Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-10

THE MrITIrupE OF STOCK LAws-EDUCATICNAI
rErlTIoNs-REwARDs IN THE TAYLoR-MAcKEY
cAsE-THE LEGISLATIVE BALL-oPINIoN OF
JUDGE HOUSTON, &c.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
DOVER, DEL, Feb, o.
The Senate, yesterday, was increased to eight
members. Mr.. Riddle, who had been detained
by sickness appeared in his scat. Mr.. sapp is
.tll detained by sckness and Mr.. Fiddeman
who has been absent from the same cause will
be i'm his seat to-day. Mr.. Houston, of the
House. who was absent last week on account OF
sickness was i'll his seat yesterday.
STOCK LAWS.
The passing of stock laws mas become great
nuisance to the Legislature. Nearly one half OF
the time of our lawmakers is taken up with the
dull. sng-song tune of pigs, cows and geese,
worked into bill to suit detached school dis
ricts, and in some instances OF parts OF districts
and parts of hundreds. Wore map OF the
State now made with the school districts having
stock laws of some kind, painted in different
coors, it would be moro OF wonder than was
Josephs coat OF many colors.
EDUCATIONAL PETITIONS.
These petitions are pouring into the Legisa-
trre in steady stream, some being for q revis-
ion OF the present school law, some for a law to
give the colored people the right to tax them
selves for school purposes, and others for both
objects. A significant petition from st. Georges
hundred, complains of the present ineiiicieht
school law.and the imposition OF employing per-
rons to teach who are not qualified. These po-
tltions have all been read and referred to the
Committee on Education.
THE TAyLoR-MAcKEY CASE.
The Joint Committee to which was referred
the respective claims for the capture OF Joseph
II. Taylor charged with the murder of sltobert
A. Mackey made report yesterday, awarding 10
II. G. Greenfield. Esq, $3.50. and to Henry ..
Row, sheriff at Bucyrus, OHIO, $50. This is GER
tainly small reward to the sheriff for his trou-
BILE. Il. Lewis Armstrong, late sheriff OF New
Castle county has also presented claim against
the State for $500 for bringing Taylor from Bu-
cyrus to New. Castle. This last claim was re-
fcned to the Committee on Claims.
THE LEGISLATIVE BALL
was held, last night, in the large dining room of
the State Capital Hotel, and was gathering OF
many of the handsomest ladies and gayest gen
temen in the State. Very few were present
from Wilmington, but New Castle, Middletown,
SMYRNA Milford, Seaford and other towns were
quite largely represented. Four sets were on
the floor at once, whose flying stops kept time
with the voluptuous music of liitchies string
band from Wilmington. There was emphatic
ally
''No sleep till morn,
VIII e youth and pleasure meet ,,
TO chase the glowing hours with dying feet"
GATHERED CRUMBS
1t il but right in Justice to Mr.. Nowland to
state that he is chairman of the Committee on
Education, instead of Mr.. Pyle, az inadvertent-
ly stated in my last letter.
Mr.. Rays bill to modify the collectors mode OF
collecting taxes, which has already boen fuliy
reported, passed the Senate to-day.
Judge Houston gives it as his opinion that IL
would be unconstitutional for the Legislature TO
restrain a man from signing as many appiiea-
tions for license as he chooses. i. II.