Evening journal., 1911-03-22
HOLD BACK VOTE.
ON ROAD OFFER
DrexIer Would Have dupont
Highway Bill Go Over
for Several Weeks
MILLER INSISTS VOTE BE
TAKEN ON BILL TODAY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March Ex-senator Miller
early this afternoon In the Senate
will call up his bill to amend the
general incorporation law to permit
General T. G. DUPONT to build and
give a highway to the State. While
Senator Drexler is working to have
action deferred for a week or two on
the bill and for the Legislature to re-
turn or some day to be designated TO
consider It. Senator Miller and some
of the other Senators this afternoon
will object to such a delay and will
insist that the bill either be passed
or defeated this afternoon II is said
that at least three Senators are op-
posed to the bill. II requires twelve
votes to pass the Senate
Governor Is Determined.
Il was said today that Governor
Pennewill is determined that there
shall be no evasion by the Legislature
of the proposition of General DUPONT
While there apparently is an effort on
the part Of one or two persons to try
to have action deferred on the Miller
amendment bill until such late date
that II might not be passed by the
Legislature, It is said that Governor
Pennewill IN all probability would re-
convene the Legislature in special ses-
sion Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the present session II the Mil
Ter bill should be side-tracked or killed
as a result Of pique or scheming.
II was said yesterday that one, and
probably two Senators are opposed tc
the dupont proposition, although all
the other Senators are said to be IL
favor Of IL. In fact, Senator Dutton
Democrat, a good roads enthusiast
wanted the bill called for final actor
yesterday afternoon. but Senator Mil
ler's motion that It be set for this AZ
ternoon prevailed. yith a possibility
Of Senator Drexlers plan to put of
action for a week or two being takei
up then and acted on. The Drexle
suggestion does not find much favo
among the good roads enthusiast
here. and many persons urged tn
Senators yesterday afternoon to re-
consider their action making the Nj
Ter Boulevard corporations bill
special order for Wednesday and I
put the bin through the. Senate in
mediately s
Many nnnt the h0hd.
Democrats and Republicans ar
working hand-in-hand for the accept
ance Of the DUPONT offer One of tn
most enthusiastic of the good road
champions and especially Of the du
Pont proposition is Representativ
Edward Hart. of Townsend. an exten
sive land owner and we'll known Dem
ocrat. Mr.. Hart has told some Of hi
legislative colleagues that II the du
Pont highway should happen to b
surveyed through his extensive timbe
tracts near Townsend there would b
no question Of General DUPONT gettini
the right Of way there
Senator Drexler yesterday and to
day was urging the passage of his bill
to borrow s75O,000 for the construc
ton of State highways and then II tn
Miller bill is passed LATER to enable tn
construction of the DUPONT highway
Mr. Drexler is advocating that tn
S75O,000 could be divided equally be
tween the three counties for the con
struction of lateral roads to connec
with the DUPONT highway Many Of tn
Senators, however. want the duPou
, proposition accepted before they az
on the Drexler or any other road bill