Year: 1879

Liquor Tariff and the Efforts 70


. change Of Law.


Special Correspondence Of the Republican.


DOVER, DEL, March 1lth, '79.


As was yesterday foreshadowed, tn,
bill providing for the removal of tn,
court house from New Castle to Will
minstOn came up before the Senate
There was considerable speech making
mainly indnlged i'll by Senators Sharp.
ley McWhorter and Cooch, the New
Castle county representation. Senators
Sharpley and McWhorter were in earn.
est in its favor. Senator Cooch moved
it bs deferred until Thursday afternoon
next. Senator Cooch sustained his mo.
ti0n with statement to the effect that
as the Levy Court was about to MAKE
an effort to repair the old building, he
wished to learn to what extent these
improvements were to be made. If they
were to involve any large expenditure
of money he wished to know it.
1t was his desire to vote intelligently :
and not unwittingly do injustice anc
therefore if any improvement was con
templatsd he warted to be certain o
the fact, so that he could record hii
vote in favor of the removal of the sea-
o. justice. The discussion was between
the New Castle members. Sussex and
Kent counties laid back in their cush
ioned chairs, and watched the Senator
ial for flying, but said nothing. The
motion to postpone was lost by vote
OF five to four.


The bill was put upon its passage
and received no opposition but that
from Senators Cooch and Denny; and
that opposition extended no farther
than the second and third clause of tn.
bill; and subsided then because Of the
h0pelessness of the issue which they
were defending.


In the House this afternoon the bill
was introduced and read, and will be
pushed to final vote as quickly as
possible. AS in the Senate Sussex
County is bodily in its favor. Two or
three accessions are looked for from
Kent County to make up for the loss Of
the opposing spirits in New Castle
County. 1t is expected that the op-
position that will be raised, in care
Sussex County remains undivided,
will BE- Intellectual, and that the bill
will Ultimately become Law. The
amendments that have been appended
to the bill are received with approba-
tion, and have had salutary effect. A
large number of influential gentlemen
from Wilmington, are still in attend
ance, and are watching closely every
movement that tends in any way to af
feet the measure.


TIE LIQUOR BILL.


This afternoon, as will be seen by the
proceedings, the House went into a
committee of the whole TO take into
consideration the liquor tariff. The
consultation consumed nearly two hours
and terminated, for the time being, in
no definite conclusion. Mr.. Dean made
one of his vigorous speeches and expos
ed in his peculer manner the abuses to
which the State is subjected under the
present system. He arraigned the Dem
ocratic party with being in measure
responsible for the lamentable condi-
ton into which the morals Of society
had fallen.


He was intensely temperate in his
objections. Representative Houston
supported him and they both plead
earnestly for an unadulterated temper
ance law. In this connection we may
remark that these gentlemen were the
only two who had the moral courage to
leave the banquetting table upon the
occasion of that legislative champaign
supper SO etfectually shown up by the
REPUBLICAN correspondent short time
ago.


This casual observation goes to show
that those who are now champion
ing the cause Of temperance are
those who practice as well as preach.
Another meeting of the committee will
be held tomorrow afternoon at four
O'Clock, when some conclusion will
doubtless be arrived at. 1t is thought
that the only action that will be taken
in relation to this subject will be to
pass several amendments to the present
statute. A. +. +.