Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1861-02-28

mlnSton. (Ihis act divides the Wares Ct the
city into election precmcts.)
Bills Introduced and rep rted: BY Mr.. Glen.
ents, an act to repeal an act for the encourage.
ment OF Internal improvements in the Stale If
Delaware, SO far as 1t relates to the MARYLAND
and Delaware Railroad Co. BY Mr.. Richards.
an act to authorize the laying out public road
IN Kent county. By Mr.. Appleton, al act to
enable the Governor TO appoint an additional
Justice OF the Peace for New Castle CO., to re.
SIDE at Claym"nt. BY Mr.. Cochran, an act t,
secure TO Mechanics, and others, payment for
their labor and materials. BY Mr.. Clements
u act to repeal an acI for the encouragement
OF iHternal Improvem, MIS- IN the State.
The act to prevent negroes and muIaltoes
from holding and acquiring real estate wss
called up by Mr.. Cochran aud lost by the fol.
lowing vote: Yeas. NJ essrs Calhoun, Clements,
Collins, Phillips, Robinson, Virden, ard G..
williamson. Nays, Messrs Appleton, Belts,
Boyce. Broadway, Chandler. Cburchman,
Z chran, Davis, Higgins, J A Moore, J. Moore,
Richards aud Mr.. Spea ;er, l3.
SENATE.-On motion Of Mr.. Hooper, the "a CT
TO change the appropriation made by the act,
entitled an act for the encouragement of inter.
nal improvements in the Stale of Delaware.
passed at Dover, January Goth 1859, TO certain
commissioners for the purpose OF building an
/
On motion of Mr.. Tatum, An act TO pro-
vide for the ldiotic children of the State of
| Delaware" passed the Senate.
! Mr.. Green presented the petition Of Willard
Hall and others, asking for State Convention
to amend the Constitution. Referred.
Mr.. Cannon reported bill, IAN act con.
corning the imprisonment of free negroes and
mulattoes for debit
On motion of Mr.. Tatum, the bill entitled
Lottery Policies" was read third time and
passed the Senate also, bill 10 /" Incorporate
| the United American Mechanics" Adjourned
Wednesday, Feb. both.
HOUsE.-Mr. Belts presented a bill provid.
lng for the registration Of marriages, birth.
aud deaths III this State. Read third time anC
passed the House.
MIR. Pratt. Clerk of the Senate, informed The
House that the Senate had concurred in the
House bill prohibiting the sale of foreign lot
terry tickets, and the bill in regard TO lottery
policies, and sundry other bills.
AFTERNOON.
DR.. Moore asked for the reading of the bill
providing for idotic children of the State o
Delaware. Read.
MIR. Cochran asked for the reading of the bill
ehtitled can act concerning the binding out
free neg!ocl and mulattoes. Read and passs,
the House
Mo. Robinson moved that the bill entite
; "An act tor the benefit of The State of Della
. ware" be read a second time, which motior
! was lost, and the bill was lost by vote Of i;
to 7.
/ After the readiur Of sundry bills by title
q, Mr. Appleion moved the recon- rat on of III
vote on the b II for the " benefit of the State G
DeiaM are,' which motion was lest, and To
bill therefore killed in the House. THIS wa
; proposition by Mr.. Eddy for lottery grcn
, The House went into committee of he who'll
: to consider tue question OF convention 10 aboI
lsh life tenures in office, &c. Animated dis
} cCssion between Messrs. Robinson, John A
, Moore, Appleton, Belts, Boyce and Churchmar
The committee refused to adopt the CONVEX
ton bill. Mr.. NAPLES, chairman Of the Goa
mttee on the convention bill, reported "urc
I gress," and the bill was taken up for CONSIDER
Y alton.
n MIR. NAPLES moved that the bill be indcf
e nitely postponed, which motion was lost
o On motion OF Mr.. Belts the bill was indef
nitey 'poned.
d On motion of MIR. Belts the bill increasin
+ the pay of the Secretary of State from S4uO
y 5000, was taken up for consideration. Lost
2 Mr. Appleton moved TO fill the blank in I'll
Il bill with $500, which motion prevailed. Ais
G that the blank in second section, relsttng
Q the Chancellor, be filled with $lS00. Lost.
d Mr.. Robinson moved $1,000, lost; Churcl
C man. $500. prevailed.
II MIR. Robinson moved to fill the blank 10 r.
II lation to Chef Justice with SlS0O. lost; Al
e pletOn, $3.50, lost; Cochran, Sl7OO. los
'i Robinson, $1,000, lost; Appleton, $500, pr,
e vailed.
:. MIR Appleton moved to fill the blank in r
b atIon TO Associate Judge with $I4OO, los
ChurchmaD, $500, lost; Belts, $1,000, pr
vailed.
On motion of Mr.. Churchman the bill WI
read by paragraphs anu passed the House.