Middletown transcript., 1871-03-11
Reported for he M,iii,iora TranseriPi.
puocEEDlNas Of THE LEGIsLATuRE.
Dover, DrL. March @. 1871.


included nothing new or anything that
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Monday. March q. 1871, when the Senate
met Il, J, L u. the Speaker in the chair,
who presented petition from DR. Askew
aud other physicians for the better care OF
the ndigent insane, which was read.
On motion Of Mr. Watson, the follow
iup bill. were read a third time and pass
cd 10 divorce Anna Il. Booth from her
husband. Wm. Buolh; and 10 create an
additional school district IN Kent county
The Speaker gave notice Of tho follow
ing bills TO incorporate Trinity Hospital;
to amend the act 10 incorporate the Lob
dell Car Wheel Tire aud Machine Compa-
ny; to amend an act to Incorporate the
Reliance Fire Company.
Mr. Lesley gave notice of u bill to pro.
vide for the payment Of the Junction and
! Brcakwatcr Railroad Go.
/ House hill to divorce George nchofiy
4 from his wife Mary +. was lost
Mr.. Rus.cl introduced bin to provide
/ for the sale Of the branch Of the Farmers
Bank at Wilmington, which was read
He also gave notice of bill to incor-
poratc the Farmers Bank a, Wilmington
He also rodortcd the bill TO incorporate
the MiAllc;own and Elktou Railroad Com
pany, which was read a third time and
passed.
llorsg -On motion Of Mr. Cnulk, She
= II. ala
thc colorcd people Of New Castle county
was read second time by its iitle. a
petition was read signed by l'assaway
Watkins aud others in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Hitch gave notice Of a bill TO raise
revenue for the State,
Mr. Caulk presented the petition Of A,
Cannon aud - others, in favor OF per-
missiyc license law.
The ILL to reduce the per ccntagc OF the
Treasurer # Sussex county from y TO =
per cent. was passed
On motion oi Mr.. Cloud, the Senate
I'LL 70 divide ,hc city Of Wilmington into
two assessment districts, aud 70 combine
the Office Of Assessor and Collector was
read third time and passed.
: Trrsp,y. MsHru I.
SE>A1E. The Speaker presented Pc
: ti,ipn from Charles - l.ort and ~ 9TH
y cr.. for the Organization Of a uniformed
/ militia
Z Mr.. Watson introduced I'LL 10 divorce
Henrietta Smuot from Philip } Smoot
a which wa~ read.
Il On motion of Mr. I.esl,y, the House a
. monlmcu, to the till supplementary to th'
ne, to Incorporate the Masonic Hall Com
I- pany ol Wilmington, wastakcu NJ for con
siacratinm whan on his further motion, III
Scnatc refused to concur in the amend
j. meat
The ill 10 iuc c.rporatc tie Sphasnin
n Delaware i'rr,ilikins Company was passed.
t also lhc House bill to prevent the ohs'rne
ie lion Of thl navigation Of tAe Christian
: river.
!. liorsr. Mr. cloud reported the Sen
e. ate bill to Incorporate the Mechanics Ban
=. Of Delaware City, which Vas read 'hlr
:, time AMI passed.
The bin to divorce Jacob Sem from HI
). wiie. Hester J. Sem. was passed.. also tl
:. bill 10 incorporate the Fenwiek Island In
ia prusemcnt Go.
- On motion cc Mr. Cooper, the bill
= rem Ter valid the acknowledgment Of dee
+, and record thereof in Ken, county, vi
is read third time and passed.
= Mr.. Lesley, ffom the Ssnaic, being q
~ mittea. informed the House that the Sei
ate hal non-coneurrcd in the House
mcnlment TO the supplement- 70 the act
a@ incorporate the Wilmington Masonic lla
he COMPANY.
en ArrrRsooS sEssios
ses SrxATr-On motion of Mr. Russ
the bill to incorporate the Dover ltic
~ surancc Co was read
W The hill to divorce Martha j. Dix
on from James Dixon, was read a third til
ON o., aud passed.
lii- The Speaker introduced supplcmc
10 the bill to incorporate the Lobdcll {
Is, Wheel Tire aud Machine Company, viii
was read
lc. Housr The Speaker stated that
pei. Grs, business before the House was
calling Of the yeas and nays on rcccdi
from the House amendment supplement
has to the act to incorporate the Masonic II
nm nm Company. of Wilmington, when. on u
mn mn. tian Of Mr.. Tunnel the further eonside
airs ton Of the bill was postponed until Ma
'oo' Is.
tain The bill in relation 10 " Retailers
ye, goods and pcddlers.' was passed
min The bill to abolish school district
~. 81, in Kent county was taken up
:. lost.
o.o The bill to incorporate the Rehob
in," Association was read third time
con- passed.
lid Mr.. Smith gave notice Of a bill to |
"'e vide for an amendment of the consiitu
Of the State. Tho object Of this anne
on, on mcnt is to abolish life tenure in Office
se,n The bill to incorporate the Whining
= in- Mills Manufacturing Company was pas
5 - For he Miaildo,rn Tronscrl
In, Mn. EpiroR Sir Your correspondent :
"a. gus, seems TO he very sore that have VT
- Ia tho witr,inUtnu nntrrg lust ng III had n