Daily Republican., 1880-12-18

Some Things the LsGislslure Will
be ASKED to Pass Upon IbIs win.

Some Things the LsGislsiure Will
be ASKED to Pass Upon lBIs win.
ser.
The General Assembly for this State
will soon convene, aud the usual
amount 0ftalk Ia beiug uigsd in al
to what it will be asked to do. Many
matters have sprung up and not few
of them ara OF great importance.
WHAT WILMINGTON WILL WANT
is at present 8 profound secret. Indeed,
nearly all the measures which will
smsnats from our city, are IS yet in
embryo. The committee of City Conn.
oil on Legislation 10 as follows Merris
Taylor, President 5harplsy, r. II. Tay,
lor, A. p. Beecher, Caesar Rodney and
Lewis II. Payntsr. several meetings
have been held, but nothing definite ia
decided upon, and nothing will be
made public until sometime next week
or week after, when City Solicitor
MacaIlister will be able to give his
views upon the matter. There is some
possibility Of an entirely neW charter
being applied for, which will change
the system Of our city government very
materially. In what respect, Of course,
is not known, but it ia likely to efiec.
the police system, and there has been
talk of having police commissioner.
TIE NEW RAILROAD
from Baltimore to Philadelphis will
apply for charter, and tais will doubt.
less cause the biggest fight Of tbs ses-
sion. II will be resisted by the Phils.
dslphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail
road, of which the new line will bs a
direct rival, and the influence Of some
OF our leading citizens will bs arIsyed
on one side or the other. Some OF our
largest Wilmington capitalists are in
terested in the enterprise, and the
leader in the scheme is Col. Henry y.
McCoub. For long time nothing has
been said about the matter, and this
was owing to the fac: that operations
had to be suspended until after the
meeting Of the Legislature, as the
plans for the new road had gone as far
as was possible without legislative en-
actment. II is suthoratively stated
that the new line has secured the right
OF way into Philadelphia, and an en-
trance into this city has been secured
beyond doubt.
COUNTY DIVISION
has also attrac' ed good bit OF attsn-
tion among down country Democrats.
Some weeks ago there was great sgita'
ton on all sides in the rural districts,
but recently 1t has died out. Wheth
sr the scheme will be pressed into the
State House, or quietly dropped in
view OF the opposition which loomed
up as soon as the talk started, is some
thing which the most persistent quid
nuncs failed to find out. The proposition
TO divide the county has been looked
upon as Democratic dodge. by which
the more intensely Republican hur-
drsds, to wit: Wilmington, Brandy
wine and Christisn&, were to be seps-
rated ints Q county by themselves,
leaving the lover hundreds as another
county with their small Democrat C
majority, in the hope that the new
county could bs kept Democratic IL
separated from the three upper hun
dreds. The scheme is one that will
not work even when disg guissd behind
the new Court House bugSb0o, upon
which the rural Democrat, headed by
Ssm. Townsend, is constantly harping,
with seeming dissatisfaction.
srArR BOARD or HEALTH.
The State Board of Health will ask
for the establishmentof of State registry
system OF marriages, births and deaths.
The system will be similar to the one
contemplated in the bill which was de-
fested at the last session, except that
the statistics will be collected by the
assessors OF taxes instead Of by ths ply
sicians.
OTHER MATTERS.
A great many other measures OF
greater or lsss importance will come up.
The temperance people will iutroduse a
local option bill which will attract
great attention. The State Grangers
have some weighty matters TO present.
The State Game and Protective Associa-
tion will ask for an appropriation, rs
stated elsewhere, to-day. These are
only few Of the things which will come
mn At this aaseion,
IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL KATTBRs
are also on the tapis. One Of them
refers to the education Of colored chill
dren, upou the consideration Of which
the Bourbon legislature Of this State
has persistently turned their backs
for years. Aid directly from the State
will be asked for. Then steps toward
tabiisaing q State Normal School will
be taken, and soon other matters will
be pressed by the State Teachers Asso-
citation. Delaware College will also ask
for aid, which was so inconsiderately
refused at last session.
The SOOy senate.
The Sooy Senate have organized at
500 King street and elected the follow
ing officers: