Evening journal., 1895-03-01
The Passed and the UDpassad.

viii be Newark
The Passed and the Unpasssd.
The House Committee on Corporations
reported favorably on the House bill
supplementing the charter of the Will
mington and New Castle Electric Railway
| Company with the amendments already
outlined in these columns It win prob
| ably be passed either to day or to MORO ".
Representative Fleming's idea.
Representative Fleming thinks that a
county should pay q portion Of the
expenses of keeping up bitches which
serve to keep county roads free OF water
He has given notice Of and will INTRODUCES
bill providing that the county shall pay
20 per cent. f.the cost. although he
expects that the committee will cut the
amount down to 90 per cent, The benefit
is only to be derived by incorporated
ditch companies. The act applies to the
entire state.
New Deed Record for Kent.
Kent county needs new deed record
and it will not be Representative Daly's
fault If 1t does not get II. He has
introduced bill authorizing the recorder
Of deeds to make q record OF all deeds
since 1878, and compelling him to use
the Campbsll system.
The Bird Bill Tabled.
The House passed and the Senate
tabled Representative Sypherd's bill for
| the protection OF song birds and their
| nests aud eggs. The adverse action of
the Senate was taken at the instance of
Senator Records, who said that he did
not think it the sort Of bird bill that
the people wanted Mr.. Sypherd 10 not
very well pleased at the scAnt courtesy
shown his measure by the dellberative
body and will make an earnest endeayor
to have it taken frem the table and
passed. The bill exempts from protec-
tion hawks, crows, blaekbirds, owls aud
English sparrows.
Strange Scene In the House.
Immediately after Speaker McMullen
had let fall bis Rayel 10 call the House
to order this afternoon, procession of
ladies filed into the House and for awhile
all was confusion attendant upon the
sergeant-at arms procuring chairs
sufficient for their accommodation. The
dslegati consisted of Dover ladies and
was headed by Mrs. James L Wolcott,
wife of Chancellor Wolcott The cause
of the outpourlng Of these ladies was
soo1 made manifest. Mr. Walker called
up for It's final reading the bill for the
repeal of the "bottle" law. An amend :
ment TO the bill, eliminating any ex post
facto features, that Is making It's pro
visions imperative so far as present
licenses are concerned, was first adopted
After which, the bill was read third
time by paragraphs, in order to pass the
House.
SO soon as Speaker McMullen put the
question, "Shsll this bill pass thi
Houssl" Mr. Walker arose and Ia a clear
forcible and logical manner stated hi
reasons for disappearing of the act anI
supporting the repeater
In subsistence, Mr. Walker said
Some time since a mem bsr Of tn
Senate, In speaking OF certain bill thei
) before that body, described it as al
, inlquitous measure which never SHOULD
I have disRracsd the statute books Of thi
, , state. or the act which this is to repeA
can speak in the same language, ever
more emphatlcally expressed
"lhis bill was referred to the commit
tee several weeks since. and ample
opportunity has been given both III
opponents and friends to fully stat
their cases, respectfully, before tn
committee.
assigned for the continuance Of this las
, upon the books. These are, first: Tha
9 large revenue acsrues to the stat
j therefrom second, that it enables th
$ saloon keepers more easily to obey tn
= law.
"As to the first OF these reasons,
0 would say there may be revenues CO.
lectud which are q curse to the state.
would be better to decrease the revenu
Of the state, II otherwise the moralit
4 aud manhood of it's citizens would b
decreased. The first duty of a state Is {
! look after the development In its citizen
Il ship Of those qualities which 20 to max
= up manhood.
: "As TO the second point This law hP
y been in operation but two years HI
the law and order OF the state bee
perceptibly Increased since It's passage
say no emphatically.
It zone great curse arising from thi
# law is, that 1t enables the youth to obtRi
n by applying to third party, liquor
Is quantities; yes, the effect Of this ls
d has been, in 3 measure, to transfer froi
n the saloon to the home disorder arisin
u from drinking. The committee has ha
10 assurance from the Law and Orde
a. Society that this Is the case This law
or causing a breaking up of the home, Il
80 most sacred tie that binds man to man.
"Yes, gentlemen Of the House. q
most emphRticslly favorable to the pas
:, age OF this repeal act and most hearth
q and sincerely urge you TO vote, with m
Il for it's repeal
y Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Walker
= remarks, Mr.. Mustard called for an q.
\, and nay vote upon the bill
y Speaker McMullen instructed the clei
I, = to call the roll Amid an emphat
= silence, the members arose, one by on
II as their names we're called, and everyol
- - voted AYE, until theInsme Of Speak
y McMullen was reached
~ The speaker seemed uncertain as
,S which way to cast his vote. he fir
- answered 'aye, but. quick as a fash,
changed his vote to may" Evident
III the speakers chivalrlc heart was touch
=, by the presence of so many fair ladiC
= However he soon recovered himself al
=. voted with his convictions.
y The result of the vote was announce
~ ~ for the passage of the bill-14; again
its passage.
-, Upon the announcement of the vote
ln no round of applause issued involuntaril