The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-23
OUR DOVER
LETTER.

llicllDCtS VI llC 1@S3 ioiobutS' NV
General Assembly in 1899, received
no new business after the 9th day of
February and adjourned ON the 18th
day of March.
One of the surprises that was sprung
yesterday was that OF Representative
Moore who arose on a question ofpriV-
iIege and made motion that the
charges published in the Evening
Journal that Representative Hearne
had been approached and offered
bribe Of ~, 900 to absent himself from
Dover on Thursday. the 2lst inst,
should he thoroughly Investigated.
The article has been copied by news
papers all over the STATE. declare
it has cast upon other members veil.
They are besmirched and l ask that
Mr. Hearne stand upon his feet and
give the name of the briber aud God
knows will ask that the Attorney
General shall take action in the case.
Representative Holcomb said: l feel
like the gentleman from the other
side and | think that this thing
should be Investigated and / mI,e
that committee of three be appoint
ed by the House to investigate the
charges.
Representative Chandler asked
what time would be allotted to tlo
committee as it might take a year.
Representative Moore replied that
he was willing to make it a day AMI
to adjourn until the charges are silt
ed or any time the majority may see
fit.
Monday was fixed for the limit. AT
the afternoon session Representative
Monaghan offered q resolution that
two more members be added to the
committee. The chairman appointed
Messrs. Clark and Shallcross.
The committee now are MeSsrs.
Holcomb, Baynard, Moore, ShaIlcross,
and Clark, making three Republicans
and two Democrats.
The affair will turn out as it de-
serves. There was no intention to
offer Representative llearne a bribe
and why he should have sent out such
report as that which has been pub
lishcd in the papers is mystery.
Your correspondent knows that
there is nothing in the report that
any attempt was made at bribery and
that the committee will so inform the
House after full investigation has
been made. The hearings are to be
public. We do not think that it will
, take up much of the time of the com
mittee. TO our mind the whole thing
is likened to the top Of freshly drawn
glass of lager beer--all froth, largely
| made up of wind.
The House passed the bill making
| Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday al
| though the bill had been reported I'M
favorably.
Representative Robertson said he
wanted to say that he considered Lin
coin and Washington two Of the
greatest men in history of the United
| States ana intended to vote ay which
| he did when his name was called.
After quite tilt between Repre-
scntatives Clark and Holcomb the
shad patrolman bill was passed giving
Delaware City fish policeman. Mr.
| Clark said that it was really necessary
thst a patrolman should be appointed
| to look after the interests Of the fish
| ermen ut Delaware City, and that
! thousands of dollars were invested in
the fish industry there.
MIR. Holcomb said that it was only
scheme to make another job for a
| Republican and if they were not care
| full the Republicans would not hold
| out to fill all the Jobs created. The
! bill passed on a strict party vote Of
| IS for it to u against it.
Representative Baynard tried to
pass his bill reducing the marriage Ii
ccnse fee to 81. 1t only received s
votes in the affirmative and appeared
| TO be an unpopular measure with the
down country members.
The Delaware Cadet bill, also the
| the bill making Good Friday a legal
holiday, was reported unfayorably.
| The Telegraph operators bill was
| also reported unfavorably as also was
the bill to create a gas inspector in
the city of Wilmington.
The act providing for the commence
ment of action eX delicto. by tpre'gn
attachment process, passed the fltuse
receiving 81 votes.
The railroad tax bills have all been
reduced considerably. Inc Delaware
Railroad Communication tax Will be
put at $40, 600 a year and the taxes Ell
the Wilmington n Northern, and the
Delaware, Maryland Il Virginia rail
roads at $1,000 each.
The compromise in these bills has