Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09

Senator Pyle suggested that this af-
ternoon be fixed as the time
Senator Knox objected, and then
Senator Pyle put his suggestion in tho
shape of an amendment.
The motion, as amended, was adopted
by vote Of ID to 3, as follows;
fea--Senators Abbott, a lee, Blakely,
Brasure, Farlow, Hart, Lewis, McFar-
lin, Meredith, Moore, Pennewill, Pyle
and President Salmon.
Nay--Senators Knox, Shakespeare
and Slaughter.
ATToRNEY-GENEnAI's coNTINeENrFUN
The House, yesterday, for the second
time, refused to concur in the Senate
bill relating to the attorney generals
contingent fund.
Representative Robertson offered an
amendment, reducing the amount from
5000 to $500, which was defeated by
vote of Is TO IL, as follows:
Nay-Representatiyes Buell., Burns,
j. b. Clark, Cottingham, Donnison,
Donahoe, Donovan. Ewing, FAIRIES,
Frazior, Hunter, King, O'Day, Rose
and Waeamon.
Yea-Representative Davis, Hazard,
Henry, Kitchen, Hushebecli, Jenkins,
Lattomus, Robertson, Satterfield, West
and Speaker Clark.
While the bill received majority of
| the votes recorded, 1t was four votes
shy of the constitutional majority. The
result was II to Is, as follows:
Representatives j. h. Clark,
Cottingham, Davis, Donahoe, Dono-
van, Frazier, Hunter, King, Lattomus.
O'Day, Rose, Satterfield, Taylor and
Wagamon.
Nay-Representatives Burns, Den
nison, Ewing. FAIRIES, Hazard,
Herring, Kitchen, Jenkins, Robertson,
Shallcross, Tharp, West and Speaker
Clark.
THE SYKES STATUE.
| BY vote of "a to 6, the House, yes
| terday, passed, as amended, the House
bill providing for the erection, ut
Gettysburg, of an equestrian statue to
the memory of Major General George
Sykes. The vote was:
Yea-Representatives Burns, Cot
tingham, Davis, Dennison, Donahoe,
Ewing, Frizzell, Hazard, Herring,
Kitchen, Hushebeck, Jenkins, King,
Lattomus, O'Day, Robertson, Rose,
Shallcross, Short, Taylor, Tharp,
Wagamon, West and Speaker Clark.
Nay-Representatives Buell., j. b,
Clark, Donovan, FAIRIES, Frazier and
Satterfeld.
Representative Robertson has intro.
duced an act appointing Adiutant
General Garrett j. Hart and Judge
Acknowledgement Andrew c. Gray
agents to collect the claims of tht
State Of Delaware against the United
States arising from the late war Will
Spain. The claims, aggregating $50, 600
are for the equipments furnished b,
Delaware. The agents are to receiv,
II per cent of the sum collected.
Representative Shallcross has intro
duced AN act providing that the season
for shooting reed birds shall begin OIL
August 18th, instead OF September LIST
as at present.
Senator Lewis has introduced an &C
providing that, after trimming hedges
farmers shall be required to remov
from roads SO much of the trimming
as they can take up with rake.
Representative Frizzell received from
, Francis s. Bradley, last night, an &C
prohibiting railway tracks on Mint
I street west Of Market, in the city O
Wilmington.
Z Dover, March 4.--The Senate, yes
/ terday afternoon, passed Senator Pyle
bill reducing the water rates of th
city of Wilmington 40 per cent. TIL
Senate chamber was thronged Will
the bill was being acted upon, and tn
: House suspended business, in orde
? that its members might have an OF
: portunity to hear the measure dis
cussed. The bill being an amendmer
' to Wilmington's city charter, it re
. quired wo-thirds vote to pass il
The bill was passed by vote Of ID
, 3, as follows:
: Yea--Senators Abbott, Alice, Blakel,
: Brasure, Farlow, Lewis, Maull, Nj
!, Farlin, Meredith, Moore, Pennewil
Pyle and President Salmon--l3
= Nay-Senators Knox Shakespeare an
y Slaughter-3
q Senator Hart declined to vote, sayin
II he was not prepared. He added tn;
y he thought the reduction was tc
= great, and expressed the opinion Thu
!. reduction of 90 per cent would |
u more adequate.
Y The bill had been made the speci
>, order for 3. 30 o'clock, but it was III
10 taken up until 10 minutes later. Sem
tor Pyle spoke in advocacy of it, ar
II Senator Knox in opposition to IL. Eat
y consumed more than half an hour.
,r SENATOR PyLE's PLEA.
IN 81 have number Of letters fro
n citizens of Wilmington, rrotestil
id against the passage of the measure,
err said Senator Pyle. :" know them al
they are good people, and represe
III large property interests. This spea
j. stronger in behalf of the bill than
or could. I have heard from large bu,
id ness corporations, owners Of large lin
al of property, but have not heard fro
vi one of the 14,000 poor homes. ha
not heard one word from members
fend the homes of the poor to leg
late for the masses, and not for t
classes. If tho Water Department
g, the city Of Wilmington is right
on raising u surplus of nearly 800, OF
in why not raise 1886, 900? Then, the nc
d. consumers would not pay a cent; {
consumers would pay it all. | ha
d. letters from the Bancrofts. They
re- nice people; liberal men, none bett
They own half million dollars wor
so of property. but they do not pay
le- any water. Ii this be true, does l
,ar this surplus go to the reduction
ey their taxes?''
II have not one word Of fault to Il
M with the Water Department, Sena
ill Pyle continued. 1.-THE members
act gentlemen; / know them all. II
be- have administered the affairs of
department well. II is the system O
Ike not the men | am here to question
l system that costs the consumers nea
ing three times what it costs to prod
and deliver. The exorbitant rates
to mostly on those who are not able
me- | hear them We ara told we had het