Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27
OF the pelaware Legislature.

In THE SENATE, FEB. 1Sth.-On mo-
tion of Mr.. Ellison the House joint res
olution allowing Major John Jones $685..
20 for expenses in placing the Delaware
block of marble in the Washington Mon.
ument was taken up and nonconcurred in
An act to incorpor ate Georgetown, anc
also an act to create new school distric
in Christiana Hundred, were passed.
In THE HOUSE, MIR. Dean offered {
resolution for the House to meet at
o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock il
the afternoon, which was lost.
Mr.. Deakyne moved reconsideration
of the vote by which the petition of Sam.
uel Townsend for division of New Castle
county and representation according to
population, was received and spread upon
the minutes. Adopted.
Mr.. Vandegrift introduced bill to in
corporate the Peach Growers Bank of
Middletown.
An act to incorporate the Odessa Build
ing and Loan Association passed, yeas
16, nays 2.
Mr.. Jump moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill to incorporate
the Delaware Coal and Transportation Go.
was lost; which motion was carried, and
the bill passed. Yeas: Is; nays, 3.
On motion of Mr. Jump, the act to reg
ulate the sale of intox icating liquors was
taken up for consideration, and referred
to a special committee consisting of Messrs.
Jump. Dean, Bacon, Deakyne and Mat
thews.
In THE SENATE, Feb. 22.-Mr. Good
ing offered joint reso ution to meet with
the House of Representatives at a o'clock,
P. NJ. to hear Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress read by the Gle drk of the Senate
The resolution was adopted and sent to
the House for concurrence The House
concurred, and at the hour named both
Houses assembled in the Representatives
Hall, and the address was read.
In the House the bill TO provide for the erection
of pivot bridge over Duck Greek, and the lay
ing out of new road from Thoroughfare Neck,
over said bridge, to connect with the Dover road,
pending the adjournment Of the House on Friday
was read third time and passed.
In the Senate, Feb. 23rd, Mr.. Russell gave no.
tce of bill to repeal the penalty attached to the
usury law. The Odessa Building and Loan As
sociation was passed; also House bill to divorce
Mary NJ. and Manlove Hazel. The following bills
were lost To make money in the hands of cor
porations subject to attachment yeas A, nays 5;
and the bill to encourage education, commonly
known as the Catholic School Bill yeas Messrs.
Bounds, Denny, Gooding and Paynter, 4 navs
Messrs. Ellison, .isii, jackson, Russell; and Mr.,
Speaker, s. Petitions were presented in House,
ny Mr. Marvel, from Del. Central Railroad Co for
an extension of their road tp the State line by
Mr.: Cloud to prevent cattle from running at large
in New Castle county.
Bills introduced-By Mr.. Jump, to lay
out new public road in St. Georges Hun
1red.
Mr.. Dean, an act to give to the Notary
Public OF the Newport N National Bank gen
sral power.
Mr.. Dean, an act to tax dogs for the
better protection of sheep.
Bills passed.-An act to amend an act
70 incorporate the Junction and Breakwa
Ter Rrilroad, and for the completion of the
road to Lewes.
Senate bill, an act to appoint an additional
Notary Public, to reside near Glasgow.
Bills lost.-The act to re-incorporate the town
,fSmyrna. Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Brady, Brown,
Jonnaway, Houston, Jump, Matthews, Mitchell,
Vandegrift, Spcaker-lO. Nays-Messrs. Cloud,
)eakyne, Dean, Marvel Meredith, Reynolds, Rob-
son, Silver, Tomlinson, and Wolcott-lO.