The daily gazette., 1877-02-21
Our. Dover Letter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND UNIoS STREET RAILWAY BILL
PAsssD-RETURSINe BOARD REsoLu-

PAsssD-RETURSINe BOARD REsoLU-
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Correspondence the of Gazette. Aa-
DOVER, Feb. 81, 1877.
Yesterdays session developed an un-
usual amount Of activity in both Houses,
and the proceedings will show that fair
days Legislative work was performed.
In the Senate the bill incorporating the
Front and Union street Railway Com
pany was passed, with only one dissent
ing vote-AIr. Fiddeman. The Senate
also finally acted upon the bill repeating
the ten cent license fee now received by
the Secretary of State, which was indie
finitely postponed without an opposing
vote. Previous to this action the Senate
received and referred three petitions from
Sussex County, asking for a reduction Of
the fees and salaries of of all State Off
GERS.
The House, yesterday afternoon, re-
solved itself into a Committee of the
Whole, to consider whether or not any
session should be held on February 22d,
Thursday which being Washingtens
Birthday, is a legal holiday in this
State. Various propositions were made,
Including one TO have Washingtons
Farewell Address read, and then to pro-
coed with regular business, but without
arriving at any definite conclusion the
committee arose and the House adjourned.
Both Houses will continue in session as
usual, on Thursday, though the day may
possibly be observed by the reading OF
Washington's Farewell Address, as was
the custom for previous years past.
Apropos Of the usefulness and con-
venience of first class Returning
Boards in carrying States against ad.
verse majorities, and thereby electing
defeated Presidential and other candi-
dates, Mr.. Burnite, Of the House. in
,roduced, yesterday the following re-
solution:
Resolred, That the committee on
Revised Statutes be and they are
hereby instructed to prepare and sub
nit for the consideration Of this Gen.
eral Assembly,a bill having for its OBJ
| jeet such changes modification in our
existing election laws as will embody
tho following points, that is to say:
There shall be constituted for the
convenience of the people of this State
and for the immediate benefit of the
party now in power what is familiarly
known as a Returning Board, having,
for its purpose the perpetual control
and management of the affairs of this
State by the party now controlling it,
The said Board to consist of number
sufficient TO accomplish the object
hereby intended to be arrived at, and
the sole qualification of its members
shall be that they profess an undyiDg
allegiance to the Democratic party.
and that they engage to 30 manipulate
the votes of the people as that there
can be no possible chance for any one
not of the aforementioned party to be
elected. The committee are further
| instanuted to SO frame this proposed
law that the actions of said Returning
Board will be placed beyond revision
or cannot be called in question BY
Congress or the Supreme Court, Of
any other tribunal constituted for tha
| puTpObe, Auu III OEOcE LuAL the law
may be entirely effectual the existing
; law 10 the State of Louisiana is recon-
mended TO their favorable considera-
ton. II shall further be provided thai
all laws and parts of laws, and all provi-
sions of the constitution of the United
States and of this State inconsistent
with the act or decisions Of this Re.
, turning Board shall be repealed made
null and void.
The resolutions were referred to the
Committee on Revised Statutes.
4 Recorder Ogle, ex-Sheriff Herbert
Il Secretary of State Grubb, Mayo
Whiteley Robert Randall, Esq, B, F
Townsend, Esq, and Col. Edward
Martin. were in Dover, yesterday.
MIR. Youmans, of Trenton, N. j.,
messenger from Governor Bedle, arri
s vtd in Dover. yesterday, to leave
notice with Governor Cochran, to tn
effect that the State of New Jerse,
would ask leave, on the I'd OF March
TO file bill in equity in the Suprem
.ICsbtsf the United States for the d {.
termination Of the true bounding lin
between Delaware and New Jersey
within the 'twelvem mile circle land ais
to die copies of the said bill, il
equity. The Governor not being j
Dover, the messenger sought him a
his home near Middletown.
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