Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-02-20
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CLOSING SCENES or rur SESSION

DOVER, February 1lh 1866
To-day at noon both Houses adjourned
sipr iic. The Senate concurrcd in the House
ioul resolution To adjourn On Friday after
noon, hui the House was not Officially mott
fed Of the fact until this morning.
Yesterday an attempt was made TO resus-
ciiale The infamous proposition 10 legalle
lotteries in the State for the next ten wears.
Mr. lIrkman, of SUSSEX, moved a recon
sidrmlion OF the vote hy which the bill was
indefinitely postponed at the first reading
Upon mis- motion long debate occurred as
to the position of bill, when it was mdeG.
nicly postponed, and whether, according to
parliamentary rules, there could he a recon
sdcraiion Of such vote Before the Speaker
malc decision on the point raised, the
mover asked leave 10 withdraw the motion
10 reconsider which was granted Every
effort was made on the floor, and by out
siders, who tironged the galleries and ante
rooms, to revive the bill in some shape, but
the labor was in vain All the arts and
tricks of the yulures, who scented the car
iion aiar off, were promptly met and check
mated
The Lii topay the debt due the General
Government out Of the School Fund was
smothcred 10 death in thc Senate Its fate
will not be regretted There were other
aud better propositions made to meet the
payment of this debt, but they were defeat
ed The party in power composing two.
thirds Of the Legislature is Responsible il
tile General Goyernmen; is compelled to col
lcct the fax front the andholdcrs OF tho
state and that party shall moi escape the re
sponsibiliiy OF its acts of omission
On Friday, Mr. Causcy introduced bill
to levy and collect direct tax of $4,000
per mnum to reimburse the School Fund,
provided the Senate passed the bill lccreas-
ing certain Investments of that Fund The
bill was defeated In the debate which
arose, hc New Castle County members said
they would never vote for direct fax until
Kent and SUSSEX Counties recognized the
great cardinal duclrinc Of representation
according to taxation
The hill increasing tho limits Of the city
Of Wilmington, hy extending its boundaric,
unto l}randyWine aud Newcastle Hundreds
and Out to the Delaware River, passed The
Senate unanimously On Friday afternoon
The bill {" scqucSirr and coniscatr, ;nt
use zip generally, all thc real and persona
property Of certain State Banks which huc
the audaciiy 10 bccomc National Banks. wa,
permitted 10 ,lie a natural death in The sen
ate, after lingering Illness. Medicines in
the tnpr Of amendments were admins
tered, hut ihc doctors did moi understand TIA,
ease
The bill 10 tax tile National Banks passc,
both Houses, and there is provision in it
that if those Banks which changed from
State Banks to National Banks pay the Ia,
levied by this bill, they arc relieved iron
the payment of tax as State corporations.
The Kent County (NId.) Railroad hill /,
allow them 10 tap the Delaware Rairua,
any place between Dover and Middleton
and The bin To incorporate the Kent Count,
Oyster Canning Company were both defeatc
in the Senate, The hill waiyng the right t.
vote the State stock in the Farmers Ban,
when said Bank becomes one Of Naliona
character upon certain conditions, passc
both Houses.
Almost The very last act ofthe Lcgislaiur
was the adoption Of Joint resoluiio
auhorising the State Treasurer to borrow
sum not exceeding Sl0,0O0 10 meet til
current expenses OF the State Truly, III
economical Democracy has managed TIA
State Finances in Il most deplorablc manne,
lf,hcy lraycany financial talent inthe part,
il is about time 10 call ii into rcquisitiol
Further Ctnd considerably more 10 til
poinD tie Farmers Bank "ciquc" in an
around Dover may he all very well, but I'll
Job has now assumed proportions bcyon
their depth
On Thursday night the LOTTERY crowd
composed altogether of "Democratic
materially gave a "suppcr" at McIlvaine
Hotel. The usual quantity of eatables an
drinlablcs were consumed, and the ''gas
) generated by poor champagne and ba