Smyrna times., 1865-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.-Mr Hazel, Clerk of the House,
presented for concurrence u bill To authorize
the State Treasurer to convert the bonds of the
Phil Will 4 Bait. L. H. Co. into stock of
said Company, bill to divorce Martha Ann
Carr, and bill to amend an act incorporating
the VIII. and and Penn IL State Line turnpike
Co.
The bill to change the location of a road in
St, Georges l1d and the House bill to divorce
Kate a. Francis were read third time and
passed.
HoUsE.-The following bills were read .
third time and passed: The bill aurhor;ziny
the making of private road in Kent co. the
bill amending Chapter l2O of the Revised
Statutes, concerning landlords and tenants
and the bill to establish the Red Clay Greek
Church Cemetery OF Mill Creek Hundred
Mr.. Jackson, On leave, introduced bin for
the relief Of Joseph IIossinecr, administrator
OF FurguS Mayne
Mr.. HOtfccker presented the remonstrapce
OF sundry citizens against division Of Christi
ana hundred.
Mr.. Dyer introduced, On leave, bill SUBJ
Elementary to the act Incorporating the Frede
RIGA Railroad Company
MIR. Todd offered sundry amendments TO the
bill authorizing the Columbia and Port Depo-
SIT Raliroad Company to extend their road
from the State line to some point on the Del
Mr.. Todd moved to read the bill third
time with view to its passage, and the bill
was SO read and lost.
WEDNESDAY, March Ist.
SENATE.-The Speaker laid before the SEN
ate communication from the Secretary ofState
announcing the dccease of Governor Cannnn
which Was read, and thcreupon he vacated the
chair Of Speaker
Mr.. Williamson offered resolution ofthanks
: tn lan .,l-.,V > : l.,
ner Ill which he had discharged the duties of
his Office. Adopted
The Speaker returned an appropriate ex-
preston OF his thanks for the compliment ex-
pressed in the resolution
On motion Of Mr.. Bewley, the Senate pro-
ceeded to elect by ballot a Speaker pro- tt1n.
Messrs, Bewley and Williamson were ap-
pointed tellers.
Upon the ballots being counted it appeared
that VIM. Hitch had received five votes and
- three votes.
Whercupon the Clerk declared the Hon
William Hitch duly elected Speaker of the
Senate, pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Ponder the oath of office
as Governor was administered to the Hon.
! Gove salisbury. Speaker of the Senate, upon
whom by occasion OF the death of Governor
Cannon had dissolved the oilicc of Governor
, by the Hon. John W. Houston.
Mr.. Hazel, Clerk of the House presented
for concurrence joint resolution rendering the
coincidence OF the General Assembly to the
! family of the deceased Governor, that beth
! Houses attend his funeral in body. and thar
they do adjourn las 4 mark of respect to his
memory until Monday evening next at eight
0 clock. Read and adopted
( uoUSE-Alr. Jones moved reconsideration
Of the vote by which the bin authorizing the
| Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad Company
to extend their road to some point on the bel
aware river or bay, was lost. which WAS agreed
/ to, and the further consideration of the bill
| postponed until Monday next
lhe Speaker presented 4 communication
! from the Secretary Of State acc0uncinC the
death of his Excellcncy. William Cannon, Gov
ernor OF the State, which was read
MIR. Wetherby, Clerk of the Senate, Sn-
nouncIng that IN consequence OF the death of
! Governor Cannon, Hon. Cove Salisbury,
Speaker of that body. had vacated the Chair
OF the Senate and that Hon William Hitch
OF Sussex county had been elected Speaker
! pro tempOie for the balance ofthe term. Also,
| that the oath of office, as Governor had been
administered to Hon. Cove salisbury, Speak
er OF the Senate, upon whom by occasion of
| the death of Governor Cannon the office of the
Governor devolvedl by Hon. John W. Hous-
ton.
Mr., Causey offered the following Joint reso.
lutions, which, on motion Of Mr.. Todd, we're
unanimously adopted, to wit:
ReSolced, dc, That as "a mark of respect to
the memory Of his Excellency, William Can
non, late Governor of the State of Delaware,
whose death has Just been officially announced.
! the members of both Houses of the General
Assembly will attend in a body the funeral of
the deceased, from his late residence at Bridge
vile, Sussex County, on Friday afternoon next
at o clock.
Reso(ced, That the members of the General
Assembly tender their coincidence tn the family
and relatives OF the deceased in their bcreave-
ment.'
| ResoIrcd That n copy of the above rcsolu-
tiOns, duly prepared aud signed by the respec-
tive Clerks, be forwarded to the family Of the
deceased.
Resolred, That the respective Houses do
now adjourn until Monday evening, the 9th
inst, at clock, p. NJ. Agreed to.