Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-24


College Appropriations Passed Bni
Twice.
staff Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, April 23 Railroad complIca-
tions are what are engrossing the atten-
tion OF the legislators at the present
time They are keeping very quiet
about it, out the FIRE is smouldering all
the same. and the public viii see the
blaze before long.
The bill 70 accept the offer of the P.
w. & B. railroad to guarantee the pay
ment OF the $3.50 900 in mortgages on
the D.. M. 4 v railroad system, and the
bill to incorporate the Delaware
Terminal Railroad Company are antago
nizing one another. II Is now either a
mutual surrender in part or fight
to the death for both bills. If one
passes the other must pass; II one
dies the other must die II Is a
legislative Siamese twin arrangement
that is far from pleasant to the incorpo-
rators Of both companies
the Delaware Terminal bill Is now In
the Senate, and It is held there by the
friends Of the Junction aud Breakwa
deal. II is in the hands OF Senator
Houston chairman OF the Committee on
Corporations, and anyone who Is &C
quainted with the circumstances con-
nected with the Junction aud Breakwater
deal knows what that means.
Clerk OF the Peace Edward NJ Houston,
brother to Senator Houston, Ebe Tur =
nell. and others who are equally the
friends Of Senator Houston, were the
ones who originated the deal with the
p. w q b. railroad They know that II
this General Assembly grants a charter
to the Delaware Terminal Railroad Com
pany to run competing line down the
Peninsula the p, w. & B. will fly from
It's proposition. and leave the directors
and the state to shoulder the two roads
or sell taem under the hammer TO the
highest bidder
0ne OF the features OF the Junction
and Breakwater bill Is that IL gives the
p w q railroad the exclusive frau
chise for a period Of forty years II Is
denied Of course, but then It Is generally
believed
II the Junction and Breakwater bill
goes through FIRST. then when will the
Delaware Terminal bill come in, II this
assertion be true3
Speaker Sirman of the House Is one
OF the incorporators OF the new road, and
many other prominent men of the state
are interested in It. Their strength Is
sufficient to hold the Junction and
Breakwatsr agreement back Ia the
House.
me Bill lie a Good One "
a man who is very much interested In
the Delaware Terminal, said TO me
yesterday:
The bill Is a CORD one and a safe one.
II you doubt It, look at the names of the
incorporators There are many reasons
why 1t should pass The 3 q o wants
TO get to Lewes TO make coaliDg station
there 80 does the Lehigh Valley road
Ia addition TO this. by running road on
down the Peninsula and striking at
Cape Cha les proper. they could make
through line south that would be much
shorter than the N. Y,P. & N road. The
transfer boats could ply straight across
from Cape Charles to the other shore
and come into Norfolk from the east by
rail The objection has been made that
the Delaware Terminal will get the
franchise and sell it | will state In
answer to this. that an amendment Is
already In the hands OF the committee
that prevents the sale Of the charter to
any competing line The benefits OF a
farm lands Of the Peninsula would be
incalculable TO the fruit-growers and
farmers.
Georgetown Board OF Trade In It.
Even the Georgetown Board Of Trade
is Ia the muddle Robert @ White and
William 3 Boyca had q hearing before
the committee during the noon recess to
protest In tbs name OF the Georgetown
Board Of Trade against the contamination
Of the Junction aud Break water deal
unless the P w & B railroad will give
reduced freight rates on the lines, and
be ter guarantee than railroad bonds
The committee explained matters so salts
fac oTil5 70 these attorneys that they
really withdrew the objections they came
to urge
Ross Education BIN KILLED.
There viii be music in the air when
Ser ator Ross returns from Seaford and
fads his Education bill corpse In The
hands Of Messrs Esenbrey aud
Morris e in the House. He will
naturally want to know who killed
Cock Robin. but as the yeas aud nays
were not called II will be hard to locate
the sparrow who. with bis little arrow,
will say, II killed Cock Robin"
The whole rhlrg means that the
breath Of life wilt have to be blown into
the corpse by q motion TO reconsider the
vote, and q request for another confer
ence. or this session OF the General As
sembly ~ii not pass bill looking to the
amelioration Of the evils Ia the present
school system Of the state. Mr. Ross
took much pride in the bill and prepared
il with much care from the ideas he hat
gathered from an experience Of years. Il,
is not q man who will tsmely submit q
50 ch bin being trsmpled under foot b.
the loser chamber
One great objection urged sgainst til
bill il the Hou Q was the state super
intendent feature This feature in itsel
was Objectionable so some; but an add
tional feature WAS the fear expressed b,
some that Governor Reynolds would sp
point man who would be Objectionable
In fact, the claim was made that ma
was 81 ated b. the governor for the posi-
tion There WAS no foundation for thi
rumor, however. as the man who wa
supposed 70 os the lated man, told you
correspondent that he was not candi
dafe for the position, and had new er ex
pressed desire to 6ll the Office
The Legislature and Divorce.
So much has been said about divorc,
In Delaware that 1t will soon be know
as the Stale of Separation A few 6gur,
in the divorce work of this session wi
come IN just now.
Ninety bills were introduced In Il
House this session. Fifty-6ve of the
bills came into the Senate. The re
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