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position they have perfect right to
their opinion. but let them express II |
4 in some way or other. They have never
even voted when the yeas and nays
were called. They have refused abso-
lutely to vote. If we have given them
{ cause for such conduct let us have the
( cause. I say that ] don't care how they
: vote so long as they vote. If we have
( done anything wrong let them retaliate
as much as they please.
'I don't know that l have done any
thing wrong to that county. / think
/ have always been honest and had
manhood to stand up here and assert
n and l would like them to stand up
< and do the same thing. l say that a
4 man is not doing his duty which he
has sworn to do, If he does not vote
on any subject here lie is sworn here
to do Justice or to state the reason why
he cannot vote.
GAS COMPANY INFLUENCE.
But here comes down here the viii
minelon city gas works. They do not
want this new charter passed-not at
an 10 Is q corporation that will shut
out any competition. IT'S lobbyists
have been here. / have seen them down
hero. There Is a lobbyist here that
holds Office and still wants to hold OF
fee under this combination. They have
been around here ! don't know that
they have said anything to the mem
bors. but persons sometimes say greai
deal without talking.
II don't care II you beat that bill, J
will do my duty towards it. It is for a
place where you get the money to run
the schools down In Sussex county, hut
how long you will hamper 1t III every
way you can there is no telling You
may put shackles on us, but we may
Hput hackles on you yet / am here to
de Justice TO every man. let him be
what he may. / have manhood to stand
up and vote yea or nay on every bill
that comes up here
II DO NOT BUY AND SELL"
John NJ. c. Moore q think the hon
orable senator from New Castle county
can say enough for all of us. | wan
him to fully understand that lightning
has net struck me. ! am not of th'
people that buy and sell. | want him t'
understand that and | want him to un
derstand that / vote as l please, or
will not vote at all. He can't make mi
vote any way he see fit
Mr.. Alrichs asked if the opponents O
the bill would be satisfied with printe'
amendments, but received no satistac
tory reply.
MIR. Hanby-'I said that the gas mel
We're here. and hold in my hand al
abstract of something of their kind.
4 criticises the new charter for the cit
q of Wilmington It goes over IL an
finds a great deal of fault with its pro
visions Ii mentions in one place i
particular that 1t gives City Counc
and the mayor the right to supply Oh
inhabitants with electric light and ga
They are not here in a body, but the
are here In that"
Mr. Pyle-"In soul, you mean"
ADDICKs MELTED WILMINGTO,
GAS.
Mr.. Hanby-"No. they haven't an
soul Addolks melted it from $3.50
$1.25 per 1000 feet. / care not whethl
this passes or not. They may vote
down If they choose, but l would III
to hear some argument from the hol
orable senators from the lower part
the state. | would like to know Il
cause of such attitude on their par
This paper came from some one. The
have not put their name to it. 1t
anonymous. But you can see that
was inspired by the provision whi'
enables City Council to provide the eli
with electric lights and gas That pr
vision means that if these compani
get arbitrary and charge the people T.
much for their light the people ha
the right to remedy it. Can any sen
tor object TO that? If he can / wou
like TO hear his objections. This cha
ter saves the city of Wilmington abo
$4,000 a year. and it gives the ci
home rule They have voted down
of the amendments, but they don't 81
us any reason for doing so, and that
what made me remark that if it We
later i'm the season ! might ha
thought they had been struck by ligl
ming. l meant no reflection upon I
senators from Sussex county. l cam
see any harm i'm any of these amen
ments. Let Hs so on through the b
and if they choose to beat it, let the
beat it, There never has been an
thing of this kind done but that it cal
back upon those who did it,
Mr.. Pyle-"These amendments ha
an been turned down without any rC
son under heaven, and no man has h
the manhood to say why. / don't CO
who he is or where he comes from,
him give some reason for his action
respect an open adversary-a man I'll
says no If he means it. / respect h
more than man that will say "
when he does not mean yes in
heart"
SOMETHING AGAINST WILMIN
TON.
1T appears to me that the people
the lower part of the state have son
thing against the. city of Wilmingt
II this bin is wrong, / think IL
should have said so. But they hi
not found a word of fault with I
bill, and, sirs, with my seven or eli
years experience in legislative bod
never heard the like Not man
opened his mouth against it, and still
cannot get the required vote. Il m
be a fearful thing They must thi
that somebody will get crippled
something get hurt. So they may.
tell you, senator's, this thing will
back to the city OF Wilmington and
will go back to your constituents, Z