Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-19
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THE CAPITOL OvERRUN WITH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
RAY DIVORCE CASE,

DOVER, Feb. 18.-A large number OF
WilIingtonians have been present n.
the State Capital to-day, the most of
them on business relating to The citv
government. The Fougeray divorce
case came up again before the comm it.
tee tonight, and the investigation was
continued until . late hour. The new
State nag, which has been, recently
purchased by committee appointed
for that purpose, was unfoldedIaboye
the Speakers desk in the House this
evening. The flag is q credit to the
committee that had the matter In
, charge. 1t is six and one half feet
long by six wide and Is made of blue
silk with gold silk fringe. The coat
OF arms OF the State is painted in the
centre. The banner will be shipped Co
Washington tomorrow, where it will
be carried on the twenty.second inst. i,
at the dedication of the Washing
ton monument. John b. Cough !lectured
In the Court House Hall to large
audience to night. The proceedings of
low.
The Senate was called to order bv
the clerk at 10 q. m. DIR. Chandler was
elected Speaker protempore. DIR Cooper
presented petition of William Nor.
gan, colored, for divorce from his
wife Elizabeth. The bill to establish
the Kenton public schools was intro
duced by DR.. Cooper and read, and the
House bill authorizing the road Com.
missioners Of Blackbird Hundred to
purchase Q lot of land was passed. The
House bill to incorporate the Ferris
reform school was read, after which
the Senate adjourned until 8 p. m.
Upon re-assembling at 8 p. m. the
following House bills were read: 70
amend the act incorporating the Mutual
Loan Association Of Middletown To
incorporate the Clayton Savings and
Loan Association to amend the ant
relating TO roads and bridges passing
over mill dams to lay out a new pub
lie road In Baltimore Hundred. The
House bill to exempt wages to the ex-
tent OF one. half their amount from exc
cution process In Kent County was
taken up for consideration, and after 8
short discussion the bill was laid u1Dba
the table. Mr.. McWhorter gave notice
OF bill to incorporate the Associated
Charities of Wilmington. The House
Dill to oincorporateHopo ocoh0ckinR Tribe,
No. II, Imp. o. r. NJ, was passed, and
bill to lay out new public road in
Baltimore Hundred was introduced
and read. Adjourned until morning.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.
The House met at 10 o'clock a. H.
The use of the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives was granted the Rev. Dr..
caldwell and others, from to 3 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon, for the purpose of
presenting temperance legislation to the
General Assembly.
The act for the protection and pre-
servation OF game was read twice, under
suspension of the rules, and referred.
Mr.. Brown introduced an act to pro.
mote the public health and comfort,
which was read. 1t provides for the
draining of low lands and malarious
districts.
The bill to divorce Mary Watson from
David 4. Watson was read q third
time and passed.
Mr.. Moore offered q joint resolution
providing for a joint compittee to mark
the spots occupied by the Delaware
soldiers on the battle field of Gettys-
burg, and appropriating 81, 500 towards
defraying the expense, which was
adopted.
A petition from citizens of Kent
County, for q law against allo " ing the
bodies of animals dying from in .ectious
diseases to be thrown upon open lots,
was referred,to special comm ittse, con-
sisting Of Messrs. salisbury Moore and
Schabinger.
A remonstrance against uniting dis
tricts 1923, Kent County. with any
other district, was read 1t is directed
against the bill consolidating the dis
tricts comprising the town of FELTON,
and establishing Board of Education
for that town. The bill was then called
up for third reading and passed.
Adjourned until O'Clock p. m.
The House met at 3 p. u.
The Secretary of State presented the
report of theFish Commissioner, and on
Mr.. Browns motion 300 copies were
ordered to be printed. Mr.. Truitt pre-.
sented the petition of Henry Paisley for
q divorce from his wife Caroline H.
Paisley, Mr. Moore introduced the fol.
lowing bills, which were read:
Regulating the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors In cities a,d tow US having over
10, 900 Inhabitants; for rehet of the Bull.
ding COMMITTEES OF the Trus,ees of the
Poor in New Castle County; to renew
the act Incorporating the Diamond
State Iron Company; for she protection
of the Wilmington harhof; to am md the
act to revise and consolidate the statues
relating to the city of Wilmiue5ou; Il
further amend the sa,nn acG Toe Sem
ate bills to change the name of John
Henry Sullivan TO Harry Johnson and
to transfer the farm of Joseph II. Boon,
from one school district to another wers
passed.
The following House bills were alsS
passed:
Authorizing the Kent County LsvJ
Court to change the draw bridge ovel
Little Duck Creek; to vacate L iucolr
street In Dover; TO transfer the ia rin OF
LII R. Need las frnm one district II