The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-29


pay to the order of Governor William Cannon.
the sum Of 1925, being Delaware's quota for
the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettys-
burg, "a
It is hard to tell when the Legislature will
adjourn. Mr.. Gemmill offered resolution
on Tuesday, to adjourn on Friday, but it was
voted down. &
DOVER, January Is, 1864.
A petition was presented to the House, on
Wednesday, signed by a number of your citi-
zens, praying the General Assembly to pass
an Act repeating the law requiring the pre-
payment of tax before voting at the election
for municipal officers of Wilmington. 1t was
read and referred. This is Copperhead
move as far as understand and they hope to
secure victory at your municipal elections
if. the Legislature will open the doors, and
not require prepayment of tax as aqualifca-
| ton for voters. Your city council finds it
hard enough now to collect the taxes, and if
this measure should become law, Ihaye not
the least doubt, it would be utterly impossible
to collect more than one-third of the sum as
sessed So far as the result of the election is
concerned, it will make not o whit of differ
ence as there is such strong Union prepon-
derance that no system of legislation can
change the political complexion of your gal
liant Union city. hope the Legislature will
kick this petition out, as it would be very
destructive to the best interests Of your thri-
wing and beautiful place,
The bill introduced by Mr.. Duncan, to de-
fine and prevent certain nuisanees has passed
first reading in the House, and / am in
clined to think will become law. 1t inn
poses fine of $500 or $1,000 on any person
emptying chemicals, dye-stuffs, &C., into
streams furnishing water as drink or beye-
rage to villages, towns and cities. The pen
atty to be collected by indictment.
The Lottery bill has been read a first time.
1t is to establish lottery on the payment to
the State Treasurer the sum of $685. by
William S. Spaulding, of Washington city,
Thomas Kinds, of Wilmington and Henry P.
Goottee, of Baltimore. They are to pay two
instalments of 50, 900 each on the first Of 0c-
tober and April Of each year till all is paid.
In consideration of this amount, Delaware is
to become grand reservoir, from whence
they are to send out their swindling schemes
and policies to defraud the people Of t@ coun-
try. We hope for the fame, honor and credit
Of our State, that our Legislators will not
; prove 50 recreant to their trusts us to pass
this infamous bill,
Mr.. Tatum has introduced bill in the
Senate to amend an act in relation to free ne
grJes and muiattoes, passed March Is, 1868.
This bill is to repeal the law in regard to
taking colored servants out Of the State and
keeping them out longer than five days. The
act of March Is, 1868, is Disgrace to the
State, and We regret that Mr.. Tatpm did not
mako an effort to have the whole thing wiped
fror. the statute book.
A bill has been repaired to provide boun.
} ties for volunteers. Itprovides that the State
Treasurer shall borrow at necessary times
upon credit Of not more than six years, $780,
900 at six per cent. The Treasurer is to re,
ceive for his services ones xteenth per cent
f Of the money obtained. Every person whc
, shall ON or before March l, 1866, voluntarily
enlist in the military service Of the United
Q States for three years OF during the war, and
who may be duly credited to this State under
q the call Of the President Of the United States
shall receive $500 bounty. Robert X. Robin
:. son, Evan G. Stotsenburg, James Bradford
| mi acio fi,rf Hhax
! are to sit once week in Wilmington.
q This bill will no doubt pass. We are glaC
. to see that even a measure in this shape-al
i though open to many serious Objections
about to become q law.
: The following bills have passed the House
: A further supplement to an act entitled al
p act incorporating Bank at Milford, unde
# the name of the present Directors and Com
!. pany of the Farmers & Mechanics Bank Q
Milford; bill to straighten road in Ceda
u Creek Hundred. Sussex county; bill to chang
: the name of Wilhelmina Stevens Henry, t
:, Maria Margaret Ashton Henry; bill to reyiy
and continue in force an act entitled an &C
to enable Waitman Jones to locate certai
lands in North West Fork Hd., Sussex cour
=, ty, and complete his title to the same, passe
- February Is, 1859; bill to amend an act I
~ authorize the Recorder of Deeds, of Ken
"a county, to copy induces bill to authoriz
n John M. Rawlins to change the location an
a straighten and shorten public road in N. "
NJ Fork HID, Sussex county; bill to authoriz
60 George W. Dickson to make an index to ii
- old marriage record in the court house
"a Kent county, from the year l847 to 1861
no bill to amend an act entitled an act to inco
rs porate Bank in the town of Seaford, SUISSE
ii county, under the name fthe Diamond Sta
it. Bank, vote on passage Of bill, yeas 20, nays
to - = a.
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