Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-15

rom our statute DOCKS. ne re-
ferred to the thrift of other States that
have no attachment law, and proved TO
the unbiased mind that the repeal Of the
law would be God-eend to the mechanic
and benefit to the community.
After Mr.. Riddle took his seat the pre-
vious question was called and the repeal
bill was killed to the tune Of s to 1-Mr.
Riddle only voting In the affirmative.
THE SHIP cANA1--UsuRY- SENSIBLE ACTION
IN THE HousE.
DOVER, Feb. f2th.-The House to day |
passed a Joint resolu ion to receive no new |
business after the 2sth inst. Should the
Senate concur IN this AND both Houses
decline to resclnd the same, the Leelsla-
ture will be able to adjourn about the l4th |
Of March, probably week earlier.
Senator Leslie to-day introduced bill
making II unnecessary for the Mayor OF |
your city to ask City Council to confirm |
appointments made by him. The bill |
further REQUIRES all measures relating TO |
the policemen OF Wilmington to receive |
two-t birds vote In the City Council before
they become binding. If the Legislature
Is to Interfere at all with the legislative or
executive department Of the municipal
government Of Wilmington, this bill Will
prove the most acceptable Of any Inter-
ference yet proposed. 1t true, there Is no
necessity Of this bill becoming law, and
1t will be ably opposed In the House. II
is preposterous for a body Of men VINO
know nothing of Wilmington and her
wants or desires, to presume to Interfere
In her affairs" A member of the House
observed this In the presence Of your cor
respondent to-day, and all those around
MIN said amen to Ii.
The bill granting the right Of way to
the Maryland aud Delaware Ship Canal
Company came up In the Senate to day
for thiid reading, numerous amendments
were proposed and the bill changed 10 an
incorporation act. The act provides for
canal is feet deep, 40 feet wide on the
bottom and 90 feet on the surface. The
canal, under the right of way bill, was to
have been sat least IS feet deep" II the
canal Is to be what It's proprietors claim
| for II, O., a "ship canal" depth of is
feet Is insufficient and will admit only of
the passage of comparatively small ships.
Pm afraid there is something back of this
bill that the public are not allowed To see
at present but will be astonlshed by when
the curtain rises. This is positively denied
by those representing the company here, and
in the absence of any proof to the con-
trary, must accept their denial.
Several persons are working hard against
the bill The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company are its most formidable
antagonists, and the rumor is current that
Tom Scott is also opposed to II. II is rep
resented that that gentleman has sent a
large sum of money here, and has instruct
ed his agents to use it literally in killing
the bill. The whole thing is said to be a
tight between Scott and Garrett, of the
Baltimore and Ohio road. Garrett desires
to inlnre the New Jersey division of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad by trans
porting all the freight between Baltimore
and New York by means of this line. II
the rumor is correct that all this is only a
tlght between Scott and Garrett, Heaven
only knows where il will end, and how
many honest men will be corrupted by
their filthy lucre.
The bill has been postponed until Friday
morning, and until that time let 1t slumber
We ID a lively time In the House TO-
day. While everything was running along
smoothly Mr.. Wllds, of Kent, sent to TIT
Clerks desk buntombe resolution, {
synopsis Of which appears in the regular
/ report. The resolution was read ant
, everybody looked surprised, except Mr.
Wilds. He moved its adoption. Mr.
Maris made a motion to lay on the table
! which was lost. The same gentleman
thea moved to indefinitely postpone tn
resolution.
: After this motion had been made Mr.
/ Silver took the floor. He was surprised
that such an attempt had been made Il
= mar the harmony which had character
:. ICED this session Of the Legislature. Tb
+, feeling thus far in the House between th
p members Of the two parties had been mos
I cordial, and he therefore regretted thl
effort to create discussions and politics
d strife in the sacred halls of Legislation
4 The resolution was entirely foreign to tn
; purposes for which they had been sent
Dover, and If passed would amount
nothing further than to obiterate III
p friendship that had been shown by II
r members and engendeling bad feelings.
Or. Martin subscribe to what Mr.. Slvi
=, had said and thought the resolution III
!. wise, and should not have been introduces
u Mr.. Marls agreed with the speakers WI
y preceded him, hut would not consume tin
Il in discussing the question further.
o Lewis Thompson said that were he di
u, posed he would offer the Cincinnati pla
~ form as substitute, but he did not ca
's to do so.
eI Mr.. Hickman followed, and question
1n the wisdom Of offering such Tesolutio
-. and thought 1t looked like an attempt
NJ hamper the action OF his party in t
W future.
e, The resolution was then laid on {
lu table by the vote which appears in {
ne regular report.
o. 1t is thought this is the last of buncom
II resolutions for this session. Senator WI
- sons lie in the Senate, aud by the aid
Ia Senator Stockley and a few other membi
4. will remain there.
ne The Beard Of Trade Committee on
ne Usury Law visited Dover to day and ha
VI been talking with members on the subie
lo' Several of the commilte still remain he
m but will be awarded by 10 success.
.ne day MIR. Maris presented a bill amend
lu- the usury law by providing for the I
no fixture of the excess only. IL will die
oh death of the righteous.
~ THE DIVORCE BUsINFss-PURCHAsE
'o' KENT CoUATY's INTEREST IN TINE ST.