Evening journal., 1901-02-21
Question Will Not be Submit
ted to Voters
RAILROAD BILLS DISCUSSED
Knowles PiIOtage Measure Doomed.
Liquor License ReIenue Bill
Wins COnyert

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover Feb. 81. Senator Blakely ana
other opponents Of local option were OUT
witted cleverly by the temperance people
yesterday.
Senator Brasure yesterday afternoon
asked the consent of the Senate TO give
notice Of and introduce the local option
bin for the Fourth local option district.
which Is Sussex county.
Objection was entered BY Senator
Blakely. who had been watching for that
very bin with the idea Of blocking it's in
PRODUCTION.
Senator Knox then moved to suspend
the rule and permit the bin to be intro
duced.
A division was called for ana the vote
stood TO @, with p votes necessary for
suspension.
"Ihen I'm blocked in getting the hill
in, said Senator Bmsurc, who resented
senator Blakelys objection.
President Cannon explained 10 him that
the failure 10 suspend the rule prevented
| him from getting il in yesterday. and that
the joint resolutions providing that no
bills, excepting appropriation bills, should
be introduced after that time blocked all
hope in1he future.
II was then that the fne italian hand
Of the temperance people was displayed.
In the House the rule providing that no
tice of bin should not be given ana the
bili introduced ON the same day had been
suspended TO accommodate the big influx
Of business, and the work was In full
swing over there
The Brasure bill was carried over and
placed ia the hands OF Representative
Warren for introduction. Senator Blake
ly got wind of IT, and requested Repre-
sentative Ewing to move for adjourn
ment until morning before it could be got
in. He did So
Representative Finn moved to amend,
and after spirited fight Representative
Ewing motion was lost and the pro-
posed amendment with IT,
Representative Warren then gave no.
tice Of and introduced the local option
bill, and il went to committee. much 10
the chagrin Of Senator Blakely and the
joy of Senator Brasure.
GROVES REFUSED TO SIGN.
Senator Hart doesn't think that SEN
ator Groves has treated him fairly on the
proposition 70 submit the question OF To-
cal option to the voters Of rural New
Castle county. He had counted on Sen
ator Groves TO sign the petition making
i possible TO submit the question. but
yesterday he refused 70 do so. and the
proposition falls. These rural New Castle
county members signed the petition.
&nuutnre ~
Ellison, and Representatives Richard
Hodgson. Richard H. Pfling. William
Chandler, William r. Finn. j. w. Dav-
ett and Theodore f. Clark.
Those who refused 10 sign it are Sen
ators Blakely, Groves and McFarlin. and
Representatives Shallcross. Wright. HoI-
comb and Ewing
IL Senator Groves had signed. as Sen
ator Hart expected him to do, the cues
ton Of license or no license would be
submitted. As it stands now. il will not
BE submitted in any county.
RAILROAD BILLS DISCUSSED.
In the Hall Of Representatives last
evening a public hearing was held on the
railroad tax bills Former Attorney
General John Bggs, solicitor for the Del
aware railroad. made an address in
which he pointed out the Injustice
which the bills would do the companies If
passed. His argument was strong and
he cited many convincing facts which
were covered in the main by his letter Co
the members shortly after the bills were
introduced.
Representative Holcomb A. ~ Brown
and 5. II. Durborrow spoke in behalf Of
an increase in the tax. and pointed out
the freight determinations alleged to
exist ia this State
The committee took no action on the
Ibnls
KNOWLES BILL DOOMED.
Bailey West, the pilots apprentice.
who has figured so largely in this and last
session Of the Legislature. win get no re-
lief this time, for the Board Of Pilot
Commissioners and the Pilots Associa-
tion have won their fight against the
Knowles bin, introduced by Senator Nc
lNulty and now pending in the Senate II
win be reported unfavorably Tomorrow
and killed by the Senate, the members
being convinced that It's enactment would
DE injurious to the pilotage service.
EXTENSION OF POWERS.
Senator Alice gave notice OF an act ex-
ltending the powers of the State Board Of
Agriculture so as TO enable it to prescribe
regulation baskets and crates for fruit
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