Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-15
DOINGS AT DOVER.
Large Amount Of Business Before the
Legislature-rhe Visit to wilmington
All the Members Pleased.


Special Correspondence Of the srArrtJouREAL.
DOVER, Feb. 10.-If one Is allowed TO
Judge from the amount Of business trans
acted In both Houses Of the Legislature |
this afternoon, Il would be safe to say that |
the present will be the most busy Of any |
one of the FIVE weeks our Legislature will |
have been IN session at the close Of the
14th day Of the present month. / do not
wish to convey the Idea that any consider
able amount Of the Increased business will
be Of great Importance for the fact lie
neither House seems TO be inclined to act
on public measures so long as there are
divorce, petitions, petitions asking that
stock be prohibited from running at large
10 this, that or the other school district,
and dozen other matters that should be
considered secondary in importance, I'M
acted uponi
Legislation 10 relation TO live stock rum
ming at large, nine times ont of ten, Is 80
much valuable time wasted. The law u
not respected after Il Is few weeks old,
and the first person who is mulcted Tor
allowing his animals to roam at large
raises row, threatens the prosecutor
with q broken head, shoots hla neighbours
dog In revenge and gives notice that he
will slaughter everything that comes
within range of his shot gun. The result
lie, everybody Whereabouts, from fear or
some other cause, agree TO let the law dlei
and die II does. Immediately after this
agreement has been entered into, horses,
cows, hogs aud sheep are allowed theiT
freedom aud voted full possession OF the
public highways.
l would not be far from the truth were
to say that at some time during the last IS
wears every school district 10 tue State has
been granted a "prohibtlon law" so far
as live stock are concerned. Indeed, my
fret recollection Of the Delaware Legisla-
ture is inseperably connected with pro-
hibition law that was to be applied to the
school district in which / then resided.
(Why the place was called a school dis
lrict never heard explained. There was
no school house within FIVE miles of its
, remotest limlts.) When the law speak
Of was about 10 be passed public meet
ing was called to protest against Its pas
sage. Everybody 10 the district attended
this meeting, and those who could, made
spread eagle speeches against II, and de-
nounccd the proposition as tyranny surpa-
ton, GENERALIZATION and the first step to
Imperialism. The bill under consldera-
E ton passed through, and the live stock
! passed also -along the roads and streets
] as they were wont to do.
A Speaker Burchenel, whom now mum.
. Der among my friends, did graceful
q thing to-day In opening the House. AFTER
= congratuating the members on their re-
q turn TO the capital, he said hope some
n gentleman will, at an early day, prepare
5 something appropriate to come before tho
House as al acknowledgment Of the
D hearty and generous manner we were en-
z trrtained willie in Wilmington last week
:, For myself, ] was perfectly delighted will
n so pleasant a trip and such generous hos
# pitalty. The public schools Of Whining
y ton ! consider models and her industria
y establishments should be prlded by us all
;, Good for Mr.. b. Every member within
= his heart said amen to all this. They wef'
? charmed NJ WilmingtcL's prospects. The.
d readily confess they knew realy nothinI
Is of her before. They fell in love will
lie almest every thing they came in contact
4, nor will except the school marms. Tn
d latter. have been under discussion, at inter
NJ walls, al day. Nothing but complimentary,
n references to them have bean made, an
d the finest sentiment has been called int
ID reuuisition while alluding TO them.
re Mr.. Sheldrake this afternoon offered 6
n bill exempting from execution process
y certain articles of personal property. Thi
h bill. besides exempiing Bible, school book;
n. tools, etc., exempts household goods to tn
a. amount Of 5000. 1t is not SO good hi
er as the one offered by Lewis Thompson
in which was defeated; but 1t is much bette
ne than nothing, and as it comes from ii
I'd strong side Of The House IL will rass tn
ut body. II would be hard TO pred Ct Its fat
he in the Senate but Of its chances there
e. will speak soon.
ly DR.. Il G. Elegood was to-day re-elects
at Auditor of Accounts and R1bt. II. Dav
ny was reelected State Treasurer. The Gle
I'M ton occasioned no excitement.