Middletown transcript., 1891-05-07

bill to incorporate "The Delawar
Terminal Railroad Company" "a per
fectly legitimate affair; they ma.
succeed in killing the Delawar'
Terminal" but woe unto the NAL
who does this thing and then ask
favors at the hands of a people whose
burdens are thus made heavier; there
is limit to the endurance of ever
the meek and lowly, and when the
people begin to appreciate the extent
of the injury inflicted shattering OF
idols may be confidently expected
: there is some comfort in the thought
that not quite all will be Democratic
idols.
On Wednesday the bill providing for a
loan of $10,0 GOO at three per cent. interest,
by the State to Troop B. Association of
Wilmington, remnant of the militia, was
passed the Association offered their new
armory and the ground on which it stands
as security under first mortgage this is
supposed to be the first time the State has
ever made loan ON real estate of this
kind, railroads formerly being considered
the only safe place in which to invest the
surplus. The sooner the members of the
Legislature can be made to understand
that the State is not properly money
loaning institution the better it will be for
the State.
On Tuesday evening the Rev. j. A. B.
Wilson addressed the members upon the
question of local option his address was a
mastery effort and produced a good effect
upon his hearers.
The bill to allow the people to vote
either for or against license at the next
general election is now in the hands of a
House committee and will probably be re-
ported favorably at an early date.
Levi G. Bird, Esq. was a very happy
man yesterday after the Senate had concur
red in the House Joint Resolution decreas-
ing the tax to be paid by the B. & o. rail-
road company on their main line, from $780,
600 to $25, 900 per year this resolution has
stirred up considerable bad feeling; there
is no reason for the decrease except that the
B. & o. is not making money fast enough.
Yesterday afternoon the friends of the
bill providing for the settlement of the
State mortgage on the D. NJ. & v. railroad,
corralled the members of both branches in
the House for the purpose of holding a
secret caucus at which time the fate of the
scheme to cause loss of 1886, 900 to the
State might be settled. Well, it was set
tied, and that contrary to the wishes of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for once
in the history of the State the people have
triumphed over monopoly the beginning
of an era of freedom from oppression is at
hand, the time has arrived when a major
ity of the members of the Legislature do
not wear the corporation collar, and the
State is safe. In the caucus Mr.. Hutson
the cause of the railroad peo-
pie and spread himself around in promis-
cuous sort of a way. Mr.. Hutson had sue
ceeded in making good record up to this
time, but his chances Of succeeding Senator
Richardson in the Senate are materially
lessened by this direct slap at the interests
of his constituents. Some other talk was
in, but the vote on the question
stood as follows: For the bill: Hutson,
Morris, R. R., Hickman, Pilling, Dona-
hoe, Houston, Ross, Smith, Cranston, Day,
Thomas, Walton, Elkinton. Against the
bill: Attix, Jackson, Eisenbrey, Tindall,
Chapman, West, Ridgely, Morris, E. j.,
Marvel, Richards, Hall, Williams, McMul-
len, Moore, Richardson. Against the bill,
Is for the bill, 13. 1t was close call,
but the people triumphed. The committee
having the bill in charge was authorized
by the caucus to propose to the railroad
people that they should pay S215, ZOO in
cash and give first mortgage for the
balance.
The Terminal bill is still hung up in
the Senate, but with fair play will get
through.