Evening journal., 1893-04-27
WILL NEVER COME AGAIN
Many Legislators Who Will
Soon Turn Away From Dover.
FAMILIAR FACES IN THE CAPITOL

Leading Majority.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April 27-The session is now
drawing TO close. Many Of the mem
bers will, In all human probability, never
return to the halls Of legislation; or, at
least, not for mauy years. In the upper
branch there will only be three holding
over members-M Messrs Pyle, Watson aud
Records Six familiar figures will be
missed when the Senate meets two years
from this time--Messrs PilliGg and Nc
Mullin, Of New Castle; Messrs. Williams
and Lacey, of Kent; aud Messrs. Houston
and Ross, Of Sussex
Senator Pilling has occupied a peculier
position for two years He has been the
leader Of the Republican minority and
yet has acted as a father" to all OF the
senators. regardless Of political bias
This session the Republican minority
narrowed down to two Notwithstand
ing this, Senator Pilling has been as pro
nounced In his denunciations of political
measures, rs just in his admissions o.
good features in them, and as consistent
In casting his vote as he was two years
ago, when the Senate stood four TO four,
with Senator Williams holding the bal
ance of power and exercising it
on all political questions There
isn't Democrat In the State
House who does not admire the kiameIsi
statesman for the manly stand he has
taken at all times. They have found in
him fair opponent and always knew
just where he stood on all public questions
There Is some talk that the Republicans
intend TO run him for governor two
years 10 come. He says that he would
not walk across Dover green to secure
the nomination Whether he Is sincere
In this declaration remains TO be shown
by the next Republican state convention.
Senator McMuilin Is also a Republican
whose home is near St. Georges He is
the only member of the Senate actively
engaged In agricultural pursuits He
has ably represented his constituents
but has not always clung 10 party lines
He has done good work as chairman +
he Committee on Agriculture, and has
been just as pronounced as Senator Pill
ing la his expressions Of opinion regard
ing all measures ia which he felt an in
terest
Senator Williams has been. for two
sessions, the recognized parliamentary
authority of the Seuate He has occu
pied an independent position and has
given the poll icians more trouble than
any other member He has al says op
posed class legislation Road aud divorce
bills he abhors. aud thinks that hey and
corporation acts should be passed upon
by the courts Only matters affecting
the broad public policy should, according
TO his belief, be passed upon He thinks
that the people are too much restricted
by law, and opposes all such measures
as the Cigarette bill and Gam Wife
beating bill He has done big work a.
chairman Of the Committee on Revised
Statutes being ably assisted by Messrs.
Records and Pilliug
senator Lacy was elected to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death of ex
Governor John w Hail, who was a
holding over member His term expires
with the expiration Of this session Mr.
Lacey has been a veii able watch dog of
the public treasury and has done credit
10 his predecessor. He Is opposed to all
eXtravagaut allowances of appropriations
and is uncom promising IN his opposition
to everything OF the kind He has do g
more hard york this session than any
other member Being chairman of the
Committee on Enrolment nearly all the
work OF comparing the bills has devolved
upon him There is rumor current that
the next Democratic county convention
will name him TO succeed himself; but. as
the nominations rotate among the hun.
dreds, his friends may not be able Ia
throw the nomination into South Murder
kin hundred
Speaker Houston will go out Of Office
with the friendship and esteem Of every
man, irrespective Of party He did such
excellent work two years ago that the
Dem mocratic caucus at the beginning OF
present session nRmedI him to be speaker
He has filed the chair with marked
ability and no member has had the hardi
hood TO appeal from any decision he has
made. He is prominently mentioned as
the next Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and, while he modestly disclaims
ali aspirations in that line, there is n,
doubt that his possible candidacy is wor
rying some of the other men who AM
the nomination.
Senator Ross is an authority on fish
/ oysters and game, and has done efficient
service as chairman Of the committe,
having charge of such legislation. He
has been general favorite and mad,
many friends by his frank and genia
manners.
OF the holding over senators, Mr.. Pyl,
has established a record for his eflicienc,
in attending TO the needs of his constitu
ents; Mr.. Watson name will never los,
its terror 10 those wanting electric rail
way privileges and other private charters
while Mr. Records has made a record foI
his efficiency in every department o
Legislative work. his only failure beinl
the Collateral Inheritance tax repeal.
Leaders I'm the House.
There are 50 many members in tn
House that but few of them have oppor
tunity to distinguish themselves Tn
leaders of the session have been Speake
Whiteman, Mr.. Cooch and Mr. Spruance
Of New Castle; Mr. Salisbury, OF Kent
aud Mr.. Dasey, of Sussex The othe
members have done effective work fo
their constituents and upon committees
She Dyed ais Trousers.