Evening journal., 1893-02-17

Hearing wrangiing over Dover's
Charter.
STAFF Correspondence EveningJournal.
Doves, Feb I7.-There was very
interesting hearing on the Worlds Fair
appropriation before the committee on
appropriations during the noon recess
yesterday. Il was rather unexpected,
and General r. r. Kenney brought it
about.
To begin with, there Is a sore spot in
the generous heart of the committee over
the way in which the $4,000 appropri-
ated two years ago was expended
On one occasion recently Senator
| Pilling stated that he had endeavored
TO find out what was needed. He had
spoken to President Smith Of the Board
of Managers and he had put him of
saying, "Kenney is running it. J."
General Kenney heard of this state
ment and it brought him up like shot
He telegraphed to President Smith to
come to Dover He came here yesterday
and the committee met in the parlor
General Kenney President Smith, Secre
tary Allaband and Commissioner Robert
w. Reynolds represented the board of
managers and urged the committee to
make liberal appropriation for the
Delaware exhibit, and as early as possible
inasmuch as it was necessary TO know by
March 1, just what was going to be ap-
propriated.
The committee was invited TO ask any
questions regarding the items of ex-
penditure. The only item which seemed
to be questioned was that of 81 400, the
cost of attending the dedicatory cere-
monies last October.
| The board explained that If no one but
the members of the board had gone the
bill would have been within $3.50 of
what it is and that is all that those out
side the board, including the governor
and his staff, cost the state in being
fully and creditably represented as other
states were ON that occasion. They
pointed out to the committee that the
act creating the board and making the
appropriation specifically provided for
the dedicatory trip and expenses. A full
and complete investigation of the item
lied account made by the treasurer of
the board, r. W. Reynolds, was asked.
! They presented an itemized statement of
the needs of the board They aggregated
| $16,3S2. The items include full agricul-
| tural, fine arts, educational, colonial,
historical Exhibits; the complete and
proper furnishing OF the building; its
maintenance during the six months; the
payment of the $4,000 borrowed and the
liquidation of 81, $50 outstanding bills.
Provisions for electric lighting and a
water supply are also made.
In the course of the discussion General
Kenney said that he understood that
Senator Pilling had made the statement
| that President Smi had said that
'kenney was running it.
Mr.. Smith said that he had never made
such a remark whatever. In substance
he might have said on the subject that
he did not know what were the contents
of the particular bill now before the
committee, but that General Kenney had
drawn it and knew all about it. He
meant no such imputatiou as that which
Senator Pilling imagined he did.
The managers are confident that they
will get $4,000
A w. c. II. Hearing.
President Preston Lea and Vice -Presi
dent Willard Salisbury, Jr., of the
Wilmington City Railway Company had
a hearing before the House committee on
corporations last evening. 1t was held
in the parlor and no one was admitted
but the members of the committee
The understanding was that the only
matter to be brought before the commit
tee was the proposition made to the vii
mington and New Castle Railway Com
pany projectors by the Wilmington City
Railway Company to meet them outside
the city limits and haul their cars int
the city at a reasonable price.
Frank ID. Carpenter. representing thu
Wilmington and Brandywine COMPANY
asked to be admitted The Wilmington
City railway men objected on the ground
that the point to be argued had nothing
to do with his company.
The committee gave Mr. Carpenter t
understand that If the argument took
Wilmington and Brandywine turn h,
would be admitted to hear what wa.
said
The hearing lasted for about an hou
and a-half and at its close they had com
to a mutual understanding that tn
proposition to meet the Wilmington New
Castle road on New Castle avenue shoul,
be submitted TO Mr. Cooper and his col
leagues, and, if satisfactory to them, tn
bill would be reported in that shape
wrangIe over Exemption.
The House Committee on Municipa
p Corporations had big contract ou han
{ to-day. Ii was the consideration of tn
3 new chsrter for Dover They were a
work on it for nearly two hours an
, ahalf
2 Town Solicitor c. H. B. Day was o.
hand to look out for the interests of th
town. j. Alexander Fulton was there Z
look after the interests of himself
He was loaded down with amend ment
= which kept the town solicitor busy il
: explaining away.
: Mr. Fulton owns great amount O
!, unimproved property within the corpor
ate limits of the town and he wants j
y exempted from taxation. The Tow
Q Council cannot see it that way. MI
. Fulton left his amendments with th
committee and it remaips to be seen hoI
the members will dispose Of them.
y There is one thing certain. and that /
: that the committee viii not read tn
new charter more than once or twice. a
IL covers nearly seventy-ive pages q
legal cap paper
Committee on Reception.
Representative Spruance caused a bi
laugh in the House yesterday Afternoon
CHARLES w. McFee and L. r. Cochran
Jr were i'm the House ag escorts of qay