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want to rob my friend. Herbert Ward,
Of the land the State granted himl"
The secretary replied that the land
had never yet been granted, and the
State had never made a deed of It be-
cause the condition had never been
to entitle them to deeds
Senator Marshall then said, II any
thing. little more emphatically;
well, I'm against such robbery.
and I'll tell you now, I'm against
your bill, and I'm going to vote
against II"
He started to move off. Turning,
he said:
You didn't ask permission to bring
those maps into the room. and you
are obstructing the light Of the win
dow with them. i want you to take
them out Of the room"
The secretary then asked him il
there was any place he could put
them 10 be seen, and he replied 10
take them to the hall; they could not
stay In the Senate Chamber Then
he walked on toward the front of the
room
AS he arrived at the rostrum, the
President pro tenn turned and called
to the back of the room
Il WANT YOU TO TAKE THOSE
MAPS OUT. IF YOU DON'T TAKE
THEM OUT I'll THROW THEM
OUT"
So the maps we're taken TO the
hall right outside the door and one
set up on the radiator
In a short time thereafter Senator
Reinhardt came in the hall He
and looked at the map and.
after but a word Of explanation. he
said in his emphatic manner q
don't believe in the effort 20 take the
land away from Mr.. Ward. and I'm
going 10 vote against the bill"
During Thursday and Friday, on
letter sheets under the Waterfront
Associations resolution TO the Legls.
lature, the names OF four former
Mayors. five former Presidents OF
City Council. and five former City
Treasurers we're type written and a
copy handed TO each Senator. with
the legend on the bottom OF each
sheet.
"All I'm favor Of the repeal of the
Bulkhead Act OF 1901"
Then a sheet with the names OF
thirty-three former City Councilmen
"All in favor OF the repeal of the
Bulkhead Act OF 1901"
Then sheet with the names Of
seven lawyers one OF whom has beer
twice City Solicitor and one Assist
ant City Solicitor. and Of twenty-five
former City officials.
"All In favor Of the repeal Of the
Bulkhead Act OF 1901
Then a sheet with the names o
three former state Senators. eigh
former Representatives IN the Legie
lature. three former members Of New
Castle County Levy Court and fv'
former New Castle County officials.
"All in favor OF the repeal Of thu
Bulkhead Act Of 1901"
Also on this sheet Il was note'
that one hundred and ninety Mer
chants and twenty Manufacturer
were
All in favor Of the repeal Of tn
Bulkhead Act Of 1901"
Now as to these lists Of names o
citizens OF Wilmington. IAN IN favo
I Of the repeal Of the Bulkhead Act o
/ 1901. II was well-known In the Stat
Senate that the secretary Of III
Waterfront Association could back al
the lists OF names. for he had Wit
him and had shown 70 a number o
the Senators. the actual signatures o
former Mayors and former Council
men and other former officials an
citizens.
Then on Friday City Councils reso
buttons were cut out Of seventeen cor
les Of a morning newspaper an
pasted on the sheets and copy give
TO each Senator. showing that eigh
against three OF the present Cit
Council favored the Bulkhead re
/ pealer.
During all Thursday and Friday
was almost impossible 10 get pas
the seemingly locked lips. words as {
the disposition TO bring the bill out q
Committee OF the Whole, with il