The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-13
FIFTH EDITION.
OUR DOVER LETTER.
Things Are Rather Slow at the
Capital
Tho Deadlock stilI On-ysry Little uu.I-
ness Yet Done at Dovrr-LocaI Option
VIII Have a Hard Row TO Hoe.
staff Correspondence OF the Republican.
Dover, Feb. I2.

This town after being cut of IRON the
rest Of the VOL III for some three days. has
been connected again by railroad CONS
munloatloas with Wilmington aud
points south.
Ire big Snow storm has given the clti-
zens OF Dover plenty of good sleighlnR
and the slelghs are out In numbers, You
cun sae all kinds, some that look ne II
they came over In the Ark along with
Noah. All the came. the Delaware far.
msrs drive good horses that LOOK as II
grain was cheap by their fat and sleok
look.
The mails have commenced to arrive
and leave regularly. The newspapers are
eought after and the supply hardly equals
tho demand, SO eager are the people for
tho outside news.
MIR. George V. Massey lie none the W orse
for his long tramp, but he does not care
to repeat the pedestrian feat.
Everywhere you hear praise for the
Delaware employees for their many kind
attentions to the numerous passengers
who were detained on tho trains owing to
tns storm. Conductors hhwkins, Owens
ana others will long bs remembered by
those passengers who were caught by the
big enow storm.
The vote for Senator is getting to be
chestnut. 1t Ia the same old vote day
after day, and with tine same dissatlsfac.
tory result. Every body 10 becoming dis'
Gu5ted ami are beginning to urge their
representatives to stop he nonsense and
elect Senator at an early date.
Governor Marvll told your correspon-
dent In conversation with him that he new.
er promised any member OF the Leg.
islaturd any office within his power. ton-
tinuing no said to your correspondent. go
ask Them personally 4 ever made any
promises OF any Kind whatever to them.
but believe and think II would O. to the
advancement OF the Republican party for
Delaware II they would turn in and elect
somebody, My preference is Anthony
IligQtns, ESQ, to succsed himself. He has
made Il good Senator anu Should be re.
turned to Washington
Our readers will Gee by this that the
Governor Is a prom ouDced Anthony Hlg.
gins man.
took sleigh ride, 1t ended very dis 10.
trous for both gentlemen. The eleigh
upset and they both fell In snowbaD1.
sustaining no damage except a cold bath
In the snow.
a communication was received from the
State Board of hraith asking that they he
furnished with copies Of such health bills
Us have been pres"nleJ or may be present.
ed to the General Assembly.
The bill TO iueorporate tho Consuiners'
Ice and Coal Company OF Wilmington WAS
introduced " the House.
Representative Syuherd presented bill
to amend the Smarter OF ne Citlzen,'
Light and Power company OF Dover tic
also Introduced a bill to grant TO Joshual
A. Megonlai and JOnn Il. H-ndrlckson u
patent for fifty acres of salt marsh land
III kGnt County at 50 cents per acre.
Representative Syphsrd's bill to pro.
teCt brlds In our state, has been referred
to tLe Committee on Agriculture.
Tbs joint resolutions To appropriate q
sum OF money. to he decided upon for
the purpose of making u position of tho
Delaware troops on the battlefield Pt
Antietum and to pay ex Governor Roy.
nolds $1,000 tor extra services performed
In returning direct tax.
The Governor should never receive ono
cent for the duties which he peri as
his salary which he rectved aB Governor
was sufficient for whit duties he perform.
ed. He has a hard cheek to ask for the
appropriation from the Legislature.
Two hundred copies of Representatives
Muslalds bill to eqnalizs taxation Tor
county purpose, have been ordered PRINT
ed
Mrs. Marguerite r. Carpenter will now
he known as Marguerite Richardson. She
Will make her debut this evening in Phlla.
dephia. We predict for her brilliant
future in the concert field.
Representative WalliOr introduced the
bill to amend the law providing for the
present law is defective. Attorney Gem
eral Nichuleon SAYS tho detectives arc
really necessary 10 aid him in the duties
oil His olllcs
Tho bill renewing tho charter OF tho
knights OF ST Lawrence OF Wilmington
passed the Senate.
Ihe joint resolution In relation to direct
tax was taken from the table ard referred
to the COMMITTEES on appropriat ons. whore
1t will no doubt De allowed TO sIulnber.
The bill allowing milonge OF 8 cnnts n
mile each way to road CON in is5loners NJ.
pointed to lay out or widen public road
passed the House 1t has now to GO 10
the Senate, and aftOr passing that body
Will become q law.
Ihsre Is no danger OF a local option bill
passing aJ THIS session OF the Legislature
or any other session for years to come.
Representative Fred Pyle is high II.
cnnse man. not local option advocate.
and 80 are numerous other membera one
could mention, From appearances there
will bs liLtle or nothing done with the
bill. 1t Is u bill that tie members should
20 slow with Something letter should
be offered before The present laws are
tlnkered with
Senator Hanbv's bill 10 allow real estate
agents to examine tho public rec rds Tres
should puas without any opposition. II 10
II right and just law aud should become q
law at as early u date as possible.
Numerous writer's are troubled about
the money IL ID costing Mr.. j. Edward Adj.
dicks for his Senai ornl fight at lover. lie
Gun Afford it and Will pay all his bills with
out having to tHks up unLriDu ton
among his numer qua frIends aud Rumir.
ers. w. s. V.
Inity Convicted