The daily gazette., 1883-01-11
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
WHAT WAS DONE YESTERDAY
AT DOVER.
THE VARIOUS BILLS INTRODUCED
The Senatorial Caucus To be Held on
Monday NIght--Folnfs About the In
anguration--A Shrewd Trade.
especial correspondence Of the eaasre. ]

| especial correspondence or the Gazette.
DoVnR, Jan. 10-Thipgs were duller
than the weather yesterday, and aside from
the Joint session at which the vote for
| Governor was counted, the particulars of
which were announced by telegraph In yes
terday's GAZETTE, nothing Of interest oc-
CURED. Mr.. Denney presided in the House
In Speaker Bates continued absense, and In
addition TO what was given pf the proceed
ings In yesterdays late edition the follow
ing was done: The committee TO which
was referred the Governors message, re
| ported through Mr.. Justis, the chairman,
referring the several recommendations to
/ appropriate committees.
Mr.. Cooch introduced aE act TO incor-
porate the RehobOth Beach Hotel Company
and an act to vacate q portion of Lake
avenue at Rehoboth. Five hundred copies
Of the State Treasurer's report we're ordered
TO be printed. The petition for a new road
In MisplllioR hundred, previously introduced
| by DR.. Lewes, was referred tD the Commit
tee on Roads and Highways, and petition
| from Joseph Ward for new road In the
anne hundred was read and similarly re-
/ ferred.
In the Senate Mr. Belts introduced bill
to incorporate the Brandywine Catholic
Literary Association (insteRd of Burial
Association" as reported by telegraph and
gave notice of bill to incorporate the
Wesleyan College of Wilmington. Mr..
Cooper gave notice of an art to vest the
| title Of certain real estate In The city Of New
Castle. All the Governors message ex-
| cept that relating to immigration, which
had already been referred to y special com
mittee, was referred TO a committee con-
sisting OF Messrs. Cooper Cavender and
Mustard.
THE CAUCUS ON MONDAY NIGHT.
1t has been decided TO caucus for the
offices of the United States Senator, State
Treasurer, State Auditor and Librarian, all
al the same time, and the caucus Will be
held on Monday evening next. Therefore
| between now and that time things will be
| very lively. John M. Hotstoh is here again,
renewing the fight for State Treasurer. DIR.
Chandler requests that the statement going
In one of the papers as authorative, aud
coming from him, to the effedt that he Is in
favor of Senator Salisbury, be denied, SO far
as Its coming from him Is concerned. He
says he has not mentioned TO a single per-
son how he stands, and that It is his busi-
ness and that of no one elses.
POINTS.
The Marshal In charge of the inaugurs-
ton ceremonies, F. NJ. Dunn, is charged
with carrying the program. into effect and
subordinates arc to be distinguished by
badges. 1t will be their duty to aid him In
his official duties and preserve order, and he
is authorized 10 appoint the police of the
| town as part of his aid and also ushers for
/ the court room.
| 1t Is Mr.. Stockley's desire that the nau-
i guration shall be as simple an affair as pos
slble, and there will be no display Of tho
| military.
| Governor Hall was In town yesterday.
| A member of the House Is member OF
| the Committee on Enrolment, which is a
very tiresome one. He wanted to get out
of the extra work, and offered to trade off
| with member who is on The Divorce Com
mittee. The member laughed and gladly
acet pied, but the other one found the laugh
turned on him on learning that the man he
| had offered to trade with was already On the
Enrolment Committee and that instead Of
lessening his own work he had increased 1t,
as he Will still have to stay on the odious
i committee.
There are many complaints around the
State House at the bad mail service on the
Delaware railroad. This is particularly the
case with the correspondents. Many i'm
portant news letters have gone astray.
YESTERDAY IN BOTH HOUSES.
DOVER, Jan. 1l.-Iu the House yesterday
aside from the reading OF the report Of the
| state Board of Health and a move to secure
| a neW Tag for the State House nothing was
done worth mentioning at the morning ses-
sion. The joint committee or the new flag
is Messrs. Comegys, Williams and Perry on
part of the House and Messrs- Cavender and
Houston on part of the Senate.
In the afternoon Speaker pro TEN Denney
gave notice Of bills to incorporate the Capi
tai Building and Loan Association, and the
Dover Market House Company, and
presented a petition from cltizens OF
Dover asking for the exteuslon OF State
street over Shakespere's mill pond to the in
tersectlon of the roads to Smyrna and
Leipsic.
In the Senate the committee appointed to
consider the Governors message reported,
referring various portions to the proper COM
mittses II was decided to have 200 copies
of the State Treasurer report, and 800
copies of Superintendent Groves report
printed.
DIR. Chandler gave notice OF a bill to In
corporate the Diamond State Organ Com
lpany of Wilmington, and Mr.. Cooper of a
bill to exempt prisoners convitted of muir
der In the second degree from the whipping
post.
The bill giving the State 10 challenges in
capital cases WAS passed and sent to the
House.
The bills to incorporate the Delaware
Lumber Company, the Springer, Morley "
Cause Company, and to repeal the uniform
ballot law, were read second time and
referred.
Mr.. Belts introduced the bills to incorpo-
rate the Brandywine Catholic Literary
Association and the Wesleyan Female Col
lege.
On motion of Mr.. Roe the Secretary OF
the State was instructed to make tabular
} list of executive appointments from Janu-
ary 81, 1879 TO January 16, 1858, and sub
NIT the same to the senate.
Both Houses In the afternoon decided to
adjourn at noon to-day until Monday next
at O'Clock.
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Fined by the Mayor
At the City Hall last night d young man
arrested upon suspicion of having been the
person who stole some clothing from the