The daily gazette., 1879-01-15
SECOND EDITION
THE STATE CAI'ITAL.

Special Correspondence ofthe u AzErTE.
DOVER, Del, Jan. l5.-The movement
set on foot to look into the alleged mis-
conduct Of Col w. Fisk Townsend, Clerk
of he Peace tor Sussex county, may be
called a much rcsolutioncd investigation.
Yesterday il was thought that some dlfii-
Guilty would be met with by those who
were endcavoIing to get the first resolu-
ton reconsidered. The document had
not been ordered back TO the House OF
Representatives by the Senate. True
there is no doubt there was n majority
in favor of reconsidering it but the Sen
ate was not expected to he disposed to
let 1t go back. There was where the
kink appeared. In the Senate the nine
members were equally divided into three
parties three were in favor of sending
the resolution to the House; three want
ed 10 amend II by making it less sweep
ing IN its charges and giving Col. Towns
end more time; and three wanted to have
it retained. But Col. Townsend's friends
in the House were unconcerned. They
were Stttntly cOHnutut' nan "i '""'
after the Senate went into session, aud
while Senator McWhorter W as drawing
up an amendment to the resolution, II
was found that it had been returned to
the House according TO the regular Gus
tom, and at the sly suggestion Of the
three Senators who favored such an
action. The whole thing was a.
easy AS falling off a log after all. AS
soon as the House had the resolution be
fore them the phase of the whole affair
was changed, by an additional resolution
by Repres entative Houston, giving Col.
/ Townsend five days to pre- pare to meet
the charges. The Senat e concurred In
this, but before 1t had done so the Clerk
of the House knocked at the door bear
ing another res outoD from that body TO
the effect that no witnesses be summoned
by III. Investigating Committee until
Col Townsend was mott fed of the action
already taken. This was only comp lica-
ting matters, as Sc nator McWhorter
said, and it was voted down. And now
/ after all these resolutions seme more will
be offered to-day. providing for the ap-
u ointment OF a clerk for the committee
! and for some one to serve The subpenas
on the witnesses.
Some of the Sussex mem bers say that
there Is IA strong probability that strong
efforts will be made to get Col. Townsend
TO resign before the trial takes place. He
has no case and is not likely to Offer evi'
dence. The arraignment will take place
Immediately after the ina uguraiion OF
Gov. Hall. A report has gotten out to
the effect that a strong movement was
made at the last term of court at George
town to have him indicted but this rum
or was unwarranted. Attorne Genera
{ Pennington tells me that such action wa
not thought of or attempted.
The Investigating Committee was in
session up to 1910 o'clock last night, get
, ting ready for work. Senator Rust was
made chairman and Representa- i've Can
non Secretary They are grtiiug the
case INTO comprehensive sha pc.
, The only case in which a Del ware of
fee holder has been addressed
from his position by the Legislature wa
, that of Dr. Green, of Sussex county, who
was Pro,honotary in 1900
To-iay in the House, Representative
Dean viii Introduce some business tina
5 Will nightly interest the rcu: le ot Ne,
S Castle Count. He VIII asn for the tr'
reading OF an act II regulate the exper
diturcs OF the county funds, by the Lev
! Cont of New Castle County He wi
also present joint resolution providin
for the appointment of committee t
make Investigation into the amount q
:. M oney received by the officials of til
= same county at New Castle with vieN
: of reducing the salaries OF TIE same.
: The Levy G, urt act, understand, wi
change the'system by which business
conducted in that body considerably.
. nrovides in the first section, that 40 OH
) ear of the Levy Court shall receive an
IS ,nonry other than his fees for LIS attcnt
IL ance; aud no appropriation hereaite
d shall be mace by any III mocr to he use
by him In the couniy's behalf The SEE
II ond secnon is to the effect that whe
f.. necessary to spend money aud when tn
- sum is less than Sl00, the money shall L
Maid by order ON the County treasure
= drawn by tue membrrs or the eoninitte
= of said court The thirds, cilon IIoyld,
that when the sum TO be eNpeud Il e!
l. ceeds 500, the court l. to advertise |
two papers and write proposals Tor
| nprfornauce of the work. The fourt
ii section fixes the time OF meeting on TN
a first Tuesday OF each month. The siXt
u section imposes the duty publishing
i financial statement twice Sear-ih I'll
aid January. \,
In the Senate, yesterday, senator M
Whottcr iutruduced an act to renew u
,s charter of the Salem, Delaware City an
he Philadelphia Steamboat company IN
!, g COMPANY is twenty year old having bee
- iurnrporated on the list OF Februar.
n 1859. ,,,..as b,ue amman,
l., for the office OF State euuitoi-Aifre
:. y Crockett, of st. Georges Hundre
le New Castle County, and Dr. BenJam
,r Nhlteley, of Milford.
The First Nalioual Bank of Dow
held its annual meeting yesterday eve
Ing and the old board Of directors w
reelected.
,e The death of DIR. +. B. S. Shoemak
IN occurred here unexpectedly last ilg
Nv from nervous exhaustion. He was abo
~ "a wears of age. He came to Dover fro
70 Baltimore about 1872 and has since th'
10 he.n practicing medicine in tins plat
He was unmarried and much liked
lis Goveruor-elect Hall drove over fro