The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-20
EDITION.
AT THE CAPITAL.

LAis Will Probably be a Busy Week ut
Dover and it Will be Well for Those
4nterested to Keep Their Eyes open.
4 correspondence of the Republican.
Down. Feb. 10. 1s93.-A Sabbath
lays quiet prevails and about the
only sound heard is that OF the church
!. Euing bell. calling the people to their
respective places OF worship. All this
h however will be changed on Tuesday.
\ ~ the General Assembly will again
CDnyene. ami the town will again be
Iiied with politicians and wire pullers
&nxious to secure the passage of bills
b advance their own interests or those
pf their party or friends.
IL will he well for the Council Com
nittee OF Wilmington to carefully
look after some OF the bills that will
Drobabiy be presented during the
1oulng week, otherwise they may find
Xhen the Legislature adjourns that
ne people OF that city have been
onnd hand and foot AID deprived of
- last vestige of self-govt rnment.
HE cUcnmitlee may not be able to ac-
4ompllsh much, but they can at least
Eo on record as having protested
Il 4Eainst all partisan legislaI o II that al
1Buts this city.
ION behalf OF the people they represent.
&Ono OF these obnoxious bills is that
Xcnrganizlng the Police Commission,
&ne Intention being to place this body
Entirely In the hands OF the Demo-
4Ats, who no doubt would soon re
+ 1rganize the police force on solid
p6mocratlc basls. A bill TO that effect
&es been introduced in the Senate by
n Hkr. Pyle, which, however, does not
~ hncG 4 nhp n TinI-A,.
&; " he will have another bill Introduced
N - the House. 1t Is however probable
s mat III the proper rcmonstrdnce is
made neither OF these bills will pass.
Some OF the members are Commsnc-
ing to sec that these politicians who
contnually hover around the capital
e ~ only using them az cats paws,
<cnse quently they are becomlng supi-
eioue OF partisan bills, and none OF
Them will pass the House as easy as
tne pet scheme OF Dickey and nurney
Old, which was Intended to provide a
NEGATIVE position for the latter for
Tour years. When this bill was pass.
~ there was not dissenting voice,
but fortunately for the people it met
ne death III the Senate. The members
VII be more careful In the future, as
y ihey are not tho consequences are
uJident.
TIE JAIL.
4 Visited the Kent County Jail few
days since and found everything in
uKst class order. There are about 20
pffsoncrs. among them being the no.
Horious Bob Allen, the colured burglar,
Tho is serving ten years sentence.
another noted prisoner is Ida Hoover,
m ls-year-old girl who was sentenced
"a serve two years for shooting mal.
The appearance and conversation oi
this girl shows that she is not only
yery ignorant but also that her mind
Rstiected to an extent which renaers
ar more lit subject for The State
Capital at FarnhGrst than cuunt
Sheriff Dunn and his assistants
the institution very clean and
well for the prisoners.
me jail contains 70 cells and is
u on lot that was bought March
IT'S, by trustees appointed by the
eral Assembly. A brick Jail 4Ox5c
was erected first, and was set Oh
O., by prisoner named William
~ Fly. October n, 1877. He was
Iig. for the crime and sentenced to
~ Rented, but was afterwards par.
w ID. The present Jail, which is Of
was b1ui n 1872 and with The
ts hIl |hleh ,staUds in from
W.