The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-22

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Scores a Point-The General
Assembly are not Anxious to
Adjourn-They Know Good
Thing When They See It
Poor Chance Of the Work house
Bill Passing.
Senator Handy offered joint resolution
In the Senate fixing May as the time for
final adjournment, but Senators Pyle,
Moore and Fenimore failed to think the
same and the resolution was promptly
killed. This Is part of the program in.
tended to kill deliberations of the Consti-
tutional Convention. Whether they will
be successful remains to be seen. The
Democrats are desperate and intend to
leave no stone unturned to kill the Con-
stitutional Convention. They do not be-
lieve in the new constitution not by a
good deal 1t is entirely too liberal to
suit the average hard. shell Democrat, and
they are determined If they can to X i 1t.
They have already offered resolutions in
the Senate and House to make the work
Of the Constitutional Convention abor.
tive. On Tuesday Senator Pyle gave no.
tiCe of an act providing for its submission
and notices of similar bills have been given
in the House by Representative Donald
son and Adams with the intent to make it
imperative. 1t is plain to be seen that the
Legislature does not intend to adjourn
until after the Constitutional Convention
shall adjourn sine die.
EXPLAINING THE WORK HOUSE BILL.
Chief Justice Charles B Lore and Judge
Ball addressed the members Of the House
on the ins and outs of the work house
bill which is now in the hands Of the
House Committee, They demonstrated
by facts and figures that 1t would earn
money from the start which in few years
would make it self supporting and reduce
the amount of money necessary to run
the present jails in our State, From the
opinions of the members of the Legislature
which have been expressed in the last few
weeks by them, this bill does not stand a
ghost of show of passing and becoming a
law. The farmer members can't see the
advisability of the proposed new work
house as it will entail some two hundred
thousand dollars to put it in operation,
That is the ghost that scares them. But
all the same the institution never was SO
badly needed as at this time
NoTFaiSNDLY TO PASSES
1t is reported that Senator Pyle intends
to introduce a bill making 1t unlawful
for members of the General Assembly to
hold or USE passes on the railroads, ow'
ing to the fact that the members left
in the afternoon for home Who could
blame them for wanting to get away from
such slow place as Dover after the sun
sets? We would be willing to wager dol.
lars to doughnuts, that the bill will mover
pass.
DOLLARS SPENT FOR NOTHING,
The Single takers, the followers of
Henry George, have spent thousands of
dollars in our State without making much
head way. But they evidently believe that
while there Is life there is hope They
have led forlorn hope against Demo.
cracy. Now they know what fan up hill
fight the Republicans have had for years
in Delaware. Comment is unnecessary
CAN YET DECIDE
The members Of the General Assembly
can't agree which is the best plan to
adopt in Kent County, so as to knock the
wicked Republicans out. Some want q
County Tax Receiver the 'ame as has
been tried in New Castle County for the
collectors as is now in vogue. The idea to
reduce tho number Of members OF the
Levy Court to five, meets with general ap'
proval from the leaders OF the Democrats
In Kent County The cry has gone forth,
to beat the Republicans
Hamilton Stewart Is candidate. for
City Council from the Seventh ward And
to think that it is nearly all honor with
very little money attached to the position.
has n,1ti n
SIS services rendered as wntohman during
the Cheairs-Dckey contest. We hope II
there are any others they will put In their
claims at once before the Legislature ad.
journs
Our State has no right to 90 into the
railroad business or the managing OF rail-
roads 1t has proved costly luxury for
the States that have undertaken IT, But
then we don't wonder at anything our law
makers at Dover induIgein.
The mayor and city council are TO Dc
given the right to license, tax and regu'
late auctions and auctioneers in such man
per as city council shall fix by ordinance. |
This will be the means Of making every |
auctioneer In the future take out license |
10 carry on the business This law has been |
In operation for some time. Formerly the |
auctoneers were required TO pay license |
Of siG0, but the number has not Increased
fast
Congressman Handy has not been heard
from lately He must be preparing an
assay on silver and its beneficial influence
1n the voters of Delaware around about
election time. They believe In having
heir palms crossed with silver before de-
,!ding whom they intend to vote for
THEY ARE FORTUNATE INDEED.
Since the election held In November last
he result of which has not been yet stated
n Kent County, Sheriff Shaw and H. 8
Downes his deputy both Republicans have
,een drawing their pay and still hold the
'ort at the Sheriff's office and County jail
They will hold on until the Courts decide
who their successors are Democrats or
Their term expired ON
November 23d last,
Monday the Sheriff presented his bond
If sc, 600 to the Court and 1t was approved.
they can rest easy and draw their pay
until the legal squabble is decided, 1t Is
lot many officials who have such snap,
The other partisan bills are allowed to
lumber now, but look out for thom when
'ou least expect them. They. are sure to
,op up and be passed by the "boys" who
,bey the commands. OF their owners,
Everything goes, If the Republicans are to
70 cheated out of the fruits of what little
,ictory they have gained in Delaware The
word has been passed along the bill and
he henchmen have to obey the command.
THE STATE DETECTIVE BILL,
The bill which created the State detec.
ives was found to be defective, in fact SO
much so that when Governor Magvll was
live and their successors were talked
bout, Chancellor Nicholson then the
,tates Attorney, told Nathaniel Smithers
Who was Secretary Of State, that he doubt.
d IL their successors could be legally ap.
ointed. But as soon as Acting Governor
Watson was sworn in the detectives were
ot bothered, but continued to act in the
apacity in which they had been appoint.
d, and have continued to act ever since 1t
as been "a question more than once If
ny Of the arrests made by them since
serc legal.
Tho bill which has been introduced dur.
ng the last few days In the Legislature,
yas for the purpose of iogalizing their
cts and to re.appoint them for term of
our years II they had been legally up.
ointed why could not Governor Tunnel
ave re-appointcd them or anybody else,
yhom he saw fit to succeed themf. We have
ever seen this fact contradicted although
his Is not the first time it has been com.