Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26


Adjourned to o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met pursuant to adjOurnment
The act to change the name of Ffederica Station
was read third time and pissed.
Adjourned Till Monday next, at 2 O'Clock, = M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Monday, Feb. 90, 2 O'Clock, pm.
Tie House met pursuant to adjournment
On motion 81 Mr.. GOodng, the Clerk of the House
was ordered to proceed to the Senate, and inform
that body that the House would be ready to receive
them in five minutes in joint nesting to hear read
the Farewell Address of General Washington.
After that time had expired, the members of the
Senate appeared aud took the seats prepared for
tler reception.
Tho two Houses being convened,
On motion of Mr.. Danlnp, Of the House, tho Clerk
Of tho House of Representatives in pursuance of the
resolution, proceeded to road the Farewell Address
and at its conclusion,
Ga motion Of Mr.. Carlisle of the House. she jour
nal of the two Houses were read and compared.
On motion of Mr. AazEard, of the Senate, the
members of tho Senate returned TO the Senate Cham
Der.
On motion, the House adjourned till 3 o'clock,
Pm.
Same day, 3 o'clock PM.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The act for the benefit OF Joseph Phillips and
Hiram Phillips was read third time and passed
Pursuant to notice, Mr.. Dunlap, introduced bill
entitled An act in relation to obtaining goods un
der false precnces which, his motion, was read
| IL first time.
| The act 10 relation to constabes, 10 Sussex es.,
| was read third time AMI passed.
On motion of MIR Dunlap, the act to incorporate
| the Delaware and Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
| was real secand time by its title
On motion of Mr.. Cooling. tho bill for the relief
of school district No. 40, Now Castle county, was
read the third time, and upon tho yeas and nays beiag
| called, the till was lost
The act to incorporate tho Lafayette Lodge, Ne.
"A, "A. Y. M, OF Wilmington, Delaware, was, on
j moiiOn Of Mr. Gsodang, read a third time and
| passed.
TIE act authorizing Dr.. W. Jones to locate GER
tain vacant lands in Sussex county, was road frat
| time.
Tho resolution in relation to and for tho relief of
the President and Directors ofthe Bank Of Smy
| was, on motion, read.
| Ga motion of Mr.. Atkinson, the resolution was
postponed until to- morrow.
ca motion of Mr.. Gsoding, the act to re.orginize
| the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of New Castle
| county, was read third time aud passed.
The act for the relief of the Middetown Academy
was, on motion of MIR. flooding, read third time
| and passed.
The act to ameud chapter 1873 Of the Revised
Code, was ON motion, read third time and passed
The net to divorce Mary Ann Lewis and Jesse U
Lewis, was read n third time and passed..
The acs for tho relief of Susan PROXY, was read a
| third time and passed.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock to morrow NOR ming.
SENATE.
Monday, Feb. %, 1857.
i The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Prayer offered by the Chaplain, roll called and
proceedings of Friday read.
Mr. Lore, Clerk of the House, being admitted
informed the Senate that the House would bI
ready to receive them in joint meeting, in five
minutes, to hear Washington's Farewell Addrts!
read by the Clerk of the House.
The Senators then proceeded to the Hall o
the House OF Representatives, and took the seat
prepared for their reception.
After the Clerk had read the address, on mo
, ton of Mr.. Hazard, Of the Senate, the mem
hers of the Senate returned to the Senate Cham
Der.
Same day, o'clock P. NJ.
Mr. Speaker informed the Senate that he hel
in his hand certain papers, purporting to b
, memorials from the President and Directors
4 the Delaware Railroad Company, which on MT
! ton of Mr.. Biggs, were read.
4 The act to prevent swine from running
il large within certain limits, was read thir
i time and passed.
o The act to divide school district No. 90,
v Broad Greek hundred, Sussex county, was rea
II q third time and passed.
10 The act to repeal an act therein mentione
d was read third time and passed.
| Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.