Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13

i've t0och Tor Gongress--Othcr Matters.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, April 5.-The story of the abor-
tive effort to retrieve in some measure the
legislative blunder of last week in relation
to the supplementary bill cutting out the
deliuq of 1892. has been told fully in
THE GAzETTE's telegraphic columns 1t
was an effort creditable to those moving
therein. for they had to face the vehement
opposition OF the politicians of the school
which is ready to sacrifice everything for
party success 1t failed, as EVERY EVEN
ING has been told, because of the non-con-
currence of the Senate and that nun-Con-
currence was made up by the votes OF the
two Republican Senator'S Messrs. lilling
and McMullen. Had they voted for the
resolution the roll call would have showed
. to 3 i'll its favor, instead of the contrary.
asked Mr.. Pilling why he opposed this
resolution. He said:
They got themselves in trouble and
they wanted us to help them out. | wasn't
willing to do this when the effect would
be only for a month or two. If it was a
good thing to put on the delinquent lists
the delinqucnts of 1898, it was proper for
them to put them on for 1892. found
they were divided in the matter. You
know when this bill was in here to re-
enact that delinquent law, the justification
alleged was that it would assist them in
the collection Of taxes. Now, when they
find out that it is going to deprive the
lower counties of $1,000 or $1,000 each,
they want to change it. ! voted against
this resolution on the ground that
wanted them to drop the whole thing"
The Senate passed. this afternoon, the
Police Commission bill by the following
vote
Ayes-Lacey, Pyle, Records, Ross, vii.
liams, Speaker Houston--6.
Noes-McMullen, Filling, Watson--3.
hi
Board of Police Commissioners for the
city of Wilmington, composed of William
Nj. Pyle, Patrick Monaghan and John w.
Lawson, who are TO hold office for two,
four and six years, respectively. Their sue
cessors are to be appointed by tlegovernor
for six year terms, but the board may fill
vacancies for uneNpifed terms. The COM
lnissioners must swear, among other
things that in every appointment or re
moyal they will be guided by no cause other
than fitness or uniitness, qualification or
disquali ICatiOn. The chief of police shall
be secretary of the board. The board shall
have jurisdiction and control over the lire
alarm and police telegraph system and the
appointment and dismissal of officials per
tanning thereto whose salaries shall remain
as now fixed by law.
The salaries of the police commissioners
shall be $500 per year The police force
shall consist of a chief, two captains as
many sergeants as may be deemed neces
sary, and GO men, which force may be in
creased on the recommendation of a
majority vote of Council. fhe pay Of
patrolmen shall be 500 per year chief
81, 200; captains, 5000 Sergeants $500
These salaries shall not be Increased OK
cePt on the recommendation of majority
vote of Council. The board shall appoint
two matrous for the station house one
fo7 day and the other for night service
also a physician of not loss than three
years practice whose salary shall be
$500. The board is to be allowed II con-
tingent fund Of 81 900 to conduct detective,
secret service, when deemed requisite.
There was a stubborn fight over the
passage OF the bill. Messrs. Pillng and
McMullcn made a dead set at it, while Mr.
Pyle GhampIoned the measure. Mr.. Pyle
said he wanted to see the bill pass, regard
less Of whom the next mayor of Whining
ton may bc, whether Il Democrat or Re-
publican. He argued that the canvass
which Il candidate Tor the mayoralty must
go through units him for any voice in the
appointment of the police force lie can
not avoid incuTring obligations to uu-
worthy men. lie goes into a saloon, cleo
tioneerng, and has man fairly forced on
him when lie can hardly avoid promising
to appoint. When he is elected this man
comes up, backed by a delegation of his
friends, and demands the redemption OF
this anteelection pledge. I'VE have tried
this plan," said Mr.. Pyle, and il has
proved a dismal, q notorious failure. We
have devised this bill in the hope of get
ting something better, and the citizens of
Wilmington are asking for its passage
Mr.. PIlling had great deal to say, and,
as he warmed to his subject lie said il
with vigor. He had not seen any evidence
that the people of Wilmington want this
bill. And it is not the people of Whining.
ton who are responsible for the unsirts.
factory condition Of affairs complained of.
who created the Police Commission ~
"a tlEs al
Wilmington did not put them there, II
was done by act OF this General Assembly.
they We're appointed by the governor OF
this state. 1t was not the people who were
responsible; it was the General Assembly
know there is one of these commissioners
not a gentleman, hut vino is responsible
Who was IL made the deal with him? You
all know who made the deal with him; he
could not make a deal by himself and
the law passed two years ago gave
him the opportunity to make that
deal. The people Of Wilmington
have no right TO lie under this stigma il
was our fault. Fetch the men here wht
made that deal and let them answer. rhcrI
is not a man i'll the sound of my voice but
knows | am telling the truth. And WHY
1t is no improvement. The men named in
this coInmission--tiOd forbid that should
attack them do not know them person
ally, not one of them; | am not attack Ing
DTlNdte ttliTtCltTs L am ublils Il pubic ttl
] am doing by others rs | would have
others do by me; and | hold that il there
% anything wrong with the present police
esuanIisson we must bring the fault t
our own doors, right in here. That lnai
with whom SO much fault is found wa!
not put there By the people OF Whining
ton; he was put there through an az
which authorized n man that did not ever
live in New Castle county to put hin
there"
Mr.. Pyle replied that there is certainly
nothing humliatiug in rectfying mis-
takes. I'VE are all liable to err and. ii ",
have made a mistake, now let us rectifN
it," The men named in this bill, he wen
on to say, are men of good persona
character; men with regulations to main
tain men worthy of trust.
Mr.. McMullen proposed to vote Agains
this bill and to give his reasons for doin!
so. The bill was so long as to he far be
yond his comprehension in its details, bu
he understood and opposed its genera
features, He had nothing to say ilgains
the commissioners named in the bill, bu
he had vet to be convinced that the peopl
of Wilmington are asking for this measure
The men who are here asking for it ar
not the people who have created tn
wealth of Wilmington or who toll in tn
workshops of Wilmington. II am no
vet convinced" he went on, "that TIL
people of Wilmington are incapable o
telf-government. | am not afraid that
when they become Disguised with tn
,tate of affairs they cannot elect mayo
competent to control their police force.
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