Evening journal., 1895-02-27


Worlds Fair exhibit There was no
effort made to shirk the states assump.
tion Of the debt. but q disposition TO let
bygones be bygones Senator Handy
said he would like TO have committee
appointed TO examine the accounts with
ACCOMPANYING vouchers, but withdrew
II when he learned that the resolution
was introduced as the result of q special
committees examination and Affirmative
action. He then wanted time to examine
the statement Of disbursements and
moved that the resolution be made the
special order for o'clock In the after
noon, but this motion did not hold good
aud the resolution was concurred In.
His Patriotism Aroused.
All the latent patriotism in the
capacious breast of Senator Handy was
aroused by the action Of the Senate com
mittee on revised statutes yesterday after.
noon. IL reported without recommen-
dation the bill making It unlawful TO
display any foreign flag upon any public
building In the state unless In honor Of
national, state or city guest from some
foreign country
The bill which came before the Senate
under such unfavorable auspices was
read by Reading Clerk Springer.
Mr.. Records-'I would state to the
Senate that there were two members Of
the committee that were opposed to the
bill, and one WAS Ia favor OF IT, / have
never seen a foreign flag displayed in
the State OF Delaware, and don't see
why we should. enact laws pre-
venting 1t being done.when IL has never
been done In the past don't think 1t
necessary to cucumber our statute books
with laws that have never been violated.
| shall vote against the bill "
Mr.. Hanby-'I have not thought
great IDEAL over this BILL but there are a
great many laws that have been enacted
for which there was never cause before
their enactment. am opposed TO any
foreign flag flying over any building
where the stars aud stripes should hy
We have seen 1t both IN Troy and New
York city. 1t seems useless at this time
to do such thing, but think that any
man who would raise a flag of any nation
other than our own upon any building in
this state should not only be fned but
imprisoned ! always WAS an American
up and down In every respect and always
expsct to be | have defended that old
flag and never want to see anything else
In Its place don't think that the sena
tor from Sussex county would want any
other flag to Fly from our public build
ings, and think be will vote for the
bill.
he referred to the glorious services Of
Hazlett, kirkwood, Jacquette. MELON
ough, Jones and other Revolutionary
heroes from Delaware, and said that her
sons had been true.
my dear friends" he continued, Il
would let no foreign flag hoat on 8 pole
four foot high in the State OF Delaware.
| do hope that you will pass this bill IL
Is a true Delaware bill When you
think OF those men who fought at Eutaw
Springs IL should prompt you to vote
for IL. This is the flag for which my
great grandsire died on White Plains,
N. T. that liberty might live. The first
dag carried by Delaware troops had
nothing but the stripes, and across them
the motto. In Heaven We Trust |
hops the gentlemen will do nothing
raising Of a foreign flag Ia the United
States"
Mr.. Records-"I admire the senator 8
eloquence and patriotism, but think he
is little off the subject. This bill asks
us to enact a law that has never been
violated, to my knowledge. have never
seen q foreign flag displayed in Della.
ware don't see the necessity for pass.
ing this bill. shall have TO vote against
Senator Hanby's eloquence carried the
day. Speaker Watson and Senators
Moore, Handy and Pierce voted for Il;
Senator Records against it, and Senators
Pyle, FSnimore and Harrington refralned
from voting.
Protest From Brandywine.
What is known as the Handy road bill
for BraHdywine hundred, does not meet
with the approval Of all the taxables Of
that hundred. 1t is only fair TO state
that Senator Handy is not the father OF
the bill although ne Is in favor Of per
mamsntly improving the roads Of the
hundred.
Hugh Ramsey, Joseph Forwood, w. z.
Husbands, w. G. Wier, Elihu Talley,
J. Newton Grubb, l. T. Weldin, all we'll
known residents Of old Brandywine, we're
here yesterday afternoon and had 9
hearing before the Senate Committee on
Roads and Vacant Lands. They ex-
pressed themselves as being unalterably
opposed TO the passage OF such bill, on
| the ground that 1t would increase the
tax burdens, revolutionize the govern
ment Of the hundred and put the roads
under partisan rule. They said that ths
people Of the hundred did not want 1t tc
be put under thousands of dollars worth
Of bonds.
Senator Handy spoke in favor OF ths
bill and said that It would be to ths
ultimate benefit Of the property owners
to have the roads permanently improved
The committee took no formal action.
Ope-half for the Hundred.
If the Senate concur In the Houses
action, the town OF st Georges viii here
after receive only one-half OF the road
tax which It does now. Under the
present Law the town receives all Of the
road tax collected within It's limits The
House bill passed yesterday provides
that ons-half of It shall 60 to the road
commissioners OF Red Lion hundred.
Want to Use the "RattIer."
Representative Robbins gave notice OF
two bills to-day One extends to Sussex
county, the legal method now in vogue
in Kent county, for strengthening pub bli,
roads The other authorizes the shsc
fishermen Of Broadkiln river to use tn,
''rattler" to frighten the fish into the
l aeinag AT nreaent thara 10 a lay againai