Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-17

Vdnidns boring at Doper-Bounty and Su5sii-
fMe Blu Amended and sent 10 tie Senate-Boara
q Education in Wimingtoa- Outrageous Bli-
Ministers Of the Gospel to Be Disfranchised-
Junction and BreakWafeT Bill dqain- Houst
Bm unpopular in The Senate-Ar. Alldtrdic,
and The Constitutional Ameadment-Hs Stand,
right spo" M' Rscord-5e, &C., Sc.
DOVER, Feb. IS, 1865.
The bill to take off the odious conditions
attached by the last Legislature to the grant
of land in Sussex County to the general
Government, for the purpose of erecting
thereon Notifications for the defence of the
shipping at the Breakwater, has been de.
icated in the House. The same men who
voted to give Sussex half million dollars
for railroad refused to remove restrictions
which prevent the Government of the Uni.
ted States constructing an important work
Of national defence in that County.
The House yesterday passed the bill to
aid the Delaware and Pennsylvania State
Line Railroad Company, and it was imme.
diately conveyed to the Senate. Should
this bill become law, the State is to en-.
dorse the bonds of the Company to the
amount Of 100000, as soon as the same
amount is subscribed and one.half actually
paid in; and in the same manner continue
to endorse up to 100000, if the subscrip.
tlons to the stock 80 to that amount. The
Company is to give to the State the first
mortgage on the road as collateral security
for her endorsements. When the bill was
before the House, Mr.. jackson, Of your
County, presented the great benefits which
would result from the completion of this
connecting link between the railroads of
Delaware and those of Pennsylvania.
Railroads are now the order of the day.
Gentlemen from Pennsylvania are here
seeking a right of way for the continuation
of the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad
to the waters Of the Delaware river and
bay. This road is claimed by its friends to
be of the utmost Importance to the coal and
oil interests of Pennsylvania. The bill is
in the hands of Special Committee.
The Bounty and Substitute Bill, as
amended by the Senate, was up in the
House last evening The session continued
till late hour, and the amended bill was
further amended and sent back to the
Senate
Secesh in Wilmington has forwarded tc
their friends here the meanest bill of the
session. 1t is to prevent ministers of the
gospel acting as members of the Board Of
Education in your city. 1t is clothed in
general language, but that is the object
and if passed that will be the effect. Fol
many years the venerable Bishop of the
Episcopal Church for this Diocese has de
voted his time and attention to the public
schools, and the Revs. Messrs. Wiswell and
Dickerson have labored in the same cause
Have their efforts been Injurious to Oh,
city OF WilmingtonS The bill has received
two readings, and will no doubt receive thu
support of those in the majority.
The Senate has under consideration to
day the bill in aid of the Junction ant
Delaware Breakwater as passed by th,
House. a large delegation from Suisse,
arrived yesterday, and "boring" is in vigor
Gus progress. The Senate will not, how
ever, pass the House bill. 1t will b,
amended somewhat in conformity to tn,
suggestions made by Mr.. Allderdice, wher
the measure was before the Committee o
the Whole.
On Tuesday Mr.. Allderdicc, who wal
absent when the vote was taken, obtained
leave to place himself on the record in fayol
OF ratifying the Constitutional Amendment
forever prohibiting slavery in the United
States. X