The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-11
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
A Break Expected This
Week. Pilots Against
The Proposed Pilot
Bill,


! be elected but how, is one OF those
things we can not faihom. From OBJ
scryation we can not see any signs OF
| either the two factions giving way,
and without this taking place all talk
of clccting two Republican Senators
| is all bosh.
The first move for several weeks
vas made on Thursday last and came
| to nothiug, but al the same the air is
full of rumors. There is one thing
! positive and that is, that the Admin.
| iStration want two Republican Sena.
+ tors elected and that is one reason
why District Attorney William Mich
ael Byrne wrote his letter which was
published last week. lie is one Of the
want to win Republicans now that he
sees how the fight, if it lasts, is going
! to turn ont. Two vacancies in the
United States Senate to be filled two
years from now with two Democratic
Senators. This is one thing that no
good Republican wants to see after
the handsome victory which was
! fought out at the polls on November
9th last and was won by the Republic
cans of this State.
Mr.. Washington Hastings is one Of
those 'little' men who do not want to
see either Colonel Henry A. DUPONT
! or J. Edward Addicks elected to the
Scnatorship. lie has not forgiven
| Colonel DUPONT for orhayiDg Postmaster
Browne appointed to that Office whi,h
he at one time was SO sure of secur-
| ing.
Governor John Hum is very anyi-~
Gus to see the Senatorship settled and
nothing would please him betterthan
to see the two ia. tionS get together
and each pick candidate and elect
| thcnl.
There is expected several delega-
| tions to visit the capital this week to-
impress upon the members of theGen-
cral Assembly that several bills are
hot what the people desire. Then
| the committee from City Council will 4
he down to impress upon the members
that they can not get along without
the money, some $44, 900 derived from
the liquor license being given the
city.
The Pilots will be here to impress
| Senator McNulty and the other mem
bcrs Of the Senate that the bill he will
introduce this week is not what tacx1u
want, but there are others VIZ -
want it Or it would not have been pre-
| pared by Attorney Horace Greeley
| Knowles who is looking after the fa-
| yorable consideration Of the members
TO pass it.
Much ado about has been raised
| over the order of Speaker McCommons
| of the House that no bills are to DO
| given out by Clerk Deghton of the
| House. Unfortunately a Senate bill
has gone astray and this was the rea-3
| son for the order by the speaker.
1t has Lcen the practice for years
| for persons who were interested III
] certain bills to steal them and this Isl
what the speakers are trying to guards
! against az TINS session of the LegislfS
turc. That's all
Representative Kitchens bill whiR
| has been read in the House, relatY
to Tclegraphcts has numerous Il
portcrS. The bill provides that no il,
road company in this State, sh9f a
ter the passage Of the act, empa act
telegraph operator, person. ~
less than 20 years Of age, whcyN MT,
had at least & months eXperiepoiiik -
der the direction of competent tes!.--
graph operator. That State board
OF examiners be established to consist
of five persons, to be appointed by
the Governor. That they shall exam
ire all applicants and issue them u
certificate if found capable. That
each applicant Shall pay u fee of -
which shall be the compensation OF
the Secretary Of the Board.
Representative Robcrtson's bill to.
increase the Department of Elections
Of Wilmington 50 that 1t shall consist
of ll,e members, the Governor appoint
ing the two extra members. The in
crease to go into effect April lst 1901
The enlarged department is to meet
for organization on the first Tuesday
in April next. Also fine and im-
priSonmcnt is imposed for refusal to
turn over the books and records Of
that body,
The Constitution says; 'Thc cost to,
the State for stationery and ot1et
supplies for each member OF the Gems
eral Assembly shall not exceed the
sum of $25 for any regular session, orr
the sum of ten dollars for any specialE
session. There being fifty two mem
hers the supply bill can run up tog
81, 800.
The Board Of Elections in the city
of Wilmington was created by an act
of the Legislature during the session
of 1901.
There is no law that will operate in
the Legislature by ma aiority vote
adding two more members to that de-
partment.
Representative Vinyard will intro.
duce a single tax measure this week,
taxing the unimproved lots of over
six acres at Harrington. The bill in
crcascs the taxation which is now $500
to $1,000.
Representative Hutchinson propos-
cs to have bill passed, authorizing
the Levy Courts Of the several coun-
| ties to pay 30 cents for each common
hawk XII led. The fish hawk is eycep.
| ted.
The House billproyilin g the audit
ing of the books and accounts Of Ger.
tain officers of New Castle County was
recommitted. The committee were
in favor Of allowing the compensation
| to remain at $3.50 for each Of the aud.
itors. 1t was proposed in the bill to
make 1t $3.50 each.