Evening journal., 1895-04-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover on Saturday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

Annually ID the Dover Fair Assocla-
tiOn Died a Hard Death in the House.
The Presentation of Mrs. PyIe's Hand
some GIFT to the stAts-FeIioitous
Speeches.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 10. The House killed
the Dover fair appropriation bill I'm
mediately after the reading OF the
journal it proceeded to dispose Of the bill
appropriating $4,000 a year to the
Delaware State Agricultural Society 1t
had been hanging in the air all night and
its friends wanted TO get it down on the
level. John B. Wharton, Lewis
Schabinger and ID Mifiiln Wilson were on
the ground early and it was their plan TO
have further action on the bill postponed
until Wednesday. They were also in
formed that it would require a two.
thirds vote, as it pertRined TO q corpo-
ration.
ALI the members were present.
The foes of the bill were fully Rc-
ouainted with the plans OF it's friends
and were prepared lto circumvent them
MIR. Pyle walked sover TO Mr.. Mustard.
aud Messrs. Davis, DAILY and Killen
conferred during the reading of the
journal.
There was delay of q few minutes.
occasioned by the formal presentation of
the portraits OF Clayton and Bayard, but
that over, the battle began.
Mr.. DAvis-"I call for house bill
No. 81 I"
Mr.. spsaker-The bill has been read
question:"
Mr. Walker-"In my opinion, Mr..
Speaker, there is no duty which
representative in this House owes to the
people who sent him here and to the
state more incumbent upon him than
the duty ofprotectIng the treasury Of the
state fIom extravRgance and un-
authorized or unnecessary appropris-
tions. The State Hospital for the Insane
at Farnhurst asked for $35, 500. That
appropriation was cut down 81. 500
because the members of the House and
Senate thought they should economize as
much as they could in that matter. That
was worthy appropriation.
Nov, we are asked to appropriate
81 600 year-not simply sum OF So 600,
but to make =n annual appropriation of
81, 900 yesr-to the state fair. Now
let us get out of our minds ia the begin
ming the idea that the state fair is public
institution | believe the proper title is
the Agricultural Society OF the State Of
Delaware. 1t is not a state institution
In any sense
"rhe state has already done something
for the state fair. We were told that
the association had property wor h
$50 600 IL does not pay cent Of
municipal, county Cr state tax II bss
been exempted from taxation since 1879
We are now aEksd to make On annual
appropriation of 50 600 a year, and We
are asked TO dol IL because the
farmers want It Now the question
comes up. what do the farmers wantf'
We were not long Ia discovering in the
discussion Of this question that while
the farmers concerned In this fair were
proper persons to be heard, not once, but
many times on this question, the mana
gers Of this fair did not want TO hear the
farmers who we're against t. Ia my own
county, have taken the trouble to speak
with a good may farmers on this quss.
ton. have only found one man who is
not against this appropriation have a
short paper here which | will ask the
clerk to read
The paper referred TO was a resolution
adopted BY Pomona Grange, of New
Castle county. disapproving Of the bill
under discussion While 1t was being
read Speaker McMullen called Mr.. DAILY
to the chair and took the floor.
Mr.. WAlker-"So far as the CLAIM that
farmers want this appropriation, and
that 1t will do them any good. I think
that is answered effectually by the
farmers themselves Don't deceive your
selves into the belief that you are making
this appropriation because you bsllevs
you are making 1t for the good Of the
state. II this appropriation is made, it
will be because you wish to do personal
favcrs. l will say that think will 60
as far as most men to do friend favor
am sorry / cannot see my way clear TO
help these men. My people are farmers
l represent q farming community. The
best friends have are farmers There
is no proper measure that can be brought
here by farmers that will not have my
support
Speaker McMullsn-sI thank God that
the farmers hare got one preventative vs
In the Legislature, IL no more. / an
sorry that my friend has forgotten so far
his early life Everything that the
lawyers want in the Legislature they
must have; but whea the poor farmer
comes up for a little backing il Is terrible
They ask for the pAltry sum OF 81. 900 70
improve the live stock and advance agri-
culture in thi= state. Who would stop
for a moment to think about 1t 2 Life is
too short to take up the time OF the Lag
islRture for the pRltry sum OF 2,000,
that will psImsats throu ghout this whole
state. In the pockets Of whom In the
pockets Of men, women and children in
this state to pay premiums for msrltorious
work. How can q man get up and oppose
such q measure
"It is the FIRST time in my recollection
that the farmers ever asked the Lsgisls-
ture for q dollar. IL is for the bsnsht OF
the farmers. IL the gentleman would
Just ride around this community as
nave he would see that the improvement
In the stock alone Is worth So 900
What's thatl Yes, will furnish him
with team and with lady. too
Mr.. Wslker-''Ths one you had out
yesterday p daughter
Speaker McMullen-"He is bachelor
and am sorry that he is not more
progressive. Laughter ask 1t in th'
name OF the farmer who exhibits hi
l rroduca. af tka man wounor ~,