The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-20

Down, April ~. AT last we have
local option bill suuarsly Introduced
and Mr.. Hutson, OF Little Creek, a rec
hot temperance man, introduced Ii
The bill provides that at the next gen
eral election the qualified voters II
each OF the several counties of til,
State may vote upon the question o.
license or no license on the day Of the
next general election. liza majority o.
the voters OF any county shall vote
mo license then no liquor shall be
sold thereafter in that county. Propel
and very heavy penalties are prescribeC
for violation and all the details for tn,
counting and announcing OF the vot,
are provided for In the bill.
Now keep your eyes on this bill.
With the votes that your correspond
emit can count for IL tonight, that bill
will pass the House.
Mr.. r. r. Morris started the ball to
wards Adjournment sine die yesterday
morning In the House. He offered d
Joint resolution fixing April 80 as the
date. But after discussion, which
lasted fully an hour, the resolution
was tabled by avote OF II to z. Messrs.
Cranston, Hickman, Jackson, r.. r.
Morris, Ridgely, Smith and Walton
voted for adjournment, and Messrs.
Attix, Chapman. Day Elsehbrey,. Hig.
gins, Hutson, Marvel, Richards,
Thomas, Tindall, and Speaker Sirman
voted against 1t.
The OILY argument used by those
who voted against the resolution, and
the only reason they so voted was be-
cause they saw that the business now
in hand could not be transacted in the
time set.
The House passed the bill yesterday
afternoon, prohibiting the courts OF
this State from taking eognizance OF
cases in divorce, where the cause for
divorce happened In another State, pro-
yiding that the cause was not sufficient
to secure divorce In that State, and
it Is now law.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
authorizing the City Council OF Will
mington to borrow 100000, with the
Donahoe amendment. This amend
ment provides that the Street and
Sewer department shall pay the inter
est on this loan out OF the annual ap-
preparation that department receives
from Council, There is also a proviso
Sewer department shall employ only
home men to tho work on the streets,
and that all material used and sup
plies furnished shall come from home
manufacturers and dealers.
Well, where Is the Five Commissioner
bill now? 1t is Just one week ago. to-
day that the REPUBLICAN correspondent
wrote that he would stake his reputa-
ton as correspondent on the predic-
ton that that bill would not pass. It
had then been made the special order
for Wednesday, and the sentiment
appeared to be that 1t was all fixed at
last and would go through. But it
didn't--it hasn't yet, and 1t never will.
When that bill comes before the Senate
again, it will not be that bill; but it
will be one providing that the Com
missioners shall be elected by the peo-
pie Of New Castle county in 1892.
This is only prediction sifted from
the various rumors now floating
around here, but you'll find tia pretty
safe prediction to bank on. Will the
bill provide for three or five commits.
sioners, that's eonundrum, a very in
teresting one. The bill is not likely
to come up at all next week, and
when it comes up in its modified form,
no matter what that modification
will be, you'll find that the nine pillars
will have lost all interest in It. Let it
rest quietly now and see what next
week will develop.
There has been considerable stir over
Speaker Donahoe's attitude on the ques-
ton of the Seventh Ward annex. But
throughout IL oil and throughout all
the Wilmington agitation--there's one
point that must be scored down to the
Senate's Speaker-that is, TINT he takes
q stand very squarely and very openly,
and he can DO relied on TO be found on
that Identical stand until bill IL either
passed or defeated.
The Senate yesterday reconsidered
its vote on the Typographical survey
resolution and committed the resolu-
ton TO the caro- ola special committee.
1t looks very much now as though
Delaware did not want to topograph.
Mr.. Eisenbrey yesterday afternoon
did the "blot" business on the Central
Exchange Notary bill referred to In
last evenings REPUBLICAN. He offered
an amendment restoring the word
not" In the shape OF new bill and in
side of fifteen minutes he had that bill
introduced, read twice, then referred to
committee. Mr.. ButsOn reported it
back and 1t passed the House unanim-
ously.
This was about the quickest piece of
legislation ever done in the House.
Mr.. Smalley, who worked hard for it.,
was jubilant and Mr. Eisenbroy, when
he presented the bill, raked the man
fore and aft who could have been
guilty of such a damnable piece OF
underhand work as to change q bill
after 1t had passed.
Mr., Hutsun, from the committee on
revised statutes, reported adversely
on the Ridgely Investment bill, but
this docs not kill the bill by any
means. When the Fulton bill comes
up next week they will both be dis
cdssed together.
Oh. What n Cough
VIII you heed the warning2 The Sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach OF
that moro terrible disease Consump-