Smyrna times., 1871-02-01
I"FOr the Smyrna Times."I
The State Legislature.
DOVER. DEL. Feb

DOVER, DEL, Feb. /. 1871.
Seldom has any subject been brought bof,re
our Legislature, which has excited more in
| terest and amounting almost to Indignation
with the religious and order loving part Of the
community, than the bill now pending with
ene !eceItlVe Title OF An act in relation to
criminal Prosecutions. For the beneft ~
your readers, | will send you the biII ent;ro
which needs no comment.
An Act IN relation to Criminal Proscc,,;ons
ns e ssa2cted BY the Senate That all
ne tne duty OF the Attorney General or Other
across the back Of the or presnen 70 De
give evidence behalf Of the STATE ne o'm"r and called to
son "a Ana De y further enacted aforesaid That no
M, M p.lled to plead or criminal ndict
written ana designated by the rst secnn i t
SnG % De taken to apply 10 before Juses Of the act
Of the Peace shall be the dIty a" H. Sach Justices
e @ ST % Teqared to enter on his docket name Of t w O
ne Ht'G an nnrIs such nlorme accusrr Shall "
and d6a aa Rc s aeeased aa Of the Justice
Inc bill slipped smoothly along. meeting
with no opposition in the Senate. altbon@b
engineered by a delegation of the " L;onor
dealers Union. BY the time the bill reached
the House Its true character became annaront
anu us passage met with a determined onnosi.
non On the second reading, Mr.. Co6ner
oelhg tne nrSt to see the cat in the meal tuh
noVeu us reference to special committee Of
9i Said committee, with Mr. Caulk and NJ
illtch as his colleagues. The bill rested in ,bo
handS OF the committee until Yesterday WIN
.nrough the chairman, they asked for further
fi"e III which to report, which was granted
l" the meantime. remOnstrances to tho mas.
sage OF the bill are pouring in from all Gnor,oro
anu 80 rapid has been the revolution in nnhl;c
sentiment that If pressed 10 vote now il
"VI.d ~, receive hardly any countenance.
Inc OH Tor the Division of the First Ward
- III tne Ol!y OF llmlngton, having also passed
~ %ltn co"SlderaDle haste through the Senate. is
having. hard road to travel in tbc Wou,so nS
Inc original bill provided for special election
70 70 DC heid on the l4th of February, for two
~, XSI9,uhclimen, to represent the new Democratic
W aru' out the leaders of the measure. either
through fear Of the popular vote or heinz IN
100 100 great hurry to get control of the (itv
government 7 sent an amendment, for the
SisIaIure 70 appoint the two Councilmen
ana TO hurry the bill through, with gentle
,,o.an that the member who would dare
III ~ :, S, lnSt the amendment would be mark
cd. This was the last straw "tbat broi,o ,a,N IN
cameis back, and the indignant members cor.
signed the bill to the desk of the Chrirman n rs
ene C0Inmlttee on Corporations, where it silent
s0undiy until yesterday, when Mr. (ilond ~
CHAIRMAN, ventured to report il bacI ~ tbo
House. Mr.. Newton immed;ately nno,'o1 ~ 'ne .e
adopt the amendment referred to. wban ,bo
members remembering the threatened s.IoeL -
promptly rejected 1.-THE vote standing n
favor OF, and I3 against the amenJmemte 'rtn W.
very ne being kicked out of the bill. il will
probably pass with a pIoviso that it shall re'
main as at present until the September mnn;-
The bill for the protection of Ovsters and
oyster Planters has occupied a considerahlo
part OF the time Of the Legislature II Gryt
originated 10 the Senate passed thai bodv and
came to the House, where its consdor1.t;nl i''n
was h.is indefinitely postponed, on account of the
piii Orlnging revenue to the State. the Uouse
9Selng the place to originate such hills Mr
smith has introduced another bill which hn.
passed the House, and is now in the Sena e:
anu IL Is SAID there are 10000 acres of oyster
gLouhus along the eastern part of Kent co
whnleh, 1t properly cared for, will rival The
ceieorated chesapeake oyster fields. It nv.
peceeu tne revenue accruing to the State will
be ftom $4,000 to $I0.OOO. ''"'0 WIN
hr' Mustard yesterday presented n notit;o,
rom Jacob Deakyne and 267 others for tbo
passage OF an act to authorize the erection Of
Dr,age over Duck Greek near Deakvne's
Landing. The petition was referred 10 the Com,
,nlttee on Roads and Highways. Mr.. Hitch
mas :,s given notice of his intention 70 introdrco
Diii 10 incorporate the Georgetown and Doi'
mar Rail Road Company. He has also r;1o,, ea
,I uoaiIe Inat ne VIII introduce an act to extend
Tue junction AMI Breakwater Rail Road, from