Evening journal., 1897-01-29
NOSENATE TYPEWRITER
Dickey Bill on City Elections
in Unfriendly Hands.
SYMPATHY FOR THE OUBANs
LEGISLATURE URGES della
WARES CONGRESSMAN TO USE
HIS INFLUENCE FOR THE BENE-
FIT OF THE ISLAND-BUSINESS
BEFORE HOUSE AND SENATE.

Hlo lNfL UENCE tOh The BENE-
FIT OF THE ISLAND-BUSINESS
BEFORE HOUSE AND SENATE.
Staff Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Jan. 29.-The Senate will
not have a typewriter after all. Ever
since the adoption Of the Handy reso-
luton four days ago there had been a
growing sentiment among the mem
bers that pretty typewriter would not
fill the bill. and that it would be much
better 10 have important bills printed
than to have typewriter copies Of ell
bills, important and unimportant. Yes
terday afternoon the matter was
brought to a head by Mr.. Meredith
moving to reconsider the vote by
which the typewriter resolution was
adopted
There seems to be considerable OBJ
lection" he said, Ito the resolution
adopted on Tuesday last in regard to
appointing typewriter for the Senate.
II is the general opinion that one type
writer cannot do the work, especially
as there are 2OOto 900 billsin the course
of a session. l therefore move to re-
consider the vote"
Second the notion" said Senator
w. T. Moore, and then the fun began.
Il would like to have that objection
more fully explained before we pass
upon this motion exclaimed Mr..
Handy.
Il think that if we are going to any
extra expense about bills" said Mr..
FenimOre, there are certain bills that
are important, and the expenditure
should be made in publishing those
1rf . IL.
A great many bills are passed by the
Legislature which the people, who are
vitally interested in them, never see,
and consequently have no adequate con-
ception Of their import. If we are GO
ing to any extra expense l would say
publish these bills in which the people
are interested. Let's publish them in
full so that the people can know what
kind of laws we are asked to pass"
Il offered that original resolution in
order that we might more fully under
stand our legislation" said Mr.. Handy
Il have not the intelligence to GRASP
the full meaning of a bill as it is read
/ by the reading clerk. / offered that
resolution so that we could have copies
of the bills on our desks and read them
! ourselves and get a fair understanding
of them. ! know that the attorneys oil
these corporations do not want them
to be opened to public gaze. They tel
us that it would not do to have then
published for the public's benefit"
He then pleaded for one weeks tria
of his typewriter scheme, but his col
leagues would not have it, and the mo
tion TO reconsider prevailed. The vot
was as follows: Yea-Messrs. Feni
more, Pierce Moore, Meredith, MI
Speaker. Nay-Mr Hanby-1. Elk
cused from voting-Mr PYLE. Alb
i sent-Messrs. Alrichs and John NJ.
Moore
On motion of Mr.. Fenimore furthe
consideration of the resolution was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Handy then offered a resolution
for the printing Of 100 copies of all cor
poration bills at the expense of the cor
porations before they are acted upol
by committee. This was adopted. but
it doubtful whether it will be lived NJ
TO.
IN UNFRIENDLY HANDS.
In speaking yesterday Of the D.cke
bill. which throws the city elec
tion over until November 1898, an
continues the present officials in offic
until the first Monday in January
1899, Walter II. Hayes, of Wilmington
expressed the belief that it would b
unwise to have the city election hel
with the general election. Having bee
the victim of a nomination electiO
when he ran for the place of city solic
tor on the Republican ticket, he said;
Il think that a law should be passe
providing that no party primary ele'
ton shall be held before August. an
e. compelling the registrars to furnis
{ each party with a copy of the registri
tion. permitting no one to vote at th
primaries who is not registered an
Qualihed to vote at the regular ele'
r ton"
e The Dickey bill is in unfriendl
hands. Mr.. Cheairs is chairman of Il
Committee on Municipal Corporation
to which the bill was referred, and h
associates are Messrs. HAZEL, EliasO
> Smith and Davis, all anti-DickG
+ men. Not only that, but State Senate
{ Pyle is unalterably opposed to the bi
. even should the House pass it, whiS
> is net at all likely.
Mr.. BRADFORD EXPLAINED.
John K. Bradford came to Dow
yesterday and explained to the Sena
Committee on Corporations the pu
port of the Senate bill for the relief
the Germania Building and Loan A
sociation, No. 2, which had been +
committed pending such explanatio
Mr.. Bradford stated that the extensi'
Of the charter would work to the ben
fit Of all interested in the loan. TIL
was satisfactory, and Chairman Mer
dith reported the bill favorably and
passed.
FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER NOTICE
Representative HAZEL wants {
business to come in. In past sessio
notices Of bills have been given ma
weeks before introduction Of the mea
ures Yesterday the Duck Creek hu
- dred statesman offered for adoption
resolution providing that bills shall
introduced fifteen days after notice
given. Messrs. Dempsey and McCl
Tough wanted the time extended
thirty days. but they were voted dow
and MIR. Hazell's resolution "