Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-02-05
SENATE.


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THURSDAY, Jan. 81, 1861.
Mr. McFerran moved to take up for oonside-
ration the House bill entitled IAN act to amend
the act entitled an act for the relief of certain
free negroes and mulattoes," in the Senate
amendment to which the House had refused to
concur, which motion prevailed.
MIR. McFerrau moved that the Senate refuse
to recedo from said amendment, which motion
prevailed.
Mr.. McFerran moved that committee Of two
be appointed to confer with committee from
the House upon the bill, which motion prevailed
and Messrs McFerran and Polk were appointed
said committee. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Appleton moved to take up for cousidera-
ton the Joint resolution appointing Bank Direc-
tors, which motion prevailed, and after amend.
ment, the resolution was adopted.
The resolution as amended makes the follow.
ing appointments:
For the branch at Wilmington. Della
plaine, Vincent g. Gilpin and j. Morton Poole
For the branch at New Castle.-Elihu JelTer-
son, Nathaniel Young and James Truss.
For the principal Bank at Dovcr.-wlson l..
Cannon, Hum jenkins aud Edward Rdgely.
For the branch at Georgetown Benjamin b,
Burton, VIM. r. Orr and benjamin +. Fooks.
Mr.. Churchman moved to read the bin emit
tied supplement to the act entitled An act
to incorporate the Mechanics Bank at Whining
ton" third time in order to pass the House.
which motion prevailed and the bill passed the
House. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the Senate nothing of special public utter
est was transacted.
HOUSE.
Besides the reading of the Georgia and Wis
cousin resolutions aud q number of private bills
nothing Of public interest took place in the
House.
SENATE.
FRlDAY, Feb. /, 1861.
Mr.. 0emmil asked, mud obtained leave to in
troduce a supplement to the act entitled An
act to Incorporate the New Castle and Whining
ton Passenger Railway Company" which was
read,
Mr., Hooper novel to read the bill entitled
" An act to divide North West Fork Hundred
into two election Districts" third time in order
to pasa the Senate, which motion prevailed, and
the bill passed Adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr.. Moore, of Kent moved to read the bill
entitled "a supplement to the act entitled An
act to Incorporate the Bank of Smyrna" a third
time IN order to pass the House, which motion
prevailed, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Belts moved to read the bill entitled "An
act to incorporate the Morocco Dressers Union,
n third time in order to pass the House, which
motion prevailed and the bill passed.
Mr.. Belts gave notice of his intention to in
troduee sundry bills in relation to the city Of
Wilmington.
Mr.. Clements presented the petition of sundry
citizens Of Kent County, praying an act to pre-.
vent free negroes from holding real estate, which
was read and referred to the Committee already
raised upon the subject.
Mr.. NAPLES moved to read the Senate bill
entitled An act to re'enact the act entitled An
act to incorporate the Sisters Of Charity of 81.
Peters School, SC, which motion prevailed, and
the bill was read
AFTERNOON ,sEssIoN.
Senate not ia session.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Churchman moved to take up for conside-
ration the bill entitled "an act 10 provide for