The daily gazette., 1881-02-04
Our Legislative Letter

Special 10 tne GIzslte.
Dover, Feb. 3.
The State Temperance Alliance had
q hearing before The Legislature to-
night, eloquent, feeling and able ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. Mr..
Caldwell, Rev. Mr.. Huntington, Rev.
Mr.. Lightern, Jr., and |. Alexander
Falton.
Mr.. Fulton first addressed The meet
ing and read the bill which provides
in substance as follows
/. Prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of int xicating liquors within tue
State except as herein after provid
cd.
D. Authorizing the courts to grant
licenses 90 druggists and for the man
ufacture of liquors for chemical, me
ohanical aud medical purposes.
Authorizing the court to grant
town licenses IL a majority of the vot
srs Of county shall signify desire
that licenses shall be granted; such
desire to be ascertained in one of two
ways: First, by amajority of the sig
natures Of the voters at ached TO
properly certified application Ior H.
cense. Second, by an election held on
the first day Of May next when the
tickets voted shall be marked "For Ii
| cense" or against license"
Additional sections define intoxicat.
ing liquors; prohibit the sale OF liquor
in buildings, boats, cars or vehicles of
any kind; forbid the sale of liquors to
minors, habitual drunkards aud in
toxicated persons; and impose fine OF
$lOO for the 6rst offense against tho
law and 500 fine and Imprisonment
OF from one 10 six mouths for the SEQ.
ond offeDse.
THE LAYTON ELL.
Mr.. Layton's canal bill come up be-
fore the House this afternoon and il
required an hour Of mouotonous read
ing TO dispose OF it. We do not know
that any of the berated mem bers went
to sleep under the even unmodulated
tones OF 'Zekes" meIifiuous voice but
We suspect that some of them became
little drowsy and were occasionally
aroused BY an equivical miscalling OF
some technical term. Mr.. Layton's q
bull provides that the original charter,
granted in 1881 to the original incor-
porators, of whom he is the only one
living shall be renewed. In section
nrst OF the bill number of the pres.
ent incorporators are named, among
others Judge Layton, G. +. Rus Pc.
ter Robinson and James Ponder.
The bill in general coutem plates
thai a Aanoi al.a1l
point on the Choptauk near Cam
bridge e. some point ON the Breadkiln
opposite the Breakwater that they
may issue stock to tho amour. Of III
teen millions Of dollars, one hundred
dollars per share aud many other mi.
nor provisions thet are not only foggy
but befog the reader. That there will
be nothing done with tho bill is the
Impression Of all with whom have
conferred.
AH. SAAssL rowNsKNp's MEMORIAL
calls the attention Of the General As-
sembly 70 the ac' eDcouraRinK immipra
ton and denonIinAtes It As a scheme OF
one Thomas Rudd, n land agent or safes.
man. Mr.. Townsend says that when
the project was tirst mentioned to him
he laughed at the idea and although he
wishes u to be known he has Bo hi will
toward Mt. Budd he proceeds to toll hoy
he left remembrance at the hotel nj
Townsend and thA, IN one day aboni
nfty citizens signed IL. Last week ]
Thomas Budd came around here with n
petition misreprssentinR and asking
siGnatures for this emigration scbems-
| q this Ia bind"
Here Mr. Townsend gives an expIapa.
OF she nature Of these marsh lands, and
indulging In some invective forecasts
be future of Bombay Hook as inbab,t.
cd BY these islanders, They NAV hav.
90 Sundays horse racing, prize fighting
log nEhnnR, music, dancing aud games
of all kinds. This would. be sure 10
follow In the traiu At this lager beer
city At BUNNY Book or Bombay Hell,
~hiohevor you choose to style IT," he
'ays that II he we're not unweIl h.
would come down hImsel II and s., 10 III.
business. In conclusion, al feel conf
lent that you have too much good sense
20 DO cheated by real estate agents.
The remonstrance was read and laid
on tie able.