Smyrna times., 1859-02-03
Delaware Legislature.
HOUSE.

Monday, Jan. M.-Mr Pepnewill presented
the petition of sundry citze d of Kent county,
praying the Legislature to pass law changing
the name OF Clark's Corner to "Harrngton,"
III honor OF Chancellor Harrington, for his dis
interested efforts in favor OF the Delaware Rail
Road. Read and referred TO Messrs. Penne-
will, Harrington and Oldham.
Mr.. BelvIlle offered a resolution to instruct
our Senators in Congress and request our Rep.
resentailVe, to use their best efforts TO make
such change IN the tariff laws as would afford
ample protection to our manufacturers and far.
mers, and also to cause 10 be abolished the
Canada Reciprocity Treaty, alleging that said
treaty has had q tendency to lower the prices
of agricultural products, by reason of the influx
of such productions from Canada. The resolu-
tlons were read and motion made for it's adop.
ton. and lost by vote of FIVE yeas and ten
nays. Party vote.
An act to authorize the Governor to appoint
an additional Justice of the Peace and Notary
Public for Sussex county, TO reside at Seaford,
was read and passed.
Dir. Pennewlll laid on the table the following
resolution:
Resolved. &C., That the following persons
be. and they are hereby appointed Directors of
the Farmers Bank OF the State of Delaware
and it's branches on the part of the State, agree
ably to the act of the General Assembly in such
case made and provided-for the principal ba nix
at Dover, Edward Ridgely, Hum jenkins and
Wilson L. Cannon. For the branch at Viii.
mington, Thomas Clyde, Nathan Boulden and
Robert r. Robinson. For the branch at New
Castle, Eihu Jefferson, William T. Reed and
James CrIppeu. For the branch at Georgetown,
Matthew Rench, Henry Wolfand William w.
Delaney.
Read and the further consider consideration
postponed until tomorrow.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Monday, Jan. 24.-Senate met pursuant to
adjournment, and passed the following bills:
An act for the relief of the ilegitiInate chill.
dren of John Bell negro. deceased;
An act to incorporate the Wilmington and
Brandywne Council of the United American
Mechanics;
An act Vestng in the widow and children of
John Endsor, deceased, the right of the State
Of Delaware in certain real estate;
| An act for the relief of Parlhena A. Tarr.
An act to divorce Mary c. Buckley. formerly
Mary C. Davis, and Thsddeus S. N. Buckley.
from the bonds of matrimony.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
! Tuesday, Jan. 25.-Mr. Watson presented
| the remonstrsnce of citizens of Kent county
against any alteration in the Game laws Read
and laid on the table.
MIR. Pennewill reported an act to change the
name Of Clark's Corner to Harrington.
An act to incorporate the Wilmington and
Delaware Railroad company, was taken nm for
consideration and amended by striking out the
n twelfth section, which allows the CITY council
of Wilmington 10 subscribe for the stock in
said company to any amount they may see pro.
, per. The bill, as thus amended, was then read
, and passed.
7 The following bills also passed:
An act to divorce William H. Shor. from
: Caroline his wife;
. An act to lay out q public road in Ken
b county;
g An act to allow John ID. Dilworth 90 place ,
e gate scrnss private road.
i Messrs. Jacobs, Slaughter and Beisilie, WEI,
q appointed as commit ee on Accounts.
e Mr. Thompson presented the account of II
j. Eckel g. Co.. George w. Vernon, agains, IN
State for printing.
An act to divorce Comfort C. Bryan from he
in husband Jacob Bryan, was read and passed.
" Messrs. Pennewill and Brown presented se,
iesal petitions praying the repeal Of Tue Law pss