Evening journal., 1899-03-03
FOR CHEAPER WATER.
Mr.. Pyle Will Make a Deter
mined Fight for His Bill.
SCHOOL BILL FIGHT

SENATOR ArBBOTT DEFENDS 1T in
THE FACE OF STRONG OPPosI-
TION-PORT PENN PEOPLE BE
HIND THE TIMES WCRlK CF
THE LEGISLATURE YESTDR-
DAY.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, March 3.-The fight in the
Senate over the Pyle water bill began.
in the Senate yesterday and win be
continued this afternoon. 1t promises
to be both close and exciting and the
fact that the bi.l requires a two-thirds
vote renders the situation exceedingly
ecute
Senator Pyle, the father Of the bill,
WIFI make a determined fight for it's
passage. Senator Knox, who represents
the corporations (which are opposing
the bin, is equally determined. Allied
with him are Senator McFarlin, of
New Castle, and Senator Slaughter, OF
Kent.
Shortly after IL O'Clock yesterday
morning Chairman Pyle, OF the Com
midtee on Cities and Towns, reported
the bill favcrabiy, with the exception
OF one member" and with an amend
ment, submitted by Senator Blakely,
affecting the meter system.
Senator Blalzely was out Of the room
at the time. and Senator Maull was alb
sent
Senator Knox accused Senator Pyle
Of bad faith in reporting the bin. ia
vorably. declaring that he had pnom-
ised to report ct without Recommended
tion.
To this charge Senator Pyle replied
that the only promise ne had given
was that the bill should not be taken
, up in Senator Knox's absence.
After some parleying the amendment
was adopted by the following vote:
Yea-NIessrs. Abbott, Alice, Brasure,
Farlow, Hart, Lewis. McFarlin, Mere
dith, Moore. Pennewill. Pyle and Mr..
President-12.
Nay-Messrs. Knox, Shakespeare and
3 Slaughter-3.
Absent-Messrs Maui and Blakely-
?.
3 Then, as soon as the president had
declared the amendment adopted and
D the bill on its passage, Mr.. Knox CALL
= ed for the reading Of the letters Of re
e nonsranse from the big corporations
/ of Wilmington.
5 They were furnished by Chairman
= Pyle and read by Reading Clerk Bax
d ter.
t Then Mr. Knox moved that the bill
= be made the special order for S.3
= O'Clock in the afternoon.
S Mr. Pyle moved to amend the mo
o ton by making it the special order 70
S $3.50 o'ciock this afternoon, and tina
n molten prevailed.
Senator Knox Immediately sent wor
r to the Wilmington opponents of tn
n bill, and it is expected that they vii
= be down here to-day in force.
+ NIGHT SESSIONS NEXT WEEK.
= The Senate yesterday afternoon de
cided to hold might sessions ever
night next week, commencing at
IN O'Clock.
ANOTHER GOES DEAD.
2 The Senate killed the Senate bill fi1
= ing the liability Of school districts an
regulating the employment Of teacher
le in public schools. 1t was reporte
ID without recommendation, the commi
lg tee considering it inimical to the edt
st cational interests Of the state.
~ LEFT IN A BAD WAY.
n BY vote of il to 13 the House kille
lg the Senate biz. fixing at 5000 the col
ed tingent fund of the attorney genera
Attorney-General White was given III
s. privilege cf the floor after the bin hs
a been called ZIP for passage, and e.
)r. lp.ained the uses to which the fund
nd lput. He said that it was needed fl
sr- secret service work, and that wlha
nu ever amount leudlutu AtNtiNtu W u
general fund. Seeing that the b
would not pass on the 5000 basis, N
Robertson offered an amendment T
I'll duoing the sum to $500. This amen
lch ment was defeated by vote Of IL yes
iy- 1 nay; and then the bill Itself W
5ed defeated by a vote of yea, IA; nay,
nc the vote being four short OF the &C
cal stitutional majority. This leaves t
'si- attorney general with but 5000 for CO
la tirgent expenses. and he already ov
lad more than that sum.
ons MONUMENT FOR SYKES.
after spirited debate the rHo'
passed the House bin appropriate
s., 600 to ibe used for erecting a mol
ol ment at Gettysburg in memory of G.
III eral sykes. Speeches in favor Of itw
'ef made by Messrs. Robertson, Donal
and Rose. Under the impression 4
It carried with it an appropriation
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