The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-04
OUR DOVER
LETTER.


w. Hutchinson from the third dis
trict Kenton Hundred shall get his
bill through the House, moving tho
Moors outside OF the color line. The
Moors who say they are not OF the
African race have petitioned the Leg
islature to allow them to be rightly
designated and not place them oppo-
site their names when they come up
TO vote the word negro. Represeta-
tive Hutchinson, who is a Democrat
and who was elected by the aid OF the
Moor vote wants the Legislature to
remove the obnoxious word OF negro.
on Friday the bill was defeated by
a vote Of 16 votes for and Is votes
against it. The Doctor has Dill
which he will introduce ON Monday
which he says will meet his views on
the matter if not theirs.
The Doctor says they are Demo-
Gratis and if they had not supported
Representative Hutchinson. he would
not now be representing Kenton Hun
dred in the Legislature. That Is the
reason why he don't wish to comply
with their request as presented by
Representative Hutchinson.
The Doctor now has first blood
in it looks as If he would win out In
his opposition.
Speaker John V. McCommOns who
Halls from North Murderkill Hundred
is comparatively young man. lie
was introduced to Professor Goldey
on Friday evening after the opening
exercises where over, he asked the /.
Professor if he did not remember
him. NO, said the Professor, \
can't recall your name, although !
have a faint recollection of your face,
why said the Speaker 4 was stu
dent in your college several years ago
l took a course in bookkeeping. Then
it came back to the Professor and he
could recall the Speaker distinctly.
The meeting between the two gentle
men was Il very pleasant one. Mr..
McCommons is capable a speaker as
has ever presided over that asi-
gust body and is well liked by tho
members of the House irrespect to
party affiliations.
Representative James w. Robert
son of Wilmington representing the
third district Is serving his second
term in the House. lie is one OF the
leaders on the Republican side and
keeps tab on all matters that are
brought before that body. He has
presented several important meas
llres and is chairman Of several conf
mttees He is a good talker and
keeps in touch with all matters to be
acted upon by the House. He was
seated for the speakership of the
House this time but the dead lock
over the organization OF That body.
kept him out Of the chair. He is one
of the useful members OF the House
and startled his colleagues by voting
for Henry G. Thompson flor U. 5.
Senator
The personality Of the members OF
thcIIIousc of Representatives will COM
pare very favorable with any of thelr
professors The body has now got
ten down to work and from now they
will be kept busy with the Legislat-
ion that will come before them for
their action,
Sixteen days more only remain ia
which new business can be introduced
and they are very desirous that any
bills of importance shall be introduce
ed as soon as possible as the Legislat-
will adjourn on March s, 1901.
Some men you never hear of except
when they are called upon to answer
to their names In voting. But that
does not signify that they are NOS
coed thinkers and can be trusted as
some other fellow prompts them out
side of party measures.
DR.. Thomas c. Moore is the recog.
nizcd leader among the Onion Reput-
licans in the House and Senator J.
Frank Alice in the Senate.
Representative Chauncey HolcomD.
is the leader on the Democratic side
and it is he who takes up their tight
any and all times. He is quick and
can express himself in as few words
as any member IN the tIou;e. lle
has already introduced several very
important bills in the House, among
them being the proposed increase
State taxes on the different railroads.
He can take care of his end all the
time with the best Of them.
DR.. George W. Marshal, Insurance
Commissioner for Delaware VINO is a
trustee of Delaware College is very
anxious that the Legislature shall
appropriate SIS, 900 to Delaware
College. This bill is not meeting
with favor that the gentlemen back.
ing it hoped it would, The nemb-
crs say that it appears to them that
everybody wants an appropriation at
this session of the Legislature. They
contend that the State will not have
near enough money to 60 around ~
they grant all of the requests thus
far made upon them. From the in
formation CLEANED among the men,
bers Delaware College is more than
likely to still want that $2j, 900 when
the Legisla tlre adjourns.
Some members think that one
third Of the liquor license money
should only be given TO the city Of
Wilmington. In fact they will not
vote to give the municipality anymore
of that fund. They do not take in.
to consideration that nearly all of
the money is raised in the city OF
Wilmington and that large police
force to be maintained by the city.
Others contend that the city should
have one half and the county one
third while the remaing third should
be turned into the State Treasury.
This is what Representative Baynard
fayors and from observation and talk
among the down country members