The daily gazette., 1881-01-20
SECOND EDITION
FROM DOVER.
ANOTHER BRIEF CHAPTER ON DIVORCES
-BRtEF NOTES.

ANOTHER BRIET CHAPTER ON DIVORCES
-BRtEF NOTES.
Special to the Gazette.
DOVER, Jan. 10, 1881.
Another divorce case was presented
to- day. Anpie prays a divorce from
Sheppard T. Barker. She says that
December 4Ih, 1873 she was regularly
married, and proceeds TO give her hus-
band most charming character. he NAL
treated her In various ways for three
years, when she left him. Then he
sought her out and lured her again to his
bosom, promising absolute REFORM
His reformation was, however, short
lived, and her lot became worse than be-
tore. She charged him with drunken.
ness, adultery and personal violence
towards her. avsrrIng that on one oc
casion he threw lighted lamp at her,
setting FIRE to her clothing. She further
says It IL known that his first wife hung
herself rather than live with him
Finally she left him and went 70 her
uother, while he left and went to parts
uuknOwn.
Mr.. Bradford spoke against the refer.
ence OF this petition to the commi ttee,
giving three re- asoDs: LIST, because IL is a
proper case for the coarts' I'd because ne
wss not sure that any action upon II
would be legal, because OF the following
provision Of chapter 20, Revised Code,
section B:
NO petition for a divorce shall bs re-.
ceived and acted upon for any cause cog.
nizable By the Superior Court under
the provisions of chapter 70, nor with
out proof one months notice of the In.
| tentlon TO prefer such . petitioo, by ad-
| vertisement in newspaper, published
In the county OF the petitioners resi-
| dence, II there be one, or If there be
none, then in a newspaper In the State.
Mr.. Robinson said that lawyers differ.
ed on the construction OF this section.
Mr.. Bradford replied that q mem beI
| OF the judiciary and q member OF the
bar, high in standing at the Dover bar
| construed IL as prohi biting the consider.
alton Of certain cases by the Legislature
The resolution was LAID over and q
committee appointed to ascertain the
scope Of the law.
The resolution creating such commit.
tee was laid over also.
JoTTINGs.
| Speaker Rust Of the Senate, said the
proudest act of his life was when he de
olared Thomas r. Bayard duly elected
| Uuited States Senator for another term
Clerk Downing's penmaDship Is neal
and handsome. In this respect he has
b,en excelled by no other Legislative
clerk since the time of"Pt Weatherby-'
10 all other rsspects Clerk Downing is
also competent.
"I doubt the vots," was the express
sion used by Representative Bradford
yesterday when Speaker Williams de-
clared motion adopted. He doubtless
meant no offense but SONS people were
| OF the opinion that"I call for di divisIon'
or call for the yeas and nays woulc
have sounded less harshly and been
more parliamentary.
| Senator MOWhnrtAr ia reaolvad n
stand up for the rieh,s ~ sIa Ss-s.
ak~inat the petty lyrannies Of u. s. ON
Gals who think the last vestIge OF Stat OF
was tramped out BY the election of Gar
field.
THE DFLEwARE wEsTERE.
The Committee on corporations re
ported the Belts bill with amendments
The amendments were adopted and th,
whole bill rs amended laid on the tabl
for further confederation. l shall max,
no comment upon IT, save that IL is NOR,
fAvorably considered, but give you tn,
am epdmeuts.
The amendments are 40 follows:
Add TO Section 1.-Provided that th,
said powers, righ.s aud privileges grant
| cd and conferred In this section shal
become null and void unless such sxten
sion or or extensions upon the presen
line.of said railroad shall be commenc
within two years and completed within
ave years from the dsta of the passsg,
,f this act; and provided also thai on any
railroad 10 be built the rate of fare TO
passengers shall not exceed 3 cents pei
mile, but no single fare need be les,
Ihan fifteen cent?, and the whole charg,
for freights between any two point.
shall not be g-eater than the whole
charge for the same kind and amount o.
| freight between more dlstanS points oI
| the same road.
Amend bill by adding the following:-
SEC 4.-That the State Treasurer be
| aud Is hereby authorized and directed
to accept and receive from the SAID
Delaware Western Railroad Company a
gross annual sum, payable in semi an.
nnal pay ments, on the first day Of Octo-
Der and the first day of April In each aud
every year, In lieu Of taxes (ether than
hose upon passage recelpts) which may
become due from the said company un-
der any law or laws of this State, o sum
OF money which shall bear the same
proportion to their gross receipts from
sources other than their passenger bust
ness, that she sum Of twenty seven
thosuand dollars wall bear TO the like
busine Of she Philadelphia, Whining
The same year.
SEC. 6.--That this act shall be deemed
and be taken as public act.