American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-01-25
IEGJsLaTURE OF DELaWaRE.
SENATE.

VI IT,, 11-Mr. Whiteley laid on the table sUndry
n esolu,ions approving The appropriation made oy
Songress to General La Fayete, and requesting ouI
~ enresenatiye in Congress to procure portrait o.
I'M General 10 be placed in the Senate chamber Of
}2his State. -,
~ Inn. 1S.-The bill to render liable houses ant
8,her bindings for materials and labor in their cree
H. in certain hundreds in Newcastle county, pas
led the Senate. :,
IA Inn. 1.-The resolution to enable the Burgess
IL. and Borough Council Of Wilmington to borrow
money, was read.
M I'M. 15.-A petition from As inhabitants o.
M1u creek and White clay creek hundreds, in
Newcastle county, praying law to prevent all
8tock belonging to lreeholders) from running al
Acc within those hundreds, was read and refer
# ed TO Messrs. Whteley, Norris and w. N
Polk
N memorial from William Young, wool and cot,
&on manufacturer in Newcastle county, praying
y. a law to incorporate company to take upon
themselves the ownership, charge and manage
#nent' Of his manufactures, was read and referred
#to Messrs. Cummns, Erwin and Cullen.
q Jan. 1.-THE bill supplementary TO an act to
zalter and re establish the charter Of the Borough
#of Wilmington, with memorial from the Bur-
8pesses and Borough Council, was read.
d motion to read third time the bill to dissolve
1.-The marriage between Michael Duval and Mary his
&wlle, was negatised.
The bill prescribing the times, places and man.
8ner for holding elections for representatives in the
HHouse of Representatives of the United States
8passed the Senate.
u Jan. lS.-The bill to enable certain persons to
@raise $4,000 by lottery, to enable Abel Jeans to
zpursue his researches for stone-coal, was read
u Jan. l9.-The bill tor lottery to enable Abel
Jeans 10 pursue his researches for stone-coa, was
4 read second time and amended.
q HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
4 Jan. 1.-THE bill 10 alter the times of holding
1.-THE courts of law and equity in this State, passed
u the house.
y The bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt. wa.
read a second time.
y The supplement to the act to incorporate the
i Cherry Island Marsh Company, passed the House
q Mr.. Booth from the committee to whom was re-
i ferred the petition praying law to alter the qualif
cations necessary for those summoned as jurors, re
ported that the petitioners have leave 10 withdraw
4 their petition. The report was adopted
a Jan IA petition of one hundred and ten in
Nabitanls OF Kent county praying an alteration oil
&he law relative to attachments, was read and refer
\ red to Messrs. Mliflin, England and J. Robinson.
Mr.. p. ROBINSON from the committee appointed
on the bill for regulating the recording of private
z acts, reported said BILL with amendments 81 One
of these amendments proposes 10 levy tax OF ten
8dolars every slave named in bill authorizing
1.-THE importation of slaves into The State.)
y Jan 13.-A petition from the managers OF the
8Harmony Free School of Wilmington praying for
an appropriation therein named, was read and eier
fred to the committee of claims.
A petition from the same persons for repeal OF
1 The law combining the number of pupils in certain
leases to twenty, was read aud referred to Messrs
Blao k, Raymond and Trultt.
Amendments to the bill providing for repairing
the State House in Dover, were reported (The
amendment proposes an appropriation of S 800, on
condition that the like sum be appropriated by the
levy court Of Kent county)
A petition from sundry citizens of Newcastle,
praying law in relation to auctions, was read and
referred to Messrs. Clement, Raymond and Truitt.
Jan. l4-The bill dssolving the marriage be-
tween Michael Duval and Mary his wife, passed the
House.
The report Of The committee on the bill previd-
ing for repairs on the State House, was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the members of the Afri.
can Benevolent Society Of Wilmington, was reject
ed, by yeas and nays.
jar. ia petition from William Young oil
Newcastle county, praying an act OF incorporation
Tor Certain manufactures, read and referred to
Nlessrs, Clement, Williams and Sanford.
petition from the citizens OF St. Georges pray
ing that their town may be laid out, was read and
referred to Messrs. Exton, Johnson and Tindal.
petition from citizens of New castle county in
the neghbourhood of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal, praying increase of the number OF justices
OF the peace in that neighbourhood, was read and
referred TO Messrs Exton, KINNEY and Sanford.
JAM lS.-Mr Black gave notice that to morrow
he should ask leave to introduce bill for the cleo
lion Of electors of President and Vce.Presldent oil
The United States, by the people.
The bill supplementary to the act to establish an
uniform militia throughout this State, was taken up
bainf I.l tl,o hy yeac
nays. trhe bill as amended, provides that persons
conscenuously.cr against bearing arms shall
be exempted from duty. The same fines which
were imposed under former law on ABSENCES are