The daily gazette., 1881-01-19

divorce for causes cognizable by tn,
Courts.
Mr.. Tom]inson moved to amend b,
adding: Except where the circum
stances of the case demand a NOR,
speedy redress"
On motion of Mr.. Bradford the fur
ther consideration of the resolution ant
amendment was postponed until four
O'CLOCK. In order to allow the commit.
tee on Revised Statutes to FIRST report
upon the proposed amendment to the
divorce Law.
Mr.. Bradford, from that committee
then reported adversely upon the
amendment, In doing this, he said
that he hoped some such measure
could have been matured, but after
considerable reflection had come to the
conclusion that this was impractica-
ble. -u.l :
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Mr.. Bradford presented a memorial
from the Delaware Association for the
moral improvement and education of
the colored people of the State signed
BY Albert d. Lee, president and d. L.
Nhdnuicf, boCr0tafys
CFhe lnemmorlal sets forth that the
colored people, as . class, are the
poorest in the community; a class re-
ceiving no aid from the general funds
or from taxes assessed on the property
Of the moro wealthy citizens; that it
does not appear reasonable that the
poorest class shoHld be excluded from
the benefit Of assistance from the gem
eral fund which others enjoy; that, so
far as known, this is not the case in
any other State; that the colored men
are voters and should be given a
chance to qualify themselves to dis
charge the duties Of citizens; that the
association recognizes many Difficult
ties in making any suitable arrange
ment for their assistance, and that.
while 1t desires some better and more
permanent way Of doing this should
be formed, it would be willing and
glad for the Legislature to superintend
the distribution of such funds as NAV
be appropriated for the purpose among
the coiored people, as with respect to
those derived from their own taxes
and from the investments of the Afri-
can School Society Of Wilmington.
The petitioners further state that
during The last school year, there were
30 schools under the care of.:the Asso-
citation, open an average Of Ala
months each. The greatest number
Of scholars attending was 1854. This
does not include the school |
under the charge Of the Whining
ton Board Of Education, nearly the |
whole amount Of school taxes collected |
from the colored people in Wilmington
were paid over by this association to |
that Board.
Jhsm Wamouial- was referred to the |
creating new public road in North
west Fork hundred, Sussex county, was
read a second time and referred to the
Committee on Roads and Highways.
Ala O'Clock Mr.. Tomlinson's amend
ment 10 the divorce resolution came up
tor consideration, and after discussion,
was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Cahall, Graham, Jones, Mat
thews, Mcneil, Moore, Register, Rob
inson, Stayton, Tomlinson, Vanburka- |
low, Speaker.-12.
Nayes-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliason,
Pilling, Swayne, A. G. Williams, T. N.
Williams, Townsend, Woodkeeper.-o. |
Mr.. Cahall offered the following reso-
luton as q substitute for the original |
motion.
Resotued, That, while we depreciate |
the indiscriminate application to the |
general assembly for divorces and would |
discourage such application as far as
consistent with the interests OF the peo. |
pie, yet under our present constitution |
the legislature canLot and should not |
deny the right of petition.
The substitute was rejected by the |
following vote:
Ayes-Cahall, Graham, Jones, Mat
thews, Mcneil, Moore, Register, Robin
son, Stayton.-0.
Noes-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliason
Pilling, Swayne, Tomlinson, Town
send, Vanburkalow, A. @. Williams,
T. N. Williams, Woodkeeper, Speak
er-1s.
The original resolution, as amended,
was then adopted by the following |
vote
Ayes-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliason,
Pilling, Tomlinson, Townsend, Van
A. G. Williams, I. N. Will
liams, Woodkeeper, Speaker-11.
NOOb-S6hdiiS SOhScp AA"ssho"cS 1AS-
Neil, Moore, Robinson, Stayton,
Swayne. Registers.
The Senate bill amending chap. 1873
of the Revised Code empowering the
resident judge 10 discharge criminals
whose terms of imprisonment have ex-
pired1 was read first time.
The Senate bill renewing the charter
of the Marsh Hope improvement Com
pany, was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson, the di- |
vorce petition Of Nathaniel Holmes
was referred to tho Committee on Di- |
vorces.
A. c. Williams presented petition |
from Samuel Hutchinson, Jr., and
other citizens of Kenton, praying that |
the Levy Court be empowered to con-
tinue in Office . constable whose legal
term 10 about to expire. The petition
ers say that they have had great deal
Of trouble 10 get good constable and
now they wish to keep him. Referred
to the Committee on Revised Statutes.
Adiaurnad