Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-24
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
DOVER, March 20.--Senate met at 10 o'clock
4. NJ. House bills read: An Act 10 incorporate
the Union Cemetery Company of Milford An
Act to incorporate Rodney Council, No. Is o.
u. \. NJ, Of Wilmington.
Bills read third time and pissed: An Act
to incorporate the Delaware Building aud Loan
Association of Milford; An Act for the relief of
Cedar Creek H.; An Act TO incorporate the
Mutual Building and Loan Association of the
|, wn of Lrp'ic; A supplement to the Act in
corpora.in! tn 'lf,rd * Lewis r. r.; An Act
eniorcnt the several stock laws of the State; An
Act 10 incorporate the Eureka Manufacturing
Company of Wilmington.
A communication from the Delaware Com
missionels, to settle the fishery di.putes, was
read. The paper embodied'a request that the
Delaware Legislature suspend the law impos-
| ing taxes on shad fishermen. for the present
season. A joint resolution acceding to tn re-
quest was laid over for the present. to be further
| considered by the Commissioners.
The bill 10 incorporate the town of Odessa
considered and recommitted OH Tuesday Oh ac-
| count of a clause admitting taxable women over
20 years of age TO the right tn vote, came up
| again to-day. The bill was passed with ali
amendment striking out the objectionable
clause. A lively discussion ensued when up for
| consideration.
The Senate bill making valid the Official &C.
| tions If VIM. Doran, constable of New Castle |
Co., was returned from the House with an |
| amGnlmrHt, which was nnil-concurrrd in. The |
| bill iinW LOGS OIcA la the House.
| House hill to incorporate the Delaware City !
| Car Nor'is and 10 Incorporate Enterprise Gil
| Gle NJ. !, Brotherhood of the Union, were
| real.
y supplement 10 the act to incorporate the
| town of Lewes, and bills for the relief Of
| school districts Nos. 81 and 80 were read third
time and passed.
Adjourncl till 10 A. NJ. FRIDAY.
HOUSE.
| The House met ut 10 o'clock.
The communication from Governor Parker to
Governor Ponder, clating to the commissioner
recently appointed by the two State was read.
The following bills were read once: Senate
bill Tor tlc relief of united school districts Is
and "A New Castle county; Senate bill amend.
, Ing chapter lbs Of the revised code; Senate bill
Tor tie relief OF school district "a, New Castle
county; Senate hill prohibiting more than thirty
{: persons from being present at the execution Of
K death sentence, Senate bill allowing the City
/ | Council OF Wilmington to borrow $4,000 for
: The purpose Of erecting a city hospital in Will
( mington.
= The following bills were passed Senate bill
creating an addition constable in Wilmington;
}; by MIR. Silver, Incorporating " ilmngton Degree
}; Grotto, 5. and ID. of A. A.; Senate bill amend
/ ing thclaw for protection ofoysters.
The bill for the better protect ion Of fish in
MispllliOn Creek was lost
Il At l.. AZ the House adjourned.
is The House assembled at 3 o'clock and passed
:, the following bills. BY Mr. Wilson relating to
d the oyster law; also STRENGTHENING a certain road
r. in Dover and Little Creek Hundreds; by Mr.
f. Hutchinson, locating Justices of the Peace and
l. Cohsllhes IN Appoqninimink Hundred; by Mr.
pr Clark concerning hotel keepers alsO incorp0r-
NJ atins the Wilmington Mechanics Cooperative
10 Association; by Mr.. Silver, incorporating the
| AN Aae,, 80 u.
No Incorporating the Delaware Mutual Health and
At Accident Insurance Company: by Mr.. Van
t'askrn changing the name of the Working
L mems Institute of Wilmington to the Delaware
nj Institute ct Mechanic Arts; by joel Thmpson
~. Incorporating the Washington Street club sta
ld lles also prohibiting live stock running at laig
N in district y, New Castle county; by Mr. Couel
q amending the incorporation act of the MEREDITH
Ia I Branch Ditch Company; BY Mr. Mars, supple
cd nrn fa the act Incorporating the Wilmington
Ia, Fountain Society," also, divorcing Julia A. L
H. Aiair from her husband; by Mr.. Clark, incor
no rOralin5 Ga ton Circle, No. b. U. III. +. c
~ \.
