Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-03-19

LIVELY SESSIONS, YESTERDAY Y--IMpoRTANT VOTES
IN THE SENATE AND HoUsE--THE DEFEAT OF
DIvIsIoN-rRosPEcTs OF THE LICENSE BILL
Special Correspondence of the Commercial
DOVER. Del, March 10.
This has been one of the liveliest days of the
session, both in the Senate and House. In tho
former the state Aid bill was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
large number of interested parties lis
tened to the dry details of the
reading, and no doubt wished it a safe deliver
ance from a third reading. The Senate stands
four to fopr ON the bill with one who has here
tofore been strong friend Of the bill daily
growing weaker in the knees.
THE GENERAL Incorporation ACT
passed the Senate in the afternoon, after
having been amended III committee of the
whole One of tile amendments allows the ap-
plication for q charter to be made to an asso-
ciate judge SO that the charter can be granted at
tie first term OF court. There were number
of other amendments not materially altering the
bill adopted after which it was passed and sent
to the House for concurrence
Another measure worthy of note which passed
yesterday afternoon was the
WILMINGTON AND WESTERN BILL,
authorizing another bridge across the Christiana-
This was one OF the first bills introduced, early
in the session, and owing to opporition mani-
Tested by some friends Of the ?. W. B. R. R.
Is ouo OF the last to get through.
Senator Causey opposed the bill a long time but
at last gave it his support, but Messrs Fidde-
man and Moore sti left their votes on record
against it.
In the House the most important action was
the
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT
of the bill to divide New Castle County. The
defeat was more disastrous than any of the op-
ponents to division anticipated. Mr. Baldwin
made the only speech against division, and Mr..
Broadway supported the bill. Tho dvisionists
though not saneuine, were somewhat surprised
at the big vote against 1t.
ARCHIE eIvENs REruNpINa BILL,
which was reported unfayorably from the
special committee to which it had been referred,
il the earlier days of the session, sprang up sud
denly before tae House esterday IN somea hat
modified form but none the less effective for the
Ra,HSi' lended' 1t It now %'A says Saa that the he
Levy Court "may" refund, and the Governor
'may" employ the States Attorney to defend the
accused, etc, but thele is nobody here SO blind
or so dumb as not to know what 1t means.
Mr. Baldwin opposed the bill and
said if il WIS pissed a ulllstone might well
Je tied around the neck VI the Democratic party
aud II thrown INTO the deep. The bill has been
made the special oder for next Monday, when
from present appearance it Will pass without diff
h;nlty, and you need not be at all surprised If it
laeses tile Seiate too. This will depend upon
how Senator Causey feels upon the subject.
ANOTHER PHASE OF THE LIQUOR BILL.
The printed liberal license bill has been en-
tiIey abandoned and another modified one has
been substituted in its place. Several motions
called for test votes yesterday, showing that the
House is about evenly divided, with the chances
in tavorot the liquor side, and daily growing
stronger that way. The bill started on We'd
nesday in the Senate i'll favor of the temperance
side of the Question, has been smashed to
''zmithereehs" by the influence of Senator Cau-
sey, who indeed seems to have wonderful an
tipatly TO anything which looks like restriction
Of the liquor traffic. There is large supply of
BlTrLED AMMUNITION.
on hand for the occasion and whenever needed
a few of the bottles are popped off and down
comes man just when needed Temperance
men arc Respondent and the other side jubiant.
delegation of ministers came down from
SMYRNA yesterday morning with temperance
memorial from the Wilmington NJ. L. Con-
ference. bnt for all the coed it did they might
as well have stayed at home. 8. II.