Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09
~ TILE EGIsLAruRE.
Electric Railways and Special Constable
occupy Major Portion of the Time

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occupy Major Portion of the Time of |
the State S0lons.
| Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
| DOVER, March 1.-The hands of the |
| House clock pointed "high noon" and |
the morning session had been one hour
and 20 minutes under way when Mr..
| Cooch relieved the tension which had
| pervaded the chamber by arising and,
on behalf of the majority of the com
mittee on appropriations, reporting the
special constables resolution favorably.
Mr.. Hall, chairman of the committee,
followed, with the presentation of a
written minority report, which was read
and ordered, on motion of Mr.. Sauls-
bury, to be entered upon the journal.
| The minority report set forth, in sub
stance, that, in accordance with the law
providing for the appointment Of these
\ constables and, in view of prospective
| deficit in the State treasury, the bill
should be paid by New Castle county,
/ and that the payment of this claim by
the State would be simply gratuity to
| New Castle county. While recommend
ing this course, the minority report
recognized the value of the service rem
dered by these constables and urged
that they should be paid promptly.
Mr.. Cooch moved the adoption of the
majority report. Mr.. salisbury moved
that the report be indefinitely post.
poned.
After little fencing for an opening,
the Speaker suggested that, us the
motion to indefinitely postpone was the
one before the House, it devolved
upon Mr. Saulsbury's side to justify
that motion.
Mr. Salisbury said briefly, in effect,
that the attitude of the minority was
fully set forth in the report just pre-
sented.
Mr. Ceoch replied, reciting the emer-
gency which made the appointment of
these constables necessary 10 save the
State from Federal oppression. 1t was
not local matter; it was for the preser-
walton of the sovereignty Of Delaware
and Il was unfair to ask New Castle
county alone to pay the bill.
Mr.. Dasey agreed with Mr.. Cooch in
theory-that it was the duty Of the State
to protect its people against force and
usurpation-but thought that New
Castle county having contracted this
debt in accordance with the provisions
of the act of 1S91-"tO be paid as other
election expenses are paid"-it should
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paired with Mr.. Hickman. who was
absent on business, he should not vote
on the resolution.
, Mr.. Brian was sorry that Captain
Dasey had "slid OUT in this way by
pairing.
Mr.. Dasey was willing to transfer his
,, pair to Mr.. Brian and vote against the
, resolution.
, Mr. Brian ntimated that Captain
Dasey was over anxious to make this
pair and declined to help him out. He
questioned if Mr.. Hickman would have
! voted for the resolution had he been in
/ his seat and limited that both he and
| Captain Dasey wanted to dodge the
t issue.
Mr.. Cooch said he would leave to Mr..
salisbury to state Mr. Hickman's posi-
t ton.
Mr.. Salisbury replied that everybody
! knew Mr. Hickman had signed the ma
/ iority report, and that, of iNslf, was
' sufficient to Enthusiastically define his
, position.
Q Speaker Whiteman, having surren.
d dered the chair to Mr.. Watkins, re.
0 sented the imputation of the minority
! report that this would be "gratuity,
a charity tc New Castle county. There
A was d conspiracy to get the electoral
b vote of Delaware for the Republican
s. ticket, by unlimited misuse of Fedora
d power. Wilmington was the point Of
g attack; these officers met and thwarted
1 that onslaught and saved the State. We
. ask nothing but what we believe is fail
e and just. TO allow this election to have
e gone uncontested, would have pre-
n served the peace but would have
t. belied the manhood of Delawareans
IS Take into consideration wha
II New Castle county contributes t.
= the revenues of the State-and, Incl
!, dentally, how disproportionately LITTLE
d she receives back from the school fund
e New Castle county does not ask an,
n difference in the apportionmcnt of thes,
appropriations; being DESTROYS that every
'e one in the State shall receive fair edu
e cation, she is willing to contribute TIL,
n great bulk Of the fund therefor. VIII
n the political party believing in "the in
,r destructible union of indestructibl,
t. states" prove recreant to its traditions
ID This attack was not upon communities
le it was upon the State and the laws ant
~ rights OF the State. The speaker pro
IN ceeded to call attention to tn
orderly and quiet manner in whicl
this election was conductedln Whining
ton; which was all the result of tn
10 moral force cxerted by the presence o
I'd these officers clothed with the authorit
as of the State. The opposition had bee
y most unreasonable, most unjust; the
., even forgot that their neighbors wer
~, "a, their fellowmen. On the slightest pal
10 tiSan charges they were hauled before
o. partisan commissioner and held i
- NT l.. F.. L. A