Smyrna times., 1859-01-20
Delaware Legislature.
SENATE

SE'NA L.
} DoVer' January 10, 3 p. m.-Dr. Martin ..
: oi 'ht committee appointed to iDonire
ron,.,'l "'""'Sned business of the last session.
t. on the files "''iIeu BUSINESS
- HOUSE
$ -H1"0@y, January l0-The bill TO ncornor-
= a" 'he Wilmington Navigation comnanv ms
read second time. was
~, committee on Elections, CONSISTING of
'i'SSrs Fennewill, Belville and Nav woe
{ appointed. "'u "lay' was
! ~, y" motion, committee consisting of Messrs
,'io,' on'pS"n' Jacobs and Harrington, was ap-
pointed to consider that part of the Governor's
this State ''"o"'S III
va motion of Mr.. Short, a Joint resolution
was rcad ana adopted, viz: that the houses oftbe
'"I assembly meet IN the ha III of the Housa
d, representatives on Wednesday next. at ID
. ciock' noon. tor the purpose Of counting tho
! votes cast Tor Governor in the several coTn,ia.
OF tins State
Mr PennewIll was appointed teller on the
J"lnt nrerlng. 'u
'''"eu 10 uesday morning, 10 o'clock.
SENATE.
IaeSdny January llth-Tbe biu froro tho
House entitled, an act TO incorporate the viii
n'"s'"n Navigation company, was presented
Ior concurrence and read
'r'cIdI petitions lOr divorce were presented
read aud referred and the resolution from ,ha
'i'uSe Tor JoInt meeting of both Houses to.
'"oir""' to count the roles for Governor. &c
returned 10 the House with their concurrence
endorsed thereon
Mr Boys presented the petition Of 2I6 c;,;-
Ie"S OF the cry of Wilmington, praylD1 The
Legislature to enact IL lIauor license law .dan
t'd TO The wants and wishes OF the people of
SdIu cl'y, to be executed, SO tar as practicable
oy the Mayor aud Aldermen, ard The Mavor's
NouFt of Ihe CITY OF Wilmington: which was
read aud referred 10 Mcssrs BOYS, GemmIlo md
Cannon. ~
HOUSE
I"eSdHy January ll.-Mr. Pennewill nre.
Sehted The petition OF Susan Fitzgerald. prav.
,"S 10 oe divorced from her husband, Charles A.
fitzgerald. Read and referred
On molten of Mr. Thompson. the hill 70 in
corporate ms w iI'nlngtOn Navigation COMPANY
'. was read thIrd time and passed the House
cas- ~; nay, Mr.. Watson. The capital stock
u ms company Is divided INTO S5U0 shares of
llly dollars each. When one thousan I'd shares
IRE subscribed and five dollars paid in each
mare subscribed, the company are to choose
heir oiHcerS, and 90 INTO operation
Mr.. Watson reported adversely To the neti.
ION OF William Fowler and others 10 lrc,te
v.
N the ground that the lands ought to contIune
be pubic proper y, ST. as to allow free access
. certain public fisheries
Mr. Naiker gave notice that he should, on
o-h"rr"w' or some other early day. ask leave
. 'hF"d"ce blli tor the encouragement of
'fIr"ddN IN THIS State. This is the Iong-talk.
d d "' Lotert BIIl OF France d Co, by means
! Mn"h IT'S friends expect TO raise 5O00OO or
ou,W'O dollars, IN fifteen or twenty years
y business was
Ie House worth repurtinp
HfdHcSd6y, January I2.-On motion of Mr.
the use of The Hall of the Uouse of
representatives. was granted TO the ladies' of
over for Monday and Tuesday evenings. the
1th and 18th OF this MONTH
On motion of Mr.. Watson, the bill vestino
Sarah lfItchlns the tile of the State in cer'
IN vacant lands, was read a third time and
ssed the House.
Mr. Jacobs introduced bill to amend chan.
r 81 of The Revised Code of the State. which
as read.
THIS act repeals section |. ,, and 4 of said
apter 81. and should 1t pass into iaw saws
G JOurh"f II would have the effect To onrn
= save trade between this Stale and a II other
ates and Countries, where the owners could
ID a market Tor II EN-. The domesIic price
young negro man, "A slave, Is about S4OO
the South from one thousand tn twelve bnn
I'd d, liars. Under thiS law nearly nh Tho
YES would be either sold out ut the S,ate mr. a
nvryed away by the undPr.r una abroad in
IrItt space of time.
The Clerk of the House Iufrmcd ,h. Senate
II tn" House was ready 10 receIv, ne, Se.,.
} INT meeting tor the purpose of courtnoort
i publish'ng In" returns Tor G.vrr,or ~ it,.
election. Tie Sena e. rr,c,..G.al, ill.,.
aker and a'c"hp"utca hl th.., t...,i
'ded to the lluus'. auG tuuk IhrI s,,..
/ he Speaker OF the Seuhle o,., r.d tLe re-,
MS read touws:
FOR " lillian BURTuN
In New Castle county 34I6 votes
kent 2U24
Sussex 23lS
Total, los