Middletown transcript., 1873-04-05
Letter from the Capital.
DovEa. ArsiL 8. 1878.

bly, is still 10 session. but there il some
prospect Of : 6nal adjournment next week
Yesterday the House unanimously sdop,-
ed joint resolution adj,urning both hou.
ses sine die on "Wednesday next. Ii ID
not known wbether the Senate will concur
in the resolution. but presume Il viii. a.
, that branch is pretty well through with the
business now before il.
The expulsion from the door Of the
House Of W. s. Pride. the racy CORES
poudent Of Ercry Ercaia5. has caused cou.
siderable comment at the capital. as well
as elsewhere There is some difference Of
opinion expressed in regard to the action
Of the House. Some justify the expulsion
while others condemn il. For my part.
| mus, confess that SONG Of the structures
Of Dir. p. were rather severe aud pointed;
but then very few persons. no, prrjnjced
against the dominant party in the prc.rn,
General Assembly. believe tina, any OF the
members are aciuatsd by csrrupt motives
in supporting certain measures now before
them.
The old Jail Of this county is now being
torn down. Many Of its former inmate.
will no doub, rejoice ut the Disappearance
Of this ancient aud famous structure. It
has been useful in its day. but the new
Jail will prove more So. from the fact that
an escape from il is almost an mpossibili-
ty. There are now nine unfortunate in.
dividuals confined within its gloomy cells,
among them. DR.. West, the butcher of
Cooch Turner. understand that the
Doctors health is rather poor at present
No doubt he now more fully realizes hi,
unfortunate condition. as the time for his
trial is near at hand. Our court com
a.nccs ON the 2s;h instant
Gov. Ponder made the following ap.
poin,ments on Monday: Samuel .Jennison.
Of Boston. commissioner of deeds IN Mas.
sacbuset,s for Delaware Samuel b. Su,.
ton Justice Of the Peace for Red Lion
hundred. New Castle county; and Henry
: Trui,t, special constable for Whining.
ton
On Monday the school bill. after being
amc ndod, passed the House with but two
dissenting votes-Mes.rs. Wilds and
Wright, of Kent. However. on Wcdne,.
day the House reconsdered the vote and
struck out Srciious II. IS and i6. aud
again passed il by vote Of / yeas to o
nays The sections stricken on, made
provisions for establishing schools for the
benefit of our colored citizens But il
seems such provision was rather repug-
nent to the tender feelings of some Of the
antediluTan members of the Democratic
party and Of course could not be suffered
to become law. Now. it j. certainly
time that some provision be- made for the
education Of the colored people Of ihis
State. They are citizens. AMI If ngr law
makers do not provide separate schools Tor
them. they will tipally be torced into the
white schools. Delaware stands alone in
keeping the negro in ignorance Such =
state Il affairs cannot much longer exist
in this State. and trust the Democratic
party will act promptly in this matter, be-
fore an indignan, people hurl them from
power
The following is Senator Riddles con.
sti,uiional amendment. providing for a
general incorporation law |. passed the
Senate on Monday. Should it pas the
House. Of which there seems no doubt. i,
will only remain for future Legislature
10 ratify it:
The Legislature shall have power 10 enns. Il
General Incorporation Act To provide iBcnrpor-
alton for reli 2ious, charitable. literary and man
uhactuting purposes for the preservation Of an
nal aud vegetable food building aud loan as.
soeiaIions, and ioF draining low lands; and no
attempt shall he made IN such act, or otherwise
TO limit or quality The power Of revocation re-
} served 10 the Legislature in this section
: The amt ndment to the charter If the
Milford anl Bay Shore Railroad fcxtend.
, ing the read from Milford to Rchobo,h)
came up in the House on Tuesday. and was
2 voted down. it not even receiving n ma.
: jori,y vote. let alone two-thirls, which is
] required. However. there is some pro..
poets Of is yet passing the House, but /,
will be slaughtered in the Senate
A champagne supper was given by the
4 friends of the New Jersey and Delaware
Central Railroad Company to the mem bcrs
! Of the Legislature and others, at the Cap.
: i,al Hotel, Dover on Monday evening
G last. The venerable Samuel Townsend
a Esq. the old war-horse Of APPOINTMENTS
presided. and made capital speech -
Others also made short speeches. aud q
4 good time was had generally.
The Housc held session last evening
!, to consider the liquor bill-Mr. Hickman
in the chair. Speaker Burcbcna made a
. speech in opposition TO the bill-stniine
!. that there were some features in it which
: did not meet bis appreciation. the prinei
: pal one Of which was placing the busines.
!. Of selling ram in the hands Of few men
!. thus creating a monopoly Mr. Silve,
/. made an able argument in favor Of its pas
o sage. saying that he would vote for th,
e bill IL be was forever politically damned
e Mr. Sheldrake presented a rcmonstrance
O signed BY 1900 citizens Of Wilmington
!. ngnus, the bill On the final passage. th,
n yeas and nays were called. and we're a
n follows:
Ycas--Messrs. Clark. Ferris. Hickman
Holland, Maris. Dr. Thompson, J. Thomp
son. Lewis Thompson, Martin. Silver an,
Stephenson-ll.