Evening journal., 1895-05-04
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

srs-For River Front-LsgislAtivs
Notes.
Stat Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, May 4-The Republicans of
Kent ana Sussex counties will have an
opportunity to rail against the iniquity
and ipi ustloe of the deliqusnt law for at
least two years to come The Senate, by
tie vote, Yesterday killed the House
bill repeating 1t. The law was vigor.
ously asssiled by Senators Allichs and
Handy, but the Democrats did not
vouchsafe a reply, doing their deadly
work silently but surely.
1t came up as unfinished busi-
ness Immediately after the journal
OF the proceedings OF the previous day
had been read.
Mr. Alrlchs went into the history of
the delinquent law from 1878 to til
present time and said that the Democrats
had invariably used 1t for partisan pur-
poses and at the expense of the county
treasury He said that Ia New Castle
| county alone enough money had been
lost by It's operation to pay the county
debt.
II do not know how much Kent and
Sussex counties have lost, he said In
conclusion, "but New Castle county has
lost great deal of money under that
law. We needn't have had all this
| public debt II the taxes which should
have been collected under that law had
been collected instead OF sacrificed for
partisan ends
Mr.. Hanby-"I view this law from
different standpoint. Not from q politi
cal psint of view. / view it from th Q
aide of Justice The constitution Of the
State Of Delaware allows a man TO vote
upon the payment of q county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least six
months before the election. have not
examined the law now In force In Kent
and Sussex counties, but that which
quote Is fIom the constitution OF the
State of Delaware / say that this law
is unjust and should be stricken from
our statute books. l believe that every
freeman who complies with the require
ments Of the Constitution of the United
States has right to enjoy that franchise
which should be enjoyed by every man
don't say this In the sense Of partisan
politics, but from the high moral plane
of equity To do justice to our fellow
man Is what we are here for Do away
n
man who has the right to vote exercise
that sovereign right. Under the con.
Htitution no man has a right to vote I'M
less he pays a tax, then let him hav 9
every opportunity to pay that tax
When l WAS collector / wanted every
mans tax 10 matter what his politics
might be. The poor man loves tC
exercise that franchise which the con
st tuition gives him. Let us Aa senators
remove that obnoxious law and give him
a chance to pay his taxes and sxercis,
the elective franchise. call for tkG
yeas and nays on this bill.
Yea-Aessrs. AlrIchs, Handy, Moore,
PIerce--4
NAy-Messrs. Fenimore, Harrington
Pyle, Records
The "OIeo" Bill Killed.
There was lively fight in the Senate
before the House bill TO regulate the sal,
of oleomargarine and other substitutes
for butter was killed. 1t was reported
without recommendation by Mr.. Alricha
who spoke In favor of 1t, saying that II
was q bill to protect the public from the
fraud Of oleomargarine and other sub
stitutes being colored like and sold fol
b tier.
Mr.. Pyle said that in his opinion th,
bill was unconstitutional. He did no
think that the General Assembly hat
any right to say that the manufacturer
OF oleomsrgarine should not color thei
product to suit themselves. The farmer
colored their butter and In his eyes /
WAS no worse for the manufacturers {,
color their ''oleo.
Mr. Handy opposed 1t because be con
/ Eidarad IL class laufelatfou
The bill WAS lost by the following vote
Yea-Messrs Alriehs, Fenimore
Moore. Mr.. Speaker.
Nay-MesFrs. Handy, Harrlng ton
Pierce, Pyle-4
The New cIaymont Line.
The bill to incorporate the Wilmington
and Claymont railway is at last in.
was introduced by Mr. Handy ia tn
Senate yesterday afternoon. The In
coTporAtors are Robert ]. Handy. Amor G
Forwood, DR.. Peter Cooper, William 8
Bird, DR.. John O Fshey. William Lodge
James G Shaw, Jr, Robert Casey. Jr
William g Chase. Harry Shields, Jane
B Pattison aud Harry Stoeckls. Thl
capital stock is 100000, wit
; power to increase and merge wit
{ other companies. The route is frem an
point on the FennBylvAnla line TO tn
Wilmington city line It may use an
improved motive power but steam, an
!, lay single or double track. The worl
of construction must begin within 81
months and be completed within tw
years.
Peach YsllOws aud san Jose Scale.
I The House bill for the protection an
!, promotion Of the horticultural interest
" OF this state brought William l. Simpson
. lB. F. V. Woodruff. George Il Ia
and George b. Draper. fruit growers
OF the lower part Of the state, TO Dove
/. yesterday. They, In company wit
Secretary J. Wesley Webb, Of til
= Horticultural Society, had q hesriu
n before the Senate committee, whic
now has the bill In hand and expresse
: the belief that the bill should pass th
Senate as 1t would do much toward
n stamping out the peach yellows and Sa
9 Jose scale Finding that they could ne
\. get II through with the San Jose sea
ls they accepted an amendment strikin
IT that out; and also amendments llmitin
8 to tive the number of deputies In eac
Il hundred. and compelling growers to sprs
d their IN ees with remedies rresoribsd 4