Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27

Mr.. Higgins Returns ThaDks-Ihe
school Teachers Tax-The Rail-
road Hill.

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Mr.. Higgins Returns Thapks-Ihe
school Teachers, Tax-Tha Rail-
rOBd Hill.
Special Correspondents OF State Journal
DOVER. Jan. 2i.-yery little was done
in the short session of the Legislature
this morning. In the Senate, Mr Belts
introduced bill exsmpting sewing
machines, belonging to seamstresses, from
attachment for debt. An amendment is
contemplated, more expressly to meet
this matter, prohibiting an agent from
reclaiming a machine sold on thu install
ment plan unless he returns the money
actually paid upon it.
MORE DIVORCE.
Mr.. Robinson. who leads the divorce
element in the HDuse, wishes tho Senate
to sppout standing committee to at
least consider suoh divorce bills as may
get through tho House. Speaker Rust
l0cularly says that he does not wish 20 dis
grace the Senate aud for that reason is
aversa TO kobiuson'a request, There are
two divorce petitions under consideration
by the Senate, Notwithstanding, but they
are In the hands OF special committee.
Ah"NNh7 fNif Ahh NSht hANi-Ni
Anthony Higgins. Esq has written the
following letter 10 Representative Brad
ford
WILMINGTON, DBL, Jan. l9.-My Dear
SIR d: Please accept for yourself and extend
to the members Of the Republican delegation
In the General Assembly my sincere thanks
for the compliment of their vote for me for
United States Senator. / cannot too highly
appreciate such a mark Of the esteem OF the
gentlemen in the Legislature representing the
people among whom my lot has been cast.
Let us hope that by wisdom moderation
and courage we can lit from our State the
weight Of misrule and give to her the bless
ings OF genuine good government
Sincerely yours,
ANTHONY HIoaISs,
Edward G.. Bradford, Jr, House of Repre-
senstives, Dover.
THE d. W. BILL.
II Is interesting to watch the contest
over the Delaware Western railroad bill
but decidedly uncertain az to how 1t will
result The latest card played against il
is rumor that it IL an uBderhar ded
scheme in the interest of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Il il plain that the
battle OF the railroads is 10 be continuous
and untiiingi and that the d W. bill ia to
be defeated in the senate, il possible, but
if not, 1t Is to be fought all the more
determinediy in the House. There are
whispers Of something to be introduce
next week that will ensure the defeat of
the Delaware Western bill, but what this
means remains to be developed
Down. Jan. 22-Lke Bapquo's ghost,
the divorce question will not Gown. The
stumbling block that now stares tue
divorce men in the face is doubt whether
the Legislature eau constitutionally act in
cases cognizsble by the courts, 10 long ss
the present law remains on the statute
books. Akin to this ia the still more i'm
pottert question whether any such
divorces granted since 1882, the date OF
the passage Of the law, are legal and bind.
ing II present divorce acts are uncousli.
,u,ional past ones must be-. Il 10 an uely
| question and II locks as if the anti divorce
men had the inside track and that theii
| opponents will hardly venture to stir it up.
As for repeating the law in question, thai
/ is not TO be thought Of with bare
majority OF one in the House to go and
| come on ..." .......
The anti-iivotr- men bring forward, &c
fortlfy their position, the case Of JOIN
lownseld Va. Jncob Grlifn. b, fore Ia.
Court Of Errors aud Appeals, reported II
" IL arlington. 40. Ihe Legislature
1889 passed special act divurcinE PETE
A and Mary Ann humphrcye ihe qu- =,
ton before the court was whether TIL, ~
tinguish.d tue HI estate of the hueba, z
AZ t.agnt by HE GGrtesl iu rume Ien
estate belonging TO the wife. Tnis wg4
OF course. before the day OF the married
woman's law. In passing npon this qu.s
tioE which 1t decided 10 favor of the wifi
tie court touched cidcut4lly upon tn,
constitutional,ty nt snch divorces but di,
not 20 beyond expressing doubt of then
validity.
The expected railroad move to which
adveEted III Iuy last latter, is assuming
more d finite shape, but whether it M an
anything or not IL veiy uncertain. Tn,
rumor is that the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company viii apply, perhaps armt,
With the old Milford n Delaware b.
charter d. crbed several days ago for
line through the State, acting in conGet
with the mysterious Wilmington, Stat,
Line ~ Newark pruj ct, and that this vii
defeat tue passage OF the DeiGwar
Western bill through the Senate. Whclho
this rumor viii dovslap INFO hnythiu,
, tangible will be seen 10 iuw daya
MearVhila the opponents Of the Della
ware Western bill are pullirg yi2oIousi,
The Pennsylvania string, which, huii,t
down, amounts to this: lint the Peuu
s,ivauia Railroad Comp .uy may be- be hint
the Delaware Wehtern bill, aDd, if IL is
aud ouce gets IL f0o.hUld Ia Delaware, i
wall coutrul tue politics 1t the State an,
uru II over TO the Republican party
Ridiculous As this may SEE III it is the mo-
IA, Rerous weapon that the Dell@ar
Western project hns yet oncountered
Dover, Jan. 2I.-PGntei copies OF tb
House bilia, qualifying tho preset
method Of H.aessluR benefits acc'u iug from
The nlfgiuR If bitches. have been lai,
upor III docks Of the IN mbsrs. rA,s i
Jacobs ditch bill.
Jacobs is a Sussex cuuutl.r by uirlh
out las for wears past been living over th
lile in Worcester county. Bu. he ns.us
, 'taet a. igpd in Baltimore hup tired, 30
lar f-um lodan Rive, hAy, std that /
|hero llI uJuhie heg,us. Every rnay
, hnoweth III avn bitterness. but the hau
. 4 Jacobs existence il bitches. Some
| cody il continually applying for a ne,
+ ditch "a Baltimore hundred aud If tho sal
tllcn Gan, 10y hook or crook, e-p4aia!.
crook, be Udda 10 run within i've mites d
Jscous' property, he nas 10 pAli out b,
pocketbook al cnce. Aad, what makes
still harder, they come down heavier OF
uiul beesuss ne hves Gy-r in Mar, los
i aud because the! Can get lhe money gu
OF him esHier lbRu most others
e There was one ditch in particular tbs
came within two m'les Of ,c6bs farm
A. he Of -c'ed to contributing towards II
, his ins5tlttp tcrreuters cuts cTapch dict
+ feet vide, GorOss the intervening I've
. miles and then assessed him S35N Jacot
+ sui could not 6er wherein he was brng
= friad but the auuiinp iicl, nirp -xuisine
4 that it would be very simple matter fo
. MIN to cut few little bitches If his og
= which Should drain bis farm in;o hi
bFa9eh ditch and tis;, thtrhsy he migt
, reap his rewaid The branch die
Z stopped 81 the very edge o; he form
. ia 'nhs took the advice. lie dug Il.
t. little bitches aad waited for rain, in eng,
ap'icipaliou OF tbs jay that would be ii
when ne could see for the first tim
drainage fE0m his laud running aff into
+ county ditch. Bot thu hsnroh ditch, ik
u = good ra'e, worked both %aya sud Jacot
u soon saw to h's slesn th4t his littie ditch.
WerE bling and nyer H., g,ira and his f,r,