Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-11
From the state Capital.

THE STATE AID BILL PRETTY SURE TO PAss-13
VOTES IN ITS FAvoR-PRoPosITIoN FOR EARLY
ADJoURNMENT-IHE OPPOSITION TO BIvIsIeN
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 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 men bers voted solidly
from Kent, (Mr. Todd,) Joined. The
bill in its present shape provides $4,000
for the Georgetown Delaware Railroad $44,-
600 for the Georgetown & Seaford road $132-
600 for the Milford & Bay Shore road, and $780,
800 for the Harrington & Queenstown road, max
ing in all, with two years interest added, 1885,
900.
A large number of citizens, interested in the
Aid bill. were in attendance upon the Legisla-
ture, yesterday. The feeling in favor Of 1t, in
Kent and Sussex, is undeniaby strong.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
The beautiful mellow spring sunlight, and the
singing of the returning blue birds, yesterday
made the members sigh for home. Mr. Biggs,
who no donbt thought much more about follow
ing the plough than making laws, offered Joint
resolution to adjourn Sine die lon Saturday the
goth instant, which was unanimously adopted,
and sent TO the Senate where it WAS laid upon
the table for the present.
There has been a bill in the question of
COUNTY DIVISION
since it became apparent that very large
majority of the people in New Castle county was
opposed to it. The bill for dividing, II 1t
passes at all. will probably contain a section
leaving the question to vote of tie
people at 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 unobtrusive
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 disappear ed and left an 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 to
the very letter, and everybody here smiles at the
idea of any attempt made at denial
THE TEMPERANCE BILL
1t seems now as il nothing was to be done
with the present liquor license law. The dele
CATION from the liquor dealers Of Wilmington
appears to have had more influence than the
$4,000 petitioners for a more stringent license
law. 1t is generally understood that the bill be-
fore the committee OF Moral Reform has been
abandoned but another one, in modified form,
will start in the Senate, but Of its success there
is nothing assured. There is one thing certain,
the Temperance sentiment has been on the wane
for some time past on account of the course of
some of its professed friends. 8. H.