Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-01-12
LETTER FROM DOVER.
DOVER. January 1Oth- 1sI


The adjourned session of the Legislature
commenced on Tuesday, A quorum was
present in each house. AS soon as the House
OF Representatives was called to order, Mr..
Allderdice offered joint resolution to ad
journ sine die to-day, but the controlling ma
jority voted it down. The war has been the
excuse for holding frequent sessions in viola
ton of the spirit of the constitution, but
now, the war being over, some other apollo
81 will have TO be invented.
Mr.. Allderdice introduced the following
resolution
Resolced by tie Senate and House of Ron
resentatices, IF the State of Delapare, in
General assembly met, That no bill of Divorce
shall be granted at the present adjourned
session of the Legislature, and that all nett
lions and applications for the same shall be
laid on the table without consideration.
The House adopted the resolution, and it
was ordered to the Senate for concurrence.
The Senate postponed its consideration until
next Tuesday.
A resolution was adopted, appointing n
committee TO wait on the Governor and in
form him the General Assembly were now
ready to receive any communication he might
see proper to make. The following commit
tee were appointed: Messrs. Bewley and Ell
lott OF the Senate and Messrs. Allderdice.
Stuart and Harrington of the House. The
committc reported this morning, that they
had waited upon the Governor and he would
communicate with the House in a short time.
The message was received and read. The
principal topics alluded to by the Governor
are, the State debt, (Which now amounts to
LILO, 900, internal improvements, changing
the Farmers Bank into "a National Bank, Re
construction and the 'Nigger." One thou
sand copies of the message were ordered to
he printed for the use of the House.
Yesterday, Mr.. Allderdice took measures
to have the resolutions on the death of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, passed last June, pro-
perly signed by the Speakers of both Houses.
They now stand upon the State record as the
expressions of the people of the State through
their Representatives, and they form a Gu
rious commentary upon the declarations and
acts of the democratic" party for the last
five years.
Those who control the Farmers Bank of
this State are now very anxious to change it
into National Banking Association. The
State holds the majority of the stock, and it
is necessary to obtain the assent Of the Leg
islature before the change can be effected
The Union members have been always in
favor of the measure, but those who control
the Bank and those who control the Legis-
lature have up to the present time opposed
it. This afternoon the joint committee com
posed of Messrs. Elliott, Bewley and Ponder
of the Senate, and Messrs Allderdice, Todd
and Stuart of the House reported bill au-
thorizing the Farmers Bank of the State
of Delaware" to be converted into the Ear
mers National Bank of tho State of Della
ware. The rules were suspended and the
bill was passed unanimously. and imme-
diately taken to the Senate. That body sus-
pended its rules and passed the bill, so that
the bank now has the authorized consent OF
the State to embark in business as National
Bank as soon as arrangements can be made
in Washington.
While the bill was on its passage, Mr.. ALI
derdice could not resist the opportunity ol
giving the Democrats" some of their former
views of the National Banking system, and
taking some exceptions to the manner in
which the Governor recommended the mea.
sure in his message. Messrs Todd and
Stuart briefly replied to some Of his posi-
tons.
Both Houses adjourned this afternoon un
til Tuesday next. X.