Middletown transcript., 1869-03-13
proceedings Or shs delaware lssl.lasars.

Proceedtngs Of the Delaware Legislature.
In THE SENATE, March 5.-Mr. Ellison
introduced supplement to the act incor-
porating the Middletown Hall Company.
Read.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellison, the act to in
corporate the Peach Growers Bank of
Middlctown, was read
The Senate then adjourned to Monday
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Tomlinson gave no.
tice of bill to extend the Queenstown
and Harrington Railway to the Delaware
Bay.
Mr.. Houston, reported bill to incor-
son Transportation Company, Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Vadnegrift the vote
by which the bill to incorporate the Grim
inal Reform Association was lost, was re-
considered, and further action postponed
until Tuesday next at o'clock.
Mr.. Dean from the special committee to
whom was referred the bill to regulate the
sale of intoxicating liquors reported the
bill back without amendment, stating that
the committee could not agree upon any
bill On motion the bill was recomnlitted
to the committee, when Mr.. Dean reques-
ted and was excused from further serving
on the committee, and Mr.. Meredith was
appointed in his place.
In TIE SENATE, March 9.-The follow
ing House bills were read the first time =
An act to divorce Susannah Lynch from
her husband, Robert Il. Lynch.
An act donating three acres of public
land near the town of Lewcs, for the man
ufactory of fish oil and fish guauo.
In THE HoUsE.-Mt Hamm offered
petition of Isaac Ii. Register, for the pas
sage of an act to enable him to sell certain
real estate belonging to minors, referred to
a special committee consisting of Messrs.
Hamm, Tomlinson and Deakyne.
A bill was introduced by MIR. Jump to
increase the pay of members of the Leg
islaturc from three to five dollars per day
The following bills were passed An
act to double the fees of surveyors and
chain carriers.
An act to incorporate the Wilmington
Steamship Company.
In the Senate, March 8, Mr. Gooding
introduced bill providing for division
of Wilmington into nine wards, each to
have two members of Council the Presi-
dent of the Council to be elected by the
citizens abolishing the Office of Alder
man and making the term of the Mayor
three years.
The following bills were passed An
act for the better security of monies inves-
ted by the Orphans Courts.
House bill, to limit the city debt of
Wilmington, with an amendment, striking
out $500, 900 and inserting 1925, ,000.
House bill, to open road near Clayton.
In the House, DIR. Brown gave notice of
an act to incorporate West Wilmington.
Mr.. Silver presented petition for an
act to amend an act to incorporate the
Delaware and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. Referred to the Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. Dean introduced bill to prevent
stock from running at large in New Castle
county, which was read
I Mr. Dean introduced an act to incorpo.
rate the Newark Building and Improve
ment Company, which was read
On motion of Mr. Reynolds the bill to
divorce VIM. L. Marshall from Anna Il.
Marshall was read a third time and lost.
The following bills passed Senate bill
to amend an act to incorporate the Della
ware and Chester county Railroad COM
pany, and changing the name to the Del
aware and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Senate bill, an amendment to the bill to
limit the city debt of Wilmington, and
striking out $290,O00 aud inserting
$225, 900, was eoncurred in by the House,
and the bill passed.
An act to incorporate the Criminal Re
form Aassociation-yeas 16; nays =.
On motion of Mr.. Jump, the bill to lay
out public road in St. Georges Hundred
was read third time aud lost.
In THE SENATE, March 1.-THE act to
incorporate the St. Georges Marsh I'm
provement Co. /; the Middletown Hall Co.;
the amendment of the act to incorporatr
Delaware City, and the House bill to in
corporate the Peach Growers Bank, of
Middletown, were read and passed.
In the House the following bills had
their first reading Mr.. Dean, an act to
provide revenue to pay the interest on the
State debt; Mr. Vandegrift, Senate bill
to amend chap. go revised code in relation
to roads and bridges.
i On motion of Mr.. Deakyne an act for
the better collection of taxes in New Cas-
tie county was passed Also, an act to
amend an act to establish College Tor A g.
ricultural and Mechanic Arts, at Newark ;
also an act for the better protection of the
property of married women.