONE linal action On this bill till
the SenatD's bill came IN.
Mi. HIGGINS agreed Win lis neirh.
Dor. lie tGpu,rlIt Ill., Ill, itntiI,,.ta,s, !,
bill to pass hastily.
Mr, Hutsun. on tho other han1
thought tn. members ought To thor,
ouviiiy unIrrstnnd tlis lin Iv Xxi.
time, and hc himself wus wiling IN
vote fnr IL final pnssi,.rp
IN thn MN niid INA vr,, AIe,,.,.a
Hutspn. (Iiipurn. IIicEui,,i, ani r. IL
Morris voted against thn mafi,,n "a
post none all The I,rpuLII,Y,n ,uen,Inrs
voting In Tn\ul. of IttistnuIrn,n,,t I'M,
bill, by many. i rp.1ar,ieI MS snno,.inr
70 The Senntg lin ii INN il d5,,!. Xxi
pro,i.,e for Il State Suprrinttt,dant
which the Scnnte iii does
Mr.. Hickman will iniro,Iuea IilI
this morning wLirh RECALLS n naeniin,
divorce ease OF lnst srssion II il en-.
titled Il bill For the relief of Temuel
d. hinge" IL will I've rnrnllerfed tLat
Al lie last session 'Imyin w,,s III III.
vor.ed. His I'LL nnssrl 5ntb IInnsa,
WINS enrolled and went down into Tie
Secretary of States office 'Thare il
Totuained from n certain rriiIay iii
the next Tuesday, when Srnninr nor
man got II brought il hnrk In the
Henate AMI md II indcIiuitaIv no VT