The daily gazette., 1883-01-19
YESTERDAY AT DOVER.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE LEG
ISLATu2E.
IMPORTANT MEASURES OFFERED.
The Proceedings in DetaiI-The Immi-
grafton BiL-SenatOr COOper's Election
Bills.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette ]

Especial correspondence Of the Gazette.l
DOVER, Jan. 19.-The Legislature did a
pretty big days work yesterday, and to-day
Tor the first time since the opening Of the
| term will be In session on Friday. In the
| House the bills Incorporating the Delaware
Baptist Union, the Rehoboth Beach Hotel
Company, the Springer, Morley q Cause
\ Company, the Delaware Lumber Company,
and amending Section l of Chapter 397,
| Vol. XI, Laws of Delaware, so as to provide
/ for the Incarceration of Insane conyicts were
/ passed. All, with the exception of the first
named, are Senate bills. The hotel bill was
/ amended so as to be a private act. Bills were
introduced as follows To incorl'orate the
Bricklayers' Protective and Beneficial Assocl-
/ alton of Wilmington, to authorize School
districts Nos. 80 and al, New Castle county.
| to borrow money and erect a new school
\ house, to incorporate the Madison street Club
/ Stables, to incorporate the Capitol Building
and Loan Association, for new road In
Mispilion hundred, to extend the charter Of
the Kent county Mutual Insurance COM
pany for two years, to authorize the Della
i ware and Chesapeake aud other railroads to
consolidate with the P, w. Il B., to incor-
porate the Dover Market House company.
/ The Senate bills to amend the charter OF the
/ Delaware Beet Sugar company, so
as to permit the manufacture of
| glucose and the increase Of the capital
stock to 81 900, 900, abolishing whipping for
murder in the second degree, extending the
| charter of the Wilmington Home for Friend
less Children, incorporating the Diamond
/ State Organ Company. Incorporating the
Brandywine Catholic Literary Association,
were read first time. Bills were read
i second time as follows: TO apply the oyster
/ revenue TO the school fund, tor new road
/ in East Dover hundred. A petition from
w. IL. Vaughn, asking Tor divorce from
his wife Martha A. Vaughn, Oh the grounds
OF desertion and adultery was read and re-
ferred. DIR. Lewis gave notice OF an act to
| re- enact the charter of the 1omahawk
| Branch Ditch Co. Mr.. Cooch was excused
1 on account of illness at home. Mr.. Dorsey
| gave notice of q bill to amend the charter of
| Dover and to incorporate the Dover Glass
| Works. DIR. Crawford, chairman of the
committee on Governor Stockley's inaugu-
| raj address, present ed report recommend
ing the reference of that part relating 10 In
creased representation to the committee on
that subject, that part in relation 10 schools,
ETC., to the Committee on Education, that
part in relation TO temperance to the Com
nittee on Grimes and Punishment, those
parts relating to election bribery and the
uniform ballot law to the Committee on
elections, and that part on immigration TO
the special committee on that subject.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate the following bills wer0
passed +: Incorporating the Brandywine
Catholic Literary Society, extending the
charter of the Hume for Friendless Child
| rem, amending the charter of the Delaware
Beet Sugar Company, Incorporating the
Diamond state Organ Company, abolishing
whipping for murder in the second degree,
in relation TO tue competency of jurors In
capital cases, providing for additional jurors
in the panel in the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer Bills were introduced as follows !:
By Mr.. Cooper to punish persons found
| guilty of procuring abortion, by Mr.. Belts
TO incorporate the Pusey Il Jones Company.
Mr.. Cooper gave notice Of bill in. relation
To insane prisoners, which is designed to
cover the legal difficulties met with in the
case of Collingsword r. Hallett for the
| murder of James B. Deputy. Other notices
of bills are as follows ITO further procure
the freedom of elections" to create new
| school district out of parts of districts
81, SO, GA anu Sc in Georgetown hundred, to
incorporate the Robbins Hose Company of
Dover. The House bills incorporating the
j. A. Cranston company, and enabling Tom
| Mckay to convey certain real estate, were
given lrst reading. A petition was read
from Annie Gibbs Tor divorce from her
husband Thomas Gibbs. On Mr.. Koe's
motion the Governors recommendations on
l cltCllOub WGIG IGlGtItd W luN GOillllGbCS Ou
elections. On motion of Mr.. Cooper the
Governors recommendations on increased
representation were referred to the follow
Ing special committee Messrs. Cooper, Roe
aud Houston. Through Mr.. Cayeuder the
committee on immigration reported bill
providing for Commissioner of Immigra-
lion. The Senate adjourned to meet at 9
o'clock to-day.
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
The bill providing for the appointment by
the Governor of an immigration commits
sioner is a most important one, and is
likely to be favorably considered. 1t has
long preamble, In which is recited the great
need OF labor in the State, Its provisions
are that within 80 days after the passage of
the act, and biennially thereafter, on the
second Tuesday of DE- cember, the Governor
| shall appoint some suitable person to the
| position, whose salary shall be 81 900. The
duties of this officer are that he shall use
all proper means to secure immigration into
the State, that he shall prepare and publish
pamphlets, giving accounts OF our soil, good
schools, and general advantages, that he
shall contract with agents and railroads for
cheap fares and advertise in foreign news
papers. Five hundred dollars year is ap-
propriated for expenses.
The importance OF this bill can be easily
| seen, and the demands. for something of this
| kind are so pressing that IL Will be speedily
passed. j. T. Budd, formerly land agent of
the P, W. g. B railroad, who is well quail
fed for the position is iavorably spoken of
for the place, and will probably be appointed
after the bill passes.
ELECTION BILLS.
The bill to repeal the uniform ballot law
will pass without much trouble, and In the
Senate this afternoon, Mr.. Cooper gave
| notice of a bill OH the same subject which
will probably be found to be one oil much
importance. 1t is entitled an act to further
provide for the freedom at elections. Mr..
Cooper declines to say just what the bill is
for, as 1t is not yet completed. Two matters,
he says, affecting the election law are in
contemplation. The bill Will soon be intro
duced.
Tde Committee on Education will meet
next week and prepare 10 put the new
school law In shape. just what is to be
done it is hard to tell, but the law will be
amended In such way as to greatly i'm
prove the school system. The proposition
J to have three suPerintendents, QUE for each
. county, does not meet with the general ap-
proval with which Governor Stockley's
other recommendations are received.
POINTS.
Rev. Cyrus Huntington, Chaplain Of the
: House, was married to-day TO Miss Clarah
' Fulton of Dover.