Smyrna times., 1873-01-15
TIE LEGISLATURE,
DOVER. Jan. II. 1873.

DONER, Jan. ii, 1913.
The second week Of the present session of
the General Assembly convened at o'clock,
p. NJ, to-day. Indeed, it could be said truth.
fully that the business session of the Legisla-
ture begins to-day, for nothing Of any impor-
tance In legislation transpired last week, and
had it not been for the fact that several fat
Offices were distributed at the beginning of the
session little or no interest would have been
attached to this first week of the Legislature.
As soon as part of the hungry army of Office
seekers were ted, those who were disappoint-
ed, and their name is legion, simply cursed for
awhile and left for their homes and with them
lett all the fuss and interest of the week.
The legislative machinery, it is safe to say,
will not be in complete running order for some
days yet, although it is promised that large
amount of business will be transacted to-mor
row. 1t is evident that the few days vacation
the members have been enjoying have been
improved by those of the House, for nearly all
OF them, during the recess, have prepared one
or more bills, which will be introduced in a
day or two. The great majority of this work,
however, Is of no interest, except, perhaps TO
few individuals who have banded together
with limited amount of capital and propose
to embark in uncertain and, in some instances,
unwhOlesome enterprises.
Members of both Houses talk freer on cer-
tain measures which are, as yet, only propos-
ed, than they did last week. They have evi-
IDENTITY been instructed by their constituency,
and return TO Dover ready to vote on nearly
every question which has been agitatcd by the
press OF this State for the past twelvemonth.
No amount OF argument or persuasion could
possibly effect many of them now or in any
manner cause them to alter their hasty and
in many instances, i'll advised conclusions
They are as hard as adamant and as stubborn
as jackasseS.
The New Castle delegation, which is, as the
readers of the Times are aware, thoroughly
Republican in the House, are preparing ho
shot and damaging she'll with which they pro
pose, at the proper time, to use in aid of sew
eral measures they propose fighting for at this
session. This delegation is made of excellent
material. Mr.. Riddle, young and jealous, viii
keep the Republican banner from trailing iu
the dust, and will doubtless prove II thorn in
the side of the otherwise unanimously Demo
cratic Senate. He has already given notice OF
his intention to introduce several excellent
bills, and will labor for their passage.
Among the important bills introduced last
week were the following: In the House-Mr
hlarls presented memorial asking for provi
sion to educate the colored people of Whining
ton. joel Thompson gave notice Of an act tC
prohibit the sale of liquor on election day and
one by Mr.. Silver prohibiting the attachment
Of wages -Four divorce petitions were also
presented, Mary Pennington, Joshua Marshall
Sarah A. Heritage and Elizabeth w. Goslee
being the petitioners. In the Senate bill
was introduced by DIR. Leslie to amend the
usury law, making the legal rate of interest
not less than six or more than 10 per cent