Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-05

Reading Railroad Company, with amend.
ments.
On motion of Mr.. Ferris, an act to
authorize the Town Commissioners OF
the town Of New Castle to lay special
tax, was read first time.
The following bills were lost; An act
In relation to the Delaware Historical
Society; and an act 10 amend chapter CD
Of the Revised Statutes, this act pro.
posed TO abolish the penalty for violating
usury laws
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Legislative Notes.
MORE ABOUT THAT EXPULSION RESOLUTION
AND WHY 1T WAS RRcoNsIDERED.
Special Correspondence OF the STATE JouREAL
LOBBY OF THE House, DOVER, March
2S.-The third act In the absurd farce
which the House has been playing, was
presented to-day and showed that the per-
formers had been well-drillcd In rehearsal.
| wrote you that the expulsion resolution,
late last evening, had been reconsdered
on motion of Dr.. Thompson, but could
not at the time hHd ont what II meant. Since
then, however, member voting with the
majority has volunteered an explanation,
and | will give 1t In his own words ; "We
thought Pride was a little hard on us and
concluded 10 deprive him temporarily
Of the privileges of the floor that we
might scare him little and show him
what we could do" This, then, is the
secret of the whole affair, but as didn't
scare worth cent and barely noticed their
display Of petty authority, they concluded
this morning % again pa, the reconsidered
raco1uttat, "a IN upqnrifv Hnuhlu
sure moved to reconsider the matter AID
that motion was laid GU the table.
Sheldrake, the government contractor,
who holds his seat in direct violation Of
the constitution, was absent yesterday
afternoon aud was much incensed at
the House for recousidering the resolution
OF expulsion, and swore that If IL was not
re-euncted he would resign. He would not
have offered his resignation had the House
refused 10 follow him, simply because II
would, doubtless, have been accepted, and
he knew this. The time consumed in
considering and recOusidering this matter
Of expulsion has cost the State between
S45 and S50-not a penny less than the
former figure.
understand that George W. s. Nichol.
son, of Seaford, urged tue House to take
the course II did on Thursday morning,
Nicholson, who Is a Lobbyist without
Influence, has been here for several
weeks, and for soma line pas
has been acting in the capacity of
reading clerk, without warrant or au-
ihorlty for doing so. He Is under no oath
or obligation aud, be says, can pass or
defeat a measure by sying a stress while
readiug on uuimportant wo DIS or by tax
ing il off Of important sentences. II such
are his powers submit in al cardor that
the House should either swear him
charge his duties with fidelity or di.chargy
him forthwith aud even admitting thnl
the man tells a falsehooi when he make;
the boast l have stated above, II Is bu
proper that he should be placed under
fome obligation, with pains and peualtie;
for falling to do properly the work that
has been assigned him. W. 5. Z.
THE NEW EDUCATIONAL BILL PASSES THE
HOUSE THE SENATE REVRRsEs ITS
ACTION ON THE GENERAL INCoRPoRA-
TIoN LAW.
LOBBY OF THE HOUSE, DOVER, March
31.-Both branches of the Legis ature
have al last concluded to follow EVERY
EvRNINe's advice regarding two very I'M
portant measures, and to-day the House
passed, with only Wright and Wilds dis
senting, Hickman's public school bill.
Ike Senate, desiring to keep pace with
its neighbor, resurrected and passed Mr..
Riddles constitutional amendment pro-
viding for a general incorporation law.
Messrs. Mustard, Watson and Ellis OPP
posed the amendment, but it prevailed as
originally reported, the full text Of which
is rs follows;
"The Legislature shall have power to
enact a General Incorporation Act, TO pro
vide incorporation Tor religious, charitable
literary aud manufacturing purposes; FOL
the preservation Of animal ard vegetable
food building and loan associations. ant
for draining low lands; aud no attemp
shall be made in such act, or otherwise e
limit or qualify the power OF revocation re
served 10 the Legislature in this section
The House will pass the amendment
and It will remain for future Legislature
TO ratify il. As to the educational bill
there is much concern, even ankle ty, tx
pressed as to its fac In the Senate but
think il will become a law. Senator Rid
die will give it his mhdgging support
p senator Stoekley will labor earnestly for
its passage, and in Speaker Lesley it Will
E find a friend. Senator Watson opposei
. 1t. and will probably be aided by Senate
! Shakespeare. OF the remainder, no on
q can 81 ealk with certainty as to how the
e will vote on the measure.
0 Members Of tue Legislature and other
I were tonight invited by the New Jerse,
D and Delaware Central Railroad propri
a ctors to drink champagne at the Capita
= Hotel in honor of the passage of the BIZ
D Of Incorporation. Samuel Townsend
p ESQ, presided and made short speech
D as aid also MIR. Robbins, the gentleman
4 most interested in the success Of the en-
W.lnoff EGu ltnl
\ Martin. Col. Whitley, Speaker Lesley
: SPEAKER Bnrehenal, John Hickman, Esq.
Hon. Joshua Maris and Senator Records
In these speeches every place in the State
except Wilmington, was iavorably al
q luded to-, and Couneilmtn Quinn an
Ii Mclntire, who were present, called at'en
e ton 10 the fact hut received no othe
response than a retort that bordered o.
= impudence. Fleetown and Dog Corner
If two classical spots on the surface O
s Sussex county, demanded more attentio
Q than did the metropolis OF tue State
}. Notwithstanding all rhis, however, th
speeches we're clever efforts and the wind
d words belched out made room for NOR
it wine. pleased their authors, and did u
IL one either nd or evil.
To-day the Secretary of State, BY ordC
of the Governor, issued the fOllowin
commissions To Samuel Jennl-un, G
IN Boston, to be commissioner of deeds
Massachusetts for this STATE; to Samu'
~ b, Sutton, to be Justice of tue Peace &c
Red Lion bundled, New Castle county
n, to Henry S. 1ruiti, to be special consIao
for Wilmington.
40 There is much said about an adjour
If ment sine die. but 1t Is hard 10 tell whl
a the people may thank Heaven that u
present Legislature is no more.
NO SINGULAR FATE OF RAILROAD CHART
THE TEN CENT TAX REPEAL PASS
10 THE HoUsE-A DIsFKANcHisINe ENAc
in MRNT.
H. LOBBY OF THE HOUSE, DOVER, April
Ter The yagaries OF legislation here a
ny indeed hard 10 understand. 1t was b
he last week that a bill appropriatlug s2O
ler 900 to proposed railroad from Geors
town 10 Frankiord passed DO h hout
les With but few dissenting votes but tod
ate a bill chalteiiug company 10 constr
railroad from this place to Rehobo
pm city was killed by vote Of TO II.
las did not receive majority much lesi
lwo-thirds vote. Tue gentlemen "
wn asked for this charter are among I
,au shrewdest and most wealthy residing
The this and Sussex counties and would HI
contributed largely Of their ample mea
the In building the road. They did not q
IRIS State aid, but to meet the objection url
for against the bill that Its passage and
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