The daily gazette., 1883-03-14
D0INGS DOWN DOVER.
WORK OF THE LAW MAKERS
YESTERDAY.
ACTION TAKEN ON sUNDRY Bills.
A Day Set When Further Business VIII
Not be Received-Uninterestin and
MOnotinous Sessions.
Especial correspondence of the Gozet,e. i,

especial correspondence of the Gazette,
| DOVER, March IA calm has fallen
over legislative business, and yesterday was
| unenliVened by anything calculated to
create thrill of public interest It Is,
doubtless, the "calm before the Storm as
the Wilmington charter, the representation
amendment and the school bill will doubt
| less soon come up for final action, Last
| nlght the new charter was considered bv
the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
and the City Council committee was present
| by invitation.
The bridge bill, it is Thought, will come
| up In the Senate tomorrow, and as things
now look / should not be surprised If it
would pass with practical unanimity. The
petltlons and letters in favor of its passage
are surprising in their strength and nun
bers, while the opposition is scarcely strong
enough to be dignifed by the name. The
justice OF the measure is so manifest, and its
backing SO influential, that while its
passage is not doubted it would not be sur
prising If not single vote was recorded
against it. The unjust attacks that were
made upon the bill Immediately after its
passage by the House have resulted In
arousing those who recommended its favor
able consideration, and they are re-
senting the gratutiuus insults TO their per-
sonal honesty ard sincerity of purpose by
renewed efforts for the success ofthe measure.
The aggressive fight is now on the part of
the bill, and with no arguments and less
cause, the few appointments can do hut
nttle TO stem the sturdy progress of those
VINO nave SO freely expressed themselves in
favor of this act Of justice and honesty.
The police and water commission amend
nehts 10 the city charter are in the hands OF
the committee, and will be perfected in time
to report with the bill Those who cxpect
to see any real partisan legislation in this
respect will be disappointed, but that there
VIII be some change these de-
partments of the city government
feel sure. The police department, in par
ticular, calls loudly for reform, and more
than the party ward workers of Whining
ton are asking the Legislature to move in
the matter.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Below are the detailed proceedings in both
Houses yesterday
In the Senate in the morning Joint reso-
luton was passed extending the thanks of
the General Assembly to BENJAMIN B.
Comegys for TIE picture of Lord Delaware.
presented by him to the State, and provid-
ing for the publication of 500 copies of a
pamphlet containing all the proceedings re-
lating to the same. petition from citizens
OF Duck Greek hundred praying the passage
OF the act extending the jurisdiction of JUS
tices of the peace to civil cases in which the
amount involved docs not exceed 5000 was
presented and referred Speaker Cooper
gave notice of an act to incorporate the
Delaware Fruit Exchange and Port Penn
Grange Hall Company, P. of H., No. 9, of
Delaware. Bills were introduced to CON
Sussex county; authorizing the Prothonotary
OF New Castle county TO copy certain
Judgment index, and to divorce Walter G.
Hurlock, Edwin II. Packard, William Parvis
and Elijah NJ. Clymer. Bills passed: House
bills Transferring the farm of William G..
Rust from School District No 143 to 90,
Sussex county; to provide for public parks
in the city of Wilmington; for relief of
Martin Z. Walkers administrators; to
amend the charter of the town of Middle
town. Senate bill Divorcing Julia Mohlen
from Charles f. Mohen
At the afternoon session, after much dis
cussion, the House bill abolishing taxes on
lawyers and physicians was laid on the table,
Bills providing for changing the names of
three children and House bill concerning
private corporations, and relieving foreign
investments from taxation. Mr. CaVender
gave notice OF bill for the protection of
fish, and Mr. Cooper of a bill repeating tax
on collateral inheritances.
During the morning session of the House
Mr.. Barlow's oleomargarine bill was passed
as was also the bill to make the Wilmington
Liquor Bailitts salary payable out of the
State Treasury. Other bills were passed as
follows:
Divorcing Mary E. johnson from her
husband, George johnson; extending the
time for dredging for oysters to April Is;
Senate bill for the relief of the heirs of
James Price; in relation to the records of
the Orphans Court of Kent county: re-
pealing the charter ofaths Valley YiewC
etery Company of Newporta helnft4k to
constables in North and South KIN
hundreds; to change q road ~ Euafh kliir
derkill hundred; stock lRig fsleiet 4 No, 4a.
Sussex county. Mr.. Justls hEga notice 81
an act to annul the charters & 81 private
corporations who do not take advantage Of
them within two years after their passage.
Bills to amend the charter of the town OF
Milford and incorporating the Torpedo Com
pany OF Delaware were introduced.
Bills were read a second time as follows
House bills to incorporate the Kirk Branch
Ditch Company to amend the Constitution
in relation to the judiciary; to amend
Chapter 60 Revised Code; to allow W. 4
N. Railroad Company to improve its tracks,
NSS'1 III lSld1lOu " IOdub III NEW SaSLle
county.
The House asked for a conference with
the Senate, the latter having notified the
former that it would not concur in the House
amendment to the act to incorporate the
Dover Glass Works Company (striking out
the clause exempting the company from all
taxation).
Consideration of the bill amending the
charter of the town of Dover was indefinitely
postponed at the afternoon session. The
following bills were passed Stock laws
for Districts So, AZ and 81; amend Chapter
384, Volume Is, Laws of Delaware, and incor-
porating st. Johns school, Falkland, and
Fidelity Lodge, Frankford Notice of
bills was given as follows By Mr..
Lewis, a supplement to the charter
of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Delaware Bay railroad; by Mr.. Lowe, amend
ing the law concerning the pay of oyster
ground boats; by Mr.. Sutton, amending
Section z, Chapter n, Revised Code. Intro
duced: Stock laws for districts 1906, 81 and
81; petition iCr divorce by Julia Mohler;
supplement to the charter of the Delaware
Fire Insurance Company. The Conference
Committe reported in favor of receiving no
new business whatever after March %, aud
the report was agreed to.