Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Tuesday, Feb, II, a, NJ.
The House ME pursuant TO adtouument.
Prayer by the Chaplain, roll called and pro-
ceedings of former day read.
The act to divorce Jas. Mendenhal and Ann
Mendenlal, was read second time.
MIR. Dunlap, pursuant to notice, introduced q
bill entitled ''au act for the benefit of the State
Of Delaware, which on his motion, was read
first time.
The petition of sdndry citizens of Kent county,
for an additional school district out OF Nos. 40
and Al, was on motion Mr.. Watson, read and
referred to Mcssrs. Watson, Foard and Cloud.
The petition Of Jas. D. Shaw, praying for
grant TO extend his wharf to low water mark,
was, on motion of Mr.. Cooling read and e-
ferred.
The act to amend Chapter so of the Revised
Code, was, on motion Of Dr. Martin, read third
time and passed.
The petition of sundry citizens of Sussex
county praying for an act authorizing them to
cut canal on Broad Greek, was on motion Of
Mr. Ponder, read and referred to Nlessrs Ponder,
Pennington and Lodge
The petition Of David II. Houston and others
praying for an act preventing cattle running mt
large. was, on motion Of MIR. Ponder, referred to
Messrs. Ponder, Cannon and Ferguson
The act to create an additional school district
cut of Nos. sc and 81 New Castle county, was,
on motion Of Mr. Cooling, read third time and
passed.
The act for the relief Of Thos. II Denny, was
OH motion of Mr. Pennington, read third time
and passed.
The act to incorporate the Mispillion ard
Chuptank railroad company, was, ON motion OF
Mr.. Pennington, read Il third time and passed.
The act to divide school district No. %, in
Kent, county, was read time and passed.
The act to divorce Cecilia Hawkins from her
husband Abraham Hawkins, was read II first
| time.
The bill for the relief of Sarah II. Kern, was
on motion of MIR Marshall read third time and
passed.
The petition of sundry citizens of Sussex coun-
| ty, tor an additional school district out of Nos
| 10, &c and II !, was read and referred to Messrs
| Watson, Cannon and Franc.
| Mr. Dunlap offered the following:
ResOiptd, That both Houses OF the Legislature
adjourn on the .S;h inst, sHr de, which on mo
| ton, waa laid on the table.
Adjourned to q o'clock, P. NJ,
Same day, 3 o'clock +. NJ.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
The act to change the name Of Frslerica sta
ton was, on motion, read third time and
passed.
That station is, hereafter to be calel the Eel.
ton Station.
Tie act to create an additional school district
in Sussex county, was on motion of Mr.. Ponder,
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Lodge gave notice Of his intention to in
truduce bill to incorporate the Agriculture
Society Of New Castle county.
supplement to an ''act entitled san act con
corning apprentices and SERVANTS was on mo
} ton OF MIR. Ponder, read third time AM
passed
On motion of Mr.. Marshall, the act incorpor
ating the Millsboro' Railroad company, was tax
Gu up for consideration, aud, on his motion, til
amendment offered on previous day was real
1. and ADOPTED,
On motion of Mr.. Ponder, the further consid
eratitn Of the bill was postponed until tomorrow
The act diyorcing Rachel d. buckingham wa
read n third time and passed
The act for the relief of David Lockwood wa
: read u fr,t time.
An act to enable james G, Shaw, of New Ca,
tie to extend his wharf to low water mark, va
II read II first time.
n The act to incorporate the Sussex Count
: Bank, in Seaford, was read first time.
a The act ia relation to insane persons, was rea
# u first time.
The net to incorporate the Loan and Dcpos
company of Smyrna, was read FIRST time.
II Adjourned till 10 O'Clock to morrow morning