The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-04

Our Dover Letter.
of the REPuRLIcAN.
Down, Feb. 4.--Strife has ceased in
the Senate chamber, and where but O
little while ago the fierce battle of par
was Avaged the flag OF truce
now 'wayes. And beneath its silkenl
folds nestle the eight Senators, as
happy and contented looking as q lot
OF boys round plum pudding. 1t
WIS Senator John Filling, the sturdy
old oaken Senator from New Castle,
who wrought this wonderful change.
He had sat with his Republican breth-
rem watching every movement made
by the Democratic Senators, and being
watched by them In return, till he had
gotten tired of it, and he thought it
about time that the members OF the
Senate should come to an understand
ing. He therefore proposed that an
agreement should he entered into bes
tween them-pepoeratS and Republic
cans-each pledging himself that until
next Tuesday no partisan or political
Legislation should be attempted on
either side.
The agreement was written-a clause
in 1t saying that,st minority In the
chamber when a measure is brought
up shall decide whether 1t be partisan
in chaSaotT or not,
Speaker Donahoe and the five Sena-
tors each attached 1ls signature In bic
and then, on the Suggestion Of Senator
Pulling, the paper Was carefully laid
away In the desk of Speaker Donahoe.
1t Is understood that In case Senator
Williams Is not able to be here by
Tuesday next, the treaty Of peace will
be renewed and extended.
This WINS the most important item OF
business the Senate transacted yester-
day afternoon. In the morning the
iii;aseegg VI s;ly MY insurance lay was va,
Upper Chamber, -.
The House passed during the day an
act TO renew the charter OF the City
Building. and LoQ9 Association, OF
Wilmington; an act TO Incorporate the
Standard PHARMACY, an act to amend
the charter of the Ferris Reform
School, an act to re-incorporate st.
Peters BENEFICIAL Society, an act to
incorporate the Delaware Construction
Company and an Scct to incorporate the
George H. Mccall Company, all vii.
mington bills.
Mr. Hutson gave notice last evening
of an act which amends the law that
passed last session providing for the
punishment of any one who fraudu.
lently wore Grand Army Badge, the
amendment makes the same law apply
o tadges of the Union Veteran
Legion.
Mr.. Higgins, who Is master of the
State Grange of Delaware, and way IN
in the Councils OF the progressive
farmers OF Delaware, expects to handle
some important measures shortly to
be introduced by the Legislative Com
mittee of the Farmers Institute. The
most important OF these measures,
said a prominent farmer to the REPuB.
LlcAH correspondent yesterday, will IN
the bill to equalize taxation, the cut.
ting down of county officers fees the
enforcement OF the law compelling
cOnvicts to work and the adding OF
bonds, mortgages and other invest
ments to the list OF property to he
taxed.
The farmers propose pushing these
and other reform measures this time,
and they will look closely after them.
The legislative contingent that is
wont to gather at the old anti-White
headquarters, last night caucused on
gubernatorial nominationfor 1894.
IL took but one ballot to decide 1t and
William Lowder Sirman, Speaker of
the House of Representatives was
| unanimously chosen. Tall oaks from
little aeorns grow and Just keep yout
| optics on William Lowder Sirman.
The new insurance law is now fact.
The efforts now making to amend the
neddlers' license law will result in the
repeal of the law enacted two years
ago, when the license was increased to
Sl0O, and the license all over the State
Is likely to be reduced to S25.
Caleb Kelly, of Blackbird hundred,
has bill here to enable him to secure
a title to certain vacant land In Black
bird hundred. To-day letters received
Indicate that Caleb's bill will be OPP
posed.
A large delegation Of the friends of
the Present National Guard system,
both military and civic, Is expected
here to-day from Wilmington to op.
pose the militia bills, now In the hands
of the Committee on Federal Rela.
tions. OF course the enemies of the
present system will also be here, and
a hot fight is expected.
The incorporation act of the Della.
ware Construction Company, which
passed the House yesterday afternoon,
looks like mighty big thing with d
very small title. 1T may be weighed
closely III the Senatorial scales.
The regu lar proceedings follow: