The sun., 1898-04-08
PRIVILEGE 70 P[DDLERS.
Legislature Consider Bill Lessen
ing Their Rardships.
MIR. HAZELII GETS INDIGNANT
With Sarcastic Voice He Scores
the Opposers of State House
Repair Appr0pria-
tiOns.
Mr.. HAZELL GETS INDIGNANT
Special to THE SUN.

special uD lHEStN
DOVER, April 7.-Another busy session
was held in the House side Of the State
Legislature this morning.
The first business brought before the
body was the reading and reference to
committee of the bill in relation to IL
censing peddlers and retailers, according
them the privilege Of paying the account
demanded as license in quarterly INSTALL
ments and thus lessening the hardship
which the present law is supposed to in
f1ict upon a class who at no time are
overburdened with cash.
! That bill having been disposed of for
the time being, Mr.. Wilson, who was
not present, at yesterdays session, de-
sired to be informed by the Speaker if he
! could move for Il reconsideration of the
vote taken Yesterday morning upon the
bill in relation to repairing the State
House.
Mr. Riggin replied in the negative,
whereupon Mr.. Hazell, who had not
voted with the majority, said he would
make the motion in order to ascertain
what was in the wind regarding the bill,
as it had passed without dissenting
| vote.
He also stated that there was some
thing queer about the actions of the
Clerk of the House which he would like
to understand. as that offer had t
delivered the bill in question to the SEN
ate Immediately after its passage in the
House, as was customary.
This was sufficient to get the members
interested and the motion to reconsider
was put to the Honse and carried with
but few votes in the negative.
| Mr.. Wilson then explained why he
desired the vote reconsdcred, his reason
being that owing to the reported damage
to fruit by frost, which would mater tally
curtail the income OF the farmers and
fruit growers, he considered it his duty
to his constituent. to keep the expenses
of the State down to the lowest possible
figure SO the farmers could pay their
taxes without being compelled to en-
cumle their property.
Mr. HAZEL secured ,h' floor and with
a voice full Of Indignation and sarcasm
declared that some offlfesrHembers who
had been working all morning in behalf
of the reconsideration, and who to-day
objected to the appropriation Of 5000
for .ecessary repairs, etc, to the State
House would, before the session was
over, "be willing to appropriate o,OOO
to the darned old Ken County Fair As
sociatl H."
lie said it appeared to him as though
the action OF the iu;lGing committee
was being impugned and its members
might Just as well be charged with hav-
ing sinister M tivrs in relation to the
amount named as the maximum which
the cost OF the repairs ETC., could reach
as to have its work subjected to recon-
sideration.
Mr.. Dempsey, who probably rcmem-
bered how his motion regarding night
sessions was treated yesterday by Messrs.
HAZEL and johnson, stated that he
favored a reconsideration OF the bill, but
not Tor the purpose OF impugning the
motives of the committee, but simply to
protect the State. He thought if the re-
pairs were necessary the work should be
let by contract to the lowest bidder by
the next State Legislature, as this one
had piled up a large enough debt al
ready
This WAS a very neat manner OF get
ting even with MANI members Of the
House by Mr. Dempsey, who on We'd
nesday stood alone in opposition to the
motion to adjourn May g. because he did
not think business could be completed
by that time without the holding Of
night sessions, while the motion was
supported as a measure OF economy by
those who few minutes later appr 'pri-
Mel $1,000 of the States money for re-
pairs which may not cost much more
than 70 per cent. OF that amount.
Mr.. Adams admonished the members
to 60 slow in everything which cal ed
for an expenditure of money and to be
sure they were right in every acti III
which would draw dollar from the
State treasury. The farmers, he stated,
have been complaining that expenses
ran high and thlt everything w;,S not
expected from the present Legislature.
Mr.. HAZEL defended the action OF the
committee, claiming that it was better to
make all appropriation large enough to
make the absolutely necessary repairs
instead of stinting the amount 10 a sum
that would be inadequate for the proper
repairing of the building and the pur-
chase of necessary furnitu g.
Mr.. johnson was sorry for the "temp~
est in the teapot that had been raised.
|
certainly reflection upon some one, and
! it could not be considered in any other
light; but when challenged by Mr.. Demp~
sey to name the person or committee
whose actions were asperscd, ne admit
ted he could not do So.
The note upon the reconsideration was
Is yeas to noes.
4 motion was then mad to recall the
bill from the Senate, where it had been
brought by the clerk during the CON
troversv, which carried by avote of IA
TOD.
The House again went into committee
" the whole ior discussion OF the general
corporation bill this afternoon, which
,ltscussioa continued until 4.45.
The IIouse rcconvened at 4.5O,
Yl,pn Mr. uhcairs reported back from
committee the bill relating to municipal
Incorporation for the town OF Laurel
House bin rs amended in relation to the
town OF Laurel was called up by speaker