Smyrna times., 1859-02-03


81 4;es:. = 4--4s.-7u1a.ua. Aasss.xas..sA
ti6tlng the Banks Of this State issuing notes
Of less denomination than five dollars Read
and referred
Mr. Thompson presented petition praying
Tor The passage of Lien Jaw. Read and re-
ferred.
An ect to divorce Mary Ann McFerTan and
George McFerran, was read third time aud
passed.
Mr.. Short presented a petition praying that
an additional school district may be land of ut
Smyrna landing. Read aud referred.
The Resolution introduced aud read yester-
day, appointing Bank Directors on the part of
the State in the Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware was taken up for consideration, and
nended as follows
BY striking out the name of HUM jenkins
and inserting in lieu thereof the name of Ed
ward Lo'd; by striking out the name of Thos
Clyde, and inserting in lieu thereoi the name of
Robert Hicks and by striking out the name of
Henry Wolfe, and Inserting in lieu thereof the
name of Sheppard p. Houston. The resolu.
l on as thus amended, was then adopted and
sent 10 the Senate for CONCURRENCE,
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, JAN 25.-The Senate met pursu.
Hut TO adjournment.
Mr.. Gemmil presented the following reso.
lulion:
Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act for
the encouragement of Internal improvements in
the State of Delaware" be now AIKEN up for
consideration with a view to It's amendment, -
On motion of Mr.. Boys for the adoption of the
re- olut;on, the Senate being divided the Speak.
er ordered the yeas md nays, which being ia
ken were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Boys. Cannon, Gemmill and
Polk; 4. Nays-Ales*rs Martin, McFerran.
Moore, Johnson and the Speak ker; ). So the
Senate refused to take the bill up for consldera-
tion.
Adjourned,
HOUSE.
Wednesday, Jan. 26.--House met pursuant
TO adjournment.
On r.otion of Mr. Thompson an act to amend
the "Act to tax the surplus or contingent funds
of The Banks in the State of Delaware" was
read third time, and pissed the House. The
amendmenl strikes out the words "surplus or
contingent fund" aud inserts in lieu thereof
these words, Capital stock of sa id Banks"
An act 10 prevent the hauling of seines Of
more than twenty fathoms in the salt or fresh
ponds in Baltimore Hundred. Sussex county,
was read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Watson, the resolution a D.
pointing Bank Directors on the part of the
State, in the Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware, was taken up for consideration, and
amended by striking out the name of Edward
Lord, and inserting in lieu thereof the name OF
Hum Jenkins.
The Clerk of the Senate returned the bill en-.
titled =" An act for the encoura cement of inter.
nal improvements in the State of Delaware" "
q inf ho a.
concurred therein. Authorizes Richard France.
of the City of Baltimore in the State of
Maryland. to draw lotteries in this State
for twenty years, in consideration of the |
payment OF the sum of seven hundred and !
twenty thousand dollars. 10 be paid IN semi-an.
nual payments OF eighteen thousand dollars du-
ring the said twenty years.
Mr.. BeIvllie moved TO take up for cOnsidera.
ton, the joint resolution providing for the ad-
Jeurnment of the House sine die, on the Stb of
February dext, which resolution was los, by
yeas s, nays IL. a
On motion of Mr:Pennewill, An Act TO in.
corporate the Trustees of the Union Camp
Ground OF Camden, was read a third time and /
passed the House by yeas 10. nays &.
NJ. Mcllvaine presented petitions numerous
ly signed by citizens of Indian River Hundred,
praying the passage of law to prohibit free ne.
which was read and referred to Messrs. Nell.
'eIne, Belville and Slaughter.
Mr.. Pennewlll reported An act 10 repeal an
lct entitled An Act to prevent the Banks of the
State from issuing bank notes of lees deno,ui-
laIlnn than five dollars. Read. {
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Wednesday, Jan. 26.-The Senate met pnr- ,
ua mt to adjournment
Mr. McFerran moved that the bill entitled.
An Act tor the encouragement of internal mn d
rovements IN the State of Delaware" be read a
third time by paragraphs with view to its a
nal passage. On this motion the Speaker or. .
cred the yeas and nays. which were tak ken and :
'ere as follows: Yeas, Messrs johnson, Mar
N, McFerran. Moore and the Speaker 5. - b
lays, Messrs. Boys, Cannon, Gemmill and l.
ok, L. 30 the bill which allows the drawing h
Lotteries IN the State of Delawaries the next r
Veaty years passed the Senate, was returned
the House and is now law only requiring It
le signatures of the Speakers. Il
An act TO regulate the sale of intoxicating IL o
iors III the city Of Wilmington, was amended C.
18th these words, =" and shall have the following
'iOted notice in large letters over the bari p
.. Liquor sold to Minors Adopted. "
An Act proposing an amendment TO the con- fl
Itu lon vi th's O'ate IOr tue purpose OF a0oI- h.
hing life tenures in Office, was read third m
me with view to pass the Senate. The yeas
I'd nays were called and were as follows - 81
eas D. nays 4. So the bill was lost for want ii
"a vote OF two.thrds. W
SENATE, 49,
"Wednesday, Jan. 26.-Senate met pursuant
a3 stment.
Mr. L'emmIll presented a joint resolution, &C
recting the State Treasurer to exchange the ar
an Of 'itn PhlIadeIphla, Wilmington and Bal ch
% r." 2 .~atd Compan held by the State of IN
claw are, amounting to the SUN of eighty
ousand seven hundred and ninety-three dol. liza
re- and eIghty-three cents. and which falls due Of
lY l. 1860, for the new loan of the sa I'd eu,n sh