Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-12
From our Late Editions Of Yesterdsy.l
From the state Capital.

THE STATE AID BILL PRETTY SURE TO PAss-l3
VOTES In ITs FAvoR-PRorosrTroN FOR EARLY
ADJoURNMENr-THE oPPosITIoNs TO AblvlsIeN
FOUND TO BE VERY STRONG, ETC.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial
DOVER, March II.
The first gun for State aid for railroads WAS
fired here yesterday, and although the effect ex-
pected WAS not produced it has been rendered
very sure that the measure will pass the House
by good majority. An amendment having
been offered to the bill to give to the Queens
town and Harrington road II share OF the grant
second reading of the amendment was necessary
which required suspension of the rules
and which could only be done by two third vote.
Mr.. Nowland called for the yeas and nays on the
suspension of the rules and only thirteen voting
in favor Of suspension the motion was lost and
the bill went over until to-day, when from
present indications it will have majority of five
and possibly seven.
In the test vote, Yesterday, the Sussex dele
CATION voted solidly for aid in which they were
Joined by six additional votes from Kent The
New Castle county me- bers voted solidiy
against aid in in which Which one ;n;.o, memSea Tsa
bill in its present shape provides sSS, 900
for the Georgetown & Delaware Rai,road S44,-
900 for the Georgetown Il Seaford road Sl32, :
600 for the Milford Bay Shore road, and $780,
800 for the Harrington Il Queenstown road. max
000
A large number of citizens, interested in the
Aid bill. were in attendance upon the Iegisla-
ture, yesterday. The feeling in favor Of it, IN
Kent and Sussex, is undeniably strong.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
The beautiful mellow spring sunlight, and the
singing of the returning blue birds, Yesterday,
made the members sigh for home Mr.. Blggs,
who no doubt thought much more about follow
ing the plough than making laws, offered JOINT
resolution to adjourn zine die Jon saturday. the
| Goth instant which WAS unanimously adopted,
and sent to the Senate where 1t was laid upon
| the table for the present.
| There has been bill in the question of
COUNTY DIVISION
since it became apparent that very large
| ma iorty OF the people in New Castle county WAS
| opposed to it. The bill for dividing, if it
passes at all, will probably contain section
| leaving the question to n vote of the
| people at a special election.
| A delegation was expected here last night
| from the monster opposition meeting, held on
| Tuesday evening, but it is commended by the
members that the more quiet and unobtrnsive
| way of appealing by resolutions has been adopt
ed. The .mere handful" idea has, to use a
common phrase, entirely ''played out, and the
tempting bait of popularity held out
| to the members by one of the division speakers
has disappeared and left all aching void Allow
me here to say, that former communication
from the COMMERCIAL correspondent IN refer
ence to the disappointment of the divisionists
the morning after their visit here, WAS true tC
the very letter, and everybody here smiles at tht
idea Of any attempt made at denial.
THE TEMPERANCE BILL.
1t seems now as il nothing was to be don,
with the present liquor license law. The dele
CATION from the liquor dealers of Wilmington
appears to have had more influence than thu
$4,000 petitioners for more stringent licens
law. 1t is generally understood that the bill be
fore the committee OF Moral Reform has beel
abandoned but another one in modified form
will start in the Senate, but of its success ther
il nothing assured. There is thing certain
the temperance sentiment has been on the wan
for some time past on account OF the course o
some of its professed friends 5. II.