American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-25
.N4HHL.qN'D LEGISLATURE.
nousE OF pELEGATEs.-rursnAr. rrn.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES,-TUEs FrD l9.
he house resumed the consideration Of the sup
pe'nent 10 an act, entitled An act to lncorpurat
company for the purpose o. cutting and maxim {
canal between the river Delaware and the Chesa
peake bay.
On motion by Mr.. Parker, the question was nut
hat he word Delaware" be ken out o. the
Arst sec'loo tor the purpose Of inserting Penn.
sy'a IA. Resolved in the affirmative
o. motion by Mr.. Parker, the words orc hun
afed ares was stricken out, and the words " three
~ 50 ard hiiy thousand dollars was inserted
air the word Pennsylvania
- motion OF Mr.. Parker, the proviso declared
TIA HE said act is not 10 be construed SO as 10 re-
peal Or impair the act so far as it. relates to the
COR nonweath Of Pennsylvania, and the following
inserted in lieu thereof:
Resolved always, That the treasurer ofthis state
shall not be authorised to subscribe as above direc
TED urtil subscriptions to the amount of 1925. 00o.
~ addition 10 the amount authorised to be subscrlb
cd Tor BY the state of Delaware Resolved in The
affirm tive "
On motion by Mr. Purviance, the question was
put ! hat the said bill be referred 10 the next pene
Tal assembly: Determined in the negative
ne question was then put Shall the said bill
follows:
II ndfire.--aI=ssrs. Nil ard, G. Leigh, Stone.
Msddox' Ireland, Massey Hodges, Dalrymple,
0mJh, Skinner Stonestreet, Edslen Ropersor.
Garner, Loockerman, Lloyd, Martin. Jones, Teac-
Re Dennis Steele Byus, Willis, Hooper, Shere
dine Parker, Gerry. Goshen, Hughes. Carroll Ro-
nerls Meconlken 'Vrlsnt, Slemaker, Riey, FAX
i'm, Thomas. Farqdna Chaunc y, tVhiteford. Boor
oaulso"ry' douglass, Keller, Galloway, Williams,
a. LIT.
:" ce-Messrs. Speaser. Estep, Lintbicum
Howard Stansbaty, Worthington, H KEMP, Fish
rf, Na'rls, Allen, John p. Ke NEEDY, Pury!ance +
Kennedy, Drury, DuvolI, Greenwich, Hoffman,
Vomlinson--l8
Resolved in the affirmative, and the bill sent to
the seoa;e ' =
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
MI. John z. Kennedy delivers the following re-
port: 20 -
Inc select committee appointed to INQUIRE into
the manner IN which Justice is administer ed in the
courts o Ia" and equity throughout this state, re-
specttuly beg leave 10 report:
That feeling they had assumed di;cr,, ,as,.
and one winch, to be properly performed reoniradl
very minute information upon the snb;-ct 70 yh;sI
It referred, they deemed It advisable. early in the
session, to require from the clerks of the several
coohues, exhibits IN detail of the quantity Of bns
NsSs IN their respective courts and of the linn ma
cessariIy employed in the disc barge of it-wiib ,ho
view, your committee directed circular ettera ~ 10
|'S'hs e1"ahulhS OF them information as TO their
respective dockets' and calling upon hem 10 furnish
statements o. the number of suits both on The la,n
and equity sides OF their courts, which have hssn
originated and disposed of in the last three wears
more especially directing their attention 10 he s,a,s
OF their trial dockets in that time in orde that thrir
returns might shew what number OF causes have
neen marked for trial at each term, and how manv
o' these have been decided These returns, win
5he exception o. hent county (where on account Of
The death OF the clerk return could moi he had \.
nave all been made though most Of them have ar.
rived so late as to render il impossible 10 act unon
them at the present session. NF'"
he reports have been most satisfactory, and bv
sbem he egl' aioFe mas been put in possession Of
mass OF valuable Information, which serves, IN the
most ample degree 10 elucdete Ne ,rne chorna. e
VI our Judiciary. These statements noint ~, -
very striking manner The Objects in the organization
y that branch OF the government, and will be
4a!y useful in suggesting the remedy.