Daily Republican., 1881-01-25


ford took the noor and talked about tn
improperly Of adopting any thing 0
the kind, as the Senate knew what l
was about when it did not consider l
worth while to have committee OIL
divorce. He then offered the amend
ment which will be found in the regu
lar report Of the proceedings, and whicl
put Mr.. Robinson in Is snug q lit i
parliamentary pocket as ever you saw
Mr.. Robinson has appeared in u goo
many amusing positions since the ses
sion opened, and has said some rediou
lous things, but nothing he had ssit
or done is quite as rich as the excus
he offered tor forcing the resolution l.
vo,e. II want the resolution adopt
ed" said he, "becsuse man VIII
wants a divorce will bs heIe next Wed
neSday and Af the Senate has divorc,
committee TO, he can go before bott
committees at once and thus be saved 4
second trip to Dover. Cool wasn't it
Well, the adoption of the amendment
was moved and Mr.. Robinson began tc
squirm. He declared that the amend
m-nt meant more disrespect TO the
House, than did his resolution TO the
Senate. He also argued that no disre.
spect was intended toward the Hous.
and there was no disc0unting his
resolution.
Mr.. Bradford, in his reply reasoned
from the stand point that the Senate
knew its own business and it would be
An insult for the House to presume to
dictate to II. He then asked the gen
tlemen from Indian River If the case
upon which the man was coming mex,
Wednesday was cogniEable before tue
Court, and the gentleman from Indian
River replied by ignoring the interro-
CATION and making speech. This
interruption was prolonged, but Mr..
Bradford finally got the floor again and
went on st length to oppose the grant
ing OF divorces by the Legislature. He
cited the case OF Townsend VS.. Griffin
in Fourth Hsrripg ton. Delaware Re.
ports, IN which the court seriously
questioned the validity Of special
divorce laws passed since the enact.
ment Of the bill OF 1882, which gives
sole oogn 2auce OF cases to the Superior
Court. The Legislature should not
act In cases vi grave doubt and Ger
tainly should not act when the doubt
contemplates the unpl essant question
OF the bastardizlng Of issue.
All this, he said, raised a question
which was most unpleasant and which
he did no! want to stir up,-could it
be possible that the Legislature since
1882 mad been granting divorces with.
out right to do sOt o. course, II this
law Vas repealed all the divorces ap-
piled for could be- passed. 1t was not
likely any one would care to take on
themselves, however, the odium ol
repealIng this law, he thought. Mr..
Bradtord's speeoA was very logical aud
withaI very able, and it had its effect
Although MesSrs. Sysyne, Pilling and
WOOdkeepsr and Dr.. Tomlinson-all
anti.divorce men, were absent, Mr.
.RohinsOu's resolution was lost by tie
vote. The amendment was lost too
only the Republicans voting for it
whioh is not to be wondered at, whilr
the Democratic oFp0sition cauuoL bt
criticised severely.
The Delaware Western RAILROAD bill
will be- called mp in the Senate on Wed
nesdsy for haal action in that body ,anc
Mr.. Pllling who is away, will b. here
tonight, 50 it Is said, with the vii
mington, Newark and State Line bill
which he vii! at orce Introduce. So /
the Delaware Western bill does pasl
the Senate, it will bs met in The Ii Gus,
with rival, and the Gght will at QUO,
CON menCe.
The truth has come out about Mr.
Pilliug's bill and it IL known VINO is a
the bottom Of the project. II is MY
William Dean, and the ex-ReBresenta
tive is playing a shreTd game. lie has
not got the Baltimore and Ohio to bacl
him, itappear5. Neither has the Del
aware Western got this, for that mat
ter, but it mas the assurance Of Presi
dent Garrett that II tue bill pas e, III,
company will interest itself in the ne
line, Mr.. Dean has got G certain gen
Elemsn interested whe has much TO Dc
with the Baltimore and Ohio, but VIII
s not connected with the company
The chances are about even, but bot
bills cannot pass.
Speaking of railroads reminds ms o
the fact that there is disoOnraging tall
OF more bills to be introduced. Oae q
these Is to incorporate company /
construct line down the Peninsula il
Opposition to the 2. w. & BIS Dela
ware Division. The bill will be intro
duced on condition the Delaware Wes
tern bill pa3ses, and il may be en
cluraged by the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company and the junction
| Br+akwa'er Railroad Company.
The members Of the Rxecntiv4 Com
mites Of the State Teachers Ass,cis
tiou, Msssr3. Reynolds of Wilmington
Carpenter, OF Lswes; and Ellis {
W. ominl, we're here last night. Til
Committee on Education Of the tw
houses gave them hearing In tn,
subject Of establishing a State Norm
School. They made an earnest argt
meut before the committee in favor
the project. 1t is desired that an appr
. lpriatton be made for such an institute
either in connection with Dslawal
College or not, as the Legislature ma
deem proper.