Milford chronicle., 1889-02-22
Legislative Proceedings.
MONDAY FEB. IS.

In the Senate Senator Richardson pre-
sented protest Of the Duck Creek Hundred
Republican Club against a new State House
An act was passed relating to the town Of
Dover.
The muskIat bill has passed both Houses,
and is now a law
Mr.. Whitemans offensive and obscene
placaTd bill prescribes penalties of from 81
TO $50 fine, or from S to 80 days imprison-
ment according to the enormity Of the trans
| gression. The same penalties apply to post
/ ing placards on private property against the
wishes of the owner, or defacing under like
conditions, rocks, trees and fences with an
| nouucemeuts of the virtues Of somebody S
| pills, plasters or soap.
In the House caucus this evening, the Re
publicans agreed to break the deadlock over
the State Treasurer and Authorship, and the
following was adopted for action on Tuesday.
WHEREAS, The House Of Represen tatives
has used its best efforts to secure the appoint
ment of persons to the offices of State Treas
urer and Auditor, respectively, who are in
political affinity with the majority Of the
members Of the House, and
WHEREAS 1t is now manifest that the Sen
ate IS unwilling to concur in the appoint
ment of any person not politically in sympa-
thy with the majority of that body, and
WHEREAS tits against the public interest
that these important Offices should either be
vacant or any question exist as to the lepiti-
mate exercise Of the functions appertaining
thereto; and to the end that the public inter
ests may be properly subserved it is deemed
polite and advisable that the late incum-
bents of the said Offices respectively should
be reappointed thereto; therefore be it
Resolped, 65c., That William Herbert be
and he is hereby appointed State Treasurer |
and
Resoi9ed, Iif,faey shat James H Boyce
be and is hereby appointed auditor of &C /
counts.
There was quite time in the caucus over |
convention. Mr. Downham
trying hard to push the endorsement Of the
Bradford bill, but in vain the sentiment Of
the majority being decidedly in favor of the
Eckles bill which, with slight notifications,
IS likely to be accepted and go through the
House.
TUESDAY, FEB. 70.
This has been a day legisiatively notable
Tor two reasons-the amount Of business
transacted and the breaking of the treasurer
md auditor deadlock. This afternoon
Representative Clark fred off the cancus
esolutions nominating Messrs. Herbert
md Boyce and they went through the House.
" vote Of 13 to 8; the seven Democratic /
members voting with six Republicans in the
six Republicans (Downham, J
lingo, Maull, Morgan, Sackett. and Wallace) ,
n the Negative; X. A Dayis declining to Z
ote aud Short being out Of the ROOM W. [
:. Davis calling upon his fellow member. h
robert A., to record himself the latter Z
eplied IF you make me vote l shall vote O
ea"i an answer which brought out some a
applause, but, all the same Robert 4
/. did not record his vote. The nominations o
'ere at once transmitted to the Senate, where
! sarcastic reference to.the rather cOmpre- b
ensive preamble introducing them Mr.. II
'orman thus dilivered himself. "Mr b
peaker, inasmuch as our Republican "
lends have omitted the constitution of the ii
uited States and the ten commandments in d
I move we concur in the Joint e
The concurrence came in right II
iere and was unanimous. Wherefore "
.essers Herbert and Boyce are emphatically c
I'd officially all right nj
Representative Downham started resolu- tr
)ns to-day, that, If adopted, will cause te
int investigating committee to be appointed oi
+ the purpose of investigating the school in
'ok swindle." j" that has been dragging over to
many years. D,
The Legislative Committee of the Grange 4,
ct most Of the members to-day, aud en- "a
'rsed the subject Of free railroad act; the bs
nding bill restoring the whistle signal for si
ilway crossings at grade; a projected bill a
appropriate funds for holding farmers's in ei
tutes in each Of the counties; and consid- tic
ID the Law and Order Society High Ii W,
nse and Local Option bill, with expressions fai
approval Of any Legislation calculated to pe
sen the evils Of intemperance With re- at
I'd to the prevention Of the sale of Chicago To
ef in Delaware the committee propose TO 70
to get through a law requiring cattle hogs ha
] sheep to be inspected on the hoof and fe
'hibiting the sale of meat from animals mo
ughtered without having undergone the 70
uired inspection iu Delaware.
.ast week a bill to divorce Lemuel D. and il ,
hala c. Tingle, Of Dagsboro hundred ito
sed both Houses and was duly enrolled, We,
ned aud delivered to the custody Of the sor
retary Of State To-day, three days of ac- tina
session not having elapsed, the Senate, Of
N after discovered testimony, moved to stu
onsider the bill. It having originated in adj,
House, the Senate next requested that sue
nch to return the bill. Speaker Hof- we
ser, after obtaining legal advice, demanded sue
received the bill from Secretary Sauis- we
: and returned it to the Senate, where it ma