Smyrna times., 1871-03-01
I or the Smyrna Times"
The State Legislature.
Dover, DEL. Feb. %. /

lne OLaIe LEGISLATURE
Dover, DEL, Feb. %. 1871.
Judging from the amount of legislation
being crowded into the Legislature, the conclu-
sion might be arrived at, that work is just com
mencing in earnest. Corporation acts appear
to be the order of the day and In this respect
Delaware City leads off. Three acts OF corpo-
ration have passed both Houses and seysn are
yet pending. Several attempts have been
made but as often defeated to incorporate
State Bank in the town. The bill now pend
ing is called the Mechanics Bank of Delaware
CITY. In addition 20 this the following bills
have been introduced for the same town: to
Incorporate Tow Boat Company; Building
Association; a Hotel Company; Water
Company "a Steam Ship Company; and
Gas Light Company. Ii any town of the same
population in the State can beat this we should
like to hear from it. A bill has been intro.
duced in the Senate to incorporate KallrOad
Company to build a road from Middletown to
ElktOn.
Divorce bills are slipping through the Legis-
lature without the discrimination which marked
the earlier days Of the session. Thus tar forty
FIVE cases have been introduced eleven OF which
have passed both Houses
The Legislature is shaking fists at the juno
ton and Breakwater Railroad Company, it
having failed to pay the interest on the money
appropriated by the State for its benefit. A
Resolution has passed the House instructlng
the Estate Treasurer to commence suit lmme'
diately in the name of the State against the
Company for the recovery of $lS,OO0 interest
due the lst of last January. The Joint ResO
luton however has not been read for con
currence in the Senate yet, and until such time
of course no suit will be entered.
The division of Appoqulnimink Hundred,
into two Hundreds, is exciting considerable at
tentiOH, Samuel Townsend, being strongly il
favor Of the project, while it is asserted tha
large majority of the citizens are opposed t,
| it.
Three revenue bills have at length been re
ported, and Judging from the objections urgeC
against them, they will be fully as unpopular
as was the revenue of bills the last session
There is very little difference, comparatively
in the leading features, of the bill.
The appointment of special Assessors ant
Collectors, is left out of the bill, and that dut!
is to be transferred to the regular Assessor
and Collectors of the respective Hundreds o
the State. The Levy Court is authorized t
assess all property, now assessed for count
purposes, at three fourths its value for Stat
purposes, and all persons engaged in merchan
dizing, when taking out their regular licenses
will be required to pay an additional fee 0
$5, for the use Of the State.
Samuel Townsend, is here fighting the bi
at every step, and rumOr has it, that ne wi
remain here until it is dispensed of.
j The Legislature watches closely all acts Q
incorporation providing for higher rate @
interest than six per cent The supplement
the charter of the Masonic Hall Company
which provided for the borrowing of money
at 3-l0 per cent aud which had passed tn
Senate, was promptly arrested in the House
and made to conform to lawful interest.
The Till to abolish School District No. S4
Kent county which had passed the Senate
was killed in the House on Tuesday, by vel
, decisive vote.
A new precedent was established by th
Legislature yesterday, which acknowledge
the inefhciency of the school laws Of the Stat
DIR. How, a few weeks ago introduced bill {
sic, through the Commissioners of said Di
tricts, to levy tax not exceeding $500 in a.
{ ditiOn to other taxes which may be raised
the Irregular school election. The bill vi
5 passed in order to support public school
: the town of Leipsic, which could not be don
for some yearIpast on account OF the tax b
: ing voted down by persons having no intere
e in public schools.
Mr.. Newton introduced bill yesterday,
: make the Attorney Generals Office, salari'
Office, and fix the salary at $1,000 per annum
| LIS DILL provinces LuaL the same lees S0an
:, charged as heretofore, but to be paid over
II the use of the State, allowing the Clerk of &
d Peace, five per cent for the collection thereof
1t also provides that not more than five W
e nesses shall be summoned in any case, exec
81 in capital cases.
N Mr.. Cloud, on Tuesday evening report
d the bill, entitled an act to establish Poll
:, for the City of Wilmington, which was ?
- upon its passage. The first section being re
r, aud voted upon was declared lost The seco
al section was read and declared adopted T
IN third section was declared lost, when the "
and nays being called the vote stood yeas
nays ii. MIR. Newton, arose and said that I
:. act was petitioned for by 500 of the Democra
W voters of Wilmington, and by the Democra
o. members of the City Council, headed by w
he Bright, the President thereof, and he co,
n see no good reason why the bill should be
= feated The Speaker suggested an indefn
G postponement Of the bill, as it was evden
was to be killed, and thereby save the Clt
80 the trouble Of reading it.
n Mr.. Newton moved that the further cons
nd Grafton OF the bill be postponed until n
~ Monday.
nt Mr.. Morris moved to substitute indefr
he postponement which was adopted. and so f
ot the partisan Police Bill. Let it sleep the ST.
nj that knows no waking. II
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