Daily Republican., 1879-03-04
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The CouPt House Questi0n-I III
Reception and the Probabilities
OF It's Psssage-The Newark Col
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Legislative Gossip.
Special Correspondence ofthe Republican.
DovKR, DBL, March, 3rd, 1879.
At $50 p. m. Speakers Harrington
and Chandler teok their respective 20
sitions, ono in the Senate and the othel
In the House, At the tap OF the gave
only fys members assembled in tn.
Senate, while In the House but min,
members answered to the roll call. I'm
mediately after the reading of the jour
nal the latter body adjourned. In tn,
Senate session was held and consider
able business was gone through with
THE COUNTY COURr HoUsB.
The bill empowering the Levy Cour
70 raise 500, 900 to build Court Hous,
in Wilmington, has bssn read ssconc
time, the sentiment In favor Of its pas
sage in the Senate is gradually incrsas
ing, and from present appearances /,
seems as though it would receive con
siderable support. This support, how
ever, will only com. when the sole bar
rier-the opposition to raising 800. .0OC
by the Levy Court is removed and not
until then. The question OF preference
whether it will b. bull! at New Castle
or Wilmington, by its own insignif-
canoe in comparison with surrounding
objective circumstances, has dropped
almost altogether out Of the issue.
In the House it is quite different ;
first, because by certain occult reason
ing indigenous to the soul Of a Kent
and Sussex delegate, it appears incum-
bent upon them to evidence their old
fogyized- thread bare-and .tattered idea
Of opposing every progressive thought
which, unfortunate in its place of in
ceptiOn, may come from the city Of Will
inington. Pharisaic and decidedly mar
row minded is this unenviable reputa-
ton which these delegations through
the past have attained, and invariably
leaving the capital with the coat-tail-
tagged record attached to them, have
gone home to their constituents easy in
the thought Of having opposed every
thing that twas born Of Nazareth"
In the minds of some this is the OBJ
jective point, before which all other
contrarites pale and pass away. This
must he the Waterloo, so to speak,
Oeaving the mode Of raising the ex-
penses out Of the matter) where must
be centered all forces of influence, the
issue which must signal either the de-
feat or success of the bill. With this
Legis lature it may be different. The
evidences that have been given dur
ing the daily sessions OF the present
body leads Us to think that no prejudi-
cial antithesis shall be accep pied by
them, which in any way that will ul-
timately affect the common veal. Moth
ing would do more to remove that i'm
preston, hich because Of the constant
recurrence has become before the gaze,
III asphaltic fact, than an action kind
red to thu passage of this bill.
A vote like this would confer upon
the people of Wilmington, as well as
New Castle county benefit that would
be genera! In it, blessings, and would 90
much towards the obliteration Of the
prejudice which has been accumulating
against representation from the lower
counties.
To look at the possibilities of the bill
passing,a as they now present. themselves,
1t is hardly fair to presume that it will
go through; its death, if death is de-
signed as its portion. will be nothing
more than political stroke Of evasion.
The most Objectionable point, as we
have said, lies iu the clause, giving the
Court TIE power to raise 500, 900. The
second, and even greater embarrass-
ment, is in the parallel interests which
are involved in the two bills---the bill
from New Castle and the one from Will
mington. If Wilmington wishes to Sc
cure a court house through the present
the success will rest upon
the influence which will be brought to
bear in its favor.
THE NEWARK CeLLEGE.
To-day the Committee OF lnvestiga-
ton appointed to examine the affairs Of
Newark College, performed its duty and
will make an official report tomorrow.
The Committee were received very
kindly by the faculty and conducted