Smyrna times., 1877-03-14
For the Smyrna Times.
The Legislature.

DovER. March 18th, 1877
That which seems to trouble the Legislature most
they will adjourn. 1t had been hoped that they
would get away by the 18th of the present MONTH but
that is simply moral impossiblty the Clerk states
that there is business enough on hand to keep them
here two weeks longer if not for greater length of
ready TO go at any time and only waiting for the
House, and this seems probable as they have passed
a resolution proposing that both houses adjourn sine
die on the 18th instant.
THE ACT RELATIVE TO MILL DAMS
which has passed both Houses, is now the subject
of considerable comment although it has become
especially Objectionable to the members of the lower
county, one of whom stated to me the day that it
passed tae ouSe tnat " Wo9ia ne tne cause Of more
ever made by the dog law, or the famous hawk and
owl scalp law. desperate effort was made in the
again and Mr.. Messick under directions from the
House tripped into the Senate and requested the
turn of the bill but it denied the ground that
it had passed from the power of that body to do so
and this morning Mr. Burnite offered resolution
Withdrawing the request which was carried and thus
ends the whole matter The text of the bill has been
published in full in your paper and your readers are
therefore acquainted with its provisions The mem
bers from Kent with but very few exceptions were
in favor of the bill.
WILMINGTON WELL REPRESENTED.
All the business relating to Wilmington seems to
have been reserved for the latter part of the session
city numerous. The council wants to borrow
more money, they want water commission to handle
the money set apart for the completion of the new
reservoir. new law to govern the School Board is
wanted. The bill abolishing the Board of Revision
in City Council of Wilmington and now before the
House does not give satisfaction by any means and
we have been literally beseged by delegations from
that city. They come not singy but in bataions 2"
If the large representation of Wilmington will have
any tendency to infuSe life into business we shall
have it by all means The readers of the TIMES have
no doubt often heard of the demands from New
Castle for increased representation and am rather
inclined to think that they have secured it to-day
A COINCIDENCE.
The act incorporating the Smyrna Loan Association
was passed March 18th 1867 and strange to say ten
years afterward the suppliment to the original act
! was passed March 18th 1877.
TIE LOCAL OPTION QUESTION.
This afternoon in the committee appointed on this
subject the bill which is known as the liberal license
law defeated and this is regarded victory by
before the Legislature. But those who favor the
liberal license law will arrange something else which
they hope will be swallowed more easily by those who
are ScrupulouS on the subject of selling LIQUOR
There several bills in regard to the sale of liquor
which are yet to be acted upon and it is hoped thai
| out of the whole number something will be found
which will be palatable to all. The local option
element seems to come altogether from the counties
Kent and Sussex while New Castle is more liberal
and regards liberal license the most eectual way
to have liquor dispensed so that it will result in
benefit to the State by means of bringing i'm a lare
| revenue, and prevent its being sold secretly thu
defeating the law and taking away great deal o
| revenue that would otherwise flow into the pubi
| Treasury.
THE FISH COMMISSION
The bill which is entitled an act for the protection
and propagation of food fishes and also appropriate
the sum of $500 for the creation of Fish Commission
which shall have for its purpose the propagation
fish in the waters of the Delaware, has passed tn
House and gone into the Senate where it has beel
placed in the hands of Special Committee. Thi
bill is being urged by Col. Edward L. Martin, of Sea
ford who weighs over two hundred pounds and
called " the Big Commissioner of little Fishes"
THE CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
The Legislature has been petitoned several time
by the colOred people for law to better govern thei
schools. They are opposed to the law which place
the management of the schools in the hands of tn
association at Wilmington. This afternoon Mr. Mu!
tard offered bill, which was passed, aocomplishin
this purpose and better providing for the handling
the monies raised by taxes for the cOlOred school.
There was spirited debate over the BILL and
| seemed very doubtful at one time whether it wOul
go through not but the friends of it fought so pe
sStenty that it finally went through after nearly on
hours time had been consumed in discussion.
RAILROADS ON PAPER.
There are two petitions before the Legislature fC
charters for railroads, which it is thought will nevC
be anything more than railroads on paper One is
incorporate the Milton, Milford and Bay Shore roa
which is regarded nothing than the old Stat
aid project which created such furore at the la
term of the Legislature and the other is to ncorpOra
the Delmar and Millsboro Railroad which is to ru
from Delmar to Mllsboro which it is estimated wi
cost about twenty thousand dollars.