The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-24
FIFTH EDITION.
PROBABLY THE LAST WEEK.

A Couple of Partisan Bills stlI On
Hand to be Acted Upon Before tho
Close OF the Session.
Correspondence of the Republican.
Dover, April e3, 1s93.-The coming
week will probably witness the close
of the session OF the Legislature.
as the members are tired and anxious
ARE number OF bills yet to DO acted
upon, there Is possibility that
lit may take another week to
finish up the business. There has been
very little business of general import.
|ance transacted during the sixteen
weeks the Legislature has been In $685.
sion. The principal bills passed have
been of political or personal nature,
and consequently are approved by the
politicians. and condemned by the
people.
A n 1tnble instance OF this kind OF
llegislation was the coal oil Inspector
bill which passed the House without
dissenting voice. Indeed IL Is q ques-
/ ton II tho members knew what they
were voting for, but fortunately tho
members OF tho Senate had sharper
eyes and to their credit killed the mi
.qulty SO dead that 1t has never rnised
It's head. or shown signs OF life since.
} This bill was pet scheme OF John L.
led, would have created All Office worth
from $1,000 to $4,000 year, and
'lgiven 1t to good Democratic worker
I for the next five years.
I or course the money to pay this
$4,000 month would come out OF the
Ilpockets OF the consumers OF cnal oil,
the majority OF whom are mechanics
and wo. kingmen OF New Castle coun-
Ity, but what OF that2 The bosses want
We'd place for good working Demo-
crat where the spoils would be ample
to permit of bis contributing literally
toward the Democratic corruption
fund. which comes 80 handy about
ELECTION time.
I Dlckey wasn't here the day the Senate
KILLED this iniquity, but, oh my, wasn't
HE mad when he learned OF their &C.
iItlon? lie came down the next day &C.
, accompanied by Samuel Durney, the pro-
on and scalping knifo ready, but fortu.
lnately for tho public 1t was a time
when his kuife was OF but little avail.
land consequently the Senators did not
iIgcare worth q cent.
4 They positively refused TO recon-
i. slider the bill or take any further ac-
! ton, consequently the pet scheme has
been dead ever since and Mr.. Durney
twill have to struggle along as vol as
sIhe can, as long rs he holds the Office.
on the $3.50 to $500 year which h9
ereceives and has been receiving for
Tho past five or six years. 1t seems
lawful hard. but tho world Is and al
! ways has been tiled with dlsapoint.
ments and tribulations.
Mr.. cARrESTER's BILL.
1t now looks rs though Joseph t.
Carpenter, Jr. will be another dlsap.
fposnted aspirant for q lucrative Of
: lice, the salary OF which Is the prlncely
2 sum OF $500 year
The few friends OF this measure, tho
sole object of which was TO retain MIR.
n Carpenter in the Street and Sewer
!, Commission, were hopeful that the
: bill would pass until Captain Daisey
!, Offered an amendment, increasing tic
commission to five members, and In.
a sorting the name OF Mr.. Carpenters
y particular friend, Peter j. Ford, as an
extra member. At first this was look.
. ed upon as joke. but Mhsn the meme
i bers at last commenced to realize that
q the majority Of tho citizens OF WIFE
a mington were willing to let the come
. mission run for few Years withoue
. Mr.. Carpenter. the greater number de.
? clared that thoy would not vote for
Il
u Daisev's amendment with it.
y Neither Mr.. Carpenter or the few nd.
|, vocatcs OF tho bill wish Mr.. Ford In
!, the commission, and 1t Is said that be-
fore Mr.. Carpenter would consent to
e serve with him, ho will decline TO serve
at all, and let tho $500 year go to the
ldogs, while he looks for another Job.
Ii Under these conditions the bill still
q sleeps in the hands OF the committee.
Ia n nd no ht.tb oiIna NJ datarpat mad If n
Improbable that it Will not be reused
Is this side OF the final adjournment.
:. ONE OF THE FEW GOOD BILLS.
q One OF the few good bills that has
"a boen favorably considered Is the Couch
/ bill, which provides work for the pris.
|. ,oners by establishing Il workhouse.
Ii and will also cause u great improve.
ii ment In the roads within the next feu
"a years.