Evening journal., 1897-05-13

CIDER PASSED WITH AMEND
MENTS - MEREDITH'S DEMAND
FOR MORE MONEY AGAIN RE
CONSIDERED.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 13.-The Senate reassem-
bled at 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
to enable John S. Rossell father of the
new city charter for Wilmington, to de-
liver an address in behalf of that bill,
which was recommitted several days
ago, and which has been in committee
ever since. He spoke for about an
hour and made a strong argument in
answer to the objections of the oppo-
nents of the bill He said that il was
a measure to give home rule to Will
mington. 1t did not threaten any vest
ed right of any corporation. 1t did not
propose to establish pension bureau
or anything of that kind. He said that
the people of Wilmington should have
the right to pass upon the question as
to what the amount of it's bonded debt
should be. At present it is paying
$4,000 interest on the bonded debt,
which represents nearly $50 for every
man. woman and child in the city. 1t
has become a serious question. It rep
resents $4,000. 900 in bonds. He called
attention to the manner in which the
Water Department surplus had been
dissipated and $273,0O0 worth of ma
turing bonds left unprovided for. He
said that the new charter was designed
to give liberty to the people of the city
Of Wilmington. II ought to be a free
city. for it is capable of self-govern-
ment
Speaking of salaries he said that at
present the city pays $2S, ,1O5 in salaries
while under the new charter they
would amount to but $17 000
Why should the Board of Health be
enabled to try the Board of Education
in the Municipal Court and convict iti
Why it has not been long since the
Water Department compelled the Street
and Sewer Department to pay the city
for the water that 1t used.
1T would be better that you kill this
bill than let it sleep in committee fol
two years to come" said Mr.. Rossell
1T is useless to refer it back to the
commission. for it has exhausted tn,
subject. The meaning of the bill i.
that the people of Wilmington have ;
right to govern themselves. Divorc'
the people from partisan politics; per
NIT them to govern themselves, and n,
man shall stand in the way Of progress
and we shall have true democracy il
the metropolis of the state, and we will
have true. honest, respectable govern
ment in the city Of Wilmington"
SEAFORD CIDER BILL AGAIN.
The Seaford Cider bill came up in tn
Senate again yesterday morning.
was reported back with the amendmen
permitting the giving away of cider
but preventing its sale, either directl
or indirectly.
Senator John NJ c. Moore objecte
to the amendment, saying that the peO
pie OF Seaford wanted the bill in it
original shape.
Senator Fenimore presented a big re
monstrance against the passage Of tn
bill.
Senator Pyle said that he had bee
informed by a responsible citizen c
Seaford that these cider speak-easie
were a curse to the town, and that eve
schOolboys were taken home drunk.
Senator Pierce said he would vot
for the bill and against the amend
ment.
Senator Handy wanted to know
the town of Seaford had not the sam
general law as other towns. He though
that 1t would be a hardship to fine
man for giving away a drink of eide
He would vote for the bill in its amend
ed form.
, Senator Fenimore said he was OF
posed to voting for the bill without IL
! amendment He believed the either
of Seaford had been derelict in the
: duty In not prosecuting the proprietO
Of the speak-easies.
Senator John NJ. c. Moore contend,
that it was a matter which did not II
: terest any New Castle or Kent me1
j ber. but simply concerned the peop
e of Seaford, and they should have VIII
10 they wanted.
e Senator Handy said that the senat
O from Sussex had no right to tell hi
/ that he had no right to vote on al
j.. measure in any way he saw fit.
The vote on the amendment was tn
taken, and resulted as follows:
Yea-Messrs. Alrichs. Handy, FeI
more, Meredith, Mr.. Speaker.
Nay -MtSSIS. y. NJ y. AlOOlcs W.
Moore, Pierce and Pyle.
The amendment extending the pI
visions of the bill to a portion of Bro
= Creek hundred was then taken up.
Senator John NJ. c. Moore said that
the bill was to be amended he woI
rather see it killed then and there.
The Senate disregarded his rema
A and passed the bill in its amend
w form, and sent it back to the House
concurrence in the two amendments
LAID OVER ONCE MORE.
2 Friends of ex-Insurance Comm
y y sioner Peter X. Meredith made anotl
q. effort yesterday to get through the $
ate the House joint resolution auth
q izing him to have his report and sta
ment printed at a cost not to exceed
600, and allowing him $500 for sup
- intending the work. The House allC
. ed him $500, but a Senate amendm
; reduced it to $780, Senator Handy
fered an amendment striking out
: compensation, and both he and Sena
: Pyle made such a bitter fight agai
: the allowance that the resolution
l.. | n nd