American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-01-17
DELAWARE LEdIsrATvRr
House Of Representatives.

James Church, IN New Castle County, pr.v;n.
the Legislature to pass law empowering them y
raise the sum of ten thousand dollars by lo,,e,"
for certain purposes therein enumerated which
on his motion was read, and referred 10 M.ssr'
GRAY, Stout and Burton.
Mr.. Br0bson, chairman OF the COMMITTEE ).
whom was referred the petition OF the Presid.o
and Directors of the Delaware Fire Insurance Com,
pany, reported bill entitled An act to incorpora.
the Delaware Fire Insurance Company''-whirb
on his motion was read
The Speaker announced to the House, Mesv,
Brobson, f. Naudan and Burton, as the commit,
tee to whom was referred the bill entitled An n,
for the gradual abolition OF slavery
On motion of MIR. Br0Json, the bill entitl,S
" An act TO incorporate the Methodist Bcneyol.r
Society of Wilmington was read second lime
On motion of Mr.. Bates, the bill entitled An
act to lay out and establish State Road from III.
town of ST. Georges 10 the town Of New Castle and
for other purposes, was read and referred 10 Mess
Bates, Higgins and 1ndall.
On motion of Mr. Day the bill entitled A
supplement TO the act entitled Al act regulating
the General Elec,ion,''' was read second time.
On motion Of Mr.. Bates, the bill entitled Al
act 10 authorize and empower Joel Clement to brinl
into the State Of Delaware, from the State Of Ma
ryland, certain negro slave named Jefferson
was taken up and read third time, by paragraphs
and passed and ordered to be sent TO the Senate fol
concurrence.
Mr.. S. II. Black, chairman of the commute.
Of Ways and Means, LAID on the table report
which, on his motion was read.
| From an abstract OF the report il appears, that
on the I'd day oil Dec. last, there remained in til,
Treasury the net sum of 1928 22i and tbs
there was at tnat time outstanding lakes due an
which will in the course of The present year cont
into the treasury the sum OF S1O,4l9 so, llabN
however for commissions and delinquencies; an
estimating the present with the last year, there vii
arise from banks in the shape of taxes an6 dividends
the sum OF S6387 90 and from all other sources TIL
sum of 8l,500-- making in the aggregate Til
sum of S25,529 92A.
In the course OF the last year there appears L
have been made from the school fund, payments, Oh
account Of the State, TO the amount Of S5,G7j
which will remain to be paid to that fund, from M
above stated sum, in the of the prcsen, yea
! And if the General Assembly should not deemb
prudent to pay the Farmers Bank the principal d
the debt OF $4,000 owed TO that institution, in III
course OF the current year, there will be an aoa
ance of $500 to make for the interest which vii
accrue upon that debt Ard for the expenses
he government for the year 1926, the sum
$4,000; making in the aggregate expenditure
for the current year, the sum OF S20,2s5-learng
at the disposal Of the Legislature, or applicable I
the expenses OF the next year, the net balance d
S5,e94 92t.
! 6 o'clock, P. Mon motion Of Mr.. Brobson, 50
much Of the Governors message as relates to lh
communication from the governor Of Pennsylvani
in relation to the lock navigation OF Brandywr
creek, was referred to committee of three mem
bers-and Messrs. Brobson, Stout and Philips wet
appointed.
| Mr.. Bromn. chairman of the committee to whom
was referred the petition of John Gibbons, reported
:. A bill entitled an act TO authorize John Gibbons 10
remove certain slave therein mentioned" which
on his molten was read.
! Mr.. BrirckiG, chairman OF the committee 70
whom was referred the petition o! J. McC|ung
and others reported bill entitled An act author
zing the persons therein named 10 raise sum 0
money not exceeding Fifty thousand dollars, BY 10Y
terry, for the purpose of erecting Masonic Half
Wilmington, in the state Of Delaware which, OF
his motion, was read.
Mr. Brobsoh gave notice to the House, that o.
Wednesday next he should ask leave to introduce
bill repeating an act entitled An act concerning tn
sale OF real estates by the sheriff in and for Newea
tie County,"
On motion OF Mr.. S. II. Black, the resoluc
appointing War Agent on the part OF this stag
was taken up and referred to Messrs. S. II. Blaes
BrincklG aud Robinson.
! Mr.. Brinckig laid on the table the petition
sundry persons praying law to enable them
raise $4,000 by lottery, for the improvement OHM
navigation Of Mispillion creek which, on his melton
was read and referred to Messrs Brincklo, Day an'
Philips.
W.T.. Bro6son reported bill entitled An ACT COW
cernlng the payment OF the debts Of deceased Pe
sons"-which, on his motion was read.
Tuesday, Jan. 1o.-Mr. Higgins laid on the u
bic petition signed by sundry persons, marsh own
ers on ST. Georges creek, in Newcastle county
praying to be relieved by law from the payment
any taxes TO the St. Georges Marsh COMPANY
which, on his notion was read and rrierreu
Messrs. Brobson, Clement and Robinson.
Mr.. burton reported bill entitled " An ..
ves'ng the title Of the state to certain lands -, y
John Booth, William Galloway and Levin Cana