Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-10
OUR DOVER LETTER.


of The present famous Legislature are drawing
nigh. As we have heretofore stated, an adj
journment sine die will be made on Friday
morning next and surely the people may be trnly
thankful therefor. If this body has accomplish
ell anything for which theytire deserving of any
gseat amour, of credit, or for which the people
should feel grateful, II has never yet appeared
on the journal.
A few acts Of public Importance have been
passed, TO be sure, hut US many, and many
mole, necessary acts Of wise legislation have
been refused.
In the sessions, yesterday afternoon, quite
number Of bills were passed. Among them
were bills to incorporate the Delaware City
Car Works, and the Cherry Island Marsh Com
pany. The former company may in the course
of time, assume some definite shape, and might
possibly, in the future, build some very hand
some cars, but as to the latter Company, the
| importance Of which Is even yet more obscure.
The divorce business is not all done yet it
seems, unless the ten cases yesterday was the
| conclusion. Sarah A. Woodrow was granted
divorce from her husband James. The parties
are of Wilmington, and the plea, as in many
| cases, was for desertion. The names of the
second party were Sarah Baton and Andrew
Baton, cause: bad treatmen. and desertion.-
| There Is che more case yet in hand, but 1t Is
water begged Tor money clogged) In the Senate
Committee. l refer to the petition Of Cornelius
McGreura. The bill passed the House, but
| foundered In the Senate this afternoon by
( stubborn prejudice on the part of n few Sana-
| tors. The amount or kind of evidence justify
| Ing the divorcing of parties does not, 1t would
| appear, rule the final decision. In one case,
last week, one Of the principal causes for ap-
pealing was that the husband purchased for his
wife wooden water bucket (cost % cents)and
his wife made use Of 1t for a common ''sop'
bucket. He could not stand any such extra
vagance. Reasonable enough.
In regard to the several Wilmington bills the
| agony Of them may be said to have subsidized
In this connection, it Is but just to accord a
great deal of credit to Senator Riddle, assisted
by Senators Mustard and Watson, for the per
slstency and carefulness with which these
measures have been guarded, and finally set
tied. Whatever else the Senate may or may
not have done, 1t certainly deserves credit fol
being what base ball people would call "short
stop" 10 the various absurdites and rascalitie
which sundry persons thought necessary, TO
their own purposes, to fasten upon our city,
The chief aim seemed TO be to get the Legsla
turs to appoint to office, persons who could &c
nothing in that shape from citizens who knew
them only too we'll
| If Wilmington chooses to go stubbornly Re
publican, hence laws must be enacted to com
pei the majority to submit to the rule of tn
minority. Against this legislation, a small bu
stubborn majority stood like n rock. Agains
this reef, the Police Bill struck twice and wen
to destructon-the two-thrds vote necessary
giving the minority complete power to chez
| the majority. The Water Commission Bill
the Sixth Ward Bill, and the other s'snakes
hung back, hes,tating to venture on a certain
defeat. When, however, the Wilmington Fund
ing and Water Loan Bills passed the House an
came into the Senate, the blessed "two-thrds
rule worked the other way, much 10 the chagli
of the big family" The majority becam
wrathy and refused to pass, and the result ";
, q compromise.
The Funding and Water Loan Bills wei
3 passed by the Senate, the latter embodying
i. clause giving the Mayor power to apr oint Il
: policemen. None of the other proposed rascal
ties are TO pass-nor can they, so the Republ
, cans cannot complain of the "Compromse
i although our Democratic friends in Wilminglo
. have leaped curses upon 1t both loud and dee
h This afternoon, in the Senate, Mr.. Kidd
i | called up the bill to increase the niiRiber
, Senators and Representatives in the Gener
o Assembly. hurried motion to "indefinite
!. postpone" made by Senator Rickords, was o
i of courtesy, Withdrawn, ana then Senator Ri
: die, spoke briefly and to the point of the, just
Of the measure, TO which Senator Rickord's T
a piled in a speech net really consistent with Il
dignity of the Speaker, and really. we think OF
h of place as being foreign to the subject. At th
n conclusion OF these remarks, Mr.. Riddle aga
took the floor and, as the negro subject bt
n been opened by his predecessor, alluded TO L
"a strength of the coiored people in the late W
l. for liberty and independence; the massacre
N Fort Pillow, the slaughter of coored soldiers
ID Charleston, and compared tins sort of tyrar
with that which Kent and Sussex held ov
New Castle, in the matter OF representation.
Is The object Of the opposition was 10 present
final answer TO the question, hut they were d
10 appointed. The bill was lost, with one,
Riddles vote in favor, Senators Wand, + ;rifl a
Or Lesley, voting ''no.'
o. The bill to regulate the sale OF int0xicati
liquors was made special order tor 10 o'cle
on Thursday, while the Educational Bill hal
O. in the hands of the Committee. Not mt
Odds now, if it remains there, after the wa
II, has been mulilaied. KENT