Evening journal., 1893-04-06
WILEY KNOCKED OUT.
The Non-Partisan Police Com
mission Bill Passed.
LIVELY SENATE DEBATE

senator PyIo's Measure for Non-Parti-
san City Police Commission Fayorably
Acted Upon by the Senate After Much
Yesterdays werk in Both
Houses.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 6.-Senator Pyle is the
happiest man in Dover Yesterday af
ternoon he succeeded in getting through
the Senate his bill providing non-parti-
san Police Commission for Wilmington.
1t knocks out Mayor Wiley, "Gypsey"
Jester, Chief Of Police Francis, aud the
House and the City Council bills pro
viding for Police Commissioners. The
genial Wilmington senator dropped the
name OF Charles Dubell from his bill
and substituted that.of John W. Dubell,
and the bill experienced one Of the storm
lest passages Of the session.
The bill provides that on an after May
J, 1893, the Police Department Of Viii
mington shall be under the control and
management Of a Board of Police Com
missioners ito be composed of three
sober and discreet persons" The com.
missioners named in the bill are William
M. Pyle, for two years; Patrick Mona.
CHAN, for four years and John w. Law.
son, for six years. At the expiration Of
their terms the vacancies shall be filed
by the governor but the board may fiji
vacancies caused by death, resignation or
removal A commissioner must have
resided in Wilmington for FIVE years aud
may be removed for cause by two. thirds
vote Of Council. Each commissioner shall
hn4a In I,n % en- nnn IL. .kaI
swear to appoint and make removals for
fitness OF unttness, as the cause may be.
The chief Of police shall act as secretary
Of the board The commissioners shall
have jurisdiction over the fire alarm and
police telegraph system, and all quarters
now used by the department. The com.
missioners. shall each receive $500 a
year
The force shall consist Of a chief Of
police at $1,000 stwo captains at 5000,
any number Of sergeants deemed neces
sary at $500, and sixty patrolmen at
$3.50 The numbers and salaries may
only be increased by resolution adopted
by majority vote of City Council Good
character, mental and physical fitness
No member of the force shall ;receve
other compensation for his services on
the police force nor as an informer.
No officer shall enter a saloon ex.
cept in the discharge Of his duty or med
die in politics in his .priyate capacity at
any time, beyond casting his vote or
helping to quell a disturbance At all
other times he shall keep at least thirty
feet away from the polls. Any officer
violating these provisions shall be dis
missed and shall not be eligible to reap
pointment pay fine of 500 and be Tim.
prisoned for six months or both, in the
discretion Of the court. He shall be sus-
pended from the force during trial
Il provides for two matrons and a
physician of three years experience. He
shal receive $500 year. The board is
allowed an annual contingent fund Of
81 900 to conduct detective secret ser.
vice or other such work. The bills of
the commission shall be paid by City
Council ia the same manner that other
bills against the city are now paid. The
act is not operative until May 1.
The Bin Reported.
Senator Pyle reported the bill favor
ably. He had laid his pipes and knew
that he would have six of the nine votes
The amendment, carrying with It the
name of John w. Lawson, was adopted
without opposition and the clerk reaC
the Dill through as amended. BY that
time number of visitors had entered
the visitors gallery. Receiver of Taxes
John T. Dickey and Patrick Neary occu
pying seats near the rail
Speaker Houston-"G Gentlemen, thii
bill has had It's three several readings
and is now on its final passage. Al
many as favor its passage will, whel
your names are called, answer yes; con
trary no.
Mr- Pilling-'Mr Speaker, before
cast my vote for or against that bill
wish to make known some of my obiec
tions. would like to ask my friends
no matter whether they reside in a larg
or small town, If they would like sucl
bill as that to apply to their homes
Where is the beneft2 Where is tina
which we have all heretofore been prou
ofy That we had voice in our govern
ment and in the disposition Of our taxes
How many years is IL since We had
police commission bill here beforeg VIII
discharge that commission with the in
suit you put upon them in the first sec