Nv The following bills were read once; Senat
n bill authorizing the Levy Court of New CAST
he county To sell certain wharf property; by Mr.
so Van t;asken, creating new hundred in SUISSE
H. | county. To be known as Guinbnro hundred by
a1 Mr.. Clark, amending chapter 1913 revised stat
code.
,e, AT O'clock the House adjourned.
la SENASE.- The Senate met pursuant 10 al
ad jounment.
lie Ajoint resolution, asking suspension of III
his license law in regard to shad fishing in the De
aware, 1or the present season, was read an
me- adopted.
aw Tie bill providing for the purchase of th
to cennty's interest in the Capital building an
The Tor the repairing Of the same, was read a thin
- anu passed. The bill allows $4,000 for til
Aa.flt In
b. 0d0 for 'nc repair of the same. On the part
a. the senate, l.. Il. Rlldlc, Of New Castle count
in William NJ Shakespeare, Of Kent, and Chs
ne c. Siocklcy, of Sussex, are appointed COMM
ier | sion'is 10 superintend the improvements to l
q, ina h.
in y bill to incorporate Magnolia Lodge, No. 1
|. O. o. f., Of Kent county, anal bill to |,
ont public road in Little Creek hundred ,we
ms | passed.
an House bills, concerning hotel keepers, and t
III divorce Julia y. Affair, were read a first time.
- Adjourned.
ecl The House met at o'clock, A. NJ.
~ The unfinished business, the adoption of Il
w report Of the committee on the Baily divor
ale case, WAS called and a long debate e,slie
~ participated IN hy Messrs. Maris and Silver
p'' | The report was finally adopted. and by
= a | adoption the case was Indefinitely postpone
tos The report Of the Fish Commissioners recol
W. mendins that the License Law relating to fl
AZ, ~, ing in the Delaware be suspended until Janua
lnei next was read, and the Senate Joint resouti
n- carrying into effect the same was read and co
thc Cured in.
AZ On motion, the following bills were reac
VIZ first time:
INA, na1 by Mr.. Jones An act to prevent live ste
i s from running at large in Northwest Fork hi
Es | drcd, in Sussex county.
r ,.r By Mr.. Holland: An act to prevent Ii
iu stock from running at large in School Distr
II, No. II, Sussex county.
i icu BY DIR. Thompson An act TO amend an a
I'M, to incorporate the town Of Lewes.
uos' On motion Of Mr.. Sheldrake the ac.
,.aa change the course of road in Mispon hui
.,,' dred, Kent county, was read third time a
o,' passed.
Wv ~, Adjourned until Monday at 3 o'clock, p .
Until | Tie B'HHc Fiags.-General Hancock h
sf | designated Thursday, April 22nd as the d
IT of on which lie can he present to transfer /
'asl | Delaware Battle Flags to the Historical S
Thu ! ciely. The Committees appointed by the S
her di'rs aud Sailors, and the Historical Society,
make the necessary arrangements are activ
H.. ut work, and will announce the full arrany
bal meats as sool as they are completed
,i,I presentation will be made in the Opera Hou
go Many OF our veterans from other states, will
,ir present 10 participate upon the occasion.
,nnd think that it will he the occasion of brnei
= g. before our peoples notice all appreciation
rir; worldly of the "lIistorcal Society of the Sta
u a'.n Of Delaware"
r ,H LECTURE BEFORE THE LEaIsLATURF.
then Francis. Vincent, Esq, lectured beft
1ow- General Assembly of this State, in the H
ut of ofthe House of Representatives on Wedn
aced day night last, on his plan of an Anglo Sax
ome Contederacy,a Union Of the English speaki