The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-14

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Down, April IS, 1885. The Senate
met At 1o.e5 o'clock. when Mr.. Watson,
by unanimous coneent, introduced
Senntesbills to amend the charter OF
the Laurel and Roaring Point Railroad
and to incorporate the Ma.
sonic Hail Company OF Milford. Rule
IA suspended gnd read second time
The following bills were read the
first time: House bills to divide school
district No. rs, New Castle county; to
incorporate the Humane Association
OF Delaware.
The following was passed: To incor-
porate the Delaware Homestead Com.
phny.
Tho House bill to authorize pigeon
shooting was taken up aud killed..
The following bill was read the first
time: House bill experimenting the
charter of the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company.
Bills were passed as follows:
Senats bill to amend chapter 200.
volume 10, Laws OF Delaware with
amendments. Sewer Lien billy; House
bill TO amend the act to provide for the
registration OF voters in the city of
Wilmington.
Adjourned until 10 a. M, to-mor-
row.
THE HOUSE.
Tho House convened at 1880 o'c lock
this morning, when an Invitation to
was presented by MIR. Cooch and ac-
cepted.
The following bills were pa seed:
House bill to supplement chart er of
Wilmington City Railway Co; Senate
bill to allow Council OF Wilmington
to make an extraordinary appropria-
tion; to Incorporate Brandywine Hun
dred Association; to incorporate Bay
ard Legion; to incorporate Chester and
Wilmington railway.
Adjourned until tomorrow at $50
q. M.
THE CARPENTER BILL.
The Committee on Municipal Cor
poration made favorable report this
morning on the bill providing for the
reinstatement OF Joseph l.. Carpenter,
Jr., In the Street and Sewer Commits.
sion. The bill was vigorously fought
by PeterJ. Ford, who contended that
IL was not tho wish OF majority of
the people OF Wilmington that Mr..
Carpenter should be placed back on
the board. The consideration of the
matter was postponed until the after
noon session.
1t was 2.45 o'clock when the battle
was renewed. At the noon hour the
leaders of both sides had been busy
talking to the members and both sides
claimed to DO confident of victory in
the House. The most experienced
lobbyist could not tell how the vote
would stand and what the result
would he.
Mr.. Dalsey offered an amendment
increasing the commission to five
members and that Peter j. Ford be
made one of them.
MIR. Cooch objected, because to add
Mr.. Ford would make the board par
tisan. Mr.. Ford represents an inter.
est in which the people of Wilmington
! are not Interested. 70 place him in
this board would give him more pow
or. On these grounds 1t would be un-
fair to place Mr.. Ford on tho board.
Upon vote being taken the amend
| ment was adopted. 1t was then
claimed that us this bill provided that
the commission should be equally di-
yided between the two parties this
amendment changed tic entire bill
and made 1t look absurd.
MIR. Spruance moved that the bill be
sent back to the committee, and after
discussion the motion was adopted.
... THAT RAILWAY BILL.
The supplement to the charter of
the Wilmington City Hallway tom
pany WAS taken up at II o'clock this
morning.
MIR. Iooch moved to amend the bill,
and was about to offer the amendment
whom Mr.. salisbury arose to IL point
OF order ami said that the amendment
under the rules could not be added
TO tho bill after 1t was read third
time,
Mr. Armstrong. who was presiding,
declared the point well taken.
Mr. Cooch moved that tho bill be
recommltted. A vote was taken and
declared tie.
on motion of Speaker Whiteman, tho
rules wero suspended for the purpose
OF allowing discussion.
MIR. Cooch then offered his amend
mont which requires that the Whining.
ton City Railway Company be COM
PEELED hereafter to cross tho tracks Of
all steam railways either over or I'M
der grade. This does net apply to
CROSSINGS uready-in operation.
MI GOoch made a powerful argu-
] ment In favor of his amendment, and
n long discussion ensued. Finally a
vote was taken and resulted; 10 yeas
to nay. and was ordered to the Sen
ate.
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