Evening journal., 1895-04-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THB WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


The Duke Of York Deed--o sarhead
Bridges or UndsrRrade crosslngs-Legis-
latlve Notes.
star Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. April 9 Can one county have
more representation In constitutional
convention than another That Is the
question which now presents itself and
the Kent and Sussex county members
will be pleased TO have a decision IN the
negative. Senator Handy and Represen.
tative Pyle want New Castle county 70
have fourteen Of the thirty four dele
gates, and the other twenty equally
divided between Kent aud sussex
counties The down state members had
conceded thirteen and would probably
have granted the full number asked. but
for some lawyers raising the question
whether the present constitution would
permit unequal representation This
was enough for the Kent and Sussex
members They grssped at 1t and
turned II over and over In their mouths
like savory morssl In eliminated in
Senator Pierce Offering a resolution
yesterday afternoon requesting the
governor TO ask the chancellor, chief
| Justice and associate judges for a decIs
lon upon the right OF one county to have
greater representation than another
Senator Records chairman Of the Joint
| Committee on Constitutional Reform.
was In the chair when the resolution was
offered. Before putting the question he
said that he wished TO make a statement,
and proceeded rs follows:
"This matter WAS submitted to COM
mittee OF three on the part OF the Senate
and three on the part OF the House. We
agreed that we would hear argument on
this point by lawyers They are all to
come here this evening / understand
that several members Of the Nsw Castle
bar are coming and | have invited some
OF the Dover lawyers to be present II
the gentleman has no objection think II
would be better that the resolution be
laid over for enc day"
Mr. Hsnby-"Don't you think It would
be better to let this resolution 80 over
until tomorrow We may get what
Information we want tonight | think,
at leRst, that we should show that much
courtesy to the gentlemen whom we have
invited here tonight | believe that II
we invite persons here we should show
them every courtesy IL we pass this
resolution We will be making 1t useless
Tor the gentlemen who are 10 address al
this evening to say anything
Mr. Plerce--"l have no objection Il
Withdrawing It..
Mr. Watson-"I think we had better
drop the lawyers or the judges dom
, think the judges will care to make
I decision after the lawyers have besi
down here talking about il +"
Mr. Records-''Mr Pyle, OF the HOUSE
committee, said that Senator Higgins
, aud some others would be here | in
vlted the attorney general aud requested
him to notify some other members o
the Kent county bar TO be present 4
discuss this thing, / think 1t is th'
intention Of the committee to do thu
best we can with this matter, and TO b'
informed on II before the report Il
made.
Mr.. Hanby-"It don't seem hardly
Just to invite the lawyers to come herr
and enlighten the committee on tbi
point, and then cast them and thei
(; counsels aside before they get here. Al
member Of that committee / want al
the light that / can get on the subject
want that convention 20 be held to tn
very best interest OF the State OF Della.
ware In every respect, Our judges ar
the learned men Of the state They ar
1 men respect, and for whom I have thi
: best Of feeling For the lawyers In tn
State Of Delaware have the same warn
feeling As they have been invited,
say give them justice all the time
? hope this body will not adopt that reao
y tion this afternoon.
1 Mr. Pierce seemed perfectly willing
and there was not q vote against defer
ring action for one day.
The Street Railway TIe-up,
There is tis.up on tho electric rail
ways OF Delaware The Wilmington an
: Brandywine Springs House substitute 70
Q the Senate supplement was sent into tn
Senste 10 day. and the promoters Of th
a enterprise say that they have ampl
/. assurance from Chairman Harrington an
other senators that IL will be concurre
Ia by the Senate.
8 The Gordon Heights bill is still hun
q M In the Senate and Senator Pyle he
!. his ever-watchful eye upon II Harr
! Emmons ard Philip r. Clark have nc
8 been down for several days They hay
evidently come to the conclusion this
= the best thing they can do is to patientl
await the action OF the committee. Th
!. principal objection to it is that 1t is be
A lieved to be a supplement drawn in II
:. interest of the Wilmington City Raj
- way Company and to be purchased
that corporation as soon as granite,
81 This is denied by the parties interests
In It.
The bill to incorporate the WI
mington and Elsmere Electric RAJ
way Company is sweepir
In one in every respect. The into
e. porators are Edwin a. Gayley, w
u, Ellison, William B. Johnson, Frank
Lackey and Daniel w. Taylor 1t is
Heald & Co charter through and throug
AZ The capital stock is 800 900, but the
:. is no limit to the increase The bill Civ
= it power to occupy any turnpike, pub
d road, street or avenue In New Cast
es county, as the board OF directors m
,n determine, as we'll as authority to ent
OF into agreements respecting the furnis
ing of power. equipments ana appliane
for It's own lines or the lines Of 9th
AZ companies This is q merger clause b
no so nicely worded that IL is scarce
a noticeable. This bill is still In commit
er and likely to remain there for a lit
while. When it is reported 1t will
with sweeping amendments
81 The Delaware Traction Company