Evening journal., 1895-02-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
EFFORT TO sgoURB A wORKHoUsB

SUFFICIENT Vote for Constitutional Con-
vention--stats Auditor Gives Bond-A
New City Government Proposed.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb 2 SENATORS Records and
Fenimors. who are absent on account of
sickness, are both members Of and con-
stitute me sjority of the Senate Commit
tee on Revised Statutes. The other
member is Senator Alrichs. The work Of
the committee has been practically at
stand still for more than a week. al
though there are several measures swait
ing It's consideration.
The committee has had in hand the
House bill repeating the law passed last
session, authorizing the Levy Court of
New Castle county to buy a stone quarry
and have 1t worked by the convicts of
that county, the stone 80 broken to be
spread upon the county roads The
Levy Court has practically decided TO
buy Wooddale quarry, containing five
acres, for $4,000, and is only holding
of st the n quest of the prison reform
ers, who know that II the quarry is
once bought, a state workhouse will be
out Of the question 1t was at the in
stance OF these reformers that the
repeater was introduced. and they are
particularly anxious to have 1t passed
for fear that the Levy Court may become
impatient and make the purchase
This anxiety and the absence OF Messrs
FenImors and Records led to the Sena e
going into committee of the whole to
consider 1t. Senator Pyle was called to
the chair.
Senator Alrichs spoke In favor of tn
passage of the repeater, saying that he
believed the people of New Castle county
did not want the quarry purchase t. be
made In the light of the efforts which
were being made to secure the passage
OF bill establishing state workhouse.
Senator Handy said that he was op
posed TO the spending of Q large sum OF
money in building penitentiary. In his
opinion the old Court House at New Gas.
tie could be fitted up and made q work
house where prisoners could he put at
light and profitable labor. He advised
the repeal of the quarry law. as he was
confident that $l2, 900 for five acres Of
ground and stone was entirely too much
for the county to pay. He knew Of !
place in BrGndywine hHndred which
could be purchased much cheaper.
Senator Alrichs said that the law was
mandatory, and the Levy Court wal
required to make the purchase within
two years Of the time Of it's passage.
The time has nearly expired, and they
have only put off the performance Of thei
lawful duty at the solicitation Of CHIEF
ustice Lore and jude Ball. "rh
people Al opposed to the purchase ant
are hoping that the Legislature vii
repeal the laws and that they will no
be compelled to buy the quarry. That
the reason for the course which we have
taken in regard TO this bill
Speaker Wetson-"Did / understand
the gentleman from New Castle count
to ssy that this was not q politica
movement, aud that both D emocrats an
Republicans are in favor of repealinI
it?"
Mr.. Alrlchs-"I do not regard It a
political. The opposition in my hnndre
Is not political The postponement Of th
purchase was due to Chief Justice Lore
who asked that the Levy Court gran
It."
Mr. Hanby-"If we repeal it now an
subsequently find that it Is mistake W
can renew 1t. In my mindlthis is only don
to see what we will do In regard to
penitentiary
Speaker Watson.--''I don't want th
gentleman to think that was try ing
Rght It II there was no politics in i
chief Justice Lore and Judge Ball wei
both here advocating the repeal o. tn
act
Mr. Handy Only for that reason d
they want 1t repsalsd-thAti it would Civ
clean scope for them to act
Senator Pyls--'T, for one, shall oppoI
, the repeal Of this act to day. l don
] think l. wise at any time or under an
) circumstances to tear Gown a bulldin
, until you have some means in view
replace it--something better This a.
] was passed two years ago with the vie
! OF relieving New Castle Jail There
] one thing you may take as an absolu
! certainty jail has got to be O.
a larged or some other provided. The eli
Of Wilmington furnishes tramps al
] loafers Of every description, so that near
a every day the hack goes to the railroI
q station with lot OF these people and thI
are transported there for any where fro
: FIVE to fifteen days There is no work
I anything to do only for the county
q feed them,
. 'There has been movement on 70
/, In New Castle county to establish
penitentiary somewhere in this stai
{ and it was thought that that wou
o relieve this jail. suppose 1t is thoug
! by the gentlemen who are urging Il
measure that the chances win be beti
= for securing It by wiping this quarry Il
% of the statute book
"Now, as to buying this quarry, 1t b
. been reported that this quarry would
s bought by next Tuesday That wor
! necessarily FIX this workhouse. 4
r, Armstrong, who was here yesterd'
d is member Of the Levy Court. /. thi
b be rather advocates the repeal of Il
o measure. | called his attention 20
D. yesterday. | wanted to speak to hi
= After looking at 1t from the standpo
that we had better be careful how
repeal It until we had something bet
! in sight, he thought 1t better to let
:, stand l have a letter here from
= attorney OF the Levy Court, and he al
"a this Legislature to 60 slow In t
= matt er until we see what Is going TO
~ done Mr.. Armstrong said yester'
sa that he did not know whether or not
~ would be able to control the majority
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