Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1873-01-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.



Down. January 10.
Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, a. m,
and opened with prayer by chaplain Merritt
On motion of Mr.. Watson, the bill to divorce
Elizabeth w. Goslec from her husband, was read |
a second time by its title.
ON motion of Mr.. Records, the bill relating TO
the Maryland aud Delaware Ship Canal Co, was
read a second time and referred to the committee
ON Corporations.
Mr.. VandergrlH moved the second reading of
the hill relating to schools of New Castle.
On motion Of Mr.. Stockley, n committee on
Education was constituted, and the chair APP
pointed Messrs. StocSley, Mustard and Riddle,
when the previous bill was referred to said COM
mttee.
Mr. Records presented House joint resolution
adjourning Assembly sine die ON February 2Sth
Read and amended as follows: ''and that no new
business be received within three days Of adjourn
ment" adopted as amended
House Joint resolution in reference 10 increased
jurisdiction of Courts in the matter Of divorces,
was read, concurred In, and Messrs. Stockley and
Riddle were appointed on the part of the Senate
TO cooperate with House committee.
The bill Incorporating the RehOboth Beach
Camp Meeting Association, was read a second
time and referred.
The following petitions were read and referred;
From voters Of School district, No. 80, Kent
county, asking for relief and from citizens of
| Christiana Hundred asking protection for game.
Bills noticed: Mr.. Mustard, an act for the re-
lief of the officers of the Smyrna Building and
Loan Association; also, an act for the relief of
the Diamond State Loan Association also, an
/ act to incorporate the Bombay Hook Land I'm
prOvement Co
Bills introduced: Mr.. Leslie, an act relative to
the proceedings and actions of constables, Mr..
Riddle, an act amending certain laws for the bet
/ ter protection of game. Mr.. Records, an act ex-
/ tending the time for recording deeds. Mr.. Rid
die, an act relative to usury.
| 4 motion of Mr.. Riddle, asking leave for the
Committee on Public Buildings to report at any
| lime during the session, was adopted.
| Adjourned.
STANDARDIZATION SESSION.
The House announced q concurrence in the
Joint resolution appointing a committee to ex-
| anime accounts of the State Treasurer.
Mr. Records gave notice of bill increasing the
i salary, per diem, of members of this body, and
/ Mr.. Shakespeare Of additional supplement- to
| an act concerning the town of Dover.
The bill to divorce Z. A. Mccain from his wife
/ was read a second time.
Committee on corporations reported bill in
cooperating the Wilmington City hallway Co.,
with amendment. Read third time amended,
and passed
The House announced the passage of the act
incorporating the Tasker Loan Association OF
/ New Castle. Read as amended and cOncuFred in
by Senate.
| Committee on vacant lands reported favorably
a bill allowing Joshua MeGonigle trnct of vacant
marsh in Little Creek Hundred, Kent county, not
l exceeding $50 acres, which was read.
Adjourned till 10 A. H., Friday.
HOUSE.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the House met
The following bills were read a second tine by
their titles and referred; Amending Chipter II
| of the Revised Code, permitting Savllla and
Lydia Wilson to complete title to certain pro.
perty III New Castle County, referred to spec al
committee consisting of Messrs Silver, WiIds and
II Holland); amending certain Chapters of the Re.
III yised Code incorpora ling the RiverVew Cemetery
Z IN he al
prohibiting live stock running at large in schoo
district No. 81, New Castle County; incorporat
ing the st. Mary's Total Abstinence beneficial
Society of Wilmington, amending Chapter 564
Vol. -, Laws of Delaware; Incorporating thG
Holly Tree Inn Association of Wilmington; sup
plementipg an act prohibiting live stock from
running at large in school dItsr1ct No. AZ, New
t Castle County.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Ferris. Clough and
Z DIR. Thompson, the committee on the part of thu
D House TO examine the accounts of the Stat
Treasurer; after the joint resolution providing TO
] the committee had been reported coneuIred in b.
the Senate.
A joint resolution was reported from the Sen
, ate, adjourning the Assembly on Friday, Febru
airy 28th,
ri A motion to amend the resolution by ASSERTING
Il Feb It'll failed by a vote yeas to IL nays, and
al motion by DIR. Martin to lay the original resolution
on the table prevailed.
81 Lewis ThOnps0p gave notice of q bill amending
: Section IL Of Chapter 10, REVISED Code
81 The following bills were introduced and read
4 by Joel Thompson, an act Incorporating tn
: Casho Machine and General Manufacturing Co
= of Newark by Mr.. Silver an act repeating Chan
ter 45S, 18th Vol. Delaware Laws Cement ia
IS billy; by Mr.. Maris, incorporating ST. Peter
Beneficial Society, of Wilmington, also, inco1
: porating the st. Marya Temperance Benefcia
= Society, of Wilmington; also, incorporatin
r MAngua Tribe, No. y, /. o. X. M.
II DIR. Martin, from the committee to conside
+ Jacob Knowles petitions reported bill drectin
d the Sheriff Of Sussex County to resell, free froI
, incumbrance, the property of Mr.. Knowles ia
the benefit Of his creditors. Read once.
e Mr.. VanGasken reported a bill for the diviso
e of White Clay Greek Hundred, into two ,electio
districts as asked for by 6S citizens of that HUI
j. dred. The places for holding elections in th
l. Hundred, should the bill become a law, will I
Christiana and Newark. Read once.
I'll At u o'clock the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
y The HOuss mast at three o'clock
=. The Senate bill incorporating the Tesker Loa
10 Association, was read second time, amended b.
declaring il private act and the rules were 50
~ pended the bill read a third time al
" adopted.
D. Joel Thompson introduced bill, which VI
read once, making it unlawful for any person
= soll OF give away any Intoxicating liquor in lie
y quantity than tive gallons, on days Of geneE
y elections, or on days for the election of HAY
and City Council OF Wilmington. The law pI
= rides penalty OF $50 for each violation.
The Sepate Clerk reported that a bill supp
= menting an set incorporating the City Railwi
=, Company, Of Wilmington, hid besn passed.
~ Lewis Thompson's bill exempling from exec
ton process certain articles of personal proper,
n was read q second time, and 100 copies ordered
aP be printed.
A special committee OF three, consisting
=, Msssrs. Lewis Thompson, VanGasksn and Dav
~ were subsequently, appointed TO consider the b
30 A. 40 the House adjourned.