Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-27
SECOND EDITION.
From the State Capital.

HOME AGAIN-THE srocK LAws--PAYING LEGAL
FEEs--THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT TOWN
ELEoiIoE.
Special Correspondence fthe Commercial
DOVER, DEL, Feb. 81.
Home again" is the song eagerly sung by
the Legislature on Friday mornings. The rou'
tine Of business, though not laborlou, becomes
somewhat monotonous, and no hodcarrier OF
day laborer more anxiously wishee for rest than
do our State Solons for Friday morning, after
four days torture of their brain, over profound
measures relating to pigs and COWS, sheep and
dogs, roads and bridges, gates and fences. The
usual summary of the week shows rather an In
crease of small corporation acts, and other bills
of no general Interest," though several really
important BILLS have been introduced which have
been fully noticed in my former letters.
STOCK LAWS.
1t is somewhat amusing to watch the disap-
pointed smile OF visitors i'll the lobby who drop
in to see how laws are made, when grave
member with great deal Of dignity, rises, and
after securing the attention OF the House, in
troduces bill to prohibit pigs, cows, horses,
sheep, (and in some instances even geese) from
running at large in u certain 'school district ,
The smile grows more sarcastic when the word
'stocKn is always preceded by tho word Tive
thereby implying that dead stock could not do
much harm if it did run at large" An effort
was made, yesterday morning, by j. w. Phillips
to have committee appointed to draft gen
eral stock law, or else repeal all that has been
passed. This molten was opposed principally
by the members from New Castle, Messrs. Hol-
comb, Nowland, Biggs, Fand Baldwin taking a
hand III the debate. Mr.. Nowand said the Del
aware railroad made good enough stock law
for New Castle county, and Mr.. Biggs pointedly
remarked that when Sussex county got all her
contemplated railroads built by btate aid, she
would need no more such laws.
'sDaArNs ABOVE DOLLARS"
Mr.. Baldwin insisted on paying Senators Bay.
ard and Salisbury 81, 500. each, instead of $3.50
or 80 600, in order to show that in these times
brains were appreciated above dollars" Now
land and broadway also felt the need Of this,
while Messre Houston and j. N. Phillips did not
seem to be so powerfully struck by the entirely
sordid and worthless nature of dollars. Howev-
er, the five thousand was voted and the tax
papers may be glad that it was not ten thou
sand.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
The repeal of The Pennsylvania Local Option
Law, by tho Democratic majority i'll the lower
House of that State, has powerful influence
against any similar law being passed here. But
a more stringent license law is still expected
just how far to 60, now exercises the minds OF
the members. That some strict measure will be
adopted, there can be no doubt, hut al earnest
opposition is being brought against 1t by tie Ii
said retained leading member Of the bar at
New Castle to represent them.
TOWN ELECTION.
The town election OF Dover will be held on
Monday afternoon next for three Commission
ers, Constable, Assessor, Treasurer, &c. Very
little interest is manifested at the town election
Last year there were only ~ votes cast, and 1t IL
not expected that many more than double that
number will be cast this tine. B. ii.