The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-19
FOURTH EDITION
TnE LEGIsLATURE.


The Polios Commission Bill Passed.
Partisan Legislation TO he Rushed
Through.
Correspondence Of Republican.
DOVER. April IS. 1S93.-The Senate
met at 10 20 O'Clock this morning,
when the following bills were read the
first tlmei House bills In relation to
Woodland Ferry; Tor the eradication
OF infectious diseases among lower
animals; to renew the charter OF the
Law Library Association OF New Cas-
tie county.
Mr.. Cooeh's bill, providing for a
workhouse, and the improvement of
the roads In New Castle county. was
| recommitted.
MIR. Cams bill for the prevention of
vile beating was rejected.
Bills were passed as follows:
| House bill to amend the charter OF
the town OF Milton; to incorporate the
Costa Publishing Company.
TILE HOUSE.
Bills introduced:
BY Mr.. Salisbury, an act to protect
boundary marks OF the State; to
amend act for the relief OF Artisans
Savings Bank.
SBill passed: House bill to incorporate
Dover and Camden Railway Company;
Senate bill In relation to Roman Catho-
| lie corporations; House bill to incor-
rorate st. Joseph's Polish Catholic
| beneficial Society; House bill to in
corporate Law Library of New Castle
county, Senate bill to incorporate A.
.. U. w. Hall Company; act proposing
an amendment to the constitution; to
incorporate Wilmington Fire 1nsur.
ance Company; Senate Police Com
mission bill.
| POLICE COMMISSION BILL PASSED.
| The Police Commission bill ae
| passed. by the Senate was taken up in
4 the House this morning, and was read
Wi h the amendment taking the APP
| pointing power out of the hands of
the Governor, and placing 1t in the
hands OF the resident judge.
Mr.. salisbury said that he hoped
that the amendment would not pass,
The police force OF the city OF VIII
mineton has always been more or loss
in politics. To place the appointment
in the hands OF the judge would he to
bring the judiciary into politics and
thereby lesson the respect Of the peo-
pie for the courts. 1t would be better
to let the governor, u man voted for,
make the appointments,
Mr. Spruafco favored the bill, and
said the object was TO take the police
force out OF politics.
The discussion was continued for
some time, when vote was taken on
tho amendment, and was "a sse1 by 10
ayes to | nay.
! When the bill was taken up in the
Senate. MIR. Ptlllng objected 20 the
amendment, and long discussion en-,
sued. When ii vote was taken on con-
curing IN the amendment. 1t stool as
follows: Neas-AIossrs. Pyle, Lacey,
Records, Ross, Speaker Houston--5.
| Nays-Iessr5 Piliing, McMullin, VIII
liams-3. Not vOting-Alr. Watson
l.
i The new Police Commission. consist
ing of John w. lawson. tterln SIN
yenis) aud WIN. NJ. Pyle Germ two
years. will go into operation on May
|. 1t will. under the act organize a
police force" which means that all
persons on the present force who do
not suit thu new commissioners can
| bo discharged at once.
The force will consist OF the present
number OF officers, sixty patrolmen,
two mat-on5. The force can only be-
increased on the recommendation OF
| city council.
| CAN BEAT THEIR WIVES.
Mr.. Cams Till to prevent wife beat
ing was rejectel by the senate. Yeas
-flessrs Pyle and McMulllu-2. Nays
! -Ale--rs. Lacey Pilllng, Watson,
Williams. Records, Ross. Speaker
Iouston-1,
TO STOP THE DIVORCE BUSINESS
The House Is evidently tired OF the
| divorce business, as the following was
| passed this morning:
| An act proposing an amendment
TO the constitution OF this State;"
| section |. That the following
amendment be and the same is hereby
proposed to the third section OF article
SIX Of tn" constitution OF this state,
thIt IS, by adding the following ad IL
tlOnaI clause thereto: Said court
shall have the exclusive coguizlnct
OF granting divorces but Tor the
causes and upon the conditions pre-
sGrlbed ny the legislature.
section =. That the sect etary oil
state De and Is hereby directed. after
the governor shall have approved oil
tho above proposed amendment, tC
print in the several newspapers In this
state, at least three and not more
than six months heGore the next gen
eral election Of representatives, fol
the consideration oil tho people,"