The daily gazette., 1879-03-04
FOURTH EDITION
The state Capital

The House Without a Qormn The d.
8. II. d N. Insurance Co.--Deidpdre
Coiiege-Dirorces and Divers other
Doings.
Special correspondence of the GAZETTE.
DOVER, March 4, 1879.
which all along has been as vague and |
uncertain as the average General AssemU |
ly mans promise of the support of bill,
looked more so yesterday, when the |
House was called to order with but nine
members in their seats. 1t takes eleven
members to constitute quorum in that
body. and hence no session was held
THIS is the first time this winter, that
either of the bodies have not had work.
lug number Of members present The
Senate was very near being In the same
fix, as it had but Ave members on hand.
II kept quite busy and passed lot Of
bills.
THE ID. 9. p. I'M. I. CO.
The vote by which the House supple
ment to the charter of the Delaware
| State Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany was lost in the Senate, was recon-
sidered, ON motion Of Mr.. Denney, and
referred back to the Committee on Cor
porations, Of which the gentleman just
mentioned is chairman. 1t appears now
as though the decision would be reversed
bill in the Senate, was the attack that
has been made upon the company by
those who were likely to profit by its
abuse. And this attack has been repeat
ed in the ears Of the members by the
hired lobbyists Of those parties unit it
gained some weight with them. The
cause of this effort to defeat the bill is
now being looked upon in its true hight.
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Yesterday, Representatives Houston,
Hall and Needles, and Senators Rust and
r Sharpley, who constitute the Joint visit
ing committee to Delaware College, for
the purpose of making inquiry into the
mod,is opsrandi, of that institution, per-
i formed their duty and reached Dover on
v the S.@ p. m. train. By the way, the
movement to make an appropriation for
, the college does not boom along very
!, well and its favorable cons Iteration by
the House is doubtful. If the bill passes
: that body, though it is likely to get an
IS easy majority in the Senate. 1t will have
l. It's final reading in the House In the lat
D, ter part OF the present week.
10 bAoKKS VOWS AND sHATTRRKD IDOLS
Numerous are the stories ofsad domes
tic difficulties that are revealed by the di
vers divorce petitions that have been pre-
sented. Each one Is the same old recita
about erring husbands and frail wives. A
q communication that came before tn,
Il Senate yesterday, presents peculia
,3 case. II IL the remonstrance Of Mrs
40 Betty NJ. Baker, Of Sussex, against a di
~ vorce from her husband, VIM. S. Baker
and is the first document OF its kind tha
$ has been presented thus far. Whether Ii k,
10 Childe Harold, he "had sighed TO marr,
though he loved but on.n would aDpl'
m to his case, III not mentioned by MS. Is
" but one thing is very clear to her; an,
that is, that she is not. never was, an
IN never expects TO be the zone" on whic
~ her husbands passion unalloyed Nigh
centre. The petition represents that sh
II is the mother Of ten children hy Nj
Baker, and that she has lived with hir
for 10 years, during which he has not au
hciently provided for her support. Sh
then goes on to speak OF her lords mora
90 orooksdness, and cites cases 10 show ths
10 ne must nave peen OF tne easiest v1rtu
90 imaginable. She mentions having de
90 tected him, even in nfogrdnte delictu. Bu
05 Notwithstanding all this, she objects to
03 divorce. She dlslikes the disgrace such
"a separation would give her and her chi
1ren.
oo MATTERS LEGISLATIVE AND oTHERwIsI
There is some talk of the resolution /
relation to the collection Of the intere,
IL due the State from the Breakwater an
Frankford railroad, being rescin Th
IN cause of this is an objection, raised bt
~ cause it is implicit as to the future colle
y. ton Of the interest now due.
The Dover Band will give an interes
ing concert tomorrow and Thursda
evenings. One feature of the affair wi
be readings by Claiborne Of Bosto
at who has quite reputation and who
nd rumors describes as being as handsome
ye- she is able. Miss Wilson, OF the COME
ence Academy, will preside at the plan
and Mr.. w. T. Smithers and Charles
ok Triedler will sing several solos
NJ AT the town election, yesterday, Il
,at following officers were elected: Presidel
,a' ,' Of Council, John FL. Jones; Councilme
oy LIST dist, j. A. Nicholson; End dist, WI
re- Dyer; 3rd dist, VIM. Fisher; 4th dis
TIA David Bice.