Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-06
SECOND EDITI0N.
From the state Capital.

sHoRr SESSION yEsTERDAY-THE REpREsENTA-
TIoa QuEsTIoN-couNTY DIVISION.
[Speeial Correspondence Of the Commcrcial.l
Dover, Feb. G..
Tie fifth week of the Legislature has closed
and according to the joint resolutions passed.
only three more weeks Of the session remain
There is scarcely member now who does not
expect that it will DO prolonged two weeks longer
than the time set for tho final adjournment.
SHORT SESSION YESTERDAY.
Friday morning always insures II short session
on account of tho schedule time of tho trains
which convey the members to their homes The
member from Little Creek Hundred Kent coun
ty is the only one who does not use the Rail-
road, he living close to Dover.
There was 10 legislation, yesterday, aside from
the usual routine work. The several incorpora-
ton acts were passed. Tho repeal of the Wages
Attachment Law so far as it relates to New Cas-
tie county s the only ono of tho many reform
measures which has yet pasaed the Legislature,
THE EXPERIMENTATION QUESTION,
is one of the leading topics of discussion, and
scarcely do two or three meet together without
exchanging sentiments regarding it. Opinions
vary, aud 1t is hard to arrive at any definite con-
clusion. All our delegation from New Castle
county are painfully cognzant that the meeting
on Wednesday was the yeriest farce, and only
gave another opportunity for Sam Townsend to
nifty against Wilmington. There were plenty of
good, well thinking men at that meeting whose
opinions arc entitled to respect, and would have
considerable weight, but they refrainod from en-
tering the arena OF debate on account OF
the fuss and fury of $. r. AS | have already
foreshadowed in my letters, 1t need not be at all
surprising il tho whole question of representa-
tion would be left untouched The members
from tho lower counties are reticent III regard
to the extent of what they will accord to New
In 10 wi
an increase of more than three members in the
House, and il an additional Senator is conced-
ed, they will claim an addition Of one each from
the other counties.
This then would only give New Castle two
more members, a small increase indeed, to be
received not right but as gracious favor
from those, who are our masters.
COUNTY DIVISION.
Ia strongly urged by many, especially by those
about Mddetown. who expect to make that the
county scat when the proper time comes. This
plan of getting increased representation has
more atlherenta probably than any other plan
because it would double the representation of
tho county. and be a present temporary relief
without settling the vexed Question OF represen-
tation according to population. But this is no
more easily attained than representation without
division, for it can hardly be expected that the
lower counties will all at once double tho repre-
sentation while they are only i'll favor of increa-
sing TO three more by the other plan. We fre-
quenty hear expressions favorlng revolution in
two years more, nothing is done at this session,
and from present appearances itlooks as if those
in favor of revolution, may have All opportunity
to carry out their views, for the prospect IL any
thing but bright for a respectable increase i'll
representation.
hope may be excused for again referring
to very unpleasant subject, but it is only right
and proper to say that s. r. is foremost amongst
the revolntionists, for he threatened i'll case of
representation being allowed to Wilmington. to
pick up Appoqunmink hundred aud step over
to Kent county with her. .. III.