Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Specially Reported for he Commerce al


u4H SENATE.
DOVER, April ii.
The Senate mot at O'Clock, A. NJ. and the
great part OF the session was taken up IN the III.
definite postpopement OF several unlmpoftaht
revisions of the laws and hearing reports OF con-
ference committees. e48 ~ 1874 .
4 A House Joint resolution, authorizing the SEQ
tAry OF State to have published bill for the re-
lief Of abandoned married women, and Dill TOT
the collection OF the taxes throughout the state
was copcured in.
senate joint resolution was adopted direct
ing the State Treasurer to borrow money sum,
Client 10 pay the interest on the State Bonds and
and for the redemption of the bonds falling que
In 1873.
Adjourned till s O'Clock, p. NJ.
Mr.. Lewis Thompe0n's House Joint Reeolu-
ton 10 relation to the appropriation OF pnDhS
lands for school purposes was read anu oosourreu
Mr.. Records called up the House joint resolu-
ton in relation TO the Udited States Enforce
ment act, and other political buncumbe papers
They we're read and conourred in.
The House Joint Resolution in relation to
claims against the State,w was read and concureu'
Adjourned till p. Nj.
EVENING SESSION.
Senators Ellis Records and Mustard, appointed
a committee OF conference on the disagreement
OF the House on the hill relating to the taxing
of the T.. W. 4 b. r. h. company, reported the
Hill back with amendments. The amendments
we're adopted and il was then recommitted 10
the committee on Finance. Again reported, Ap-
proved, aud sent TO tho House Tor concurrence,
The vote by which the report OF the commit
toe OF conference was reconsidersd aud the blli
again recommitted to the conference commi'-
| tee. .,,. -,
| ON SATURDAY morning was lost, when the Com.
mittee again reported the bill, which was read
/ and adopted, aud a second time went to the
| House for concurrence.
| motion was made by Mr., Riddle to recon
| slider the vote by which the Educational bill vas
| loat The motion was Lost by vote of 8 to ).
| ALL 80 adjourned till p. Ill. Saturday.
HOUSE.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
| The committee to destroy certain state bondt
reported that they had performed their duty.
MIR. wilds offered joint resolution authoria
ing the Secretary of State to have published 2Ot
copies, of the Act for the protection of marrlee
| women and to distribute them TO tho Prothon
otariee of the several counties also to hay,
published. for thirty days, in one newspaper II
| each county OF this State the Act in relation t
the collection OF taxes. Adopted
Mr. Lewis Thompson offered joint reeoln
| ton, setting forth that large donations OF pub
lie lands have been made TO the new states 10
school purposes, and that any act donating pub
| lie lands for the benefit of free schools tina
would be Just to all the states would meet tn
| appreciation of this General Assembly. Adopted
| MIR Hickman offered q joint resolution tina
| all claims against the state shall be counter
signed and marked correct by the officer order
ing the same. Adopted.
| Adjourned until o'clock, 7. NJ, when tn
House again met and adjourned until O'Clock
| Mr. Davis submitted the report from tn
Committee ON Accounts which was adopted.
| MIR. Sheldrake, from the committee OF confer
| ence on the disagreement regarding the taxin
the p, W. L b. Railroad, submitted repor
making the tax S40, 900 in lieu Of all other taxes
which report was adopted.
Mr.. Sheldrake offered & resolution to pay tn
| Clerk of the House three hundred dollars in at
dition to the amount allowed by the committe
| on accounts. Lost.
Adjourned until O'Clock z. NJ.
The House met at o'clock p. m, and took
recess until o'clock.
At o'clock the House reassembled.
On motion OF Mr.. Sheldrake, the Senate res
lutions in regard to the State Of Louisiana, WI
read and concurred in.
The act in relation to taxing the Il. W. " d. ]
II. after recommitting it TO a joint Commute
! several times passed This act as it PAST
leaves il optional with the Railroad Company
: pay $40 coo, annually in quarterly instalmen
or pay the present tax.
The Senste amendment to Chapter 45S OF We
| ume y Delaware Laws was concured i'll.
The House, at about II o'clock adjourned u
til O'Clock tomorrow morning.