The daily gazette., 1883-03-29
PATRIOTS IN EMBRYO.
REPRESENTATION PETITIONS
OF THE Y. M. a. c.
PUBLISHING COUNTY EXPENSES.
Mr. COoeh Introduces His Bill-Measures
Killed in the senate-The Outlook for
the Immigration Bill.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. !

Especial correspondence Of the Gazette.
DOVER, March 20.-The budding youns
patriots are being heard from. The printed
petitions of the Young Mems Republican
Club, bearing names of Republicans of higt
and low degree and of the Stalwart a1d
anti-Stalwart faith, are pouriug into the
Senate. Republicans from Wilmington
Republicans from the lower New Castle
hundreds, Republicans from Kent and Re
publicans from Sussex are represented, all
bonded together in the common cause OF
trying to get the Senate TO heed their limo.
cent pleading and at least defeat the repre-.
sentation bill passed by the House last week,
1t is interesting to read down the columns OF
names, protesting to be those of disjn-
terested and public-spirited citizens of the
State, and note their politlcs. Republicans.
of course, and party workers, nearly every
mothers son of them. One petition. frdm
around Milford, contains, pasted on II. a
clipping from the morning organ declaring
that the movement is disassociated from
party, ard one In which every one Is Joining
with cordial earnestness
Here are few Of the names taken at hap
hazard, and they completely show the poll
tical complexion of the petitioners; Joseph
A. Bond, David H. Coyle, George Fl. p.
Simmons, George o. Hildreth, F. Fl. Robin
son, Frank e. Heisler, Samuel Chambers,
s. redmond Smith, H. II. McMullen, j. H.
Glatts, James II. Seeney, (office holders) !:
Frank Chandler, +. II. Hoagland, Edward
G. Bradford, DR., J. r. Martin, VIM. Bush,
A. A. Chapman, Peter s. Kenton, Jonathan
ChIppey, Raymond Trusty, Joseph Tatnall,
VIM. Y. Warner, VIM. NJ. Candy, VIM.
Candy, Frank w. Helsler, j. c. Stuckert,
d. B. Stewart.
1t would seem that these people think the
''sacred right to petition" is very nice
thing to play at, anyhow.
WORK IN THE HOUSE. -
In the House yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Cooch introduced an act providing that in
May of each year the Levy Courts of the
several counties shall publish In pamphlet
form (the number TO be decided upon here
after by the House) an itemized account of
the expenses for the year. One half of the
number printed shall be placed with the
Justices of the Peace for distribution and
the remainder the members shall have for
citizens who make application for them. A
similar msasure applying to New Castle,
was defeated two years ago and at the ses-
sion of 1879, Mr.. Dean, who stirred things
up 30 with his various schemes of that kind,
put in similar bill. Among other bills
introduced In the House was an act by Mr..
Barlow relating to the close season for wood
cock; by Mr.. Risler to incorporate the Gum
Branch Ditch Company; by Mr.. Sutton,
corporations; by Mr. Lowe, ex-
tending the time for recording the acts in
the Delaware Land Improve
ment Company and the Farmers Loan and
Improvement Company; by Mr.. Rawlins, In
cooperating the NantIcoke Building and
Loan Association. @SS.
The Senate bill to amend Chapter III.
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arresting unlicensed salesmen, to be col
ected from the offender, was passed 1t
was first amended, so as to have the pro-
Visions of the act only apply to non-resi
dents, and making an extOrtion of $5 by an
officer who consents to release the salesman
On his paying the sum, ali unlawful act.
Other bills were passed as follows Re-
lating to the serving of writs of hdbeds
corpus, which provides for the punishment
Of officers neglecting to obey the command
Of the writ; to increase the salary of the
New Castle county Coroner to 81 900 and of
the Coroner's physician to $40O, the act to
apply to the present incumbents; to change
The time for making the Auditors report
10 January /, and making the fiscal year
at that time; Senate bill, provid-
ing that the tenant shall apply for licenses
10 sell liquor; for new road In Duck Creek
hundred; stock law for District 63, Sussex
county; incorporating the Delaware Loan
Association of Wilmington; Incorporating
the Milford Library Association; incorporat-
ng the Grave'ly Run Ditch Company; in
the Kirk Branch Ditch Com
pany.
The act amending the charter OF the Re-
hoboth Beach association was recommitted.
The act to exempt j. Alexander Fulton's
land from town taxes was lost. The act de-
lining legal fence was indefinitely post
poned. The act consolidating school dis
tricts 1874 and IL, In Sussex county, was
lost. The act in relation the Baltimore,
Chesapeake 81 Delaware Bay railroad was
laid on the table.
The House in the afternoon adopted the
oint resolution, providing for the purchase
Of the Jump property for $4,000, the intro
1uction of which telegraphed you, and the
Senate is likely to concur.