Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-25

ASKED FOB, BkLow-A MODEST REQUEsT FOR
NORTHERN DELAwARE-CoUSTY DIVISION ne
COMING UNPOPULAR THE INoREAsED REPREsEN-
TATIoN MEASURES.
Special Correspondence Of ths CONNIE cidl.
DOVER, Feb. "a
Since my last to the CoMEERcIAL Of yesterday,
general attack has been made all along the
line in favor Of loaning the
CREDIT OF THE STATE
to the building Of the railroads from time to
time noticed in my letters. A visit was made to
the Legislature yesterday by large number Of
citizens and tax payers from along the line Of
the Milford and Bay Shore railroad besides sew
eral more from Sussex county. In the
afternoon, Mr.. Houston introduced his bill
to divide equally 100000 among the George.
town and Dslmar, Georgetown and seaford, and
the Bayshore road, (from Milford to Smyrna,)
giving them &8S, 900, each, by Withholding !l2,-
600 for two years interest in advance THIS aid
is conditioned upon the subscription of $4,000
in stock. Mr.. Pyle then introduced n bill to do
something for Northern Delaware. 1t will aid
the Wilmington X Western Railroad, by issuing
for its benefit, State bonds to the amount OF
$780, 900 per mile, less 81 200 interest for two
years, leaving ~, 800 for the equipment OF each
mile OF railroad not less than five nor more than
! twenty miles actually graded and bridged and
for which first mortgage bonds are to DO issued
AZ security to the State.
The reading of these bills being over, Mr.
Rowland got into funny mood aud cracked a
Joke about 4 Bombay Hook bridge across the
Delaware, after which Mr.. Baldwin, who is I'M
der all circumstances opposed to division of
| New Castle county, introduced a bill
IScREAsIso THE NUMBER
| Of Representatives from New Castle to nine, and
providing for an additional Senator in each
county. Mr. Novand then gave notice that he
would introduce a bill for tile same object. His
| bill provides for increasing the number of lie.
personalities to eleven and an additional Sena.
| tor In each county. the Senator aud the four new
| Representatives to be elected in the City of vii
mington which is to be made sparate election
| district. This measure of Mr.. Nowlands will,
| fear, meet with little favor in the two lower
counties, and the county dividing bill lis dali,
growing more unpopular, Mr.. Baldwin's bill
| will probably be the only one that stands muci
chance
THE ADJoURSM Mt.
No adjournment il now thought possible nm
til towards the last of March, II tins lin,
weather continues, however, the members, who
are mostly farmers will grow very FESTIVE ant
long for the
"sweet fields srrayed in living green
| And rivers OF d,lgnt."
$4,000 OF THE TAX on THE r. W. a. Il. II, Il.
A great many petitions have come in praying
for reduction, also a resolution from til,
object In addition to this the Sage of Apo
quinimink has been here threatening to sinasl
the Democratic party all to smlthereens il tn
tax was not reduced. A great deal OF vapoIin
and swearing has been INDUCED in by this hori
''peach blow" alternately against tile Temper
ance people, and the ant-tax repeal member
OF the Legislature. The prospect Of the re
peal OF the tax alluded to is nc
very bright, indeed | might say almost hope
less. In this case Samuel will 10 doubt be sal
istied with . division of Appoquinimink int
two hundreds, in which cahe il he can only got
representative from each he may not be 10 any
ious for division of the county.
The question Of
STATE AID.
, ID beginning to attract considerable attention
A resolution offered in the Senate Thursday b
Mr. Flddeman to create joint committee t
which should be referred all matters OF Stat
aid to railroads and for other purposes was dc
feated by Messrs. Davis, Fddeman and Ridtil
voting IN favor and Messrs. Causey, Ray, Shak.
peare and the Speaker voting against it. Til
friends of State aid coAstr,be this Into iavora
BILE vote for their side Mr. Moore, who was al
sent, it III claimed by Sussex counliaus will nc
dare vote against it although he, AZ well as Fid
deman, is Director of the Delaware Railroad
Parties are here carefully feeling their wa
} amongst the members and when the favorubl
time comes will bring in their bill.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
All the members Of the Committee bu. one
agreed in killing the Archie Given bill
Joseph c. Grub, of Wilmington, ii here III
ging the Legislature to make an appropriate
for the American centennial in 1876.
bill to incorporate the Sussex Midland Raj
road Company, introduced early in the session
has been lost or stolen, and Mr. Shakespeare ha
. given notice of a new bill. y. II.
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