Smyrna times., 1869-02-24
lFor the Smyrna Timcs,"l
THE LEGESHATURE.
DOVER, DEL. Feb. %. Is

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mere appears to be perfect mania for in
cooperating Building and Loan Associations,
7, Onarter$ have been granted already to the
tIa"Niln' d Union, Star, and Aid, of Whining
toh' with one at Odessa, one at Milford and
one IN Baltimore Hundred, while acts are still
Penulhg t0r chartering the Brandywine and
Tehh OF Wilmington, one at Dover, one at
! harrington, one at l4ewes one at Laurel one
aC wyoming, one at Kenton, and one at New
PoTC ana no doubt but every town in the State
VIII, before this session closes, have its char
tered rec Building and Loan Association.
:. lie vote by which the act to create an ad-
gil0nal SchOo! District on Bombay Hook Is.
% l"uu was ioSt mas been rcconsdered in the SEN
ate and the bill allowed to become law.
oil has been passed in the House and sent
to the Senate providing for the erection Of A
PIVOT bridge over Duel, Greek, between the
Eagle Nest Landing and the mouth of said
creek; and Tor the laying out of public road
ieaGlng from IhOrOughIare Neck over said
Drldge to connect with the Leipsic road to Do
yer.
The bill, providing for new charter for the
Town OF Smyrna, was taken up for considera-
tl0n this afternoon, and on the final vote, the
6Ill was defeated by the following vote: Yeas,
MeSSrS. Bacon, Brady, Brown, Connaway,
Houston, Jump, Matthew'S Mitchell, Wander
gritt and Mr.. Speakcr-l0. Nays. Messrs
cloud, Deakyne, Dean, Marvel, Meredith.
Reynolds Robinson, Silver, Tomlinson and
w WOlcott-l0
- The new Liquor Law offered by Mr.. Mitch
ell TO c0nilne the sale Of liquor to public houses
or hotelS has been referred to a Special Com.
Mlttee, ON the second reading, from which it
Las not yet emerged. Some change in the
present license law will be made, but the exact
nature or that change am not yet able to pre-
dict with any degree Of certainty. 4 large
number OF the members are favorable to a re .
turn 10 tne old license system under the con-
troll OF the Grand Jury; while perhaps. an
equal number are in favor of the present law.
with an Increase Of the license to 500 in ali
cases. The notice given by Mr.. Dean, ea1lv
III the session, OF an act to annul the charter
OF the L. w. Is. Railroad Company, has al
most been forgotten, but in lieu thereof, he
mas offered JOINT resolution which has passed
the House by a unanimous vote to authorize
the state Treasurer to employ counsel and en-
ter suit against said road for the payment of
taxes which the Company have refused to nav.
The Committee on Education, to day,
through DIR. Brown, offered Il resolution to al
low the Committee to ci.nIoya CJerk and Irait afr
school Code which may be acceptable to the
people OF the State, and to have said bill prin-
tea at a cost not exceeding $50 The Con-
Slderatlon of the bill was postponed until to-
morrow at clock.
The Catholic school bill has just been defca-
tea in the Senate, Messrs. Denny, Ellison,
Hall, jackson and Mr. Speaker -5-voting
against it and MeSsrs. Bounds, Gooding, Pawn,
ter and RusSell--4-voting for it,
The bill to allow monies in the hands of
Corporations to be attached for debt has lust
been lost in the Senate after sharp and ami,
mated debate. Yeas, Mesers. Denny, Good
ing, Hall and RusSsll-4. Nays, Messrs.
Bounds, Ellison, jackson, Paynter and Mr..
Speaker-5.
The numerous road bills which have passed
the House and been sent to the Senate have
met sudd n and quiet defeat in that body.
-, No Revenue bill has yet been reported.
There Is some anxiety expressed in some quar-
ters as TO whether there is not a lottery bill
sleeping some where under it's ponderous pages.
No sign of adjournment; the members appear
to be preparing for long tedious session.