Evening journal., 1893-03-11
DO THE PEOPLE WANT 1T
Does the Moral Effect of this
Law Justify the Expense? ?
SENATORS WANT TO HEAR OPINIONS

eAN AAbAo WAA 4 ~ nbhh VI 1NlOND !
The Committee on Revised Statutes
Reports the Repeal Bin without
Recommsndation-sena Pyle Says
That stoue-Breaking Costs the County
Five Thousand DoIlars-on Motion Of
Senator PiIling the Repeal Bill Ia
Made the Special order OF Business
for Wednesday.
staG Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March II The Senate wants
to hear an expression of opinion from
the tax payers OF New Castle county as
TO whether the moral effect Of the Ball
Tramp law compensates for the So 600
annual expense of keeping the stone
pile gang at work in New Castle county.
Several weeks ago Senator Pyle intro
duced a bill for the repeal Of the
measure, which was framed by Judge J
Frank Ball OF the Wilmington Municipal
Court, and passed by his influence and
persistency two years ago. At the time
of the passage of Judge Balls bill some
Of the members expressed doubt as TO its
breaking up the tramp nuisance. II
was, however, passed as an experimental
measure.
In the financial report Of the Levy
Court It was shown that, during the
past two years the experiment had cost
the county $4,000 10 was upon this
report, after becoming satisfied Of its
correctness, that Senator Pyle framed the
bill of repeal
Reported without ReoommendatIon.
The bill had it's first and second read.
ings and was referred TO the Senate
Committee on Revised statutes There
II was held under advisement until yes
terday. when Senator Williams, chair
man Of the committee, reported it back
without recommendation. This report
brought Senator Pyle to his feet like a
shot He stood at the end Of his dask
/ for a moment. pursed his lips, drew down
his heavy brows, and Said
"Mr Speaker-If II that bill has no
merit In Il vote Il down. The commit
tee has reported II without recommen-
iation. II you do not think IL is a good
uill then turn il down / have here the
report from the authorities in New Cas-
lie county. That bill provides TO dis
pense with the expenditure Of 5000
year. IL provides to dispense with
measure entailing a cost Of s.. 900 a year
On the taxpayers OF New Castle county
Five thousand dollars expended for
worse than nothing. Here in my hand
are the figures These are the facts in
he case aud that is the case.
Mr.. Williams -"If you vote this down
the stone. breaking goes ON. This is to
repeal that law, but that law was not
passed as a revenue measure; 10 was to
prevent the nuisance Of tramps
Mr. Pyle-"Yes, it was; and IL was
failure.
Mr. Willlams-"You have as many
rampsP
Mr. Pyle-"Yes; and this law Is Great
ng jobs that entail this expense"
Mr. Pilllng-''I don't arise to attempt
to di-prove anything that has been said
with regard to the sinking fund. be
leve IL Is true and correct This bin
passed the Legislature last session. and
As has been well said, never was passed
to be a bill TO raise revenue We never
expected that IL was, however represen-
ted that IL would be self ppo ting
We could have no experience In
the matter; but, taking the condition OF
the Jail and the distance from the quar-
ries, there was considerable doubt In our
minds two years ago, with regard TO this
bill and the advisabllity of it, but we
passed it and it has now been In practice for
two years The result is as my colleague
from Wilmington ssys-it has been a
very expensive luxury, viewing 1t from
that standpoint But there Is onething
must admit as citizen Of New Castle
county. and living on the main line trav
elled by tramps f'om Philadelphia TO
Baltimore We have been for years
annoyed by them; but since this bill has
been In force, am satisfied from my own
contact with these tramps, seeing them
calling on me for something TO eat--I say
/ am satisfied It has rid us of a great
many of them l don't think we have
one where we had four before the passage
Of this act. l have never heard any ex.
preston from my constituents outside Of
this report and what l have come In con
tact with since | came TO Dover. dom
know whether they want IL repealed or
don't want it repealed. The Committee
on Revised Statutes thought the time had
arrived when something ought 10 be done
! with the thing ] think 10 Is tine that
we were winding some Of these things up.
It would be very agreeable TO me If the
Senate would postpone further consid-
alton Of that bill and put 1t on
4 the table TO be called up any
tine next week would like TO get the
expression Of some of the representa-
tive men in New Castle county when 60
A home. have never thought Of It when
i was there My mind is not made up.
don't feel like voting either Way at the
, present time. There is only one thing
4 can say-it has reduced the number Of
n tramps on the thoroughfAre from one
: city to another Whether it is worth
= s.. .OO0 a year is something else. 1t has
> cost us that; there is no going back on
4 that. II the quarry were in the imme'
: diate vicinity of the Jail we could get
along better. II is the conveying Of the
/ stone to New Castle and then having to
:. put the broken stone on cars that makes
= the law so expensive. The county does
, not get anything for the stone excepting
y. that the hundreds that get the broken
a stone pay the freight after the stone has
- been broken up In New Castle jaiD 10
the parts of the hundreds where they
want TO put them.
For the matter Of the improvement
..... I.1s. ..,.I- fr-It.t, so "a question