The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06
OUR DOVER
LETTER.

| was Jle same aS Oh all OUuer uiyS
| since the Dailoting has commenced.
The Republican members do not ap-
pear to take any of the advice Of the
want to win Republican and continue
to vote for at least half dozen can.
| didates for United States Senators,
with no possible effort being made to
elect anybody.
1t is "a game of bluff all through
There does not appear to be any locE-
ing ahead for the future success OF ,he
Republican party in Delaware. THE
Republican members are doing That
they can to make it poss ible to create
| two vacancies in the Senate from Del
aware. They appear to forget that
! the Democrats will save them the
trouble two years hence to ballott for
United States Senators. The Repub-
lican voters have become disguised
and it will take very persuasive argu-
ments to get them to the polls at the
coming city election which will be
held in Wilmington in June. s.
The bill prohibiting the catching of
carp in June, July and August in the
Delaware river passed the House yes
tcIday.
Representative Clark gave notice Of
an act providing a shad patrolman at
/ Delaware City, with salary of 5000.
, the term to be four years.
The town of Seaford wants to bor-
row $25, 900 to erect water works and
build sewers, notice of which was
given in the House yesterday
Representative Monaghan gave no.
tice OF a bill to repeal the law exempt
Ing railroad beds from taxation.
The Senate passed the House bill
al lowing Dover to borrow 81, 900 to
finish paying for water works.
The House concurred in the Senate
bill, permitting former Adjutant Gen
eral Garrett j. Hart to retain his
sword.
The General has served on the staff
of three of the Governors of Delaware
lie has worn his sword in camp from
1887 to 1890 and attended'every pub
lie function that the three Governors
attended while serving their State.
An additional Notary Public will be
created in Indian River Hundred who
will be APPOINTED by the Governor.
The members of the House do not
take kindly to the creating Of New
Notary Publics and have served notice
that no more notaries need apply
at this session of the Legislature.
Hor re Ppa rl nf
Education were at Dover yes sterday
in the interest of their bill which they
are asking the Legislature to give
them authority to borrow the sum Of
one hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lars to lquidate the debt Of the New
High School. The gentlemen here
yesterday interested in the pas ssage of
the bill were; DR.. Evan G. Shortlidge.
President of the Board of Education,
Lewis B. Morrow and Robert {.
Fraime. Mr.. Fraime drew the bills
which are as pain as if they had been
printed.
A delegation from City Council was
down yesterday. They are looking
for needed Legislation for the city Of
Wilmington. They appear hopeful
that they will get what they are af
ter.
Governor Hum read William
Michael Byrne's letter fn the Morn
ing News with great deal of inter-
est. He was asked by your corres-
pondent if he had seen the article. On
replying in the negative your cores
pondent hunted him up copy Of the
paper and gave it to him. He did
not make much comment on the arti-
Gle, but it appeared to set the Cover
nor to do some tall thinking. The
Governor is very desirous that two
United States Senators shall be elect
ed and is not over pleased with the
deadlock which continues from day to
day.
A story Is told of D. NJ. Wilson
who is Recorder Of Deeds for Kent
County. He met the Governor some
two weeks after his election and said
in his bluff way. Governor if you do
not appoint DR.. Caleb r, Layton, Sec.
rctary Of State, it would give me the
greatest pleasure to have to record
your will the first business that shall
be done in my office.
The Governor made the appoint
ment and stuck to it and thereby
Mr.. Wilson, who is a warm personal
friend Of the Secretary of State.
The Governor says he has made a
good appointment and is better pleas
ed every day with the manner in
which the doctor fills the position.
The bill for the repeal of the anti
screen law in saloons died in quiet
manner to-day. its demise being bur-
led by vote of to 8. Senators Alb
bott, Alice, Blakely, Groves, llarring-
ton, McFarlanc, McNulty, and
Wright voting yea and senators Knox,
Brasurc, Ellison, Clements, Hart,
Maull, PcnnewilI and Slaughter vot-
ing nay, Senator Farlow not voting.
The liquor men offered no opposition.
Read Senate bill for the abolshment
Of the pilory.
Reported favorably-House bill auth
oljzing the Governor to appoint an adj
Nltlolldi JWStl't VI lHc Htu't iol heNl
county, to reside at or near Mastcns.
Concurrcd in--Senate bill authorizing
the Governor to appoint an additional
notary public for Kent county, to reside
at Dover (ayes, IS; noes, 12).
Read and rcferrcd-House bill authoriz-
ing the Levy Court Of Sussex county
to fund the county's Indebtedness Sen
ate bill authorizing the Governor to APP
Co., NJ,
Castle county; Senate bill providing for
the corporal punishment of wife beaters
House bill providing for the appointment
of gas inspector for the city Of VIII
mington Senate bill cXemptins the
Sarah White Home, Wilmington, from
taxation: Senate bill providing a polling
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