Evening journal., 1901-03-01
FIASCO OVER
PIGEON BILL
Amendment to School Fund
Bill Killed
LICENSE REVENUE BILL LOST
Killed for the Second Time bV the
Senate Other Business Before
That Body
LICENSE REVENUE BILL LOST

rcScntatlYc Ewing Dnl iekdhlihk hNt
pigeon shooting matches.
Yesterday afternoon he arose TO ques-
ton Of privilege and said:
MIR. President-Last Monday bill
came into the Senate from the House and
was duly read. 1t was a bill in which l
was Interested and was referred by the
president OF the Senate 10 the Commit
tee on Revised Statutes-a proper com
mittee. because it revised statute
went TO Senator Maull, chairman of that
committee, told him ] was interested in
this bill, and requested him TO notify me
when the bill would be considered as de-
sired to be present Meantime l wrote TO
an attorney in Wilmington for an inter-
probation OF the bill as offered here. On
the following day ! left the Senate cham
her about 3.l5 o'clock After ! left that
bill was reported favOrably by the Com
mittee on Fish. Oysters and Game and
passed. and l understand that It was en-
rolled the same evening. / want TO say
In the first place that that Is irregular,
discourteous and certainly is wrong.
have since received a letter from this at
torney in which he states that in his
opinion this bill permits gambling in a
certain form. l refer to the bill permit
ting live pigeon shooting matches. The
bill is passed, and ! merely want TO dis
claim all responsibility FOR that kind Of a
bin and / should certainly have objected
il had been here. l don't know hoNy the
bill was assigned TO the Committee on
Fish. Oysters and Game. The presi-
dents book shows that il was referred 70
the Committee on Revised Statutes.
protest against that kind Of thing, and l
want TO disclaim all responsibility for it.
Tho hfl1 hrtfa1tyint aud IatsoIfuo
even as TO its provisions for sport and III
its provisions also permit gambling il is
douby bad"
Then he sat down and Senator Blakely
chairman Of the Committee on Fish,
Oysters and Game, arose.
In behalf OF the noble senator in the
other eOrner.' he said, II will say that
that bin was referred to my committee
by the president. 1t was reported fav-
orably and passed. We are not respon-
sible for the fact that he was not here
and we don't wish to ruin his character
in any way, shape or form. There was
no sneaking work or anything else don,
with that BILL"
In view Of the statement that III,
senator from Wilmington has made, ]
move that the vote by which the bill was
passed be reconsidered," said Senator
MeNulty. Il think it is but a courtesy
due him."
vote against it." said Senator Alice
TO his followers. I'm reply TO Senator
Knox sistatement about referring the bill
20 the Committee on Revised Statutes. ]
VIII say that l heard President Cannon
give il TO the Committee on Fish, Oysters
and Game. l was there when he did it, .
Not at the time it was read" said
&Qnufon III
president of the Senate distinctly re.
ferred il TO the Committee on Revised
Statutes. and his record shows it,"
He changed it afterwards" said Sen.
ator Alice, "and you are not responsible,
for that"
Il wish to say that il, after the bill
has received due consideration and 4
found to be all right, / shall be delighted
10 help pass il, said Senator Knox.
The vote TO reconsider was taken an,
the motion prevailed, as follows:
Yeas - Messrs Brasure, Clements
Hart, Harrington. Knox, Maul, Nc
Nulty, Wright and Elison-9.
Nay-Messrs Abbott Alice, Blakely
farlow. Groves, McFarlin, Pennewil
and Slaughter--S
Then Senator McNulty moved 10 re
commit the bill. and it was done by IN
same vote. After it had been taken. Sen
ator Blakely, addressing the reading
clerk, said:
see it," S e'
Later on Senator Slaughter made al
unfayorable report on the Senate bin I
prevent the desecration Of the America.
nag by using il, OF a representation OF Il
for advertising purposes. After he ha
mt il - -. d 40
ator Knox had left the chamber and re
marked that Senator Knox wanted 70 h
heard on it,"
Say, Mr.. Senator Knox. IL va
please sdid Senator Blakely.
Let's lay It on the table" said Sen
ator Alice. 80"
move that the sergeant-ak-arms d
sent after him. said Senator Blakef
and notify him."
don't believe ne IS IN the building
said Senator Slaughter.
Yes, be is" said Senator Blakel,
lie IS down with the governor. loolin
after that pigeon bill"
4nings became so mixed up and dis
courteous that il made Senator McFarli
about half mad
move we adjourn" he said. IF "
cant do business, / move we adjourn"
Sehu tne sergeant-at-arms for him
reiterated Senator Blakely.
Senator Slaughter called the Senate ,
order by declaring that Senator Riakel
was going too FAR.
The idea" he said, "of sending n
sergeant-at-arms for a member who h,
merely stepped out Of the room for a fe
minutes is ridiculous. 1t is carrying n
thing too far"
The iiascO ended IN, tbo l;u IT.. A.,
on the table until this morning AT II.
o'clock 49,
BAYNARD AMENDMENT KILLEI
In Committee OF the Whole the Senat
fefused TO concur in the House amens
Hent TO the House bill in relation to Il
state school fund. Originally the b
provided for fund Of $120 900. II
mouse adopted an amendment increasir
tht amount TO s1S5.000, and anothl
amendment increasing Wilmington
share Of the fund $4,000 Senator Abbo