Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-24
DOYER.
Tho ssase Aid Bill for Cclorsd
schOols-Another Divorce Bill


DOVER, March Notwithstanding
the Speaker of the House announced from
the chair oil Friday morning that new
business would be received up to this
evening and no later, investigation to-day
has shown that no limit has besn fixed
for the introduction of the new business.
Under the contrary impression, however,
members of the House handed in to-day
the titles Of no less than 81 new bills,
making nearly hundred which are yet
to be introduced in this branch Of the
Legislature.
The Misunderstanding about this new
business question arose in this way
The Senate passed joint resolution,
liking the 2lst inst. as the limit for new
business and the 18th inst. for final
Adjournment. The House amtn led this
resolution by striking out the final
adjournment clause. This would have
settled the new business CLAUSE but for
The fact that the Senate has never
,omcurred in the House amendment.
The Senate sent in another resolution
this afternoon, fixing tomorrow noon as
the new business limit and April I'd for
ilnal adjournment. 1he House amended
this by changing the latter date to April
9th, but the Senate has not euncurred in
tui5 either.
So no time has yet been set for shutting
Ihe doors on new business.
of the bills given notice ofin the House
this afternoon, there are two the titles of
which are suggestive, but the members
odcring them have nothing TO say as to
their purport. The first OF these is Mr..
liradiord's bill to amend the State consti-
tuition; the other, MIR. Registers bill to
protect the purity Of the ballot and to
punish corruption at elections,
ANOTHER DELAWARE WESTERN BILL.
Notice was given in the Senate this
afternoon OF hill which threatens to
open up another railroad war. This bill
was felt TO BIO in the wind when George
V. Massey came into the House on Thurs
day evening last and begun to spin some
If his choicest yarns, and he is one OF the
lest story tellers in the State. He is here
again tonight, and 10 is A, P. Robinson
side are William &. Whiteley, ESQ.,,
representing the Delaware Western,
aud lgnatius c. Grubb, Esq, who
is supposed to represent the Baltimore &
Ohio. The solid work has not begun yet
the counsel are only doing sons prelimi-
vary fencing and feeling each others
strength. The bill in question comes in
rnder the title OF another supplement to
the act Incorporating the purchasers OF
the Delaware Western railroad. Those
behind it wish nothing said about it until
the bill arrives here, which will be in
two Or three days. Then look out for
nusic-but predict that the measure
will go through.
THE TAX COLLECTORS.
Mr. Bradford threw down challenge to
political combat this afternoon by the in
PRODUCTION OF a bill requiring tax collectors
Ia hunt up everybody liable to the pay
nent of 4 poll tax and make him fork
over. The bill is prefaced with several
'whereases, which set forth that every
male citizen OF the age of % years and
upwards il entitled TO and ought by
right to pay q poll tax, and that the
collector ought to hunt him up and See
that he does 1t.
DOVER. March 22.-The Colored Schools
biz passed the House this morning by a
Vote OF Ii TO 9. 1t encountered de-
tcrnined opposition, but the test vote OH
Cahall's motion 10 postpone it until
Thursday afiernoon pretisured the final
| RS ilt
In the face Of so strong an opposition in
the House, the fact that the same bill
pls sed the Senate by unanimous vote is
only explicable by one theory-that of
retaliation. The House had forced upon
the Senate the alternative of adopting or
killing the local option bill; the Senate,
in 1nfI M, |.
10 the House to fight over. The inside
history OF this Local Option bill has yet
to lie written it would prove entertain
ing and possibly instructive to future
legislatures, but this is neither the time
nor place to write it.
Reverting TO the retaliation question,
the members Of the Senate say they
| passed the bill OH its own merits and
without any thought OF retaliation.
On" leaf OF the history OF the Local
| Option bill was turned, as it were, during
this debate. Mr.. Tonlinson said that il
discreditable bills are pas ed the Demo-
Gratis have to shoulder the blame if pop
ular bills are passed the Republicans
want all the glory. He then went on to
| speak Of a conversation which, he was
informed, one OF the Republican members
held with constituent. The member
was represented as ehurkling over sharp
| dodge by which the Local Option bill was
engineered through the House. "We led
the Democrats to believe, such was the
substance of the conversation, that if
two of them would vote for the bill, two
OF us would vote against it. After these
two Democrats had agreed to this, we
| turned in and voted solidly for the bill
and secured its passage.
| Mr.. Bradford demanded the names of
| the parties referred to.
MIR. Tomlinson did not feel at liberty to
| give them,
Mr.. Bradford said that imputations
had been thrown out, and again de-
manded the names.
Mr.. Robinson, soto uoce, "Give the
| names"
MIR. Tomlnsou arose to do so, when
Mr.. T. N. Williams raised the point of
order that the Local Option bill was not
under discussion, aud the Speaker ruled
the point well taken.
ANOTHER DIVORCE GRANTED.
The big divorce case of thu session has
been decided and Robert Alvan Cochran
and his late wife, Emma, are now
strangers by legal enactment. The bill,
however, gives the custody of the chill
dren to the wife and makes some other
provisions. This is the case in which
the woman intoxicated or drugged the
man before committing matrimony on
him, and is the first divorce bill for which
any OF the Republican members, except
Mr.. Ea.tbnrn, have voted.
THE ELEVENTH WARD BILL.
The Eleventh ward bill was introduced
this afternoon, ami ordered to be printed
IN enc Democratic and one Republican
paper OF Wilmington. Things will be
lively when it COMES up for passage, if it
ever does, whi1h is somewhat doubtful, as
II is not likely that IA votes can he Sc
cured for it i'll its present shape. The
opposition is not so much 10 the taking in
OF Browntown, as TO the re,listricting OF
the city which it contrmplates. As a
merely Incidental reflection when speaking
III favor OF printing tho bill, MIR. Bradford
characterized it as "the most damnable
piece of political villiany ever heard Of. y
when the people undere; and it they will
consign to eternal oblivion any man or set
of men who advocate its passage lie
added.
THE J. Il. AND b. 4 +. BONDS.
Senator Conway introduced to-day a
Joint resolution for the reduction Of the
rate of interest on the junction < Break
water and the Breakwatcr x Frankfora
railroad bonds from 4 10 4 per cent. The
State holds s4on, 900 in j. < Is. bonds and
S2uo, 600 in b. 4 +. bonds, on which thu,
| roads paw per cent, aunuallv and tb,