Smyrna times., 1863-03-26
Legislative Proceedings.
Friday, March l3, 1863.


lie ,deFson Collin, Sr., was indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the relic; OF Frendless Children; The
additional act in relation 10 free schools And the
House joint resolution appointing Il Joint Committee
on the Special Message i'll relation to Illegal Arrests
were passed.
ing the two houses from Friday next until the
first Tuesday in August. Read and adopted
HOUSE.
The supplement TO the act in relation to roads in |
New Castle county: The bill to amend the charter
Of the The Citizens Bank of SMYRNA" aad
The supplement 10 the act to incorporate the Viii. |
mlngton Coal Gas Company were read third time
aad passed.
Monday, March 10th, 1863.
SENATE.
The Secretary of State presented letter from the
Secretary of War and SPECIAL Message in rel ton
"a the cesssn of certain lands to the United States
for the con ucti, n Of fertilization. s..
HOUSE.
Mr.. Allen introduced u hill to aid in the compile.
tion Of certain works Of Internal Improvcmcntss
The bill grants to John A. Morris tine privilege Of
drawing lottei;s &c, for twenty years IN consider
alton OF 36O,00O.000, appropriated to the rnctDn
asd Breakwater, Maryland and Delaware, and Chop
tank Railroad Companies.
Tuesday. March 7tb, 1863.
SENATE.
On motion ef NJ. Tatum, the House bill to amend
the Charter of the Real E.'ate Bank, the biz 10 IL
corpOrats the D.laware Loan Associa tion, and the
supplement To the set to incorporate the New Castle
and Fre1chtoWn Railroad Company, were read
third time and pissed.
Mr.. Bewey introduced bill fixing the term Of
the Recorders Office at FIVE years.
The act in Relation 10 IdiUtc Children and The
bill for the reconstruction Of the River Bank of ST.
Augustine Marsh read third time and lost.
On Motion of Mr.. Bewsy, the bill TO secure to
Married Women their property, aud the bill to ameRd
Chapter 81 of the Revised Code, were read third
time and passed
HOUsE-AFTERNoON.
NJ: Watson offered Joint resolution for Joint
eesslon Of the two houses this afternoon at2 O'Clock
TO hear read the report Of the Investigating Commit
tee. Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Bewey, the bill to increase the
salaries Of the Judges of this State was read third
time asd passed.
EvEXIYG-sESATE.
~ On motion Of Mr. Salisbury, the House bin in re
lation to free negroes and mul4ttocs was passed.
= On motion OF Mr.. Williamson, the House bill n
enabe the city OfWilmingtOn to subscribe Sf5OO0O
To the Brandywine Railroad Company was read a
third time and lost.
The Senate bill to divorce Julia A. Truitt; and
The Senate bill for the relief Of T. NJ. Anderson
were passed.
The bill 10 divorce l.. W. Moore; The Senate bill
IN relation TO ~. Augustine Marsh Companv. The
ball to prevent swine from running large in School
District No IL; The bill to repeal the law for th.
registration of births aud de ,ths and The bill 10 en-
able David Taylor o. let,r vacant lands were
passed.
Wednesday, March l8, 1863.
sE~'TE.
Bills passed ta rct ..st.}. the heirs of Jas
F. Downs 20 5, -.t..
An Act tn enable J. ). Snort straighten n road.
a supplement to the act to INCORPORATE the Viii
nnington Coal Gas Companv
An Act to amend the charter ofthe Citizens Bank
Of Smyrna.
An Act to amend the road law Of New Castle
county.
An Act in relation TO the election Of the Town
Commissioners of Georgrtnwn.
The Senate bill for the relief Of T. VI. Anderson
and The bill for tho prosecution Of those VINO draw
lotteries in this State were passed. The latter stood
yeas y, nays5 ).
.assltsssy.s e AFrERSooS-sHxATK.
The Senate met and proceeded 10 the Hall Of the
Hotse when the reading of the report Of the Inves
tigaiing CJamittes resumed.
1eis-i9s EvGNNG-sENArE
-aGbn motion of MIR. Tatum, the House bin for the
benefit OF fruit growers was passed.
Mr.. Salisbury. from the majority Of the Commit
tee On this special message in relation 70 Illegal Ar
rpsss, submitted lengthy report, which was read.
Mr.. Tatnm. from the same eonInitlee, submitted
a minority report, which read,
On motion OF Mr.. Cahall the consideration Of IL,
snihsrity reperta0ss indefinitely postponed e 'sa {
sf0a motion of Ms. s'anlsbury. the majority repsr
was adopted, and five hundred eopses ordered to B
printed p'' 70 = stA ss .vsss'a 'l'i7s y, a.s.e
SaMr.wiisns submitted tbA resort of the toaio 1,
of the Committese fhe special smsssaee ingreiato
10 Illegal Arrests, which was read.
Mr.. Caztis submistei' the report sof, a,aiaossy
said Committee, which was ordered. 10 besrena. =,
The reading being cou,mcrcsd,
On motion of Mr.. Williams. the furlbey ,.od III
was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Bewlcy the ,naiori,v ,a,,
Vas adopsed, aud one thousand copies ordered 10
printed. 49, - ..t. s -. -
Mr. Afen moved that The bill to aid IN the eompl
tion Of certain works OF Internal M