Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-22

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ANoE-RAILRoAD CHARTERS, &c.
Special 10 dte Commercial
DOVER, DEL, Jan. 81.
Dover has settled down, but there is now
promise Of some activity in legislation. The bill
repeating Wages Attachment was yesterday up
in the Senate. In the House, as you know, an
amendment WAS made that the repeal apply only
to New Castle county. In the SeEate, at the in
stance of Senator Fiddeman OF Kent, this was
struck out and the repeal was made to apply TO
the whole State The bill as amended has been
returned to che House for concurrence but 1t is
not expected that it viii pass the House in its
present shape.
NO DIvoRcEMENTs.
The mettle of the House WAS tried yesterday
afternoon on the Divorce business, two petitions
having been presented, one on account OF deser-
sertion, and the other for fraud by their hus-
bands. Mr.. Broadway, to test the sense OF the
House, moved the reference OF the petition to
the Committee on Divorce, upon which the yeas
and nays were called. The emphatic verdict OF
only four votes in favor of reference, and the
additional fact that the Senate had struck from
their list of standing committees that on dl-
vorces, shows that it is only time and money
lost for those chatting under the matrimonial mar
ness to come applying to this Legislature.
FIRST sKIRMIsH ON TEMPERANCE.
little breeze on the Temperance question
sprang up in the Senate, yesterday, by the pre-
sentaton Of a petition signed by nearly 9OO
ladies' of Wilmington and Smyrna, asking that
the law applicable to the sale of liquor on SUN
day shall be applicable to every other day OF the
week. except as it applies to It's use for mechan-
cal and medicinal purposes. The petitions were
referred to committee called the " Committee
on Temperance" to which all future petitions
on that questions are to be referred
The breeze however, in the Senate was but
the forerunner of pretty still blow in the
House on the question of Incorporating the Mid
dletown Agricultural and Pathological Associa-
ton. The ncorporators in drawing up the char
ter had reserved the right to sell wine, porter,
beer, ale, and cider. The committee on corpo.
rations reported back the bill with this right
stricken out An amendment was offered to al
low cider to be sold, which was adopted by Il vote
OF ID to L. Mr.. Nowand then made an earnest
plea in favor Of restoring the stricken out clause
and Mr. Houston spoke as earnestly =,
against it The yeas and nays being called the
report of the committee was adopted by vote
of 10 to g. and the Association allowed to sell
cider only.
ANOTHER RAIL ROAD BILL.
Though tho last has been bad year on raj
roads, there appears to be no lack OF applica-
tiens for charters to build new ones. The com
pletion Of the road to Delaware City, seems only
to have whetted the appetites OF ctizens OF thal
town to have railroad along the Delaware
This would give them direct route to New
Castle, Philadelphia and Wilmington, in
stead of depending, as formerly, npof
the stage line to Kirkwood, the p. x d. road to
the junction, the steamboat up the river
The capital stock is 100000 and the incorpera
tors are, william Reybold, James q. Shaw, f
s. Dunlap, M. M. Cleaver, W. II. Bright, George
b. Money and William d. Clark.
GATHERED CRUMBS.
Thomas NJ. Ogle, Recorder of Deeds, was here
yesterday, to get an act passed giving him au
thority to get certain indites, and also to get O
new seal OF Office
Mr.. Baldwin has started a bill on its way t.
make dogs property in school Districts Nos.
and L. Why not apply it to the StateP
Speaker Stockey, in response to a telegram
went home Yesterday His father-in-law Jame
Anderson of Georgetown who had been i'll fol
some time is much worse. 49,
Representative Conwell of Sussex has beer
absent from his .seat Ithis week on account
the death Of child from scarlet fever.
Sussex County, too, is to have an Agrcnltra
and Pathological Association with capital stool
of $4,000 and to be located at IiaureL Mr.
Broadaway has given notice of the bill.
The first session of the Court OF Quarter Ses
siops under the bill which passed the Senat
yesterday is to commence on the second Mon
day in July. The bill is expected to pass tn
House.
simeon Pennewell, of Sussex was here yester
day urging the passage of q general STOCK law
instead OF having it dotted about, here an
there over the State.
Mr. Raw has given notice of bill to be re-en
acted to allow Delaware College to educate l
students from each county free OF charge, pre-
vided such students after graduating Will teac
one year in the public schools OF the State