The daily gazette., 1879-01-16
FOURTH EDITION
THE STATE CAPITAL.

DOVER, DEL, Jan. lbth, 1893.
Nearly all the morning session in the
House, vesterdav, was occupied in de-
bate over the joint resolution offered by
Mr. Dean, which wa, TO the effect that
a joint committee be appointed TO inves-
iigate the amount of money received 10y
the county officers at New Castle. just
why the resolution is considered of such
vital impor' 'ance il unknown. The
House had 1t uuder consideration ard
after much dscu ,si IN laid II ON the table
by a vote of IA toi
la view of this vote there does not ap-
pear To be posi- bllity OF the resolution
passing a careful canvass among the
members of the House shows that the
feeling toward its adoptou Is mi,ar 10
that which actuatcd the vote 10 lay 1t on
the table. The New Castle county mein-
amended a, to include Kent and Sus
sex couutics. Tuey say that while the
Investigation Is quite unnecessary, un-
fairness i added to the uselessueSs uu-
2
hrtc are not more than one or two IA
ter bic votes in the delegations of the
iuner counties for the resolution nov.
i u include til, III III the resolution would
make their opposition more determined.
But, OF course, before the resolution can
20 iuto EFF Ct, II must psSs the Senate
rs well rs the House, With the faint
show IN the latter body that | have al
Of it passing. Ii it does, an equally
strong fight Will be made in the Senate,
and on tue same grounds as in the House
1t is considered reflection upon the
gentlemen holding the offices in New
Castle, so some say and further, the
matter is regarded simply as an effort to
reduce salaries.
Mr.. Cochran while speaking against
| the resolution, sad thar the bu>iuc : in
tue offices ment oued by the resolution
| bad decrease. ot late year. fully nifty per
! cent. and hence when an at empt at re-
| tenchment III sht have been fitting at
the time when 80 much business was
done ii could not uc proper a. present.
TBe expense at end ng the Investigation
/, also urged against II, and in case II Is
taken up IN New Castle county and ex.
ieudcd To Ken aud Sussex-as 1t is sur,
10 be he case later in the session If moi
simultaneous with the othcr-the cost,
WouI no; be far short of those one oi
the houses of th~ q -neral Assembly dar
a short session.
But enough Of tins. The rcsolulor
lies Oh the table and may never be takel
mp aga H. Blt Mr.. Dean saws he vi,
continue to MAINTAIN his position.
Yesterday in the Senate, MI Hopkin
gave notice of an act to revise chap ~
vol. Is, OF the laws Of the State, in refel
, enGe TO the revised code. The nature .
the act is to reduce the present prie
s. 90 about one third The new cod
will be out in 1880, and the proposal /
reduce is offered in order to help on rh
J sale Of the old code, which i, on hand /
great numbers.
In the House the bill peoyii!ng for til
enrolment OF State mtitia was iniru
duced by Mr., Ware and read the tir'
time. The readers OF The GAzErIE AT
already familiar with Its contents, as
synopsis of II wa, published some tim
ago. The chances of tins bill are quit
sim. In it. present form II ctnnot pa
and the likelihood Is that il would II,
: meet with much favor, even IN niue
= amended lorm
1o-day he Temperance men will be
Dover advocating local option law.
Among those Who Will b, pre-tui is J
+ Cochran, who WAS appointed in
a legislative capacity at the St,tr Tempe
ane, eUnNcluon held IN smyrna, III d
cembor.
No nov phases in the cas, Of c,
Towns nd. the er,ing Gle X OF - Pea
u ou-..N, have appeared since my itt
5f ys.fegdty The matter stu cont nu
fto,Ncs9- som. talk.
3ohu II Paynter, E-4. ahd Iuc
Meure. E-q. wcrt herr Nc>rerdav, mo
ln. ar0una among Tie invest 4aisuerol
'e ml' considerably aud aetllg u, ma
10 Col Towu>eud'a advdntl-e as Nv
es counsel coul1 for their client 4
name, signed to the prayer 9th, Lca
lat4re asking that body 10 t,kc some .
on upon Coi. I ; are H. follows. C..4ll
II Richards, Isaac CoAawas. II y
Long. John W. Short james NJ Sic
&. w. Wilin, c. c - cElcy, K.
Trut. J p Marvel, and Cha,. I. ~
nell Thr eommi'tte laet last night a
~a lust 5uetcd ttc cd rk TO draw up the
I ce,Sary pap r - - served on c
Townse nd, sunmontna LIN - lppr "
], fore them Oh #=h day next.
A decidei opposition prevails agai
taking OF Of TIE S2taN imposed on
. ccri5hsat., OF school teachers This
, q ton was asked Tor IN resolution, VIII
wa, one of a seric, passed at TIE y
ta~tj County Teachers Institute
5-,A Is >na aking each teacher iudi,
nt r.HY, hut when he whole sum is cou
81, 1t lootr NJ 10 nearly enough 10
tIa Superintendent salary.
The annual meeting Of the Kent Co
= Is Insurance Company, was held yc
day, and the old board OF Direct +
rr-s ted.
Mr. Samuel Townsend was in 10
IS, yesterday.
Parties Hprc lrrr yr=trrtl1y vha