Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-06-12
Letter from the STATE Capitol.


DOVER, June 10, 1868.
Henry EcREL, ESQ.
Pursuant to the resolution
passed at the last session the Copperhead Legs
lature assembled yesterday. After PRAYER 6v Ihe
Chaplain and calling the roll, both Houses ad-
Journed until this morning at 10 o'clock Before
the hour liked yesterday for the meeting of the
Legislature this morning, the Copperheads had
caucus, when resolution was introduced nv
MT. bewley to adjourn until the second Tuesday
in january, which was voted down. The eoucns
then adjourned.
At 10 o'clock both Houses convened N II
smithers, Secretary Of State was admitted in the
House, ana presented message from the Gov.
ernor, communicating the response of the States
oil kentucky and Missouri to the reasonable re-
solutions passed by the Legislature at It's last
session, in relation to our National affairo The
response Of Missouri is patriotic in its tome and
just such one as might have been expected
from the people of that State, while that from
Kentucky is strongly tnctured with CopperheaJ-
ISM After riading the documents, their further
consideration was postponed until the Japunrv
session. "''
AFTER this matter had been disposed Of n scene
OF disorder and confusion ensued which beogn,s
description MIR. Bewley. Democratic member
from heni, offered joint resolution that the two
Houses adjourn, at u o'clock, until the secon5
Tuesday in January, which passed by a vote Of
II yeas TO D nays. The Clerk was Iirected 10
present the resolution to the Senate for coneur-
renee, but Jack assumed to know more tben his
MASTER anu refused to comply with the order
alleging iniormality in its passage. After wait,
ing about half hour, Mr.. Gemmill otiereI
similar resolution which passed by vote of ~
yeas. The Clerk still refused To nerIorn bis
duty when Mr.. Duncan moved that he Ciar,, LIS
directed to transmit it to the Senate for o,,a,,s
renee therein, which was carried. AT tbis staao
MIR. Remington, the Clerk, permitted bis vir,,,
GUS indignation to get the better of his iudgmant
lald his resignation on the Speaker's stanJ mn,
on MS nat, and suddenly this much abused AMI
ueeply lnsulted gentleman, faded from our yisinn
t,IIIous" 1ne NORWAY leading to the Hall of the
house The resignation was disrespectful in
tone, ut least to the Democratic members os tho
CleIk declared that be could no longer serve Nv
cophants aud trucking partisans
mr. DEWEY resented the insult offered I, tho
democratic members, and stigmatized the cbaroe
Of sycophancy as false.
MIR. Speaker Sorden, left the Chair. strutted
ucross me moor, placed himself ia Demostbe-
man attitude aud moved to reconsider the vo'a
oy Which the resolution passed Mr. Gemmill
reminded the eloquent orator and able nresiii,.'
omeer, that he had voted in the neoativa
Soulu not make motion. TO reconsider s a.,
Sorden then attempted to make n motion - Mr'
cnaracteT, when he was promptly Checked SUN SI
duncan, Finding himself foiled at o., non's i h.
resumed the Speakers Chair PV"''' "e
Clerk pro tem To tue election Of
Mr. Sorden again rose in bis son. 49,,
must Know, Mr.. Editor, that wbenasadI Inu you
somethlng 10 To be done, md directsd ,ha ~
sea m TO bring the Clerk back N'
- ilsre was a calm OF some ten minimize ,h.,.
$3.50 ~ os' sean, ~ Arms returned to bis nost
s'a,sd 49,. ~" GATED for his report. when he
5 5oi,e s1a. ne nau waited upon the Clark aud
NJ pnn.; ~ nesPlge entrusted TO him, and thnt
nr' remington had directed him 10 inS,rr, '''as
House that be had no answer tn n ,I,o'm "a, lne
DEWEY very properly we think, moved IN acconi
lost, nays l2. say 'nA' II was
Mr, m,lliams' of Kent, renewed the motion IN
elect CLERK pro teD, when it was adon,ed a w
Mt, stnoos, Of Kent was selected, '' "'D
's y scene OF the widest confusion tho
,ond. "a 80 n'r!veu when several members con
tended ihRt the House was nJionrned Tna
Speaker insisted that it still wnntsj Oh ,.;, LUZ
Oh mat hour. 1t is sAid the Speaker altered lie
NaVcn 70 meet the emergency. WbiIe al ,h;s
WAS taxing place in the House, the senata haI
UNANIMOUSLY concurred in the resolution Sui
sequently the Senate asked for the return NJ ~
Ieso,u n.S, ana requested that the Honse
80 the vote on it, which reouests
were granted. 1t is said that tho n.s. st1ss,s
members had procured legal advice ~ ,ha
Yer, ana they feared they would he strinrod -
lhelr power TO meet again it they did moi get a..
thlhg patched up in some better shane r.
Houses then adjourned until 3 O'clock
on the re'assembling of the House at 2 o'csoek
mr. remington, having gotten over his eb;hHol,
pet. Feappeared and took his seat
Mr., Watson presented road hin of ,.S -.
portance. " q" lni-
The lottery men then commenced ops-a+sr,s
MI Allen, Of Sussex, moved 10 snsnsnd ,,,,.
seventh rule that he might offer a bill ia =, 49,
asked TO state the nature of the rim whom hs
replied that it was bill for the honeGt of ,hs
etAle OF peaWare aud internal Improvements in
SUSSEX county which being stripped of its by-
pyst.',Sa. ooAA, IS nothing more nor less thar a
s,aa IIHee W 'eealiEe lotteries. Leave was re-
fused by vote of yaas 8, nays IL.
The CLERK Of the Senate was ndmi,,a5 an,
presented LOT concurrence Joint resolution "a
lournlps Both Houses until the second Tneso'ay
- January, at % o'clock, The resolution v a.
eoneurred in without division. vas
~, resolution was then adopted directing tbe
I'slA 70 purchase sOb worth Of 3 cent postat e
be used by them in ranking 10 their c,'s,;,na,,,
COPIES oil That wonderful document. the renor, AZ
Tue commltlee appointed TO iuyesiigste H. Ia
Houuetiou Of United States iroops into his She
on the day OF the last election II 10 60 sa,,
hlhous' tnal Will require five stamns IN lie
ft 49, VI 80 4ne members appeared much
delighted with the passage of this RESOLUTION.
The Committee on Accounts did nothine
They did not even consider the hin. IN H.,
own milage and per diem They can well atford
to be thus liberal towards the State, after mnkiur
such haul in the shape of postage stamps.
Ihus ends the second scene in tue great farce
being played by the Comprehend Legislature of
Delaware.
Yours, A.