Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
OUR DOVER LETTER.
DOVER, March 18th, 1878.
ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.


ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
The Legislature now, is evidently on the
nIoome-stretch, and will probably adjourn sine
ate on Friday week, the 2Sth inst To-day
oo'h houses have been considering bills on
second and third readings only, and will doubt
less continue this order during the week
COURT HOUSE REMOVAL.
Last week the amount of new business ac.
cepted was large, and but little was done he.
yonu receiving notices and referring innumer.
aoie petitions to the proper committees. 1t
was a work, however, full of anxiety interest,
ana disappointment, to the people of Will
nllngton and those persons residing in the
no T9ithern hundreds of New Castle county.
ihey had asked that the question of removing
the court house from New Castle to Whining
ION be submitted to vote of the people of
Tue tue county IN May next. This was certainly
lar117purely DemOcratic-and was passed by
ehe House. But when the bill come up in the
Senate 1t was unceremOniOuSly killed, Mr.
Riddle being the only gentleman who voted
Tor 1t. The Senate did not treat the measure
with any respect whatever, and inSulted. nv
their hasty action, at least two-thirds of thn
voters OF New Castle county, irrespective of
party. The Republicans, Of course, will make
capital out OF such unprincpled, uHdemncratic
actlohS OF the Senate, and prove, beyond cav,
'Id' ~ me professions OF the representatives OF
tue Demncrailc party for government by the
people is but so much idle talk
THEY WANT GOLD OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
The House has passed joint resolution, in.
iroduced by Mr.. Sheldrake, directing the State
treasurer to pay the per diem and mileage of
members in gold coin, or its equivalent.
hleSsrs Nlaris and Silver opposed this. Why
the members of the Legislature should be paid
IN gold, the friends of such measure cannot.
or will not explain. A legislator is not much
oetter than the average citizen, AMI the latter
Is Is always Wiling to accept legal tender notes
Tor any cialm due him. Then, again, legisla-
tors are commonly supposed to be the servants
OF the people, and should accept for their
services that which is provided by law. Per
haps the public will give a verdict in this case
a: tue next general election
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROJECT.
The rules of the House were yesterday sus
pended and another railroad incorporation bill
was introduced. This proposed line is to run
from Jersey City, by way of Port Penn, to
townsend Station, on the Delaware Railroad.
lt seems impractcable, but is backed by men
OIL money, some OF whom are said to be men
ot large experience in railroad affairs.
BUNC0MBE RESOLUTIONS
seem to be still in order, for it was only on
Friday last that DR.. Martin introduced a set
similar to those tathered by Mr.. Wilds early
in the session. This makes the third series Of
resolutions introduced this session denouncing
the new order of things. Whether they are
all to be adopted, or a fight to ensue as to
which OF the series is to lie placed on the
minutes, it is hard 10 tell
THE EXEMPTION BILL.
Mr. Shelldrake' S bill exempting from execu-
ton process certain articles of personal prop
erty, came up this morning for final considera
JIon. Several amendments were offered By the
increasing the monetary amonnt
Of the exemption. but they were all voted
down with the exception of one increasing the
exemption OF mechanics tools 10 the amount
OF $75 instead of $50 The bill was subse.
Iuently passed as amended p,