The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-06
FOURTH EDITION


The Legislature.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
Dover, April 5, 1seS.-The Senate
met at III O'Clock this morning. when
the House joint resolution appropria-
ting $1,000 to the tax commissioners
was concurred In.
Billie were rend tho first time as fol-
lows: House bills to divorce John Il.
and Wilheimina Wiley; to the munich
pal elections to he held in Whining
tor; to incorporate the Milton Can
ming House and Building Company.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill to provide Police Com
mission for Wilmington with amend-
ment); House bills, to amend the GER
tiiicate OF incorporation OF the Walton
and Whann Company; authorizing the
Levy Court OF New Castle county to
appropriate $1,000 toward keeping up
the river road; TO amend the act to
consolidate and revise the statutes OF
Wilmington; House bills, to transfer
two farms in Sussex county.
Adjourned until 10 u. IN. to-mor-
row.
The House met at 9.45 o'clook. when
tho Divorce Committee reported UNI
favorably on the bill to divorce James
a. and Penelope Morris. Bill to repeal
the recent actto repeal the inheritance
tax was reported as a substitute for
the Morris divorce bill.
Joint resolution to allow the intro
duction OF new bill adopted
Bills were passed as follows: Bill to
re.enact the Inheritance Tax law; to
amend the charter of the Delaware |
Railroad Co.. act In relation to the
practice of dentistry; new election
law for Wilmington; Senate bill to
change the name OF Mary II. l.. Will
kins TO Mary X. l. Riggs.
Joint resolution to pay tax commits
sioners adopted; also joint resolution
to complete the war records OF the
state. Adjourned until $50 q. IN. to-
morrow.
WILL BE EXTENDED.
The House passed the bill to amend
the charter of the Delaware Railroad
Company giving authority to extend
tho road from Middletown TO Elkton,
| Md. The people Of these towns have
been trying for years to have them
connected by railroad. and the PFC,
posed line has been surveyed several
| times, but permission to build 1t could
| never be obtained. The new road will
DO about twenty miles long and there
Is no doubt but 1t will do Il good BUSH
ness.
AFAITIFUL MEMBER.
| Although William Cooch. OF PEN
cader, was nominated and elect ed by
the Democrats. his course In the House
has shown that In all cases where the
interests OF the people are concerned.
politics have been thrown aside, and
he has proved himself vigorous
champion OF the rights of the people.
An example OF this was seen in his OPP
| position to the new election law for
Wilmington. which had it passed in
the way 1t was framed. would have
given one man the power to dlsfran-
ehlse tile voters as he pleased
Through MIR. Cooch's efforts an
amendment was passed, which puts
an ellectual stop to this, by giving the
power To transfer names on the regis
tration list to the members OF the De-
partment OF Elections instead Of the
clerk OF the department.
AS tho bill stands now the city cleo
lions are under the direction OF the
state Department of Elections for the
city OF Wilmington. These officers
are to be appointed by the governor
oil The state tho same as at present, but
are to loo paid by the city. The cleo
ton districts arc to remain the same
for both city and general elections.
LOSING HIS GRIP.
1t Is evident that John L. Dickay Is
losing his grip, and that the day las
passed when the members OF the
House will bow to his behests as they
did when the Infamous Coal OH In
spector Durmey bill was passed. Then
he commanded, but now he begs and
pleads 1e Is now bending all his
energies to have Joseph l.. Carpenter,
Jr., returned to the Street and Sewer
Commission, but at present it does
not look as though he Wilt be success
full. Had AIR. Carpenter, while men,
Der oil the commission, distributed the
improvements all over the city instead
OF conilntnG the greater part of them
TO section in which he Is particularly
Interested. there would be less ohjec-
ton to this proposed special legisia-
ton, whose only object Is to retain
him in Office.
Lam informed that while his agents
weie fooling away the time, for which
they are paid by the city, in soliciting
signatures to the petition, ash ing for
h.1 restoration to the Street and Sew
or Commission. they came across u
number OF men, some OF them promi
nent builders, who positively refused
TO atilx their signatures. aud said that
II & counter petition was circulated
they would gladly sign it. Those who
have been benefited by his admins
traitor, or expect TO be benefited in
the future, are this ones VINO are CLAIM
orlng the loudest for his retention.
WILL HAVE 10 TOE THE MARK.
The "ict Regulating the Practice of
Dentistry in the State OF Delaware"
passed the House to-day, and will no
doubt be concurred in 10y the Senate.
1t provides that no one can practice
dentistry without certificate from
which they Will be required to pay Il
fee OF IS. II holder OF certificate
should Violate any OF the provisions
OF tho act he shall forfeit his certiii.
cate. There is also penalty of from
$50 to $3.50 provided for practleinr
without ilrsL having obtained .rtiti.
cate.
THEY WANT TO GET THROUGH
The members arc anxious 10 get
through und adjourn. consequently
an extra effort will DO made to finish
up the business and adjourn sine die
by the latter end of this month. There
IL. however, u vast amount of business
vet to he transacted and the session
may run into May, but it will not be-
thu fault of some OF the members II II
does. These balmy days remind thost
, from the lower counties that the sea
son Tor planting corn IL ut hand, anl
tiey nre anxious to get home am
attend to 1t. There are man,
citizens who having no axes to grind
that would be glad IL they would ad
lourn to morrow.
AN INFAMOUS DII.I PASSED.
II might be we'll for the IIsglslativ
COMMITTEES of City Council to remaIi
n In Wilmington, and save the city tn
expense Incurred In their coming more
Their requests and protests agains
tho passage of certain partisan meas
ures have been treated with contemp
and the lutest Outrage perpetrated o
the city, and Insult heaped on Its Git
Council md people is the passage
the new Police Commission bill. whic
Gusts the Mayor as u member of til
board. and changes that body frui
being Republican to Democratic.
also removes the only reprusentati,
OF the peopie from the board, an
gives the governor the appoin
melt OF the members after thos
named In tho bill shall nave serve