Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-10
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL,

DOVER, February 3, 1868.
HENRY EoKEL, Ese.,
The house has passed
the bill for the benefit of Public Schools in
The city of Wilmington, and from all that
can learn, the prospects Of its passage in the
senate are very good. This bill authorizes
the Council of your city, to raise by loan
the sum of $4,000, to be used in the erec
ton of school houses for the accommodation
of vast numbers of children who are now
shut out of these nurseries of freedom"
by want of room. The passage of this wise
aud salutary measure, will be truly CRAFTY
lug to every friend of education in the State,
and we hope that the Senate will not fail to
yield their assent to this measure.
The bill TO amend the charter of the city
of Wilmington, and the bill to enable your
Council to lease certain wharf, were read
third time, on Wednesday last, and lost.
Mr., Salisbury presented the petition OF
DR.. II. F. Askew and others, in the Senate
on Thursday, for the repeal of that part OF
the charter of Wilmington requiring the
registration of births and deaths. 1t was
read and referred. 1t is more than likely
that the committee will report bill in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the petitioners,
which will pass A law passed some few
years ago, makes il the duty of the Recorder
Of the respective counties to keep such a
record. and that portion of your city charter
that they ask TO have repealed is deemed
useless and unnecessary.
On Friday, Mr. Scribner reported bill
to the House, authorizing the City of Will
mington to take stock to the amount oi
$l5O,OOO in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Railroad. The probability of the pas.
sage of this bill is, at this time very encour.
aging to the friends of this great public im-
provement, but influences may be brought
to bear against it, which will materiallyles
undoubtedly be of immense value to the
city of Wilmington, if this Railroad wa:
laid, bringing there large amount of trade
from Pennsylvania which now goes in othei
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will use every effort to secure its passage.
Mr.. Slay has introduced bill in tn,
House for the benefit of public officers in thi
State. 1t provides that no public officer il
this State shall be compelled to issue O.
serve any writ at the suit of q nonresident
until his fees therefor shall have been paid
The bill was read.
A petition was presented on Thursday t.
the House, from Hon. Willard Hall ant
others, for law to exempt the Wilmington
Institute from taxation. 1t was read ant
referred This Association have done mucl
to benefit the intellectual character OF you
city, and have perssvered until they hay
erected splendid edfce and devoted it t,
their use, which while it is as ornament II
Wilmington, is credit to the State and VI
think it is no more than right that the To-
glslature should extend to the membership
whatever aid they can in their praisoworth
undertaking.
The following bills have passed bot
Houses since my last letter A bill to di
vorce Mary Hudson; bill to divorce Eli
abeth Morris. Bills passed the House =.
bill to change the course of Il public road
Duck Greek Hundred; a bill for the ap
pointment of an additional Notary Publ
, for Cedar Greek Hundred.
Yours.