Middletown transcript., 1875-01-16

0 the session Of the Legislature. Agreed to
: Mr.. Riddle offered joint resolution provid
ing for iaal adjournment Of the Legislator
On the 4,h sf February. A like resolution I
adjoarn ON the 10th Of February was ais
presented, from the House, The House reso
Ilntions denouacing the recent military inter
ference in the Affairs Of the Lsuisiana Legis
lature were reported and read. Action post
psned.
Houss.-The SENATE joint resolution ratify
ing the Coustitutional amendment creating I
general Incorporation Law was read and con
cured in. Hr. Pyle offered joint resolution
conyening beth Houses in joint session on
Wednesday to make an official canvass Of the
vois fsr Governor and to give the Governor
elsct : certificate " election. Concurred in
M. Vsshell introduced bill to repeal the
State tax ON bonds, mortgages, &c. Mr..
/ Todd offered . jsint resolution for the ap-
4 pointuent Of committee to make arrange
fnens for the Governors Inauguration,
(which was, aadoptsd. Messrs. Todd, Now
laAd and McNeal appointed on the part Of the
Houss Mr.. Bird gave notice Of bill to re-
psel the tax on marriage licenses. Mr.. Biggs
gave notice ofa bill giving to coastables the
6nes imposed for the infraction of the stock
laws The joint resolution Of The Senate for
!, f,Appointing 4 committee to buy . flag for the
State House was concurred in. Mr.. Todd
offered ! resolution referring 80 much Of the
lGsveFnor'S message ~ relates to the assesss-
meat and collection Of taxes to special COM
nittse offivs. adopted Mr.. Nowlsnd Offer
"a . resolution for final adjournment on Fri
day, Feb. 18th. Mr. Houston moved to ex-
tsad the time to March 9Th. Lost. A vots
was then taken ON Mr. Nowland's resolution
fwith the following result:
Z Yeas-Messrs. Baldwin, Biggs, Bird, Broad
away, Collins, Frame, Green, Hanby, Now
land, Gso. h. Phillips, Pyle, voshell and
Speaker ~ u ~ sass78f IL s
Nays -Msssrs. Conwsll, Houston, Learned,
ktNeal, ,. ". Phillips, Todd and Wilds-7.
Mr. Nowland said it was one week to-day
since the country had bean ,sppsised Of the
unparalleled intsffsrsnce of The Army Of the
United States With the Legislature Of sover-
eisn State Of the Uaion, and which had ex-
cited The people Of this State from one end to
ths Other. he considered Il high time that
ths Legislature Of Delaware should speak upon
squeaiioD Of - much importance, and moved
that tie rsselutioss offered upon that subject
b. referred to the Committee on Federal Re
lstions With Instructions to report at 4.3o
o'clock PIN.
The notion being adopted, The COMMITTEE
retirsd. On motion Of, Mr.. voshell, it was
ordered that 400 copies Of the bill repeating
the tax Or bonds and mortgages be printed
for the uss Of the Houss. i On uotion OF Mr..
Nowland the bill to incorporate the Whining
To- and Chesapeake Railroad Company was
rad sscond time and referred 70 the Com
mittee % Corporations. The Clerk Of the
Senate entered and informed the House that
the House jsint resolution in relation 10 can,
wasting the.vote for Governor was coacurrsd
In and J. Turpin Moore appointed teller on |
the part of The Senate s75'a # j
The Committee on Federal Relations bav-
Ing rstarned, Ar. Frame, Chairman, presented
The following resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted: Eh
Rssolsed- BY the Senate aad House 'of Re-
presentatives Of the Sta4e Of Delaware. in I
General Assembly met that Ulysses s. /
Grant, President Of the United States. in l.
:ausiHg the invasion Of the Legislature sf the
State Of Louisiana, by Federal soldiers, the
lrrest and dispersion Of the members Of the
House Of Representatives thereof and the snb-
Isqusnt illegal and forcible organization Of a
Sody Of men to act rs the representatives. OF
inch State was gnilty Of an act Of criminal
which has no parallel in the his
DRY Of the Republic; that such action was
lot only Unauthorized, but in plain violation
# the Constitution Of the. .Uniied States and
ends directly to the subversion ef Consttu-
ional government and the destruction of the
federal Usion.
1 lRsso!ped That We. the representatives Of
be State Of Delaware, which was the first TO
ldopt the Federal Constitution, do, in their
lams and in thsirs. bshalf, record our most
Iolemn protest against this dangerous act of
,surpetien by the Federal Executive, and in
foks the authoritative mandate Of the people
Il the whole sountry, that the Constitutional
limitations upon The exercise ofrthe Executive
leNer shall b observed, that usurpation
ball immediatsly cease, that Constitutional
government shAll b. preserved and civil
liberty shall Be naintained ID every sovereign
|tats Of the Union, and that the military in
asf, n it d In law, be made eubseryient TO
be civil power. i5as III ha ass4sa fiifs
Ress1psd-That We heartily sympathixe with
he psopls of L1sisiana in their oppressed
and commend the patience and for
'sarance with which they hare berne the un-
revoked assaults upon their Constitutional q
lights and liberties BY the military power Of
be country. no j3ag4iH H 'aa1asi
Resslsed- That our Senators are hereby in
tructed,and eor Representative in Congress
sqnested to use' all legal means in their
oWer fossecursffo the State of Louisiana her
ut rights underi the Constitution Of the
United Statesy uas a sovereign State of the
'edersl Uai9n-s Ill satz ass4 IL
ID .a WEDNESDAY, Jan. l3. +
SEsArs.-0p motion Of Mr.. Shakespeare
be eonmitsee appointed to pnrchase o. s.
sg was directed to purchase State flag
TO. Nj. Riddle presented jeint resolution
} paJ Robert Greenles, Of Philadelphia,
800, the value Of Delaware State coupons
'hich be lost three years ago. Nr. Davis
resented ! memorial from Samuel Townsend
nd Others asking for division Of .Appo-
uinimiak hundred into two hundreds. Rs-
'rred to Messrs. Davis, Shakespeare and Fid- I
smaa. Mr.. Riddle introduced his bill max
lg the penalty for usury forfeiture Of the
Kcess only. At lilo the Senate went in
ady to. The Han Of Representatives for the
urpose Of counting the vote for Governor.
1lal 6 AFTERNOON SESSION.
.fhe, House joint rsaolutions -condemning
y recent iaterfersace BY the military with
y Lsgislatars Of Louisiana, were read and !
aoptsd, NJ. Riddle, only, voting in the q
egative. Mr.. Davis introduced a bill to |
revent live stock from running at large in
:hool district No. 81, N. G. county. The
ouse rtsolution creating a committee to as e