Smyrna times., 1881-04-13

cordins TO resolution the Legislature adj
inurnment on Saturday after ninety days
session. If not wise, it has been an in
dustrious Legislature, amending or chang
ing in some form nearly every law OF the
Revised code, some of them perhaps Ter
the better, hut as the laws are not pub
hsheS as in other States, must be per.
picking thing TO the people and throwing
them necessarily into the hands OF the
lawyer at every turn. With the frequent
changes our laws are undergoing, correct |
knowledge oil them can possibly only be |
known 10 a small class of people There |
was the usual political legislation from a |!
party stand point without regard to the
fact that has time and time again demon
stratea itself in State and National legisla-
ton that extreme measure produce reac
tons. The pressure for private acts. cor
psration charters, &c, was enormous and
one member estimated that if all were got
together they would fill four horse wagon.
individuals were attentively listened to
and their prayer answered even to the
granting of nearly every application for
divorce, but when they came in the aggre
gate even to the number of $4,000 or over
half the voters of the State asking for
bread they were given stone. 1t remain
es to be seen what will be the effect Of
such aliment. Whatever may be said OF
the general run of bills before them, the
action on the bills that most affect the
people has not been pacifcatOry. They
are accepted quietly, but thOughtfully. By
the compilation Of the Morning Ne,cs:
The number of bills and joint resOlu.
tions passed is 36l. OF these l09, or nearly
onethird, are acts of Incorporation. The
expenses Of the House, including the pay
of members and officers, are about $1,000 {;
Of the Senate, 81, 400; while the CoHmit.
Tee on Claims has allowed accounts to the
amount of about $1,000; making at a rough
estimate the expenses Of the whole session,
$4,000; and the amount required TO run
both houses at $4,000, or about $40 per
day.
OF the acts Of incorporation passed,
thirty six are TO incorporate companies for
manufacturing or mercantile business; ten
relate 10 town charters; eleven incorporate
ditch companies; five gas companies; three
loan associations; three relate to turnpikes
twenty-ena to religious, beneficial and
other societies and institutions; six to
cemetery companies; one incorporating II
railroad 1.-THE Delaware Western bil) SIX
refer to the city of Wilmington, and six to
miscellaneous matters.
Among other important bills passed are
the following: The Delaware Western rail
road bill; TO provide uniform ballot; L
prevent political parades in the city o
Wilmington; TO amend the law in relation
to collateral lnheritances to prevent hri
berry and intimidation of electors; making
it q criminal offense to enter any hOus
though not with intent to- commit crime
concerning Ofirnses against the persons q
individuals; the Military bill making tn
Court House at WILMINGTON place 10
holding execution sales; authorizing IN
Superior Court to deposit or invest mono
paid into il; exempting the marsh land
eli the city of Wilmington from taxation
providing that wages shall be exempt frOn
mesne as well as attachment process; givin
party whose property is attached a RICH
to have the affidavit OF fraud examine
before the courts or any judge thereof i
vacation; allowing the party arrested f.
debts not due TO have the affidavit invest
gated; permitting corporation deeds to l.
entered into by any officer thereof autho
lied by vote of the directors rppealin
tax on corporation mortgages; authOrizin
the expenditure of $50 annually to pu
chase law books for the use Of the court ,
New Castle county; allowing executor
&C., 10 pay money into court where II
parties entitled thereto cannot be found
reducing the number OF WILMINGTON just
ces 10 three, and limiting Jurisdiction
New Castle county justices to their ow
hundred and that Immediately adioininI
linz If H. Il -
and marriages for the city Of Wilmington
the same for the State; requiring pr
thOnotaries to give to the recorder stat
nent Of sales made under mortgages,
be entered on the margin OF the Eaortga
record; providing for paying the cost
witness fees Of INDECENT defendants
criminal cases; authorizing the funding
the State debt; appointing State chem
TO prevent the spread Of pleuro- pneumou
among cattle; regulating piiotage on q
Delaware bay and river; graduating I
terms Of imprisonment for unpaid line
relating 10 the proof Of the existence
corporations; authorizing the building
bridge across the Brandywine; Registr
law III relation ~ -ssments; pTovidi
that lines a"H -ses snail he for [
use of the county and not the State;
enacting the License law; to exempt I
Bombay Hook land from taxation d
vldlng for the protection OF property fro
bush fires; authorizing the town OF Do,
TO borrow $4,000 TO erect water worI
prohibiting the carrying Of concealed de,
weapons; providing for the building
hre escapes; apprOpriating S2,400 to
support Of the colored schools; increasi
the general school fund $4,000 by the q
Of the r., w. & 3. stock amending ,
free school act Producing superintendent
salary ts 81 500. and creating the Office
assistant superintendent at salary of So
school books are to be purchased at who
sale prices and furnished TO pupils at sam
authorizing Mayor and Council Of Y
mington To borrow 100000 for school 4
poses; consolidating the public school,
Smyrna and Georgetown; amending
oyster and game laws; authorizing
placing OF water troughs along roads
Christiana and Mill Creek hundreds.
Among the bills defeated are: The
to allow the city Of Wilmington power
eondemR water rights; to encourage 81
beet culturs; Mr.. Bradford's bill 10 am
the assessment laws; in relation TO lott
and policy gambling; to prevent the d
Grafton Of the Sabbath, and relstinQ
publishing the accounts OF the Levy Co
Amsng the joint resolutions passed. W,
lie pay the expenses of counsel to def
the electioe cases in the u. y. courts,
to reduce the interest on the J. IL B.
y. r. mortgage bonds to 4 per cent.
JOINT resolution passed both houses ma
William Hunter ianitor of the State RI.