Milford chronicle., 1883-03-02

In the House the nrst petition for Conssisu'
tIonal Convention was presented. Il was signed
by about twenty persons and requested the Leg
stature to take steps TO call The convention. Mr..
Bates presented q resolution, which was adopted,
requesting the Committee on Crimes and Pun
ishments to report to the House whether any sys'
TEN for the punishment aud education Of crimi'
mails can be devised as q substitute tor their in-
carcera.ion In the county Jail. He supplemented
this by giving notice OF a bill on the subject,
which provides that any child under l6 years oi
age convicted Of any crime except homicide or
arsJn shall be sent TO the House Of Refuge in the
city Of Philadelphia. The managers OF that in
stituiion may apprentice these children or when
sufficiently improved return them to their parents
Any parent may apply 10 the Associate Judges
| for an order for the commitment Of any ineorrig
ible child under 16 years to such institution. A
proYiso is made that the cost Of maintaining each
child shall not be more than 50 per week. Ar
Messick presented petition signed BY $50 Sus-
sex countans ior the appropriation Of 900
the sch0ol fpnd. Senate bill iorthe appointment
OF State chemist was read for the first time.
The House bill authorizing notaries public tC
take acknowledgements Of deeds in other States
was passed. A resolution vas adlpte appropr'
ating $500 for the payment OF E iward Ridgeley
Esq, for his services as Chancellor Gd htem il
the Sussex county case Of Benjamin Burton VS.
George W. Miller.
Tuesday, FEB. 97th There is now but ont
railroad bill before the Legislature, aud that,
the Sussex Midland the others having all be
come laws To day Charlotte A. Burton put H.
petition to be divorced from her husband.
John L. Burton, and Ssth A. Gibbons wants the
Legislature to step ia and separate him from his
eFring wife Lydia, whom he accuses Of doing
divers and unpleasant things. Bills were intro
duoed and read as follows; To incorporate the
town of Laurel; by Mr.. Horsey, to amend
Chapter 405, V0lums Is, Laws Of Delaware, re.
lating to bridges over mill dams by Mr.. Belts, to
amend the charter OF the Rehoboth Beach
Association. The latter contemplates changing
the name to that of "Rehoboth Beach Associa
tionn and provides that where lJts are sold for
non pay meut of taxes the sale shall be con.
firmed by the ensuing term of the Superior
Court OF Sussex county. II approved no deed
is to be given until the expiration Of two years,
during which time the owner or bis legal
representatives in case Of death shall have power
to redeem tae land on payment to the purchaser
of the amount ofihe purchase money aid twenty
per cent interest.
Mr.. Cooeh gave notice Of a bill IN the House
this morning to do away with the little election
and provide for the election Of assessors and IT,
spectors (and in New Castle county road CON.
missioners) at the general election. The BilI
contemplates that the present officers shall have
their tern Of Office prolonged until the next
general election, and that the first election under
the new law shall then take place.
Bills introduced by Mr.. Watson, to change
the course OF public road in Milford hundred.
Senate bill to allow non residents to apply r.
liquor licenses without appearing in court to
allow corporations to appoint special cOnstabIes.
Several additional petitions for country division
and petitions for stock laws in Districts 1872 and
1856, Sussex county, and to change q road in Nil
ford hundred were presented. read and referred.
As the order Of the day, Mr. CrAwiord's Bri.
berry at Election bill was taken up. The amend
ments adopted by the Committee of the Whole
wero almost unanimously voted down, ard the
bill as originally drawn was passed. Messrs.
Temple. Watson and Williams voted in the
negative. Mr.. Lewis gave notice Of an act to
repeal the charter Of the Rehoboth Beach Asso-
citation. Tnis move is instigated by John D.
Marshall, who evidently ioresee defeat in the
Senate of the bill to permit him to build a
stable within the limits Of the associations
property. The bill amending the charter OF the
town Of Dover was taken up and the House
worked itself into a beautiful state of IN.
certainty about what Il was doing One Of the
amendments was to have been tackled on the
bill by J. Alexander Fulton, Esq, without the
knowledge or consent of the committee, and up
in the lobby an indignant citizen was calling the
President OF the Town Council liar because
the pre- sident was suggesting amendments that
the indignant citizen didn't approve Of The
angel OF peace kept a watchiul eye on the
belgereut, however, and no blows we're struck.
The House recognized its inability to act intelll-
gently and the bill was recommittcd.