Evening journal., 1893-04-14
SAULSBURY'S VICTORY.
He Wins Another Stubborn
Legislative Battle.
CITY RAILWAYS NEW PRIVILEGES

and Unlimited PriviIeEes-"Ye Did d
to the Least of These, why Not ID,
likewise to This one?''-Cooch's Almond
ments Fall Through-He and Gam
Fight 1t to the Last.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 14.-Willard Salisbury,
Jr., vice president and counsel of the
Wilmington City Railway Company, won
another victory In the House yesterday
morning after one of the most stub
bornly foght legislative battles of the
session. He succeeded in getting the
supplement to the charter of the com.
pany through without barnacle stick
ing to It, In other words. the House
rejected Mr. Cooch's under and over
grade amendments, and Mr.. Gam did not
have the hardihood to put in his pro-
posed amendments. dividing the bor-
rowing and capital stock increasing
provisions by one half.
Shortly after II o'clock Representa-.
tive Spruance called up the tabled
measure. It being the special order Of
business for that hour.
Mr. Cooch-'I have an amendment
would like to offer to that bill "
Mr. Saulshury-''No amendment is
permissible after bill has had its third
reading. where such amendment would
materially alter the bill. II is Rule 10
] submit to the speaker"
Speaker Whiteman had left the chair.
and Representative Armstrong presided
over the destinies of the House. He
decided the point we'll taken and Mr..
Cooch submitted to the ruling"
Mr. Cooch-fT rnova 20 raoou,,tt A..
bill"
Mr. CANT second the motion. In.
asmuch as two members were not present
when that bill was reported, it ought to
be referred back"
A standing vote was taken and resulted
in tie.
Whiteman on CIoture.
Speaker Whlteman-'There is no
doubt but what the rule is perfectly
plain l confess. l was not aware of
that rule until the point was raised. It
Is 80 plain that l don't think exception
could be taken to the ruling of the
chair. At the same time, It may not be
proper or fair that any advantage should
be taken Of members desiring TO bring a
proposition of this sort before this
House. As one member / always hesi.
tate to shut of In any manner any propo.
sition that any member may desire to
advance ! would therefore move that
Rule 10 be suspended that the gentleman
from New Castle may be permitted to
offer his amendment"
This action upon the part Of the leader
Of the opposition to the Amendment
had the desired effect and the amendment
was admitted
Cooch FOR the Amendment.
Mr.. Cooch-"ln reference to that
amendment, will say that it was sug-
gestion Of several of the members.
They felt that, inasmuch as all electric
railways going into Wilmington from
suburban districts were required by the
action of the Senate and concurrence Of
the House, to cross railroads at under
grade or over grade this company should
also be required to do It on all ext en-.
Hions into suburban districts.
AT an early stage Of the session
introduced bill for the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway Company.
failed TO appreciate the great danger
that would arise If one of these cleo
trio cars should be stopped on the rail.
way track. II was called to my atten-
tion after had introduced the bill. In
one case an electric railway car Of Ches.
ter, was, by the giving out of the cur.
rent stopped directly across the track
OF the P. w. & B. Railroad. II it had not
been for the time given by the approach.
ing train TO push the electric car of the
track, the car would have been dernol.
ished and the passengers killed or
MANNED
It Is but one Of several cases. re.
Trained from insisting upon that amend
ment to the New Castle bill because tha
company, in its early stages. might not
be able to build bridges over ali those
tracks and 1t would prevent the people
enjoying the railway travel which think
they are entitled to have. Counsel for
the road said be was perfectly willing to
have such an amendment after the rail
way had been in operation two wears
We think that all roads should be eouallv
treated, and be compelled to 90 over or
under railroad tracks,
In the Senate these railroad charters
have been mutilated until it is almost
impossible to build a suburban railway
from town to the city, and in every
case there is question whether the road
viii be constructed These amendments
come hers as amendments to this char
ter
II, as one member Of this House
favor all railway enterprises. l placed
myself IN opposition to concurring In
the Senate amendments. / think il is
perfectly consistent to say that. What
Is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander. think the Wilmington CITY
Railway should be placed in precisely
the same position in building its lines
out into the suburbs where it passes the
steam railroad tracks. l think it is
nothing but fair to the other roads and
the citizens travelling over the other
lines.
The Amendment Meant Defeat.
Mr.. Seulsbury-''if the amendment is
to be adopted it means the practical de.
feat of the bill The company would be
more willing to have the privileges it
already has, without the overhead
bridge amendment. The amendments
can hamper the development of the
road, the city Of Wilmington and the
surrounding country, but we can't
force this company to accept any re-
striction which was not placed in its
original charter. 1t has power now to
build six miles beyond the city limits.
and We have no power to make them 60
overhead or underhead Are we to put
IL on the same level with these roads