Evening journal., 1897-04-28
SOMETHING "AGIN" US.
Sussex Senators Seem Set
Against the Charter.
ALL CALMLY REFUSED TO VOTE

NAHOiNObo ofEkOitEo ttlDM
PYLE AND HANBY-PIERCE
SAYS IT GIVES COUNCIL TOO
MUCH.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dovers~ April 2S.
Senator Pyle. first thing yesterday.
called up the new charter for the city
of Wilmington. and ID was put on It's
passage in it's amended shape. There
was trouble from the start, for the
Kent and Sussex county members
seemed determined to kill every
amendment. i'm spite of the explana-
tons of Senators Pyle. Handy and Al
riChs, the New Castle county delega-
tion. Senators John M. C.. Moore. w.
] y. Moore. Pierce and Meredith refused
to vo1e, and thereby killed the amend
ments as they were read the vote
/ standing 8 20 in favor OF all of them
| IL was necessary to have q two-thirds
vote, and that could not be obtained
! Speaker Harrington and Senator Fenl-
mere voted for the amendments.
TO SET THE PEOPLE FREE.
Senator Pyle said that the bill was
/ for the emancipation of 10000 people
who were at present governed by COM
missioners. He declared that the peo-
pie of Wilmington wanted the charter,
and he was surprised that the Kent
and Sussex members should stand in
the way.
Senator Pierce when the first amend
ment was called up. said that the bill
contained nearly 200 sections, and tha,
there We're about forty amendments
proposed. II was impossible for a man
to vote intelligently on the bill in that
| condition, and he desired IL printed
with the amendments properly in
serted
Senator Pyle said that this would
entail great expense upon the city as
it had already cost several hundred
dollars to have the bill printed in It's
original form. Senator Handy explain
ed the scope of the amendments. but
that was not satisfactory to Senator
Pierce and his colleagues In the oppO-
siton, and they refrainCd from voting.
On this amendment Senator Fenimore
vcted in the negative. but on all the
subsequent ones both he and Speaker
Harrington voted with the New Castle
delegation.
GIVE HOME RULE TO AMERICANS.
Mr. Pyle-"This is n bill to enamel
pate the people of the city Of Whining
, ton from the influence OF the halls of
, legislation. IL IS intended 10 give homc
rule TO the people of that city. Il J.;
about the same sort of instrument ai
was issued about 121 years ago by the
people OF this country. There is moth
ing in it that Is hatched up by the Deo-
pie having selfish motives. That won
do. It is a fair measure and has Nen
well considered The commission that
drew this bill was created by the Leg
slature two years ago, and in that bill
the names of four prominent citizens
of our city were placed. They were
r chosen because they were good, re-
sponsible. intelligent and respectable
men they worked two years on that
= bill and exercised painstakng care in
deciding upon its provisions. The COM
] mission consisted Of two Democrats
and two Republicans who knew the
y people and their surroundings anc
( everything connected with this meas
ure. These men OF character and abil-
{ ity finally formulated this bill. 10 was
o a vast work They have hunted this
p land all over for data as well as Eu-
q rope, wherever they could find city
p the size of Wilmington. and inquired
g into it's government ! think it woulC
b be a happy thing if this bill could be
g read as amended, read by sections, jus
d as amended, and then in case there
are any objections, they can be met
Senator Pierce renewed his objection
TO acting on the bill without the amend
ments being inserted I'm their proper
places, and in the hands Of the mem
bers.
= Mr. pvle-"Wipe every amendment
y out Of this bill and l will accept 1t as
+ IL was originally sent in. ! would iik'
"a to know the sentiments of these gen
= tlemon. We are here to conform e
- anything in reason but as fer myself
j there is one thing / would do; / woul,
). ! assert my opinion I'm regard TO this
n matter. If S1,S00 salary is too low,
S would make it S2.500. / would mo-
.- obey the mandate of any man. Whei
r we do that we sacrifice every righ
If and principle that is inherent in th'
v American heart and SOUL
IS OPPOSED TO "DUNNING" TACTICS
Mr.. Hanby-'I would like to hea
their objections. I would like to hea
them produce a little argument, am
not sit here saying nothing and refus
y ing to vote / have been i'm Legislative
= bodies and / do not choose TO put any
~ thing on anyone, but / always had tn
" manhood to vote CT to give my reason
p for not voting. ] like TO see a man as
= sert his manhood but If he has non
we ion't expect it, II he has not an,
we don't expect him to assert it.
81 say q man who has not manhoo
sufficient TO give his objections 10
" measure or his reasons for vOtin
)r against It is not my kind OF a man
r He has a perfect right TO vote agains
ar bill, and he has a right TO max
3 objections to IL, rs ] have TO advocat
it, and / don't think any the less @
him for IT, ! admire him for his con
duct in speaking and voting for hi
convictions Suppose that in the day
Of Of the revolution our citizens had nc
Id asserted their manhood, we would hav
W been in bondage to-day the same a
l- the citizens now are in Wilmington.
a Il am surprised that the senator
'p coming from Sussex county give n
reason for their present action. an
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