Smyrna times., 1877-02-07
For the Smyrna Times.
The Legislature.
DOVER, DEL, February 9th, Is

not the most INDUSTRIOUS one that L ever
attended, and the prospects do really seem
that if they do not transact business more
rapidly than they are now doing that it
will be sometime near the first of April be-
fore they get away. This do not think is
affiicting some of the members very seriously
who declare that they would just as soon
stay here as to go home; devotion to the
State truly worthy of admiration.
sMYRNA's SHOE FACTORY.
Mr.. Hall has introduced in the House an
act to incorporate the Diamond State Shoe
and Leather Company which will be located
in your town. The gentlemen comprising
the company will be three brothers, Richard
NJ. johnson, VIM. I. johnson and Thomas
j. johnson. They have now three stores,
one at Middletown, one in Smyrna and one
in Dover. The factory will be lis located
at Smyrna and will manufacture for the
retail trade.
THE FARMERS BANK.
The State Directors in the Farmers Bank
are now hugging the Legislature and asking
that an investigation of the affairs of that
bank be made. This led General Holcomb
on Monday to introduce joint resolution
in the House, requesting the directors to
report to the Legislature. The resolution
was promptly adopted, by the House, but
in the Senate this afternoon it hung fire
and was laid on the table. What there is
about the affairs of the bank to cause all
this interest no one seems able to tell, but
unless there be something rotten in the
State of Denmark l should think that the
directors would insist upon reporting to the
Legislature.
DIVIDING DOVER HUNDRED.
Mr.. Wright of Dover has come to the
conclusion in the House that Dover Hun
dred is entirely too large and has intro
duced and had passed by that body an act
to divide it into two, East and West Dover
Hundreds. The election will be held
separately in each, but it will not increase
the representation of Constable or Levy
Court Commissioners. In the Senate Mr..
Denney has charge of the bill and has had
1t given a second reading in that body and
it will pass tomorrow.
STATE BONDS
Those who possess State bonds will now
have an opportunity to realize money on
them. Mr.. Fiddeman on the Finanace
Committee in the Senate has reported tc
that body bill in relation to this matter
The bill states that the State Treasurer shall
give two months notice before the first o.
July in the newspapers for 100000 of State
bonds, and will commence their redemp
ton on the day named. The first call vii
be for the lowest in number and will con
tinue from time to time until the whole
number of outstanding bonds shall be re
deemed
THE MIDDLETOwN FAIR ASSOCIATION.
The Peninsula Agricultural and Pomo
logical Society at Middletown have sough
means through the Legislature to proven
trouble in the election of its secretary.
is stated that whenever this election take
| place, which is in the hands of the stock
holders, that it is never satisfactory. Nov
| they have an act before the Legislature
asking supplement to their charter whicl
will give the electoral power of the Societ,
to the Board Of Managers.
THE ADJCTANT GENERAL.
There must be more glory than pa,
attached to the office of the Adjutant Gen
eral, for he is now having a desperate tim
to get his pay from the Legislature.
joint resolution was offered in the Hous
to-day to pay him the sum af four hundre,
dollars. Upon this the House went in t.
Committee of the Whole and tinkere
away at it for nearly an hour, but not unit
the afternoon session were they able t
adopt Dit, and now it goes to the Senate
where the chances are just as likely that
will be shaved down as that it will b
passed in an undisturbed state.
BULLDozING REPUBLICANS
Mr.. Robinson, of Sussex, is interested i
the delinquent tax payers. He states tina
as the law now stands the delinquents ar
kept off the assessment only twelve month,
which gives them the opportunity of ben
assessed at the meeting of the Levy CouI
and voting. This he says defeats the obIeC
; of the law which is to keep them fror
voting. A bill which he has introduce
extends the time, and he says that it wi
keep many a dishonest man from votin,
who would put his vote on the wrong sid
any way.
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.
They hardly know how to take NJ
Messick's bill to encourage marriages {
home. Some are inclined to think ths
} the old gentleman is q humorist and otheI
say that he is really in earnest. He h;
had the bill printed and is getting signe
to petitions asking that the bill be passeC
But there will be any number protestin
against it, one of which is held by NJ
Burnite and signed by one hundred an
fifty young ladies of FELTON, and yicinit
who declare that it is unreasonable an
unjust for the law to attempt to prevel
the romantic and chivalrous custom
elopements.
THE LITTLE ELECTION.
, Mr.. Burnite has given notice of q bi
which will be read tomorrow changing IL
hour for the Little Election throughout IL
State. The change is to mako it betweC
the hours Of nine and ten instead of elevC
, and twelve as the law now stands.
| THE GoLORED PEOPLES SCHOOL TAX.
: The colored people of Kent and SUISSE
counties are manifesting some uneasine
5 about the manner in which the mon,
. collected in taxes for the support of Il
coiored schools is being disburssd by II
]. Association for this purpose, which has
3 headquarters in Wilmington. The Assoc
8 ton says the money has never been pa
j over by the Treasurers Of these countit
g and at the same time cry comes up again
!, the Association from New Castle. But az
S resolution is now pending before the Sena
s requesting the members of the Associate
It to report to this Legislature, perhaps not
ing had better be said Until such time.
Mr.. Wright has introduced and had re