Smyrna times., 1859-01-27

- t"Iu Tune anu passed the House
The amendment To the act TO extend the
Time Tor recording deeds WAS read second
time.
Dir. Pennewill moved that the Joint resolu
tlon directing the State I treasurer to pay w.
~ w. Dorsey certain sam OF money be taken
UP IOf consideration, which prevailed,
elI' fehneWlIl also presented numerously
signed petition OF ciliZAns in Kent county ia
Voring said allowance. On motion of MIR. Wat.
son TO adopt, the question was voted. Yeas IL.
ways Q. 30 the Resolution was adopted and ur-
dered to the Senate
Mr. thompson presented the following Joint
resolution, which was read Resolved. by
.hs senate and House of Representatives of
L"e otale OF Delaware, in General Assembly
met lhat our Senators in Cong ress be, aud
they are hereby instructed, and our Represen
'atlVes IN Congress requested, TO advocate and
vjte for law directing the proceeds of the
sales OF The pubic lands to be divided amongst
tae several States, according to representation,
ior the purpose of promo ing internal improve.
Inents IN the said States"
MIR. PenneWIll inOved the resolution be indie
hnltely postponed, aud there being division of
the House, Mr.. p. called for the yeas and navs
Yeas IA, nays7
Mr.. Short presented the petition of Augusus
scout and others, for an act to appropriate
S20OOO for the Improvement of Old Duck
Greek. Referred.
Mr.. Brown presented a petition Of Elk Gov.
William Temple and others, to amend Chani,.r
% of Revised Code Also. a pe,i,inn nf W.II.r
hlcmuIIen and others, IN relation TO the same
The petition of Mary Ana McFerran. far
divorce, was read and referred.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
T.. sNh
passed.
The act to divorce S1rah p. p CbamberI;D
from her husband, Charles CnanberlIn wos
likewise passed. Also, the act to extend Ger.
tam provisions of chap 81 of the Revised Sta.
tutes, III cases of the PARTITION of intestatcs'
Eeh estate, when there Is widow of the intes |
tate.
HOUSE.
Thursday, Jan. 20.-Mcssrs. PennewiII
thompson, Moore and JIcob- were appointed
committee on Enrolment.
MI. Churchman reported an act to incorpo-
rate the Wilmington and Delaware River Rail. |
road company. The capital is SljU 600 d,vi.
ded INTO shares of S25 each
MIR. Belvllle, from the Committee appointed
on that part OF the Governors message recon.
mendlng an increase of the salary of Judges
reported that they deemed it inexpedient to
IegIslate on that subject
An act for the relief of the ilIegitimate chill.
dren OF John Bell (negro). decd, was passed,
Ss was also an act to amend section 50 OF chap
Ill, of revised statutes
DIR Churchman presented memorial apainst
lottery grants.
MT W alker moved that the sixth rule of the ,
House be suspended in order to enable him 10
OFing 10 oil by special order. He was then
granted leave to Introduce his bill--veas H. I
nays {. And Mr. Walker la d on the table bv I
speciaI order Dill entitled /" An act for the en- |
couragement of Railroad improvements in tho ,
STATE 0i Delaware" which was read and passed
feas-Messrs. Harrington, Jacobs, Jones. Nav P
hciiVaIn' Moore, NnudaIn. Short. SLAUGHTER. &
" atson and WhIte-Aa2 NIys-Messrs. Rel. "
lllle' Brown, Churchman, Ellison, Finn, Old. o
lsm' Pen-ewIll, Thompson aud the Speaker
This is a second bill substituted for the one II
'O0'Po"eu uh'l the 20;h instant, differing in v
ne sum to be raised aud making new addiIiun. :
u aPproprIatlOns-at.Ong them are $50 600 for :,
improvements of Duck creek in Kent county.
'%UUU TO build schnOlhous" at Concor, m e.
'usSex county, SGOUU 10 bcIld a water.to,k V
"u storehouse at Townsend on the Delaware Il
|dlrOad' aud $4,000 TO build a Methodist PRO. ~
eelaht church at the sad Townsend statIon
'"'ch' however. when built, shall be tree To al a.
'noninAllUns. $500 towards fencing the Del al
-alIroad, and 800 towards buiIIin,, cour, th
lse at New Castle; aud SIl 900, $1,000 to m
ach y school district IN App 'qnInmnlnk hundred
ne sum to be raised by ihis bill is S1lO OOn g
oe P1ld IN half yrarIy instuments and To- N
oa"nue twenty years. to
SENATE. dr
fTIday Jan 2l.-The Lottery Bill was 70. M
'Ned from the House, and read Motions tn is
's'Pohe until the 2Jth. aud To adjourn. were as
ct. motion to have printed 20U COPIES of
e bill prevailed. f'N' "
HOUSE.
FTIday. Jan 2.-Mr. Harrington moved IN az
consider The vote Of yesterday ou the passage su
'"e Lottery Bill, VIII ch was disagreed to- an
eos 10, nays IL. H.
Nothing else transpred worthy Of note. and let
'n Houses adjourned until Monday afternoon. an
-...e. no
He LOBBY AT DIscOUNT.-Ciov Morgan, ne
new York, Is the first State executive to or,
me out publicly against the lobby influence ev
the legislative halls. lie threatens that he -,
u veto every bill that he suspects has been
ssed through lobby nnpnrtunitIcs. This is '"'
'ht. ell the representatives, of the people C
,u'u OetIay thelr trust, the GOVeTnnr should tul
y bound to defend the people against the acts bo
such shonest representatives., and an tx-
sure OF the facts would so II cure the mis-. IT.
et Gov. MOrgAn's determination seems to I'll
approved by the members of the Legislature. he;
annItce has been appointed to carry enI
bic
MAISE TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.-In re- sat
'ass to the cal! OF the Maine Stale Tenn en-,
rance Committee. convention was held AT -
gusta, on Wednesday. The resolutions 'i'
opted re-afilrm that d" The great idea of pro- ant
'iIon has become the fixed policy of Maine" the
declare that the friends of iempera nee in m,
line require as condition OF prIIIcaI suo.