Evening journal., 1897-04-22

NEW BUILDING ENTERPRISE FOR
WILMINGTON-SHORT RAILWAY
LINE FOR sUssEX-NO VERTI-
CAL wRITING-OTHER HOUSE
BUSINESS.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. April 22-Chairman Davis, of
the Committee on Crimes and Punish
ments. reported without recOmmenda-
tion the State Work-house bill, upon
which Chief Justice Lore had a hear
ing at noon. He stated that it had
been agreed that when the bill was
called up the chief justice should be
given hearing during the noon re-
cess OF that day.
Mr.. Dempsey, who introduced the
bill, announced that he would call II
up for final action at o'clock next
Tuesday afternoon.
A. SUSSEX SHORT LINE.
Late yesterday afternoon Representa-
tive Short introduced the bill to incor-
porate the Delaware Central Railroad
Company Charles Wright. l. ~ Fooks,
w. Brenton yelling, Richard w. G..
yelling and Robert Il. Mcconnell are
the incorporators. They propose to
operate a line between Lewes and Sea-
ford ,via Georgetown, and desire to be
able to use either steam or electricity.
The bill fixes the minimum capital at
100000. with power to increase it to
$1,O00,000.
DEMPSEY HIT SHORT HARD.
One of the most uncompromising op-
ponents of the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway amendment
bill is Representative Short, of Sussex
county. He is against it, first, last and
all the time, not because he has any
particular reason for being so, but be-
cause he started out on that line, and
it is against his principle TO depart
from any line of action he may take.
Yesterday a number OF the members
OF the House assembled in the office OF
Secretary Of State Boyce to hear Mr.
yelling, of New York explain thu
scope and purposes OF the bill to incor
porate the Central Railroad Company
After he had told the members that i
was proposed to run line across Sus
sex county from Lewes to Seaford by
way of Georgetown, he paused to heal
from the members.
Representative Short took the foo
and said that It was an enterprise o
which he was very much in favor; tina.
the people of Sussex county wanted 4
as 1t would open up the markets tS
them; that they were very much dis
couraged and hampered by the dis
eliminating rates of the railroad com
pany, and 1t would give them facilities
which they never had before, and o
which they were very much in need
He said that Of course the member
from New Castle county did not know
the wants of the Sussex county peopl
as well as they did themselves, and in
ferred that he would expect their vote
10 help pass the bill
In reply to this Representativ
Dempsey, of the New Castle delegation
said that he spoke as one membe
from New Castle county, and he was Il
favor of any enterprise in any part o
the state that he knew the peopl
wanted. He expected to vote for wha
the masses Of the people wanted, with
out regard for the wishes of the CLASSES
That he only hoped that when it cam
TO considering the wants of the peopl
of New Castle county that Mr.. ShoI
would be as liberal in considering IN
important bill now pending in tn
House known as the Wilmington an
New Castle Electric Railway bill
Mr.. Short replied that he would dis
cuss that when the bill came up. T
this Mr. Dempsey replied that he woul
be only too happy to meet him on tha
occasion.
These remarks caused Mr. Wellin
to open his eyes and wonder. what
all meant. and after the hearing som
of the members explained TO him tn
unaccountable attitude of Mr.. Short,
Sussex county member towards a Ne
Castle county bill, in which he wa
running counter to the expressed wis
or the New Castle people.
When Mr.. Dempsey and Mr. Shol
reached the lobby the latter said
you will kill my bill!"
No. replied Mr.. Dempsey, Il er
terrain no animosity against your bill
but ] want consistency. and consis
ency demands that both bills pass.
The New Castle men are not actin