Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-22

DoRAN's HEAD CUT oFF-BILL FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WOMEN PASSES THE
HOUSE.
DOVER, Feb 10 -Doran's official head
was to-day severed from his body by the
House unanimously refusing TO continue
him longer in office. The business he
transacted under the color Of law from
| February last, however, was declared
valid, and thus a deal of litigation was
nipped in the bud.
Lewis Thompson's bill for the protection
of women passed the House to-day by one
majority. Mr. Willis offered an amend
ment, very silly and absurd thing, which
nobody could understand and which he
acknowledged he could not explain. 1t
failed to receive single vote and has been
consigned to a pigeon hole in the clerks
desk, from the confines of which no sane
man will ever move to bring it out.
The majority by which the bill passed
is very small, anG this fact will encourage
the Senate to slaughter it at much earl er
period than that body otherwise would
kill this most excellent measure. men,
, Der who opposed the passage of the bill
was overheard by your correspondent to
exclaim, after the vote had been an-
nounced, "By cd, il will never get
through the Senatel' This gentleman is
neither prophet nor the sou OF prophet,
yet few days will prove that he correctly
predicted its fate.
Another good measure (Mr. Clark's bill
requiring Sheriff's sales to be advertised at
least 80 days before the property under
execution can be exposed to sale) passed
. the House to day. This should become a
law, for property sold AZ Sheriff's sale is
often sacrificed from the fact that the
notice of the sale is entirely too short. OF
course the person owning the property In
such case has the right to appeal to the
Court, and the Court has the power to set
aside the SAFE but if the bill passes both
I Houses, appeals to the Courts will not be
! SO numerous and in consequence much OF
the valuable time of those on the bench
[ will be saved.
The Gypsy bill failed to pass the Senate
, to-day. Il passed tie Honse some time
r ago, since which, however, great doubts
. have arisen in the minds of many regard
. ing the constitutlonality of the measure
: Doubtless, the bill was unconstitutional
but something should he done TO prOhibt
A these people rowing over our State anG
: gaining subsistence by questiUnatli
!. means. The opinion is here becoming
n more prevalent that it is one of the mos
!, difficult tasks Imaginable to do anythin!
q that is strictly constitutional under on
A anteiiluvian charter.
The State officers are all here at preseu
A and are transacting much business per
II. tanning to their respective offices. Tn
n Secretary of State, Hon. John IL. Paynter
a is very busy, for besides attending to tn
y duties of his Office he is almost constant
Il engaged in answering the questions o
A. members of the Legislature regarding lh
4 legality of this, that or the other measure
;. aud pointing out defects in present or pre-
IA posed laws. His services arc inValuabl
n in this respect, and by being strictly in
pn,tial In his attentions 10 all he ha
., become Il great favorite here. In fact, /
NJ Is the most popular man In Dove
III His department while discharging h
M duties is most dignihed affected, bl
3. natural-yct no one is backward in a.
80 preaching him, for his easy and gracef
az manners invite rather than repulse the al
n vancement of the most utter strange
M even. And when the Sergeant-at. Arm
a. of the House announces in quick, shal
ar words, "Message by the Secretary
n, State, " all eyes are turned toward the e
nj trance and when the well-shaped figure
the genial Secretary appears, most " I
ri spectful silence" prevails until he delive
IL himself Of the message he bears. He
Of livers his message in the right style, to-
M in an attitude and voice that remind o.
70 forcbly OF the cultivated tragedian on I
az tragic stage. And assure you that in
IN place like Dover such reminder is me
an pleasant.
nj Two more petitions asking the remov
IN of the County buildings to Wilmingtt
~ we're received in the House to-day.
II. Georges sent one, and Appoquinimink sc
bo the other. Good for Appoquinimiu
in Court House removal gains friends eve
Of day, and the meeting tonight here-a
on port of which appears elsewhere-in
IN interest of Wilmington, is heing address
,at by prominent gentlemen from your ci
Nj. who are making out splendid case.
~ w. s. p