Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-04-03
THIRD EDITION.


Fougeray divorce bill, which passed the
Legislature over a week ago, have
taken root, and this afternoon the re.
suit Was seen in the Senate. Mr.. Cav
ender arose to q question Of privilege,
add recalled the minds of the Senators
TO the occasion of the consideration of
the SQuires divorce bill few days ago,
Mt which time he had referred to certain
misleading statements which had been |
made during the consideration of the
Fougeray bill, and had declared his l
intention to ventilate the subject at a
later period. He then stated that he
was now about to fulfill that engage
ment.
The statement he had referred to was
that made by Senator (Mr. McWhor
teri to the effect that the two members
absent at the time the Fougeray bill
was passed (Messrs Roe and Houston
we're virtually paired, as one of them
would vote for the bill, and the other
against it. Mr.. Lavender said further
that both these gentlemen had siuce
that time given him consent 10 say
that neither Of them had ever intima-
ted or had ever given any one the au-
thority to say that he was in favor of
the passage OF the Fougeray bill, and
there fore he considered that the state
AAAoht " - Sok DuS IL
the gentleman who had made il could
show that it was otherwise no one
would receive this fact more gladly than
Mr.. McWhorter replied briefly thai
ne had only 10 say upon the subjeur
that The statement he had made at th =
ume OF the passage of the Fougeray
bill Was that he had been recently in.
form sd that one of the absent mem Der,
might vote against the bill aud th.
other would vote for IL on a yea aud nav
vote. He had been informed of thi:
net by gentleman, for whose word he
had as much regard as for that of any
Senator upon the tioor, and he had made
the statement upon this authority. He
had nothing to retrac: and no apologize.
TO make. The two houses will adjourn
for the week to morrow morning. To.
day's proceedings in full follow
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10a. IA. DIR. Coon
er, from the special committee. a ppoint.
ed to visit Delaware college, made a re-
port in writing, stating thai the com
mittee had visited the college, aud
found the buildings in very bad, dir
ty, dilapidatei con dition, scaroely ft
for occu pancy, and if some help is not
afforded them, .hey would have to be
abandoned aiso that JAu,e H. been a
lack of energy upon the part OF so.ue of
the officers, and If this was the case,
suggesting their removal The com
mittee also advised that il the STATE
should conclude TO help the college "
appropriatiDg tbs amount asked for.
the State should be well secured by a
hrst lien, 80 that Ill case of any failure
on the part of the trustees of the college
TO maze 1t success, the State would
have the money restored 10 her trea.
ury
The House bill increasing the salary
OF the Judges was reported back to the
Senate. and laid upon the table.
Senate bill passed A supplement
to the act regulating pilots and pilotage
authorizing the Board sef Pilot Com
missioners TO grant licenses, within two
years after the passage of this act, to
al persons holding licenses under the
State OF Pennsplvania).
The following House bills were read 3
first md second time and referred To
divorce Annie w. Smith from Job
Smith to divorce Willard S. Hudson
from Charlotte A. Hudson. Adjourned
until 3 p. m.
The Senate met at p. IN. The
House amendment to the act appropria.
ting money to the free schools was
concurred in. The House bill TO incor
porate the trustees of the Wilmington
srmory was read. Bill passed: To di
vorce Laura E. and Rafael r. Qqin-
tero. Adjourned until 10 a. N. TO rlor.
row.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 o'clock a. m.
The Senate bill divorciug Charles l..
Squires from Susie +. Squires, passed
Thursday, was reconsidered and
amended by adding another section
giving him the custody OF their child.
1t was then again adopted.
Bills introduced: By Mr.. johnson, to
divorce Anna Carson from Benz. r.
Carson and Beulah n. Watson from
David III Watson.
Bills passed : Authorizing State
off GERS to pay bills for printing, ad.
vertising and other work, within 80
days after the performance of the same.
The Senate hill 20 increase the salary
OF the Secretary OF the State Board OF
Health to $3.50 per annum was in.
definitely postponed. Adjourned until
Up. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 O'Clock. Bill, in.
troduced: By DR.. How, to amend the
oyster law by allowing residents to
catch oysters for planting purposes
within certain limits.
Bills passed: To divorce Annie Z.
Mumford from Peter Mumford; Senate
bill to limit the price to be paid for
sheep killed by dogs, in New Castle
county, to IS for sheep and s. for lam bs !;
to fund Sl-0, 600 of the State debt fall.
ing due July /, 1886.
Senate bill to divorce Annie Carson
from Ben jamin F. Carson.
Bills read: To authorize the trustees
appointed under the will of Robert
Hodson to sell certain real estate in
Wilmington devised by his will; to en-.
able the trustees under the will of
David G. Wilson to sell certain real
estate. The Senate bill to change the
con rRa of q nnhlic road in Naw Castia