Daily Republican., 1881-01-06
FOURTH EDITION..
STATE CAPITAL 0OssIP.
lhe Diver 60 Qussiisn UnaeY Ms.
sassioT.-OtheF Matters OF Lsgts.

frsn ar stan Correspondent.
Dr,vIE, Jan. G.-The House had IL
fr1t debate yesterday morning, and
Everybody who could make speech
tackled the divorce question, which
sas called up BY . resolution intrOduc
ed by Mr.. Phling, Republican member
from New Castle. The resolution pro
vided that no petition for divorce shsl
be acted upon favorably by the Hous'
for any cause conlIable by the Suprem,
Court, under the provisions OF ehapte
u, Of the Revised Code, a. amended Ii
1871. Scarcely waiting for the suss
lios to be stated, Mr.. Robinson tool
the foor and opposed the resolution
from the rather original stand pOin
tha. people had the right to petition
the Legislature on any subject aud the
resolution tended to sbridge,thaI right
he also said there we're many cases Of |
deserving nature which the Lsgisls.
turs should act upon.
Mr.. sEsyns, OF New Castle, said he
was opposed to the wholesale granting
Of divorces, bat he though. the resolu
tion was too sweeping. There nigh
bs some cases on which the Legislator,
could act.
Then xr. Pilling called attention 4
the fact that q previous Legislature
had done the ssme thing ss conIsmpls
ted II this resolution. "Let us know
a. once" said be, "whst We mean "a
do with these sAseE II was elected
to come here and nslp constitute o di.
voroe court would like to know II, dc
not think was.
We Cannot take the same pains IL
examining into these divorce matter.
as the Superior Courts can, and all can.
net vote irtelligently upon them. The
sxpenbe at present comes ont Ct ths
State Treasury, while in the court i,
comes from the persons benefited by
the decree. Let US decide this ns!ter
At oncs."
Mr.. Robinson retorleA thai the Leg.
islature has every avenus Of evidence
open. 81 hope the gentleman will not
bs hasty with his legislation" said he,
and then he moved to postpone the res
olution Iniil Tuesday TeEt. Mr.. Brad.
ford asked that the motion be with.
drawn for short time In order to al
low further discussion OF the reaoln
ton.
II don't care to withdraw IT," said
Mr.. Robinson.
81 only made the rPquest, because II
10 usually done IS amatler Of courteay
toward member who wishes to speak
upon a subject, replied Mr. Bradford.
Mr.. Robinson's face REDEEMED and be
withdrew the motion to postpone with
out another word. When Mr.. Brad
ford took the soor aud spoke at consid,
erable length and great vigOr in favor
Of the resolution. He held that the
hearing Of divorce cassFtbelonged TO the
Judicial Department Of the State, and
it was q grand mistake9to do anything
with the distinction between the iurC,
tions OF the Legislature and Judiciary.
Tho law gives TO the courts the whole
poGer OF granting divorces and that
Is not public business, and with public
business only can the Legislature deal.
lie said he would be glad to act on de-
serving cases, which cannot be grant.
ed by the courts.
Mr.. Robinson still wanted time TO
the matter. In his opinion
the adoption Of this resolution would
deprive certain class of the sweet snd
desirable luxury Of divorce. Poor pee
pie cannot pay to have their cases 20
through the courts and will have no
redress.
Mr. 7. n. Williams spoke very ably
in favor Of the resolution. 1t was the
isst tims this gentleman, who is 90
highly spoken Of aud Is acknowledged
10 be the leader Of his party in the
House, had spoken, and he was listen
I'd to with interest. He expressed the
greatest sympathy for the resolution.
The idea Of Legislature enthrousi as
q seat OF justice and hearing the mogt
trivial matters with n view 10 sevsripg
he marriage tie, was 10 his mind a
most ridiculous one. OF course the
'esolutiVn would only cut Of cases for
'auses not mentioned in Chapter IS,
Revised Code. Il is high time this
Wholesale divOrce-grsn,ing was stop
I'd, as II is bringing us into disrepute
AID ridiculc.
After some more talk from Mr.. Pill
ng, (wLo jecuIarly suggested tn d
,reation Of fund to divorce poor peo-
pie within the courts Mr. VanBurk-
slow and Tomilaon, the resolution was
by the following vote
Ayes-Cahalt, Eliasor, Graham, Jones,
McNeal, Moore, Register,
5tayton, TOmlison and the Speaker-l2
Nsys-BrsdfOrd, Eastbnrn, Pilling, |
'wayne, Townsend, VanBurkalow, A. |
:. Williams. T. N. Williams ard
Woodkeeper-9.
Enough members favorable TO the
MEASURE TO constitute a majority voted
or the poatponsment. II will be seeo
hat the question is no: strictly one Of
'arty. La.ur in the day, when the
'ule6 c"mo to be adopted, one provid-
ug for = standing committee on Divorce
vas objected to, bu. was adopted by
Inc same vote as above.
The Legislature could avoid much
roubl", to say nothing ofthc fact that
uch action would be proper aua wise,
y adopting tho resolution. Last ses.
ion 80 divsrces we're granted. This
eS6lon 80 eases have already been
laced in members hands.
THE STATE LIDRAHlLN's REFoEr.
7as read in both houses yesterday.
he library now contains 5000 law
'ooks, $4,000 misss llanesus books and
,OCO pamphlets. Each year 500 vol.
mes are added by inter State OK.
hsnRes. The present spaces are all filed
nd 300 volumes are piled on the floor,
here being no room on the shelves.
he report recommends the completion
! all sets Of State reports, and than X
'h!ef Justice Comegys for his advice