Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-09
From the state capital.

THE MULTITUDE OF STOCK LAws-EDUCATICNAL
PETmIoNs-REwARDs IN THE TAYLoR-MAcKEY
oAsE--THE LEGIsLATIvE BALL-oPINIoN OF
JUDGE HOUSTON, dc.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
DOVER, DEL, Feb, 0.
The Senate, yesterday, was increased to eight
members bIr. Riddle, who had been detained
by. sickness appeared in his seat. Mr. Sapp is
still detained by sickness and MIR. Fiddeman,
who has been absent from the same cause will
be in his seat to-day. Mr.. Houston, of the
House, who was absent last week on account of
sickness was in his seat yesterday.
sTocK LAWS.
The passing of stock laws has become great
nuisance to the Legislature. Nearly one half of
the time of our lawmakers is taken up with the
dull, sing-song tune of pigs, COWS and geese,
worked into bill to suit detached school dis
trcts, and some instances OF parts OF districts
and parts of hundreds. We're map or the
State now made with the school districts having
stock laws of some kind, painted in different
colors, it would be more OF wonder than was
Joseph's coat of many colors.
EDUCATIONAL PETITIONS.
These petitions are pouring into the Legisla-
ture in a steady stream, some being for reyi5-
ion of the present school law, some for a law to
give the colored people tile right to tax them
selves for school purposes, and others for both
Objects significant petition from st. Georges
hundred, complains of the present inefficient
school law and the imposition of employing per-
Sons to teach who are not qualified. These pe-
titons 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
IL. Taylor charged with the murder of Robert
A. Mackey, made report yesterday, awarding to
II. G. Greenfield, Esq, $3.50. and to Henry j.
Row, sheriff at Bucyrus, OHIO, $50. This is cer-
tainly small reward to the sheriff for his trou-
BILE. X. Lewis Armstrong, late sheriff Of New
Castle county, has also presented a claim against
cyrus to New Castle This last claim was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
THE LEGISLATIVE BALL
was held, last night, in tha 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 OH
the floor at once, whose flying steps kept time
with the voluptuous music of Ritchies string
band from Wilmington. There was emphatic.
ally
No sleep till morn,
While youth and pleasure meet
10 chase the glowing houis with nylng feet.
GATHERED CRUMBS.
1t is but right in justice to Mr.. Nowland to
state that he is chairman of the Committee oil
Education, instead of Mr.. Pyle, as l inadvertent-
ly stated in my last letter.
Mr.. Rays bill TO modify the collectors mode of
collecting taxes, which has already been fully
reported, passed the Senate to-day.
Judge Houston gives it as his opinion that 1t
would be unconstitutional for the Legislature to
restrain man from signing as many applica-
tions for license as he chooses. y. IL.