Evening journal., 1895-05-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Confined From Flrst Page.

q bill OF that kind csms into the >ensie
Of the State Of Delaware We ore not
SEM mere to taxa the franchise from the
poor man. 1t is one Of the most absurd
propositions ever advanced.
Mr. Fenimore--'I believe that the
Republicans claim control Of tbe state
now. and that kind OF Jaw has never been
asked for before
Mr. Hanby-'I don't think that the
people Of Georgetown want This law;
aud believe that st the last elscsion 1t
was Democratic
MIR Fenimore MOT at ths last elec
tion.
Mr.. Hanby-'iIb is one Of the most
absurd things l ever heard OF Il places
it in the po wer Of few rich men to pat 8
stop to all municipal improvements, and
IL one man happened to pay moro than
one half Of ali the tax he would be a
king in that town. / say that It is
wrong and that it 1s not Democratic IN
any sense or form don't thtnk that
the like ever was heard ia any other
place than this. They say 1t is established
IN some towns down the state, but we
caunot 20 elsewhere and fad It Ia
many small towns q man worth $3.50 COO
| could coatrol them. can't vote for this
bill unless that feature Is stricken ont
Mr.. Pyls-''The senator from the ne
rocks of the Brandy wine seems dis
turbed lest ws entail some discredit
| upon the Democrats OF this staie His
motives, ! believe, are good and honeat
l am glad to see that some sentiments Of
Democracy still linger in his system
This bill emenated from the Republican
| House That bin was passed by a
| Repu blicgn House 1t was born in that
| a use, endorsed By that House, and the
| high priest Of Sussex couaty (Mr
Moore) in that House went before the
committee and pleaded for the adoption
Of his very measure That Is a fact
| That is a fact The high priest Of
Sussex county IN that House pleaded for
the passage Of this measure, and no y
his colleague from New Castle county
says that it is not Democratic He is
afraid that money will rule. Money does
rule; lways has and always will .rule,
am sorry to say. He says that money
should not have but one vote. He knows
as we'll as DO that every corporate act
under the laws of this state and others,
the incorporstors vote In proportion to
the financial interests they have in thai
company ard that Is what these peo.
pie ask IN Georgetown. Tnose that own
the stock ask that they shall be allowed I,
manage their affairs in their own way
That Is the rule governing every cor
porate body. Each stockholder has on,
vote for every share OF stock. The sen,
ator from Brandy wine has voted for mann
measures containing that provision. H
knows it and no man knows It better
may be hard lines for the poor fellow.
do not doubt it, But he always had hat
tc submit to It in the past and will
doubtless have to do so In the future H
has always been the vi,tim of the rc
man Ia these days of sYndisates, trust
and combinations the poor man has beel
almost driven into the face of the earth
wish we could Danish every svndicat
and trust from the face Of the earth.
would vote for II
e Mr. Hanby--"He compares this bi
. with one to incorporate a stock eompan
9 or TO legalzs trust Do you com par
7 the exercise Of the election franchi:
Q with one Of those things2 1 think il is
very poor comparison 1t will prove
? bad precedent to give the rich man or
vote for every dollar of tax be pays
Mr.. .Moore-"The people Of Georgetow
8 want this and do not see why an
9 member from New Castle county sLoul
object.
The bill wac lost because It did u,
receive the necessary othirds vot
? being a corporation measure. The vo
in detail was as follows:
n Yea-Messrs Alrichs, Pierce, Moor
:, Records. Pyle-5
E, NaY-Messrs Handy. Harrington er
s Fenimore-3
Il There is some talk OF reconsidering Il
e vote, striking out the objsetionab
4 feature and passing the bill
= The state Floral Emblem.
The ladies' who want a state hori
emblem have. through Senator Hanh
. tslIen the proper course to get 1t Senat
Z H2nby has introduced for them b
y legalizing the peach blossom. EnrolliI
!, Clerk Parvis says that it will never
= through the House as the Sussex mel
= bers win insist upon making it the pea
toddy blossom
~ The Cunning Seasons.
The Senate concurred in the Hou
81 ostitute for the Senate bill for the pr
: lection of game It makes the gami
: season for partridges quail, pheasa
and rabbit begin on DeceIn ber / aud Gle
q = on December 81, 1895. In subssque
u years it will open 90 November 10 q
4 close on December 3l The origin
= Senate bill provided a closed season
n 1895, but the House would not concur
4e PIeasanton Gets the Marsh.
re There Was one very fortunate Hot
iir bill in the Senate yesterday. The Co
~ mittee on Roads and Vacant Lar
Id reported without recommendation
" bill 10 grant to John q. Pleassuton
ed title OF the state to four acres Of S
e. marsh adjoining Mr. Pleassnton's land
Little Creek hundred Chairman Pier
y, while not altogether favorRbls TO the
said that he understood that the apr
can't was q poor man and cripple
4 Senate took pity on him and passed
W bill.
Big Cattle Interest.
~ Under the title Of sn act to anne
= be charter Of the Cherry Island Ma
"a Company, Senator Pyle introduced a
~ ~ to incorporate the Marvil Horsey Co
~ pany. The incorporators are William
% Wolfe. Thomas G Horsey and John
so Wilson, The capital stock is placed
.ne $72 000 and the prlr cipal Office will
" in Laurel They have $40, 600 inves
A. in cattle ont in New Mexico
The Matter of suroty.