Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-09
Our Dover Letter.

Special eorrespondsnee Of the REPUBLICAN,.
DovaR, February e.-The week closes
as the longest straight session for years.
Hitherto, Il has been customary 70 ad-
journ at 10 O'Clock Friday morning, but
both Huoses remained In session until
noon, and the members did COMMITTEES
works until train time.ft The weeks
work has been good, and there has been
q steady round Of business from the tifst
until the end.
No important work Of the 90, sion was
started, such as Constitutional Conyen-
ton, Temperance Reform, Insane Asylum
and State House, 1t 10 9 question OF
much doubt al what will be tie outcome
Of any of these movements. The most
hopeful by far Ia tie new State House
project and there Is . decidedly healthy
feeling that the building Is needed, and
needed badly. !
The valuable State library 10 the most
urgent thing in the whole matter. Here
are 10, 600 OF as valuable works as there
are in the country, and these are stored
about In the most promiscuous fashion.
The Senate and House Of Representative
halls are entirely too small, and II the
number Of members be increased, as is
likely, ip few years the accommodated
would be very much cramped Tten
there il need of document rooms,
better rooms for the clerks of the two
houses and suitable retiring and commit
tee room.
The Insane Asylum project Is one that
can be said TO be advanced over what 1t
was week ago, and the offer Of $4,000
made has had the effect Of creating q rood
impression. TIE small sum asked for the
building removes In q great measure the
principal objection, aud leaves only one
subject TO remain, TO wit, the question
of the necessity for the institution. There
are very few tho will not admit this, and
AZ there Is surplus In the treasury there
ia no reason why It should not be
adopted.
The Republicans under the able lead OF
Edward Y. Bradford, Eco, propose to
take menly stand upon the question OF
Constitutional reform. The bill he has
prepared Is just such one as will accom-
plish the purpose and much hard work
will be done In its interest. The Idea OF
submitting 1t to the house without caucus
act on was 10 allow the Democrats 10
offer any suggestions that they may de
sire. The only desire OF the Republicans
being TO secure q constitu .ionAl conven-
ton and 10 secure It at any cost.
Governor Biggs, General Kenney and
Representatives Maui and Armstrong re-
turned from New York last evening, bAv-
ing completed arrangements for proper
tepres nj alton Of Delaware. Elegant ae-
commentators have been secured on tho
first eepinZ d or Of the Grand Central
Hotel.
The regular proceedings are as follows;
seSATB-FRIDAI MORNING.
Senate met at / l o'clock.
IntrOduced-By Senator Collirs, an
act as an additional supplement to the act
Incorporating the town OF Smyrna; by
Senator DOnahoe, act Incorporating
Lombardy Cemetery Company; an act to
divorce T. ElWood Singley aud Kate Y.
Singley; by Senator Moore, an act to In
corporate the colored school OF Slaughter
Neck; an act 70 INCORPORATE the Milford
Building Loan Association.
PAssed-Acts 10 divorce John B. De
putty and Mary J. Deputy, Elizabeth d.
Davidson from Frank T. Davidson,
Rachael Ann Craig and John A. Craig
an act to transfer certain property from
District 81 TO Districts IL aud 81 in Kent
county; an act for the relief Of District
| 1873, Kent county; an &C. TO authorize the
trustees Of the Georgetown Academy Ia
sell the property.
Adjourned until p. IN. Monday.
House met at lO.45 a. IN.
| Mr.. Biggs gave notice Of a bill to pro
vide State asylum for the insane.
Introduced: Senate bills to divorce
Ella J. and william K. milford; to 60
tablish Board Of Education for Camden
by Mr.. Armstrong, TO divorce Mary n