Evening journal., 1889-02-15
DIVORCE BILLS.
The Sofoxious Loomis Woman Fails to
Get One Republican Childishness and

TREASURER anu Sldlt dUuiAOA AQEctitHN
mapped out IN these columns. Yester-
day the House sent to the Senate the
names OF four Democrats for the two
positions Early in the day Mr.
Clark offered resolution ap-
pointing ex- Senator William H. Cooper
state treasurer, and b. +. Wagaman, a
surveyor Of Georgetown state auditor
The resolutions were carried to the
Senate and almost instantly were knocked
out on Senator Dormans motion. Late
in the afternoon Mr.. Lingo offered resolu-
tons appointing ex-State Treasurer John
Mitchelmore Houston state treasurer and
John HI. Jones Of Dover state auditor. The
names We're not received by the Senate in
time for action. 1t having adjourned
This sort of thing is becoming rather
tiresome and the Republicans are acting
like lot children in the matter. There
was an entire lack of good faith in send
ing in the names they did. knowing full
well that the Senate would not confirm
the names presented of all names when
the Senators have distinctly defined their
position and win never recede from it.
William Herbert will be state treasurer
and James II. Boyce, state auditor, and
no one else If there object be to create
dissention among the Democrats, they
are laundering in the air as they will
have none Of II. Their course is putting
the state finances IN bad position aud
their plain duty is to end the matter.
DIVISION FENCES.
Fences are not popular in Sussex
county and in order to protect those who
do not want fences Representative Sack
EFT yesterday introduced an act yester-
day. The bill provides that the consent
OF both parties must be obtained before
fence can be erected. Under our
present law one man owning a farm can
put mp fence and require his neighbor
TO pay one half of the cost
whether he desires it or not. In many
parts of Sussex fences are entirely UNI
necessary. The present law has worked
. hardship upon poor farmers who have
been frequently compelled to erect fences
by their richer neighbors. Another pc
culiar provision of our law Is that only
wooden fences are legal ones A man
may erect as beautiful hedge or wire
fence as can be desired and it win not
conform to the requirements of the law.
AGAINST DIVORCES
The Divorce Committee sat down to day
ON four divorce cases. The fact that
great many have been granted has led
number Of persons to believe that all
they have to do is to apply and be d.
worced. To-day the acme of assurance
was reached when Carrie A. Loomis ap-
piled for divorce from her husband
elias w. Loomis The Loomis woman Is
well known character in Wilmington. |
whose house has been noted |
for years as the resort Of
men about town. She with all loss Of |
motherly feeling maintained in her home |
her own daughter for lewd purposes and |
this woman unblushingly appeared be- /
fore the committee and asked for a di /
vorce from her husband upon the ground /
of adultery. II was allened in committee
that her object in applying for divorce
was to marry wealthy man of this \
county, over whom she has recently ex
ercised great influence, much to the
scandal Of his family. The committee |
very quickly sat down upon the
application. G. A. Dalson Of Black
bird hundred, wanted divorce from his
wife on the ground of incompatibility of
temper. 1t was offered in evidence that
Dalson had left his wife with young
child Ia her arms and had not provided
for her since, Notwithstanding the fact
that the woman alleged that she loved
him dearly. Several members of the
Legislature were loaded with letters
against Dalson and his bill notwith-
standing an able speech of his counsel K.
IT. Cooper was turned down.
The regular proceedings are as follows:
sENArE-THURsDAY MORNING.
Senate met at IL o'clock.
Notice given by Senator Moore An
act TO lay out a new public road in Broad
Greek hundred, Sussex county.
Introduced BY Senator Donahoe, act
to incorporate Eden Lodge. to amend
section I. chapter 37l volume 16 Della
ware Laws; by Senator Collins act to
Incorporate the n B. Johnson Company
BY title Amend act TO incorporate the
town Of Dover: act for the protection Of
muskrats act for the relief of district IS,
New Castle county acts to divorce James
B. Hopkins and Sarah f. Hopkins; Mary
Francis Hogan and James Hogan
and Sadie L. Kirk and sam
uel Kirk; supplement- to the act to
incorporate the Ferris Reform School
Passed Act to incorporate the Gray
Prong Branch Ditch Company to rein
corporate jefferson Lodge. l. 0. o. f.
and to divorce Lemuel D. and Mahilla
Tingle and act to divorce Hannah L.
aud w II. Becker
Joint resolutions honoured in APP
pointing w. II. Cooper state treasurer
and B. 4, Wagaman state auditor.
.s4TE-THURsDAy AFTERNOON.
Notice given By Senator Richardson,
act to amend chapter ), volume Is, Laws
of Delaware
Passed Act TO incorporate Eden Lodge.
l. o. D. f. acts to divorce John w and
Henrietta Haines and Mary +. Madigan
and William Madipan
Introduced: BY Senator Richardson,
act to amend act to incorporate the town
Of Leipsic
The Senate amended House joint reso-
luton adjourning to o'clock Monday by
makir 8 it II o'clock M
HorsE-THURsDAy MORNING.
House met a. 10 m.
introduced By Mr.. Biggs, further
supplement to the charter Of the New
Castle County Mutual Insurance Com
pany (read ana referred); by Mr. Sackett
in relation to division fences BY r. A.
Davis, to amend chapter All, volume
xiii, Delaware Laws.
Read and referred House bills to
divorce Mary A. and Charles W. Gallo
way; TO amend the charter Of the st.
Jones River Transportation and Improve
ment Company; concerning delinquent
taxes; to divorce Mary +. and Noah /.
Tindel; to. amend chapter 215, volume
a xvii, Delaware Laws; for new road in
West Dover hundred: to renew the char
ter of the Citizens Loan Association; to
Oman Eleventh and Monroe streets VIII