Evening journal., 1901-02-15
MR. SLAUGHTER
SCORES ALLER
Defeated Bill Incorporating
Kent Saving Bank
Bee Mans Ambition Not LikeIv 10
be Eealiled-IIart Offers
Important Bill
So Corrsspondsnea EvenInE J9nrnal.

days ago the Legislature passed the
bill 10 incorporate the Diamond Trust
Company OF Dover. and Governor
Hum approved 81. After getting their
charter the Diamond Trust people
decided to close the door against thel
Kent Saving BanlO people, alleging
that their bill was the outward and
visible sign of an inward and selfish
desire on tho part of the First Ma
uon Bank and the Farmers Bank toI
open an opposition establishment
They carried out their plan yostor-
day and killed the bill the vota stand
ing z to z. with Senators Groves and
Wright absent This was the line
up:
Yes-Messrs. Abbott. Alice. Blakely.
Hart, Knox Maull, Pennewill-7.
NO.-Messrs. Clements, Farlow
Harrington, McFarlin. McNulty
Slaughter, Ellison.
The bill was reported favorably, and
put on rs passage Senator Slaughter
opposed it. He said:
This is something to hold over the
heads of the Diamond Trust Company
to prevent us from doing business. %
he said Il contend that the two
banks are running this bill II you
will take up this charter and read
over the names you wlll find among
the incorpcrators Harry A. Richard
son. president OF the First National
Bank, Governor HUM, i,s vicc-presi-
dent, and other stockholders in both
banks. Then there is Henry Ridgly
director in the Farmers Bank. and
counsel for beth and for Mr Richard
SON. IL is nothing in the world only
to prevent us from beginning business
They will organize all right. but that
is as far as they will 90 unless We
attempt to start business"
This cne thing has given me per.
sonally more concern than any bin b..
! fore the body, said Senator McNulty
1t does seem that there is no chance
for argument that any body Of men
should be empowered to engage In the
banking business provided they are
capable. honest men. But the question
arises. would such a measure as this
have been brought here II a previous
charter. granted to othar men. did not
run counter to the interests Of the two
banks in Dover? This Is the question
which concerns us all, and chiefly the
people of Dover. While / shall vote TO
/ oppose this bill, l have TO argue it out
in my own mind whether ! am doing
right-whether or not ! am protecting
the weak against the strong. That is
the only satisfactory reason l can
give for opposing this bill"
1t looks like class legislation to me
TO refuse TO pass this bill " said Sena-
ter Alice, its father This talk of
protecting the weak against the strong
IS letting it down pretty easy ! have
no interest in this bill but I don't
see how we can vote for one and refuse
TO grant the same rights to another. -
The question was called and the bill
was lost, a two-thirds vote being re-
quired to pass H.
Now Senator Ale is trying to obtain
enough votes to have the vote recon-
sidered.
NEW LEVY COURT BILL
Representative Clark gave notice of
an act to provide a twelvo-comm.s s.
s.Cners Levy Court fer New Castle
county. two from Wilmington and
On5 from each of the ten rural hun
dreds. He also will introduce two
/ bills to abolish the off.ca of road COM
missioner in all the hundreds. includ-
/ ing Brandywine. and delegate their
| powers to the Levy Court commissions
ers. This Is in opposition 10 the Re-
/ publican slate bill of seven Levy Court
commissioners, one from each Levy
Court district.
BEE BOTHERs BEE MAN"
Frank Rieman the Bee Man" OF
Smyrna, has a new kind OF bee buzzina
in his bonnet. He Is one CT the Ad-
dicks lieutenants in Duck Creek hun
dred. Now he wants to be State fish
! commissioner for four years at an an-
nual salary of$l.000 year. In addition
/ he asks the State to provide him
with a steam launch for the prosecu-
tlon Of his work. The present state
| fish commissioner receives but $500 a
/ year.
ONLY $50 A MONTH.
Senator McFarlin introduced his
/ bill to reduce the cost to the county
for the commitment of prisoners II
is as follows:
Section J. That in no case shall
any mayor or corporate officer outside
the city Of Wilmington, or any sheriff
or OthT officer, receive as fees OF
charges under this act. an amount
| exceeding $50 for any one month.
1t amends the present law in relation
to commitments.
THE UNUSUAL OCCURRED
The legislature does many things
tor many persons. but it Is seldom That
it receives any thanks for its work
Z mis- fact was what caused a surpriss
when Senator Blakely yesterday pre-
sented letter from the Phoenix Fire
Company Of Wilmington, thanking the
members for passing the Phoenix am
bulance bill, somc time ago,
HART'S IMPORTANT BILL.
Senator Hart introduced his bill ap-
pointing a commission Of fiys men
three Republicans and two Democrats