Evening journal., 1895-04-18

cal Bill Recommttted-Ihe Police
Commission Not Interrered with-The
State Hospital AppropriAtIon-AEain
a Reduction in Telephone RAteh-Notss
Of the Legislature.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. April 1s The Senate Com.
mittee on Cities and Towns made favor
able report yesterday upon Senator Pyle's
bill appointing John s Rossell, Wllrism
D Mullen, Alfred ID. Warner and Daniel
w. Taylor a commission to draft new
charter for Wilmington and report to
the General Assembly two years hence
Mr. Pyle said it was a very important
measure and the time had come when
something would have to be done as the
administration OF the city's aft airs had
got too far away from the hands OF the
people
Mr.. Pierce objected because the bill
provided that the state should compen
safe the commissioners, whereas Il was
measure relating wholly to the city Of
Wilmington It was rscommitted for
amendment in this respect
New State Library.
For several years there has been talk
OF state library building for the
accommodation and safety Of the 25 600
volumes now crowded in the State
Houss The movement took shape in
the Senate yesterday, Senator Pyle
introducing joint resolution appointing
a joint committee to consider the
propristy of such building and to
report by bill OF otherwise It was
adopted and Messrs Alrichs and Pyle
appointed on the part of the Senate.
Medical Bill Reoommitted.
The House bill establishing a medical
council for Delaware and providing that
all physicians who wish to come into the
state to practice shall undergo a strict
examination was reported fsvorably by
the Senate Committee on Revised
Statutes Just before the noon recess
yesterday.
Senator Handy contested its passage
He said that it was class legislation and
that the physicians of Delaware should
be able to compete with those OF the
world. II they were not they should gel
out Of the way oi better men. He said
that to compel the young graduates tC
undergo an examination before such q
board. would b. to pit theory against
practice.
Senator Pyle replied that the bill be
fore the Senate was designed to keel
quscks out Of the state-men holding
such diplomas as those issued bj
Buchanan in his palmy days. AS fol
the college graduates. they were frssi
from school aud much better prepared tC
| undergo an examination than were tn
old practitioners.
Senator Pierce was Of the opinion tina
the doctors were amply protected by law
already In force. he thought the bill
: before the Senate would prove hard
ship upon young men, and might bligh
the prospects OF some who had graduates
from college but who could not answer
the questions put by the medical coun
Gil.
The discussion was still on when tn
, noon recess was taken. Upon tn
resssembling of the Senate Mr. Pierc
had the reading clerk read the las
already In force and declared that it wa
, ample.
I Senator Handy offered an amendmen
| materially modifying the terms OF tn
bill and, on motion Of Senator Pyle, th
measure WAS recommitted to give tn
committee tins to consider the amend
msnt
Moore Voted with tho Democrats.
The Senate Committee on Revise
Q Statutes reported without recommend
tion the House bill taking from th
resident Judge OF New Castle county til
e power Of appointing the Police Comml
q sioners of Wilmington and vesting It
the mayor The bill was all that wa
I" left OF Mayor Shortlidge's bill providin
for the election OF two commissioners b
n districts, the mayor to be the thil
d member
Is Mr. Pyle-"I would like to know Il
:. latitude of this bill Will the charms
- Of the committee please explain 1T"
70 Mr.. Alrichs-''It is 3 bill which relate
n to tho police department Of the ci
Of Wilmington. Some years al
law was passed here depriving Il
mayor Of Wilmington Of the right
control the police force OF the city
was the law creating police commissio
and placing the appointment of the
successors In the hands OF the reside
3 Judge. IL deprived the people Of Wi
Z. mington Of the right of self-governmen
81 1t Is the intention Of the people OF WI
> mingtoH when they elect man mayor
?, give him charge OF the police departmen
:; think It right and proper TO chsrscteri
!, II as political legislation. The 9th
u members Of the Committee on RevisI
Statutes oppose this bill now becsu
they say 1t is political legislation In .
n Judgment is is not political legislation
ag undo q wrong Phis bill does not leg
so late any body out Of Office don't knc
e who will be the next mayor He may
% Democrat, q labor reformer or Repu
n lican If you will pass this law allo
DIT ing the msyor elected at the next electi
to appoint the police commissioners
IL their terms expire you win restore to t
ne city OF Wilmington the right Of se
government so far ss 1t relates to tL
department can't see any politics
"A this bill at all.
y Mr.. Pyle-"You can't, eb That Il
- now in force was designed to tske Il
~ whole question out of politics There
no politics In it. The appointing pos
was placed in the hands of the reside
nr Judge, and he has made one appoll
nd ment, or rather reappointment. Of > n
he whose term had expired. l speak
William M. Pyle, Republican, q
there is not finer man in the city
Wilmington, looking at 1t from q
ct publican staudpoint It Ia admitted