Daily Republican., 1881-03-31

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! through. This assumption would not
be 50 hard to bear if those who take
part in 1t were competent to take care OF
affairs OF their own constituency, but
their utter untitncSS, as even stocklaw
legislators, comes ont 50 glarinyly every
day that the course of those aclf-cOnSt-
tuted New Castle Legislators cannot
fail 10 be the subject Of wondering com
lnCnt,
A TEMPEST IN 4 TEAPOT.
! Holmes, of Milford, came surprisingly
| near getting his divorce through the
House this afternoon, and the proceed
inTN on the subject caused somewhat of
u sensation. The divorce committee
made favorable report on the case, and
1t was stated that Holmes had given Il
| bond OF $500 to his wife toward her sup
port. There was quite II lively debate
over the case, and after some time had
elapsed, Mr.. Cahall read the bond. 1t
WAS made to Mr. tahall himself, to hc
| paid when the divorce was granted.
| But strange to say no consideration was
mentioned in the bond for which the
sum is given. All this was quite ri
diculous, and Mr.. bradford told the
House 80. He said it would I've impoli-
tic to do any such thing aS this, and the
bond WAS worthless. There was some
more talk when Mr.. Cahall said he had
no doubt Mr.. Holmes would paw the
money. Mr.. Register got in remark
here about not taking much stock in
faith alone, in such matters.
| All at once Mr.. Cahall hared ND, and
made an indignant speech, about his
motives being impugned. He declared
that ne was not 10 party to any trick as
the gentleman would make it appear.
No ruan rOnld charge him with any
thing Of the kind off the floor of the
House, and could not do it here. His in
iured innocence carried him into q good
bit more Of his bravadO, and no one
could see what he took exception to-no
one, | say, except Mr.. Cahall himself,
and his much ado about nothing is the
cause of much jocular talk tonight.
The bill, on the motion of Friend East
burn, was then postponed until to-
morrow afternoon.
A BATCH OF BILLS PASSED
Inv t'lih' t-uLy lLtSaN Lut Iul.DW-
ing bills: Consolidating the Smyrna
Public Schools ; authorizing repairs to
the streets of Delmar by Sussex Co. :;
House bill to incorporate the Farmers
Market Company; to exempt foreign
investments from taxation; House bill
to incorporate the Gregg & Isowe Car
riage Company; House bill to divorce
James A. ConnOr from Clara Il. Con-
nor; House bill authorizing George
Holwell to change the course of pub
lie road in Sussex County to incorpo.
rate the Delaware Elevator Company |
House bill to provide for the sale of Ger
tain real estate in FELTON,; House bill |
for the relief of James Prices heirs
House live stock act for district II, Sus-
sex County in relation to the constable
of st. Georges Hundred.
Bills were passed by the House as
follows: Senate bill, providing for fire
escapes; to divorce w. S. and Betsey
s. Baker; in relation to road taxes in
Appoquinimink Hundred live stock
act for district No. Z, New Castle coun-
ty; providing for compensation of wit
nesses of INDECENT defendants relating
to Camden camp ground for protection
from fire by burning brush relating to
the Delaware City, Salem and Phila-
delphia Steamboat Company.
MORE NEW BILLS.
This has been o good day for new
bills. The NEST important was present
I'd by Senator Cooch, to amend chapter
l25and 4S, RevisedCode, to allow trustees
If the poor in New Castle to have $3 q
lay for u meeting days yearly and 3
,ents mileage. Other Senate bills were
as follows: BY Mr. Cooch-
o allow the A. NJ. P. church to raise
'unds to support a Bishop. BY Mr..
observation-disclosures to charter of New
Castle Mutnai Insurance Company.
House bills were read first time az
ollows: Toprotect muskrats; pleadings
Ind practice in civil actions; for regis
ration of births, marriages and deaths; :
n relation to the competency of wit
1esses; relating to oysters; to incorpo-
ate the Brandywine Bank. s
New bills were read in tho House as |
ollows: BY Mr.. McNeal, to incorpor- !
tie the Philips Ditch company; T. n.
to incorporate the Delaware ,
rnst and safe Deposit Company; BY =
Mr. Moore, to lay out uew road; BY y
1r. Swayne, joint resolution, favoring A
he enactment of constitutional \
giving to property-holdiug
women the right of voting at all. .
School elections. (Iaid oyer.) By