Evening journal., 1897-05-31
ALL OVER AT DOVER.
Law Makers Finish Their
Work With a Furry.
FIGHT AGAINST THE CLOCK
NEARLY FIFTY BILLS PAssEDAND
SEVERAL LOST. AMONG WHICH
WAS THE RACE TRACK BILL.
SENATOR HANDY CREATES A
SCENE.

Dover. Del, May 29.-After four
months and fifteen days session. the
Legislature at o'clock this afternoon
adjourned till January II, 1898. The
closing scenes were remarkable as
showing what the Lawmakers could do
In few minutes, when they fought
against time The hour set by law for
the adjournment of the Legislature is
IL o'clock and though the hour was 8
when they finished their lahors yester-
day afternoon, the clock said 12 The
services of the Sergeant-at-A were
required to keep the clock back. and
for five hours he kept pushing the
hands between the hours OF II and 12.
IL was a struggle for the members to
dispose OF all the work before them
within the time limitation, but they
plodded manfully on and managed to
get nearly fifty bills through.
Senator Handy, who wanted to ad-
journ quickly, did not like the idea Of
the clock being turned back He made
move intending to throw the clock
out the window, but hesitated. when he
learned that the sergeant-at-arms was
acting under the speakers Instructions.
IMPORTANT BILLS LOST.
In the excitement the Union Park
Amusement Company bill, Milton Haw-
kins' Tontine Insurance bill, the Race
Track bill and the Kent and Sussex
Levy Court bills we're lost. 1t was ru-
mored after the adjournment that bill
| had been passed containing a rider
for the race track BILL but those who
kept watch for such a thing declared
the rumor was groundless. -Four years
ago the Legislature passed a resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary OF state
to eliminate from any bill that passed
ON the last day of the session any
riders" that in his were surreptitious-
ly tackled on. This law still hold good,
and II Secretary Boyce discovers that
any bill passed yesterday contained a
race track rider" he will cut it of be-
fore enrolling It.
i COLLECTORS FOR NEW CASTLE.
Senator Pyle called up for first read
ing the Taylor bill appointing poll tax
collectors for New Castle county.
Mr.. Alrichs objected, and made a
short speech in which he declared that
the Senate should not devote It's time
to first readings, but to the bills al
{ ready in committee and ready TO re-
, port.
Mr. Pyle said that was merely mat
ter OF opinion
I, Speaker Harrington declared that Mr..
D Alrichs was out OF order, and ordered
D the bill to he read
Under suspension of rule the bill was
given its second reading and referred.
IL was reported back favorably almost
p Immediately and put on its passage
After II had been read first time Mr..
Alrichs objected to suspension and
moved that the bill be laid over until
next session. His motion was second
ed by Mr.. Handy and lost by vote of
\ 20 3, one Republican not voting
S Mr.. Handy then objected to the sec
ond reading, but was over-ruled and
the tive Democrats and John NJ. c..
Y Moore, Republican, voted for the sec
o ond reading. The bill went to the
: Committee on Revised Statutes.
II was afterwards reported favorably,
D and after Senators HanDy and Alricks
e had conducted filibustering tactics for
z over two hours, and been called down
= time and time again by the speaker, It
was passed Ey strict party vote.
u It was nearly 8 o'clock, actual time.
e before it was enrolled and signed and
= In the keeping Of the secretary of state.
e Then the clocks were run up to ~
u o'clock, and both houses adjourned un-
z til January II, 1898.
x MR.. ALRICHS TURNED DOWN.
? Soon after the Senate convened at
n 1905 o'clock Mr.. Pyle moved that read
: ing OF the journal be dispensed with.
] Mr.. Alrichs objected. The roll was call
p ed. and Mr. Pyle's motion was carried
i by the following vote:
4 Yea-Messrs, Fenimore, w. T. Moore
70 Meredith, Pyle and Mr.. Speaker-5.
Nay-Messrs. Alrlchs, Handy and
re Pyle-3.
~ Not voting-John NJ c. Moore-1.
"a Mr.. Alrichs held that the rule could
~ not be suspended, excepting upon two
4. thirds vote
4 Speaker Harrington said that he un-
n derstood that the question was only
i, raised to kill time, and he would decid,
sd that Senator Pyle's motion had pre-
,e vailed The journal was not read, anc
ro the work of the day was begun.
rs WILL SEE THE HANGING.
n The Senate passed the House bill
er compelling the sheriff OF Sussex county
nd to admit regularly-accredited reporters
es to the oGrdy hanging. There was no
e. a dissenting vote. II was enrolled I'M
ed mediately and sent to the Office OF th'
ey secretary of state.
/
The Senate passed the House bill 4
az amend the Adams tax law in such man
nd ner as to permit attorneys to admins
en- ter the oaths required under the law.
W HANDY ON TURNPIKES.
bo 10 Chairman Meredith reported favor
ably the House bill to amend the char
4, ter OF the Kennett Turnpike Compan,
no by permitting it to charge toll on trac
he ton engines and drilling machines. MI
,Mis ne Handy made an impassioned speecl
~ upon it.
"a In the midst of it Mr.. Pyle move'
-N that speech-making be limited to thre
minutes.
Mr. Handy objected and demande
liberty to all mankind He character
ay lied turnpikes as robbers, and said h
g. would talk until he killed the bill.
ta- Speaker Harrington told him
20 would give him ten minutes more.
* Mr. Handy put in the time shown
20 the injustice of the turnpike systei